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[Putytand]

I'd like you to stand beside my bed every night and sing all Elliott's songs in a row.

you are gorgeus :)

[moree21]

moreeeeeeeee

[tmo15]

Like an open boooooook. I liked what you did there.

[AllBusiness14701]

I can almost hear the audience giving you a huge applause at the end of this video. it's so amazing.

[dodgyBryansk]

Two years later and this still gives me chills. Major. Chills.

[dodgyBryansk]

MAJOR. CHILLS. :)

[jtufano21]

wow i fucking love it

[KMurderful]

Oh My God.

[liracul]

Your elliott covers always make me smile. Its rare you come across really good elliott covers, and you do an awesome job of making them your own. Thanks for spreading the love, and if you ever get the feeling i would love to see you sing "I figured you out" but that just me being greedy =3... love from alaska <3

[relsismada]

I returned to hear this and felt refreshed, that shows her talent. Great artist and a great cover, I hope Erin, that people know and hear your voice, one of the sweetest on the earth.

[Flavien]

Great cover. I really love your voice, and this song sounds so good on the piano. Well done. straight to my favs ;)

[carlosmelapela]

amazing!! I really like Elliott Smith, but I just fell in love with your interpretation.

Thanks for sharing.

[javsav]

i really like the piano adaptation. 4289 views, and for a new moon release - wow!

[comosante]

wowsers. too too good. you should be very proud.

[whitestripebuzz]

Oh my god that was stunning. You sent shivers down my spine. Best Elliott cover i have ever heard along with Medeleine Peyroux's cover of Between the Bars. I hope you make a record one day i will buy it. You have a new fan.

[comosante]

absolutely fantastic.

[grimblecrumble]

amazing. you owned this song and made it yours. I love the feel you gave it. easily my fav of your elliott covers. pleeeaaase do "everything means nothing to me" I think it would suit you well

[yourdogsmusic]

one of the best elliott smith covers ever. wow. i'm truly floored by this. amazing. thanks for sharing. i usually hate refreshing the page, mostly because i hate starting the video/song over, but in this case i don't mind at all.

[dreamerfadesawake]

One of the most amazing covers of anything I have ever seen. I never thought one of the more obscure Elliott songs would get this much attention. Your interpretation is amazing, and the video is flawless. Keep making music! :)

[erinmerle]

Thanks !

I think all of his songs are good :)

[ak40kevn]

wow im real sad today, and i cant say this helped make me happy but kinda helped me revel in the sadness.

[Bottlenek6]

this is amazing, your voice is incredible!

[stacklestahl]

captivating. such good control of your voice.

[cyrussink]

nice version. I just transcribed this today. Long live the music of Elliott Smith!

[buniluvr]

Enchanting! Artistic and beautiful on every level. You SHINE! (Thank you reliablebow for finding this gem!)

cheers

[reliablebow]

So beautiful in Voice and song and melody....Thanks to the Frozen One for sharing:)

[ak40kevn]

omg thanks......nobody has a good cover of this....underrated song.....thanks great job...."im the person youll never meet."

[AnastasiaExpert]

You really have a marvelous voice. Please do cover more of the less known Elliott songs. You really add a special beauty to them.

[StereotypesFTW]

Beautiful.

[Nemmet]

I really love that you insist on doing some of the less obvious Elliott songs (this is one of only two covers of this song on youtube) and also play incredible renditions of them. Good work.

[dodgyBryansk]

all the hairs on my arms are standing like trees, xo

[graemeislord]

one of my favourite Elliott Smith songs, you do it total justice by the way

[propeJim]

This is wonderful, you did the song great justice!

You're voice is marvelous--you can really evoke the mood and tone of this beautiful song. I also enjoy the simplicity of the piano, reminds me of the striking melodic beauty of I Didn't Understand as Elliott played on piano occasionally.

[StereotypesFTW]

Very very very good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Najidal]

I need to pay a visit to your channel from time to time, I was feeling disturbed, restless, for no reason, and when I listed to your magical voice, It kind of hypnotized me, felt so calm, floating in peace up there in the universe.

you are really talented, gifted, blessed with such angelic voice.

favored. and a million STAR!

[erinmerle]

thank you. I had learned the song a few years ago but like so many Elliott songs it continues to develop meaning each time I hear or play it.

[tristanrevaur]

coming from a very serious elliott smith fan i have to say this really is a very good cover.

[Baucover]

Olá Erin, today I took 1 dose of " I Married Myself"

e 1 dose of " Placeholder" more I needed to take two doses of " Between the bars" therefore I woke up half melancolico, now I am very better.

Good end of week my pretty one, and thinks exactly about ordering here for the Brazil, a COMPACT DISC its singing for me, pretty Kiss.

[erinmerle]

You're very sweet, my friend :)

[Baucover]

You have made me be more sweet.

I was very lucky to have you heard here, his voice is perfect, its interpretation impress me.

I hope you soon discover, the people deserve to hear you, you have to be discovered by the world.

[giodamon]

Great cover, you have a very Karen Carpenter-esque voice

[Connayyyy]

Excellent. Do you write any of your own material?

[erinmerle]

Thank you. Yes I do. There's one on my channel and a link to my webpage, which has more.

[pinkgreen24]

you are so cool. thanks for sharing your talent.

[mlvlm1004]

You are like andrea bocelli to see.

He had beautiful voice like you.

But, he was anxious before succeed.

You are like person in such step to see...

anyway, im touched by you.

[Kennyd46]

listen to all of her other videos, she's absolutely wonderful

[LynneDiann82]

fuck. my heart cries.

[fonchosegoviano]

hola !! saves senti una gran emocion al escucharte.

Note que agradeciste en castellano, De donde eres?

[pepperdoc5]

yeesh, you got the mood perfect. somber and restrained.

also, when you looked at the camera, my eyes darted from the screen because i'm bad with confrontations. so thanks!

[binaryfuneral]

you must be related to tori amos :)

[philldwill]

I truly love your voice. It's so soothing and believable...I forget that it's almost all your voice with a very simple piano behind it. Very nice....Love your hair **Favorites**

[erinmerle]

Muchas gracias! You are very kind :)

The hair is much shorter lately. Still a crazy mess though.

[Trashcanfetus]

That's freaking scary. I guarantee you that Elliott would have been impressed. I usually find covers of his to be very insulting, however, this is creepy. Props.

[pressureofdays]

You've got a fantastic voice. Very soulful, made me cry. Thanks

[traiskin]

Lovely.

[breeder99]

You are perfect

[HellBent1337]

amazing.

[derelyct]

awesome, more elliott please

[neilwilliams1975]

very nice, im nice and chilled now. Are you in a wardrobe?

[bnaburton]

Your voice is like a combination of Karen Carpenter, Michelle Branch and GOD. WOW! Soon you'll be incredibly famous. I'll say, "I saw one of her first YouTube vids"... Can't wait for more

[justinwhatley1]

I can't get over how amazing this is. I find this better than the original and it's f-ing Elliott Smith. Elliott Smith!! Incredible.

[jasonjprice]

Sublime and just right. Thank you, and congratulations.

[lovewontchange]

your voice is lovely and haunting. something i can definitely fall asleep to.

beautiful cover.

[fizzyxwater]

my favorite of yours.

i think you could sing a google search and make it beautiful and poignant, somehow.

you really bring your own sound to all of the songs and it is so refreshing.

i'm looking forward to more!

[maninwhitedress]

you look unhappy, don't look unhappy. Perhaps to just make the song more dramatic.

[jacobyrodgers]

this is the greatest thing ever posted on the youtubeses.

[eelz212]

it's nice to discover a song and find you love it... and not expect too many people to know about it, let alone enjoy it in the same way that you do.

and then it's just mindblowing when somebody takes that song and presents the entire world with an interpretation that makes you feel like part of the gift is getting to hear it again in this new way. i'm so happy to have found this song, and you performing it!

[pluginthird]

found myself singing along. nice choice and beautifully done.

[ninkly]

Every cover I've heard that you've done besides "Between the Bars" (which was still good) has been better, to me, than the original...so, not to sound like a redundant wooden juke-box, but you should post some originals. You're quite great, if you didn't know...from one musician/song-writer to another. Show your true stuff!! Sorry to be goofily similar to other posts...I'm done now.

[mcmcgee]

i hope you keep doing elliott smith covers i love them so much

[MrTsBastardChild]

Wow you are consistently covering Elliott ridiculously well.

[eelz212]

this is beautiful

[ElimRem]

very nice and warm vibrato, a bit to long but very nice

[ElimRem]

maybe you should upload your videos in a different way, that way i can watch your vids in high quality and the sound would be better... it's good don't get me wrong, but i prefer high quality

[ElimRem]

very hot... song and girl

[Connayyyy]

Wowza. Jugabee hit the nail on the head, though I love your Between the Bars cover this was amazing. Well done.

[phoSho1]

very nice.

thank you!

[jugabee]

This might be my favorite Elliott cover thus far. As I look at your other covers, I would say they probably aren't as successful. With Between the Bars it seems easy to fall into the trap of over-embellishment; I think the song needs to be sung in a very straightforward, almost strained voice (just my opinion).

I've pretty much seen all of the Elliott covers on youtube, but I don't think any have been sung with the conviction of your "Placeholder". So great job for that.

[erinmerle]

That's very flattering and I appreciate your opinion. Thank you.

[jairusbilo]

hey good job keep it up like ur renditions