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  • Good work! May God continue to bless you.

  • Loved Keith Green... hard to believe he's been gone almost 30 years. Well done!

  • You have an amazing voice!

  • @tothepit What are you talking about? He's looking at the camera.

  • Awesome song. Thank you for reminding me of what's really important in this life--living for being Jesus and being obedient to Him. God Bless You.

  • Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I had this album many moons ago. Children, an album is this one foot disc that you had to put a needle on while it went around on a turntable. (Hee, hee! I'm old.)

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  • Keith Green was a legend. I remember being really impacted by Keith Green. WIsh I still had the same passion now. Not sure what happened really.

  • @greenbelter123 Life... ;)

  • @mieleD yeah I'm 15 years older now

  • GRANDE MARCCCCCC.....

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    They are playing for a very specific audience, and they are more concerned with connecting with that audience than with pushing the envelope musically. Saying Marc can't create music like Freddie might not be as accurate as saying he is choosing not to go in that direction.

  • @blshl96

    I do agree with you that Freddie created some amazing music. I remember listening to Queen thirty years ago, and the songs sound just as great today. I would not, however, discount Marc's abilities to create amazing music as well. I have listened to pretty much the whole Downhere catalogue, and am mighty impressed with the non-cookie cutter songwriting and downright lovely tunes from these talented musicians. I think with being a Christian band, they are playing to a very specific audi

  • Joyeux Noël, Marc! =)

  • Marc, Keith's music meant so much to me in a very hard time of my life. Thanks for recording this. I love how you are able to duplicate the voice, even down to the crack at around 2:36 - that is fabulous.

    God bless you, Marc.

  • @NellaTorre You keep cracking me up!

  • wooow

  • I hate it when people compare Marc Martel to Freddie Mercury. I mean Cmon! The guys good, but hes not Marc Martel

  • @pamelajnelson OMG! I could have SWORN this guy was Marc Martel. I mean, they have the same facial structure, the same musical proficiency, the same DNA! I am beside myself on how uncanny his similarities are to that guy from downhere.

  • @NellaTorre it is you moron

  • @NellaTorre LOL!!!!!!! ;D

  • @NellaTorre ??? He is Marc Martel and the guy from Downhere...at the same time.

  • @pamelajnelson Not to be rude, but Freddie is head and shoulders above Marc if only because of the songs he wrote. Their voices are almost exactly the same (Maybe Marc is even a little better) but Marc cannot come close to the music Freddie created. Singing is one thing, but writing and singing incredible music consistently is far more impressive.

  • Lindoooo

  • Marc, obviously, you have a true gift.. Is it possible you sound BETTER than Keith Green? Sorry, Keith Green worshipers, but this guy could have BEEN Keith Green, ha. He's THAT good. And plays piano, too. I am amazed.

  • I think I’m just cyber stalking your vids now. I can’t believe how much you sound like Keith Green AND Freddie Mercury! Crazy. Keep singing Marc!

  • Beautiful voice. I've never listened to any Christian music per se but the lyrics accompanied by the emotion are truly inspiring. Thank you for this.

  • All I can say is WOW....

  • Because of the audition I've discovered many beautiful songs sung by Marc and Downhere that I never would have heard otherwise. This one is my personal favorite by far. Such a passionate, urgent call to action...both for individuals and institutions. No wonder it's an oldie but goodie!

  • Allô Marc! C'est encore moi! Je voulais te dire que, bien que tu interprètes les chansons de "Queen" et de "Keith Green" à merveille (et comme personne d'autre!), tu es vraiment un chanteur, un musicien et un compositeur accompli au sein de ton groupe "Downhere" et qu'on aime beaucoup TA musique depuis vos tout débuts! Et évidemment on souhaite que ça continue pour vous autres! Félicitations pour votre dernier album! La chanson "Let Me Rediscover You" est magnifique et le vidéo est excellent!

  • I love Marc Martel!!! And I love Keith Green! Great combination!

  • how old is he? :O

  • Ele canta muito!

  • BTW- Marc when are you guys going to back in Ontario?

  • LoL I love Keith so harsh but so awesome!!!!

  • So fabulous!!! It is so great to hear this song done so well!! And, yes, the room is very telling - but what would his mother (or wife) say???? (:-D I keed, I keed! I love it, too!

  • wow I love Keith Green and you are him in this song.....AMAZING!!!!!!!!

  • The guy sounds exactly like Keith Green, amazing.

  • I've come to love this song.

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  • surprised that you never auditioned for X-Factor. You're great!

  • This is one of my favourite songs of all time and the passion behind it is monumental at least when singing a keith green song. !0 out of 10, yes I did use an exclamation mark ;)

  • Dude...you sound just like keith!!!!

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  • He beats 90% of singers on MTV.All he needs is some popstarism to be a star.

  • Wow, this dude really can sing....and play the piano!!! His tone is amazing!

  • What a powerful song. Demands a lot from us all--as I sit here in bed for far too long. I would have never known of Keith Green, so thank you. Fascinating person. And of course, beautiful vocals, as always.

  • I'm not a religious person. Instill enjoy listening to this kid. He and his wife rejoiced over a recent appearance on the Ellen DeGeneris Show. That gives me hope that he's not only devinely talented, he's enlightened as well.

  • Fantastic! You did an awesome job with one of my favorite Keith Green songs! Thanks for sharing.... :-)

  • Molto bravo...

  • great voice, better than the orignal, no disrespect to the late great keith green

  • danm it i'm really enjoying a very religious song. you make me very confuse, martel.

  • My wife and I were stunned about the quality of this imitation! Thank you and go on with more songs of Keith Green if you want.

  • Marc! Incredible! What a blessing to sit here with my daughter and listen to you sing this powerful song so perfectly! Good luck and God Bless you and your family. Anyone can see great things are coming your way. Handle it all with wisdom.

  • MOAR!

  • I have nearly all the Keith Green songs and what an excellent job you did on this Marc. I've played them enough to know what a fantastic imitation this is. Try some more of his songs. Well done!

  • Found this after seeing "Somebody..." Haven't heard this in years. What a magnificent song. Best of luck with the extravaganza. You will do Freddie proud...

  • you were probably the best unknown singer of the world

  • He sounds just like Keith Green. Wow!

  • No one but Freddie Mercury,Freddie Mercury was a genious and is much much better than marc martel

  • You have a great gift. Don't waste it.

  • Marc: you have the gift of God, thanks for sharing. Greetings from Bogota, Colombia.

  • you are really good!

  • non si possono sostituire le legende come freddy mercury.....................e allora perche' non cerchiamo un sostituto di jhon lennon, jimmy hendrix, elvis preslay.....non ha senso.

    indubbiamente questo artista ha una bella voce, complimenti

  • @callagan44magnum Marc Martel non vuole sostituire nessuno. da anni i non numerosi fans dei downhere conoscevano la sua voce, e lui con grande modestia non ha fatto niente per sfondare. ora è capitata questa audizione e Marc quasi giocando ha sfondato. I Queen non metteranno nè lui nè altri al posto di Freddie, sarà solo una cover band per il tour dei 40 anni. Penso che la vicenda possa lanciare ad un pubblico più grande i Downhere, che lo meritano.

  • @gandiaz già, marc, a differenza dei soliti fenomeni da baraccone, fa la sua musica, non vive di semplici imitazioni

    comunque non ho mai sentito nessuno cantare dal vivo bohemian rhapsody come la canta lui :D

  • @DaVinchi2me no, I just mentioned a random name in my head. why would I ?

  • Marc, I've been a fan of Downhere for about 8 years now, but I never knew you could sing Keith like this. For anyone who has tried to sing Keith Green you know that it is very difficult to match his voice. Marc, hats off my friend. Keep blessing us with your gifts. God bless!

  • i would tap that so hard. ... oh and his voice is nice...

  • Stop, for god's sake, stop comparing with Mercury! This song does not have any similarity with Freddies singing. Please stop dooming this guy to this, cause he can do more.

    If you miss Freddie go listen to the Queen records (there's about 20) or his solo records. Stop trying to find a 'replacement' cause there'll be none, just listen to this guy for what he is.

  • I need more videos of you singing please

  • I'm not normally into solo male singers. You definitely changed my mind.

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  • my god

  • Praise the Lord!

    

  • acojonante

  • This guy sounds more like Keith Green than Keith Green!

  • PERFECT!!!!!

    

  • canta bagarai

  • love it

    

  • There is just absolutely NO WAY!!! I've been listening to KG for almost 20 years now, and this is one of my top favorite songs... I know it VERY well!!! It is just almost unbelievable that this is actually NOT Keith singing! I was trying to understand whether this was a fake or not!!! :-)

    Well, what can I say? AWESOME!!! God bless you, Marc!

  • Wow..... unreal. If I didn't know better, I'd say it was Keith Green. I listened to this song thousands of times in high school.

  • This is the bedroom of an artist. I could have told you this was going to be good when I saw nearly 1,000 books, a professional mic, three guitars, and an extra piano leaning against the way. Awesome.

    facebook(dotcom)/fathomblue

  • @findingmichael I agree, but did you actually find nearly 1,000 books? You would be great at finding those hidden puzzles... This guy is very good!

  • fantastic Marc, I'll see you in heaven, Thank God for Jesus and music!

  • Really channelling Keith Green's voice in this one. Dig it.

  • Absolutely perfect, I was blown away. Super voice

  • I knew he could imitate Freddy ... but... I didn't know he can also play piano !

    GREAT !

  • Impressive :) 

  • Amoo a este Imitadorr!!!!

  • la tua voce e molto vicina a quella di freddy, complimenti

  • @baccarin1000 diciamo che è un po' più sottile, però è sempre meglio di paul rodgers XD

  • An absolutely amazing ability. I don't impress easily, but, "oh my."

  • Keith Green was a bit before my time, but I have grown a new appreciation of his music through your versions Marc. You do so well at emulating an artist, it is so uncanny. Knowing Downhere for a few years now I would never thought you could sound like Keith! I just want you to know that despite what others have said, I am so excited for you/DH that I am sure whatever you do will bring glory to God!

  • @freedomdeep Haha, fancy meeting you here, free! =D Anyways, I always used to wonder how old you were, since you refer to yourself as "granny" all the time, but now I know the truth. ;) If even Keith Green is before your time, then you can't be that much older than me...! Lol. :)

  • I thought Keith died in a plane crash....but you got his voice? whoa, I heard Keith perform twice (before he died!) and he sounded just like you and I'm kinda scared by it.......I love your voice and your music with Downhere as well. God bless

  • Why's Freddy Mercury singing Keith Green ?

  • @Raphaholl Because he can!

  • Poliedrico performer incredibile averlo scoperto solo ora ... Bravo Marc !!! 

  • really nice i like it greetings from germany

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  • Man you amaze me! I hadn't heard this song in years! My mother loved Keith Green when I was growing up! I teared up listening to you rock this song! Your inspiring to hear man! Whatever door God opens to you in your future, don't hesitate for a minute! I beleive God has a plan for you!

  • It just tears my heart....

  • and Marc, I apologize for my joke, and for all the emails this silly arguing may be getting you, and best of luck to ya in the competition, wish me the same! god bless

  • and before you people tell me how I'm wrong about the average Christian's view of homosexuality, I'm a reverend, so I'm quite aware

  • you people really had my comment removed? grow up it was a damn joke

  • Who's the a-hole that hit 'dislike?'

  • Dios te bendiga lo haces excelente good job and god bless u

  • I am absolutely blown away! Keith Green was one of my favorite singers and you do a fantastic job on this song. Congrats on you recent success w/somebody to love.

  • This guy sings Queens songs better then Freddie and Keith Green's Asleep in the light. This guy is amazing!

  • I want to know what kind of piano that is.

  • I quite find impossible to make it better....

  • песня слабая,не хит.

  • some sort of we are the champion rendition......in a glimpse....but he done it...

  • great talent: as a producer I would encourage him to add the extra 20% emotional flamboyance to his performance, more drama in his approach and you will have a REALLY hard time seperating his chops from Freddy. Marc is just a little too reserved just yet...but i get the feeling that's going to change...real soon.

  • You do it well Marc.....thanks !

  • Saw your Queen stuff first and looked you up -- you have great deal of talent -- hope you make it big.

  • SECONDO ME E' PERFETTO!!!

  • wow i love keith green

    great job

  • Freddie

    

  • freddy mercury e' ineguagliabile, inimitabile , freddy non si puotra' mai sostituire.

    una legenda non si puo' sostituire. Non ha senso cercare un'altra freddy

  • @callagan44magnum ...seccondo me lui non vuole essere Freddie!!!! Ovviamente esiste solo uno ...quall'è il problemma che Marc fa il cover ??????

  • This is guy is awesome and he seems pretty cool too.

  • Why is it that a talent like this goes virtually unnoticed.

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  • There is a monster in your closet

    !!

  • Thanks so much for this. Keith Green has been too often forgotten, which is so incredibly regrettable - he was a phenomenally talented servant of God.

  • @OgZikkyC1 And your point is??????????

  • @MsRweber from my exprecience, people who ares serious about religion are against homosexuality, i was making a satirical comemnt for the purpose of humor

  • @OgZikkyC1 Are you the poster who commented on Marc's dad being homosexual?

  • yes i am and no I'm not, I was not directly saying Marc's dad is a homosexual, I was makng a joke saying that his father is Freddie Mercury, which many others have done

  • @OgZikkyC1 If so, I wonder what a son can do about a dad's homosexuality?

  • @MsRweber and what a son can do about is dad's homosexuality is accept him for who he is

  • @OgZikkyC1 If his dad dies of AIDS, I feel compassion for him and his family. As a Christian, I hold biblical views about homosexual activity and I hold Homosexuals as my neighbors whom , for Jesus' sake, I love and respect and pray for.

  • @MsRweber the joke was i was saying his dad was Freddie Mercury, jeez you people can't take a joke, and believe me, homosexuality is no problem for me, I have homosexual friends and family who were born that way

  • @OgZikkyC1 I appreciate you taking the time to explain your comment. I can take a joke but I have to get it first. I simply didn't connect what you jokingly said about Freddie as being in any way connected to Freddie. Apparently, I am not alone in having missed the allusion as I hear you rec'd quite an outpouring of an outcry. The obscurity of the phrasing gave the immediate impression you were commenting on Marc's dad.

  • @MsRweber well I hope Marc didn't take it the wrong way if he saw it, I have alot of respect as a fellow Christian and a fellow Musician

  • @OgZikkyC1 I'm sure he understood your reference to Freddie's talent being seen again in Marc and you did apologize so nicely to him after the brouhaha that I think he has completely forgiven you for any offense he may initially have taken. As to your comment being removed, it was merely hidden. It can still been seen by choosing to click on show where it says "This comment rec'd too many negative responses." Again, thanx for responding so kindly to my comments to you..(:-D)=

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  • @rescued14 yeah but i did it in a humorous way

  • OMG

  • Man, he does Keith Green better than Freddie! Got goose-flesh listening to this; had visions of going to church again and the goose-flesh disappeared.

  • Thumps up if

    you re here

    cause of

    My "Somebody To Love" audition

    Making you realise

    you can t go on

    without

    hearing his voice

    all the time :\

    MORE VIDS PLZ :D

  • WOW..... what an amazing voice!!

  • amazing

  • I knew he would be Great signing Keith Green songs.

  • i love him!!!

  • U A O H !

  • CASA BAGUNÇADA HEIM MOÇO...

    

  • dude, let the mustache grow and answer as Freddie!

  • He's the best "unknown" artist around here, someome put him on the charts NOW!!! That is pure talent for sure!!! Great work, congratulations.

  • chorei.

  • I'm now your biggest fan and would love to help you clean your room!

  • bammm, wheres the beard brother?

  • Keith Green is my fav preacher and artist of all time. your talented my man.

  • No Dislike! Keep it up People! :D

  • Ok i know Freddie is a Legend. But please stop it. Lets Make it "Marc Martel" This time of our own life. A new Legend is in Progress.

  • thank you, just thank you so much.

  • Marc Martel in this song discloses great artistic personality without comparations problem with Freddie!

  • Did any one say that he really good plays piano same time as sings?! You can try yourself, to sing this complicated version, it's a piece to learn!!!

  • Marc, my boy, I had never heard of Keith Green before looking up your other covers... turns out, he really does sound like you.