Life By The Drop, James Southwell, Acoustic & Unplugged, SRV

[baileybones242]

awsome job man... damn fine job

[loveablebug1012]

You have a great singing voice though

[loveablebug1012]

I thought you were a chick, you shocked me when you started singing hahha

[SiCF1ST]

@loveablebug1012 Wow, and it only said "James Southwell" in the Title... And in the first sentence in the description..

[bapitzer68]

Awesome...I am a huge SRV fan...have seen him live..he would be very proud..keep rockin!! I play guitar and like all are telling you, the one's who dont have any talent like to get on here and run their mouth..i hear the passion in your voice...Stevie would be proud..and I enjoyed listening..Again Keep Rockin!! As will I!!! And for those with the black fingernail comments....not artistic people bcuz i didnt recognize it till i read the comments..listen to the music..geez..rockon my friend!!

[Discerner1999]

These same group of non-musical losers go all around giving people rude critiques when in reality I would bet that 9 out 10 of them don't even play guitar and the 1 percent that does leaves bad/nasty comments because they can never figure out how to play even the simplest beginner songs.

True musicians can appreciate different takes on songs as it shows a willingness to explore and grow into a better player with your own style.

What's with the black finger nail polish remarks?

[JJlovelady]

Sounded great!!!! Some people gotta be so negative... No one said it had to be excactly the same as the original, angry bastard (stratman54241)!!!!! That's the beauty of music, do it your way... =)

[renannoronha2007]

uma bosta!!! piece of sh1t!

[createNskate]

DUDE!!! ......ROCKED OUT

[createNskate]

DUDE!!! ......ROCKED OUT

[cmondefeatme]

Your singing is a bit off, but it's okay. This song is a bit hard to sing and there's a lot of soul in this. =]

[sbeer6er]

you sound like a dude....

[phillyeagles01]

@sbeer6er hahahahahaha you're fuckin' awesome.

[sbeer6er]

@phillyeagles01 lol sorry, he's very coo.

[Earthlessness]

this is the best version yet, but man why can noone get the beginning right?

[phillydwight]

pretty damn good buddy....one of srv's best

[TheLisanne66]

nice...

[roryisgoed]

brilliant guitar - mediocre playing - crackhead singing - you obviously arent as good as you think you are man :)

[benfircon]

You should look at when this was put up. This guy is now one of the hottest young blues guitar players in Australia. Check out some of his more resent work. This was recorded at least 3 or 4 years ago.

Ben

[zeebird2]

@roryisgoed

who cares, music is about feeling good! I'm a shit singer, but I do it because its fun... Isn't that what playing music is about?

[CaPtainCman25]

buy some new strings.... other than that pretty good.

[acousticelectricdude]

nice cover but why the painted nails?

[roonetoon]

Why not the painted nails?

[matthewricardo]

great song. great cover. props

[SeanRasmussen]

James Southwell is the next big thing from Australia. He will be big.

[gorthorki]

great !!

[stratman54241]

Hey, you are very good,don't pay any attention to any negative comments on here,those people don't have an ounce of talent in there whole body!! would you teach this song note for note?

[h4ckb0x7]

@stratman54241 Are you kidding??? He totally fucked up the intro and screws up the little licks in the last chorus. His voice is way out of tune and he fucked up the lyrics too. If you are going to cover a song by somebody as great a SRV you should probably make sure you know the words to it before you play it in public.

[mul211]

Do you paint your own nails sweetie?

[voodoob4u]

very nice, 5 shots of jager to ya brother

[kidtangles]

Great job mate, keeping the SRV legend going, cheers, thanks for uploading, enjoyed it a lot. :)

[logandrummer23]

James southwell is AUSTRALIAN dude!

[GUITAR1212112]

this awsome

[RataOctubre]

what is wrong in being an AUSTRALIAN

[Mariekesone]

Great voice man, and a good cover...Guitar sounds spot on...:-)

Good Luck..

[roboguy999]

Great job dude,,, awesome guitar.

Cheers from Canada

[tueulator]

where is your post?

[johnnyskeeskee]

fuck mexicans u rock

[REYTEN95]

nice^^

[GUITAR1212112]

supermanols i bet your white you freeloader racest

[supermanols]

do you even think before u speak fuckface...?of what race i am, is my goddamn business and i am certainly not a racist you low IQ'ed dickheaded prick...bitch!

[RataOctubre]

¿what happen to you?

[funkbass83]

no-no-no

[dbikeguy]

why are the always bad at singing. good guitar though

[ajkehn]

Where can I get that guitar?!

[logandrummer23]

Theyre Australian you can get them overseas! Ben harper plays them and jack johnson!

[phoule613]

Lose the nail polish kid, and keep practicing. That was fucking good.

[seanhdavies]

Exactly what I was thinking. Haha

[PinkTorpedoMan]

James - I've been practising this lately as well on 12 string - you have a great voice - Stevie would be delighted - I'm absolutely positive!

[moonshack]

neat

[lanky512]

ignore all these retards that are calling you, this is hard enough to play and sing as it is. regardless of the odd bad note, spot on cover. well done and keep it up!

[nodo1986]

:(((((

[hipyaboyya]

nail polish u bender

[jamesjdm]

potential but singing lessons to learn to control your pitch and breating would help greatly. don't take this wrong, you have a young undeveloped voice which is normal. Lessons with the right teacher could teach you to sign from the right area and how to breath well enough to control your pitch. good luck.

[DenimAngelz]

Hey James, I watched a few of your videos from the Underground Sounds and Live on Broad Beach 2008...maybe sirgibson needs to check them out. Luv your playin (if only someday I could play as well)

[sirgibson]

nice black finger nail polish noob

[QuanYin71]

Nuno Bettencourt :P

[educassiano]

Sup with that feather over there?

[Ridevans4life]

Not bad

[trevorduvall]

tone deaf???????????

[BLDMLN1007]

i just call my shortcomings musical creativity.

[lordsyed]

you have a great voice dude

[alsangalli]

the guitar sound is great. very well sound of cole clark

[wackedoutsports]

y have u got black finga nails?

[wojtek0000]

@wackedoutsports y kent u spel?

[christenstjohn]

sorry for the rude comment bro, i'm to embarrased to put up a video of this because it's probably not as good as yours. friends? nice vid man.

[oArtVandelayo]

That feather is hilariously cheesy. By nice job.

[xFL1PPYx]

No ones going to play it perfect, I thought it was pretty damn good though.

[umaa2010]

your rhythm is terrible..

[christenstjohn]

can't anyone play the beginning of this song right?

[rettersp]

first of all... can you play it right? if you do, congratulations not, if not, keep on working...

[christenstjohn]

yep, i'm gonna put an instructional video on here of this song. i'd like you to see it, accept my friend request.

[UMP1R3]

I give this yong man credit for a job well done. Even Stevie himself used several variations of the same song. Rarely does any true musician play exactly note for note every time. It's called creativity.

[christenstjohn]

I couldn't disagree with you more. Ofcourse creativity is a part of "live" performances, I only prefer to use about 5-10% creativness or "different" riffs and parts of solos when I play a cover song live. BUT, the song on the record IS the song. Besides, these people on here aren't getting "creative" by playing the beginning differently, they stink, and can't play it correctly. This guy doesnt' stink, he just missed the mistake I pointed out. Here clearly is trying to play as it's recorded.

[christenstjohn]

oops, i meant to say "he's" clearly trying to play it as it's recorded. and i thought this was a differect video when i read your comment.

[thestud890]

nothing about music is "right".

CREATIVITY is the only "right" way.

[death78metal78]

great cover of a great song.

[Lostapostle]

Wonderful cover man...a good friend of mine died recently,he was a huge SRV fan..this was played at his funeral..he would have been proud of this...you did this song justice here...

[bcbudonaut]

nice geet

[giov1190]

good cover, nice job hitting some of those high notes too cos theyre pretty hard

[bmacrea]

This cover is oozing soul, friend. What more can we ask of the blues?

[spudworlduk]

Ace man! I play guitar and always wanted to be able to sing with it... looks like u've cracked both here! My favourite SRV song & a quality cover :)

[jayscott49]

let's hear you play it Tyrese! c'mon post something of yourself so we can all check it out!

[voodoovirtuoso]

didn't do it for me sounded like you were struggling a bit with the vocals and guitar work simplistic keep trying though you'll geth there eventually

[longhorn894]

u got a good a good voice dude keep it up

[creat3d]

That's great man!

[jayscott49]

i wish all the critics would shut the fuck up and post vids of their own playing and singing. let's see it?

i like this version of my favorite Stevie song allot.

[TyreseDeShaunWilliam]

you shut the fuck up. Let people criticize!

[HunniPearlzz]

does your lone feather have any signigifcance?!

[creat3d]

Stevie wore that often...

[gnarlydude123]

great ! someone can finally play the intro properly. good voice.Happy aussie day

[TIJSNL]

thats not a good voice, listen to the first hello there ( my old friend)

its false

[unearthfan72]

Great job.

[cazfortune]

Hey ,dig the shirt,great song

[HunniPearlzz]

James, I second what 'shiznitz' said!!! :)

You totally rocked this song ~ felt you. Can tell that you're feeling not only the lyrics, but the music as well.

Awesome cover. of a classically soulful song. P.S. People; Stevie Ray Vaughan rocks.

[shiznitz00]

hey bro, i could care less how you looked like some judgemental fucks that have posted here, what i care about is how a person plays. the girl that said you dont just play the song was right. you made me feel this song. your and awsome vocalist and a brilliant guitarist.. id like to hear more of your work if you wouldnt mind.

[Koolncool]

Your a way better guitarist than vocalist, but keep it up.

[Quanglewanglewiki]

Before seeing this, I couldn't imagine ANYONE handling this song in any way shape or form. The best of Stevie's version as well as some personal nuances, beautiful!

[frankeesh]

nice fingernails what color are your toes,fruitloop

[bigdickbastard]

hey there sweet Charlie, dont be a milky licker and let this sizzle chest do his thing.

[kaylla20]

this is the best cover of stevie that i have heard, i can tell you really respect his music and dont just play it. I do believe that i have a crush on you

[kaylla20]

amazing. your voice is so unique. I love it!

[mitchellarson]

This is awesome! up until the part where he started to sing....

[stienabolt]

awesome guitar. i have a cole clark FL2AC. theyre so beautifuly crafted

[nowaydudecheckitout]

right on bro......

[fenderrock61]

not sure if its crappy webcam or wut but that sounds slightly out of tune in parts. :/

[GetYaWickedOn]

probably since it's played on a 12-string

[bushyparter]

:) ********** standin o

[trevorsmommy34601]

its full of soul just like stevie i wanna jam with you awesome job

[cannotgitrite]

hey good job! Dude looks like a lady! yea!

[MrKev02]

that was great way to get into it well done!

[rockerstar101]

It is great to see someone put so much into a song and succeed. Keep up the good work and keep posting them

[CharlyDeeCynthius]

Really appreciated work...well well done and cool voice.

CharlyDee

[Pyrafan]

Oh mann... You are just great :-)

[jakubiks]

Wooow, great, man!

[Filmpjemaker]

man ur really good :D

SRV i love you

[CallHimDiddy]

great song, great remake

[MUNTA23]

good on ya dude, this guy was awesome

RIP stevie, we all miss you

[jimmyjubejube]

makes me cry.

[victorolden]

very nice!!!

(Victor from Moscow)

[billdo76]

Good Job.... RIP Stevie

[paulomescalero]

Ai James Southwell, cara aprendi essa musica com vc cara... musica foda manu, sou brasileiro cara... Parabens canta pra caramba.... vlw

[ronjonsurf]

Really great job!

[Oliverblablabla]

nice man

[PaiFooKuyu]

Niiiiice!

[zags18]

least he's into srv rather that than anything else

[kyl3karman]

WOW, dude you do a really good version..and jusr for he record to "grumpymiller"... fuck what he looks like, he is a talented musician, i would have him in my band any day.

[gumpymiller]

Hey kyl3karman I think this guy is great also....My coment was directed at phoenixsuns below!!!!!!

[MrBluesman2]

good job man! keepin'working!!

[phoenixsuns]

Get New Strings and get rid of the gay fucking nailpolish. SRV would roll over if he knew some glam fruit was playing this song.

[jujumatt]

That's the same man that walked round in frilly neckerchiefs and cowboy boots.

That was a great performance.

[ipotts85]

ummm...have you seen the way srv used to dress? haha

[gumpymiller]

Ha!!! Man have you ever even seen SRV????? What you don't think SRV was Glam & Fruity????

[jonob600]

very excellent the guitar is some thing of pure beauty and your voice is excellent

[bnett25]

Dude pick up a good twelve string and you got it nailed man! great job I really appreciate you keepin SRV alive!

[petesguitar1]

Nice one man. you got some good guitar playing and a nice voice. Right on brother!

[firstfate]

Great Version !!! I love SRV...keep up the good work !!!

[kungfucolin]

Is that a FL3 ?

[JamesSouthwell]

Yep sure is I love it. Brad Clark built it for me.

Its the best Acoustic Guitar Ever!!!! I can't say enough good things about the Guitar or the guys at Cole Clark...

James

[kungfucolin]

Nice.

Mine's a FL1A. It's amazing.

[mcpugg]

James

How do you do that? Great versh of one of *my* fave Stevie Ray tunes too. Thanks for sharing.

Do you mind if I promote that YouTube clip to some of my friends?

Also, left of field... have a listen to "Let's Dance" album by Bowie. SRV's playing is awesome on that! Done just before the helicopter tragedy.

Looking forward to your gig in about a month's time. I've got a little present for you.

Cheers and ever at your service

PAUL

[billandanne]

Fantastic work, realy nice cover of one of my favoride songs. Keep on keeping Stevie alive.

[huckloogie]

Great Stuff, Best I have heard since Stevie!!! Keep it up.

[shazaamproductions]

Onya James, Good stuff. Keep rockin. I'm digging the raw live video feel lately too. Sort of like the difference between playing to a click track and playing without one only on video. Playing without a click is more real and got more feel. So does the raw video. Gotta get me one of Kev's T shirts too, but I'm gonna twist his arm to bring one with him to Perth next week. I like his new one. All the best. Cheers Pete