Christian Brothers

[paweldun]

i love your voice girl.

i fell in love...again



[TheIrishIndian97]

I can't quit listening, so haunting...love it Erin!!

[NTMusik]

I love watching covers of favourite songs, and i must say you added a unique and very different touch to this song, in a very good way!

[ferrarif40]

And this doesn't have a million views because??? I literally trash nearly every youtube cover I see but this was something else. Awesome voice, awesome reworking of the song, just awesome (and you're cute to boot)

[bobthejourney]

so awesome!

[BossOfHumanity]

hello erin , if you can hear me i wanna ask you if you are an elf from one of those fantasy books these kids read while they usually wont use their own imagination ? or are you just a sweet creature send from one of those good astral energy places , maybe an angel garden, ..yeah? love your style ..)(..

[Discordiaist]

@BossOfHumanity hahaha! Hello. No, I'm just one of those floaty people who bumps into things and can't spell.

[hypoxide]

Erin, I'm still waiting for you to cover more Elliott Smith. I love hearing you swear. Cover more from the Elliott Smith album, it is his filthiest and most honest.

[camcansh3]

This blows, very american Idol, no justice to the song, dumbed it down. 

[Surphen]

This is a beautiful cover. Your voice is perfect, and although the style of your cover differs dramatically from the original, you maintain the spirit of Elliott Smith with a haunting presentation, unlike a lot of covers that try to turn his songs into a poppy vibrato version.

[erinmerle]

@Surphen Many thanks! Elliott seems to inspire certain views towards vibrato so I feel the need to point out that Elliott lists Stevie Wonder among his favourite vocalists. That said I understand why people might think vibrato is overdone in pop music.

[ImSteveAllen]

my Fave Elliott Smith song, this is a lovely version. Well Done

x

[oneclickaway1]

Wow what an addicting voice...

[zombieari]

I was skeptical...but then you blew me away

[thespacethief]

beautiful

[ridas72]

Beutiful voice, very velvety

[cid90]

It sounds like destiny's child singing elliott smith

[loweird]

Wonderfull and Emotive u.u

[valleyshrew]

You do the chorus perfectly, but why do most females always have to oversing like they're in an opera? I just can't like it much sorry, it's too far removed from spoken voice for me to relate to. I guess it's more a criticism of me than you though.

[TheseAreMyHooves]

@valleyshrew Wow, it´s amazing how much I agree

[MrTsBastardChild]

I still think of your song when I sing Christian Brothers in my head. I'd so buy it.

[LmaoLaneyLee]

You just recreated an Elliott Smith song, well done ;]

This honestly inspires me.

[liracul]

Absolutely amazing... Elliott Smith is one of the those artists that touches the deepest depths of ones heart..you held that element and did an amazing job at making this song your own.. you have a beautiful voice. *subscribing* n_n

[hypoxide]

Every time I listen to this I want there to be a "like" button I haven't clicked yet.

[yodeler22]

J'aime. smitten.

[q1111w]

christian sister

[ukchob]

This is bloody superb

[erikdemure]

f'ing beautiful interpretation. you really captured elliott's haunting melody and took it to another level. don't know where you're from, but if you're near st.louis i'd love to collaborate with you on some elliott smith tunes to play out somewhere.

[cyrussink]

Great cover. You really make the tune your own. Not an easy feat with Elliott's music.

-Cyrus

[Blainelewis]

this is great..the angelic sound combined with the raw bluntness of the lyrics makes a great combination.

[delmont55]

Love the arrangement. I had learned this song on guitar about 5+ years ago. One of may faves. Your arrangement or did you find some sheet music somewhere?

[QOTSAPT]

this seems religious

[Justa1mutetounge]

quiet stunning

[inthelifeanyway]

holy crap

[castlefrank09]

beautiful.

[Eloginore]

Wow...the result of two worlds colliding in space and creating a nebula of beauty. That's just symphonically hypnotic, yet simultaneously bizarre because of the choice of an Elliott Smith song with so much profanity, but that is nowhere near being a bad thing. It's like an angel singing an Irish lullaby. It's mesmerizing, captivating. Oh my god, I never saw someone tap into the ancient root of music's enchanting effect like that before. Bravo, well done, and encore.

[idiocyinbubbles]

yeah you can't compare em nor should you i like the queens.

[stellarlove21]

This is one instance where someone can stray from an original Elliott Smith song and still make it sound f***ing amazing, and that is a really hard thing to do! When others try to do some different interpretation of one of Elliott's songs, it usually sounds like crap. Not here.... great job!

[6shot6]

wow you have a beautiful voice... and a beautiful face. keep it up. out of curiosity, what were you looking at??? lol

[abnormalbsb]

i love this more than anything.

[dmanstoit]

made the word "fucker" sound so beautiful...lol..great cover...realyl well done

[tatelabianca]

that's absolutely beautiful. what an interesting and unique interpretation! so dark and lovely!

[Rennfahrer555]

also...will you marry me? It will be a small ceremony, in Europe somewhere hahah im jk...but seriously

[erinmerle]

Shucks, you're very sweet but I am betrothed to the Goblin King. Wait, did you say Europe?

[Rennfahrer555]

you are incredibly talented and im so glad you but this up... i thoroughly enjoy it...watch my page for a christian brothers cover soon

[erinmerle]

great :)

[manwaring]

Definitely one of the best Elliott Smith covers on youtube, I've always found it surprising how nice Elliott's songs sound with female vocals.

[erinmerle]

I'm so glad you liked it. Thanks :)

[azrial4421]

good cover, but I think Elliotts imperfect voice adds to his greatness

[erinmerle]

I agree :)

[thespecialkkid]

wow

[Soundgarden8497]

sounds good on piano and nice voice, but i think this song needs a more depressed tone (vocally).

[drumjoey]

I love your scarf's! he he he. Your a great musician. Your voice is so inspiring. I really love your Smiths covers too! Great job!

[erinmerle]

thanks so much :) I have waaayy too many scarves. I stopped buying them and now people buy them for me not knowing about my exploding scarf drawer.

[tornsuits]

love your voice.

[Johnpatrickhennessy]

Good cover.

[arsmagnaexperience]

You have inspired me.

[erinmerle]

I'm so glad :)

Elliott Smith inspires me so much. Love his chords most of all.

[shpots7]

amazing voice!! great song!

[Vektruscen]

Nice taste.

[dodgyBryansk]

this is stunning. you managed to convey the original darkness of the song with a new expression, almost a wry & sinister but angelic malcontent, if that makes any sense. i will probably have to listen to this every day for a few weeks just to take it all in, but really you had me at "fucker."

[erinmerle]

Haha! Thanks :)

[lmdelcarpio]

i prefer guitar than piano but you have an amazing voice! it's haunting.

You have a really nice high range and you have a lot of resonance and it's beautiful and pure.

[erinmerle]

Thank you :) I used to play guitar but a wrist condition forced me to stop about 4 years ago.

[sucramnormark]

You are amazing.

[smileitssunday89]

Your voice is beautiful

[formsendme]

this is so amazing.

[gallowswood]

Sounds great!

[GurtMcDirt]

That was pretty good, I wouldn't emphasize the vocals so much. Not that they're bad, hell, Mariah Carey has an insane voice, but that doesn't mean she should show off like a canary.

[MissMisery123]

Man that was heartbreaking........

[ShalashaskaJC]

awesome

[deckers1]

Beautiful, but you know, his demise and sadness seems so out of kilter with the youth and beauty you present.

[lehks]

glorious, i love this interpretation

and your other elliott smith and the smiths cover

[jxkenny]

holy shit that was good

[Harno3]

Now my heart is.. happy.

[Stillillgal]

wanna merry me?

[BernardTunes]

merry the shit out of him

[jackiemcjackjack]

love this song. well done

[jacobyrodgers]

I feel hopeful, but at the same time I want to die.

[doodootyo]

hahaha. I know what you mean.

[obviouslysarah]

beautiful, just incredible.

your music is so haunting.

I'm blown away. Why don't you have a gazillion views?

[neBulas]

This is Beutifull!, but I can't wait to hear what YOU have been writing lately.. :)

[benmeltzer]

Those high notes... you are making Elliott cry (with joy of course), and me too.

[keithdoiron]

I'd lose the reverb.... but your voice is great!

[JamesGrady2]

Wow - That was really haunting :) Any chance of getting an MP3 of this please? I love it when you sing "fucking clear" in a beautiful voice that juxtaposes the lyric - awesome.

[MusclesfromB]

i prefer the guitar to the piano for this song

weird version, ill have to get used to it

[mcmcgee]

amazing. i love the scarf

keep up the good work

[nicolenatash]

beautiful, girl

[MrTsBastardChild]

Wow. Your voice!

[IanKrane]

The beginning was very enjoyable. The song definitely loses something without that cool riff on guitar, and in my opinion, the ending got a little too loose with the melody- at any rate, the voice was still a class act.

[doctorcatsburger]

Pretty Cool great vocals

[isolationeitheror]

this is no good

[amuffledscream]

god. this is so beautiful. your voice puts me in a trance, it's so amazing. you should definately put more videos up. especially elliott smith covers. :] kudos, beautiful.

[ninkly]

I'm really quite impressed (and I'm not eaasily made so)! Goose bumps hath bespeckled mine flesh! Do you have any original songs? If so, you should post 'em!

[MadHatter149]

lol, great. Post some more vidz!

[MadHatter149]

That was really lovely. Out of interest...do you have a music degree or something?

[erinmerle]

Thank you :) Funny you should ask, I have a 2 year diploma in contemporary music and technology. It's in a box under my bed.

[alstain]

Wow... goosebump music, i love when music can give you goosebumps. I always loved that song from the first time i heard it and wow... its just wow...

[papiculo860505]

Really great cover! Congratulations. I hope you make a millions bucks (a day) but meanwhile... is there a way I could get that audio track? maybe...

[GravityGilly]

Now this is what I call a cover. If I didn't already know, I'd have thought you wrote that song yourself. Incredible, you have an awesome voice.

[jairusbilo]

goood job! this is a nice version. one of my favorite elliott songs

[Rennfahrer555]

this is great! ...hey maybe you can help me out...im trying to figure this out on guitar, im assuming you figured this out in the key of C...could you help me out at all?

[redfest]

"Don't be cross with this sick I want"

[Brad208]

Let's record a song together sometime.

[Pohmellimon]

Ha haa, naughty Brad :D

[ElimRem]

nice one, scarf girl

[ch90000]

when you can cover a song and make it your own...that's absolutely incredible. i'm speechless.

[izanmarvel]

Great....I'm hypnotized, mysterious chords beautiful voice.

[maddynelson]

all i can do is applaud.

that was beautiful.

[emonster5k]

1 word. Amazing.

[chodkoel]

This is beautiful...

[dwbagg]

wowsome, great version.  will you marry me?

[mrpentium]

Another beautiful rendition, white sweater and scarf ! You really feel the Smiths songs though (they got me through my younger years, too). Still waiting for your rendition of The Smiths suffer little children,Unhappy Birthday , or Joni Mitchell's Edith and The Kingpin.

[mrpentium]

Did I say "suffer little children" ? I really meant "That Joke Isn't Funny anymore".

[erinmerle]

Yeah, those are some goodies for sure. I love joni's "hissing of summer lawns". I have it on vinyl even though I don't have a turn table! I saw it at a garage sale and had to have it :)

I'm working on "that Joke.." I'll have it up soon :)

[TimeRunning07]

Stoked that you have some new stuff ..its awesome

[erinmerle]

Thank you :)

[erinmerle]

Thanks :)

[stackis]

just an all around great job

[apathy1000]

beautiful