Elliott Smith Sweet Adeline

[algore92]

How the F*** do you do this!

[aetate14]

my daughter's name is Adeline (Dec2000) and this song is unreal.  coincidence...?

[mrbungs]

I'm speechless. I'm also so thankful to the stars that I found your covers. You're incredible.

[krisclaw]

are you friggin kidding me??? this is RIDICULOUS. are you using a drum set or machine? it sounds real... i don't see how it can't be real..

[joshhappens]

This is amazing, absolutely dead on. I'm blown away!

[catman08012]

I have watched every cover of Sweet Adeline and this by far is the most dead on. Thank yu for bringing Elliot back to life for a short time.

[blink4711]

this is great...  good cover.. Long live ES

[mahatanmacoat]

waiting for sedation to disconnect my head, or any situation where I'm better off than dead. what a line and so true, but what a cover also.

[squink182]

can you please do more Elliot Smith covers? they sound great!

[jacomosfree]

once I walked a narrow path,

no soul to be sent,

just a coin tossed before me,

heaven had just bent.

[VilhelmNielsen]

This cover is absolutely spot on!

[melissafarmer3]

my name is Adeline

[toomanyjons]

wow great job!

[leonio10]

who were the 3 who disliked this vid!?,,,shame on you!

[gomode301]

tell me you didn't play all the backtracks. please. that's unbelievable.

[whitestripebuzz]

wow this is a jedi level cover. you must be a pro.

[needlesneedles]

he is

[jacomosfree]

well done! what do you do for a living?

[SolidGround12]

Holy moly! That´s absolutely amazing. All the best from Germany.

[sgc1234]

amazing! thanks

[Somethingpower]

hey i did say it was good, i was just being an ass that day your actually not bad at all big guy

what do you use to record with?

[ZouBCivil]

lol, big guy. you ARE a tool!

[jupis20]

dude, please do more elliott covers. and could you tell me where you found the tab for this? (assuming you didn't figure that all out by ear ;) )

[Villageiddyit]

Would you have rather had him not try? You just sound like a fool writing things like that, but go ahead show the world. and you spelled offense wrong

[dpfarr]

Could you post some more Elliott??? You are a professional! Please post some more Elliott!

[cynicalleper]

That was actually really done well. I wasn't expecting a cover to of Smith's music to impress me so much, but indeed this has. Thank you for posting.

[yoelbright]

this is really good. i've got some half baked attempts at some elliott covers on my page too......

[beatledrummer92]

you do all of your covers justice. no doubt about that,

[plectrum34]

Thanks very much for all your positive comments and for subscribing.

[Fylth]

damn man, this is an amazing cover..nice work.

there are so many bad covers of his music on youtube, but you def do this song justice.

[jupis20]

wow dude, that is very accurate, very amazing job man... sounds exactley right on!

[rcorrao]

Absolutely brilliant. Do you have any original songs. Please post them if you do. Thanks.

[TrustNo121000]

This is an amazing cover. I'm very glad to have stumbled upon it.

[plectrum34]

Thanks,and thanks for subscribing.

[deapestsea]

Hey your music is so professional... I don´t know I really think you have to start playing your own music. Fans you have enough already (me including of course). I would buy everything you may produce!!! Let us know when this day come....!

Don´t forget Milk & Honey

Take Care

[RossCairn]

Seriously dude. You're Elliott Smith is so good, it's scary. I'd love to hear your originals. Excellent production value. Fantastic.

[plectrum34]

Thanks very much for all of your positive comments.

[climberjde]

Damn you are good. Ridiculous really.

Do you take requests? How about Pretty Mary K("walks along the dock" version) and Kings Crossing? For Nick, I'm thinking Three Hours? Jose Gonzalez? Also check out my ES no name 6 cover..

[plectrum34]

Thanks for your positive comments...I'll keep your requests in mind.

[scissor]

Wow, you have an amazing voice! And great job playing Sweet Adeline. You are very talented.

[plectrum34]

Hey,thanks for all of your positive comments and for subscribing.

[plectrum34]

Thanks for your positive comments.

[tikalal]

It goes without saying that you are brilliant. I spend a bit of my time dissecting Elliott Smith songs and you have interpreted them the way I would. There is not one part where I disagreed with you, and I always disagree with everyone who does ES covers :).

There is one question I must ask. What did you use to create the sound from 2:00 to 2:05? It just sounds so great on the CD (and on this) and I'm wondering what instrument s he used.

Thanks for you help!

[plectrum34]

Thanks for your positive comments.I believe the instrument your referring to is a "tack piano",it's actually a regular piano that has tacks stuck on the hammers to get that distinctive bright sound and it's often associated with 19th century saloon music from the old west(another example of a song that features the instrument is Rockey Raccoon by the Beatles).For my version I actually just applied some eq to my regular piano sound to simulate the sound of the original.

[gabrielangello]

"Your amazingly talented - it would be great to also hear you do some of your own songs. Your probably the best out there who covers Nick Drake and I'm sure that you'd come up with songs just as good as the artists that you cover. You always do a great job! Thanks

for all the great covers you do."

[plectrum34]

Hey,thanks again.

[johnnyt3]

wow. i like you playing . and your right that many Nick fans, are Elliott fans too ;-). Did you recorded 2.45 am, as well ? I m looking forward for new videos. all the best from germany

[plectrum34]

Hey,thanks for your positive comments and for subscribing.

[turbofellow]

Great Job!!!

[billkazb]

NICE WORK

[Stillillgal]

what guitar is that? sounds great

[plectrum34]

Thanks...it's a Taylor 310

[whois14116]

props man. your covers are soo good lol. one i feel you should do is "i didnt understand" off of xo :)!

[lucidbeat121185]

Props, man! I totally dig it... but you need a real drum track...

[plectrum34]

Thanks for your positive comments and for subscribing...I agree,a live drum track would've been better but I'm not set up for that here.

[jesselonlyheart]

love your voice 2

[Ceb773]

Jesus

no, not you but good gover

[judithmarie]

all your videos are high class, but this cover really gave me the chills

[plectrum34]

Thanks very much for your positive comments.

[aprellix0o]

excellent.

[Rennfahrer555]

hey this is truly amazing...where are you based out of, i would love to jam ES tunes sometime

[kusss1]

i dont its you playing all those insrtuments. did you use the original tracks?

[plectrum34]

I recorded all the tracks for this myself using the program Logic which is running on the screen in the background...

[TheZombieFlanders]

I just synced this video up with Sweet Adeline on XO... it's perfect. Utterly perfect. You could NOT have done a better job. Utterly brilliant, as all of your stuff is.

[plectrum34]

Hey,thanks again for your positive comments...the reason why it syncs up is because his version of this(and Son of Sam as well)was,to my surprise,recorded to a click and I'm using the same BPM as he is...recording with a click can very often make things sound a bit mechanical but it's a great tribute to his musicianship that he gave the original versions of these such a great elastic feel,I tried to emulate that as well as I could but of course it's always better with a live drummer.

[jesselonlyheart]

make some music of your own, becouse such a talent is rare you know

[JudsenHayes]

Great! You got all the instruments so close.... really good ear. And your voice is excellent.

[sphooky]

you remind me of kevin spacey, i think it's just the way you move your mouth.

anyway, this was pretty good although it was hard to tell who was playing what at certain points.

[robby63]

oh man..I love this song..and you do it so well!

[plectrum34]

Thanks very much for your positive comments and for subscribing.

[TRADERHORNE]

Perfect!

[musnake]

Super , j'adore elliot smith et nick drake !

beau travail , j'espere qu'un jour je jouerai comme toi !

[Toastpolice]

amazing, i like your work!

[plectrum34]

Thanks for your positive comments

[CoiLive]

Well, did it the same way :) Got it now. It's not that hard :)

[CoiLive]

Do you have a Tab for this song? The way you play it is perfectly nice... gimme gimme! :D

[plectrum34]

Thanks for your positive comments...sorry,I don't have a tab for this,just learned it by ear...I believe someone posted a video tutorial of this one

[6cordes]

Third comment for you from me today, I just really like your interpretations, and believe me, I'm picky with covers.

[plectrum34]

Thanks again,I always appreciate the comments,good to know people are listening.

[Schnursenkel89]

Groovy.

[Unplugged70]

Exceptional performance of a great Elliott Smith song - and your Nick Drake covers are first class too! Keep them coming.

[plectrum34]

Thanks,I appreciate your positive comments.

[infinitedwarf]

Hey, while you're doing Elliot Smith.... Do ya happen to know "Easy Way Out" by any chance? This came out good, but I like your 'Son Of Sam' vid better.

[plectrum34]

Thanks again...Easy Way Out is a great one,I'll keep it in mind.

[fakeNRD]

That was class *****

[plectrum34]

Thanks!

[StevieRich]

You never cease to amaze me in all your talents.

For those aware of how good the music is, take note of his other talent. Producing! Is there a studio in your future?

Nice work! Great talent!

[plectrum34]

Hey,good to hear from you,thanks again for all of your positive comments.Yeah,the recording aspect of it is actually the most fun for me,thanks for noticing.

[brunocat4]

Magic.

Can't wait for Between the Bars... :-)

[plectrum34]

Thanks again for your positive comments.Another great one,I'll keep it in mind.

[sk8tolive123]

Wow....  Amazing job.

[DaveVazquez]

it would be awesome if you recorded alameda

[plectrum34]

Alameda is a great one,I'll keep it in mind.

[sannyasi17]

Psychedelic harmonies!!! Yes! :)

[plectrum34]

Hey,thanks again for your positive comments.Yeah,that's a great vocal arrangement he's got for the chorus.

[skippyrandom]

Wow...now you're doing Elliott Smith? The greatness never stops!

Keep going, I adore Smith and your cover of his genius music. Thanks!

[plectrum34]

Hey,thanks very much for all of your positive comments.

[ZONOFZAM]

you have a great taste and your'e really talented.

I love elliott & drake...

[plectrum34]

Thanks for your positive comments.

[DaveVazquez]

this is so awesome, how do you figure out what the backing instruments are playing?

[plectrum34]

Thanks very much for your positive comments.I just listen very closely and try to pick out what parts I can.The more you do it the better you get at it.

[DaveVazquez]

yeah i do that too with simpler songs, i didnt think you could pick out 5 seperate instruments though, that's really incredible, if you don't mind answering what program are you using to record, what operating system are you running on, and where do you get all those sounds? are you playing them on a keyboard or are those live instruments?

[plectrum34]

I'm running Logic on a mac.I play the guitar and bass parts on those instruments,everything else I play on keyboard using sounds from my Roland XV88 synth and from numerous plugins(BFD being the drum plugin for this one).

[oldwhtman]

It goes without saying that you are an excellent performer with excellent taste. But I prefer the sound of just you and the guitar. When the "orchestra" broke in near the middle of the song I was slightly disappointed. It was all done well, but I think you're good enough that you can do without the production "enhancements" that are too frequently used in commercial music. Just a matter of taste, I guess.

[plectrum34]

Thanks for your comments.Actually that shocking,kaleidoscopic chorus is my favorite part.While I also love the intimacy and simplicity of hearing just guitar and voice the most fun of doing these vids is trying to pick out the fantastic arrangements on some of Nicks(and now these)songs and then attempt to replicate them in my home studio.But I realize it's not to everyones taste.

[corronco]

Absolutely amazing. I really appreciate and respect what you do. Be always such a passionate and sensitive musician.

[plectrum34]

Hey,thanks so much for your positive comments.

[amccann7]

Amazing! Somehow, you've managed to capture both Elliott Smith's singing tone & Nick Drake's! Just excellent; Bravo!!!!

[plectrum34]

Thanks again Amy,glad you thought I did it justice.

[unclealbert72]

Just fantastic...wow.

Nice to hear you do Elliott Smith considering him and Nick Drake are often compared to one another.

I like it better than the original.

Again, keep up the great work.

[plectrum34]

Thanks again for your positive comments,glad you like it.

[infinitedwarf]

Wow! That turned out really good! Not really into Elliott Smith all that much, but this got my foot a-tappin'! Cheers.

[plectrum34]

Thanks again for all of your positive comments.

[HotRats86]

oh my!

Im a fanatical elliott fan!

Im surprised to find a cover by you!

Amazing, as always.

And plaease forgive me, but its two t's! ha.

How about tomorrow tomorrow??

[plectrum34]

Thanks so much for positive comments and for catching my spelling error!I was half asleep when I finally got to post this so my brain wasn't working correctly.

[rusty007]

epic production plectrum. If you have finished with the Gild I could give her a home!!

Love your music

[plectrum34]

Thanks very much for your positive comments.The guild is taking a short break but should be back before too long!