Last week as I was internet surfing I came upon this rather extraordinary young man with an incredible voice singing covers on You Tube.
I had bookmarked the link as was planning to post it at some point, even though it is not usually the kind of thing that I post here, but then somehow I closed the link and forgot the boy's name.
This morning I woke up to the Today Show and lo and behold there was the gifted teenager right there in front of me. Apparently even though I never got around to posting his video, it blew up anyhow and has now received over two million hits on You Tube.
The eighteen year old simply goes by the name Noah, but there is nothing simple about his talent. He has his own You Tube channel and you can hear his work for yourself by clicking here.
Below is perhaps my favorite of his many covers. Take a couple of minutes and see if this does not impress you as much as it has just about everybody else who has listened to this young man.
That young lady has a powerful voice as well.
ReplyDeleteThe girl has a great voice too. :)
ReplyDeleteI agree the guy's got talent.
Nice to have some O/T stuff now and again.
This is great.
ReplyDeleteDamn, I wish I could play guitar. And sing.
Thanks for posting.
You gotta hear his "Ain't No Sunshine"......
ReplyDeleteMake that "Ain't No Sunshine/Harder to Breathe"...
ReplyDeleteIt's so nice to hear something that is not massively overproduced....just a guitar and a soulful voice.
He's fantastic! Thanks for sharing. Definitely click through to hear his other songs.
ReplyDeleteMy favorites:
Ordinary People - John Legend cover
It Will Rain - Bruno Mars cover
What a great unique voice this young lad has. The girl too. How could this kid NOT get famous with his natural talent. Thank you for showing us this as I thoroughly enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteGryphen have you seen/heard of Maddi Jane? She is equally a wonder at 12 years old here singing "Price Tag" with a guitarist. My son showed me this yesterday and I was blown away. If you liked Norah you'll probably enjoy this as well. Such talented young people they are. Such hope!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oBQnIumBRY&feature=relmfu
-Colleen
Loved both voices. Her dramatics were a little over the top, but they're both pretty talented kids.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. I do not watch the morning 'news' shows so I would have missed it.
ReplyDeleteVery talented young people.
Noah Guthrie.
ReplyDeleteI love the power of YouTube!
Wonderful. Thanks Gryphen. Though I have cable (via my housemates, I only use it for Internet), I don't watch TV.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your post, then I'm less culturally and socially out-of-it.
Thanks.
Also, thank gawd, no frigging autotune in their song, his voice, her voice. I hate autotune in music, for voices, for songs.
Unless it's used for comedy, Gregory Brothers and others.
Wow!!! Incredible voices.
ReplyDeleteDueling covers: This version of "Somebody That I Used to Know" has had 106 million views.
ReplyDeleteA band of five -- called Walk off the Earth -- plays the same guitar. It's amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9NF2edxy-M
Dam,that was good..
ReplyDeleteNoah singing LMFAO "Sexy and I Know It" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsvlsuLau5c
ReplyDeleteMy teenage daughter and I went to see Selena Gomez in concert and her opening act was Christina Grimmie. She was very friendly when we met her. She was better in concert singing her own songs but she is still very talented. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Gryphen. Thought you'd enjoy another youtube cover stumble for a party hit for your & my generation (I know you don't like rap but try this) Tupac's California Love acoustic cover by Lady Kink (she has others too):
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-AFtD5bE50
He seems a lot like Andrew Bird...
ReplyDeleteThe video I saw on a show this morning was Noah singing LMFAO's 'Sexy & I Know it' which is the one with millions of hits on youtube.
ReplyDeleteMy problem with showing this video on TV and all the appearances and promotions of LMFAO doing the song on shows and award shows, on radio -- It was only a few weeks ago that a 6 year old boy in was suspended from school for 3 days for quoting the words "I'm sexy and I know it" of the song. He was suspended from school for sexual harassment. WTF?
When the media whether radio, TV etc. plays, and re-plays the song, then a 6 yr old who truly has no understanding of what it truly means -- and he's suspended.
Those same TV shows and radio stations reported the story but never questioned it or their actions for playing it when it's because of their actions of embedding it in his brain.
Have you heard of these 2 from Britain? They were on Britain's Got Talent and are enough to know you out- especially him! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsNlcr4frs4
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd4EpmyYUdg
O/T... Brancy is now making up fake death threats so she can get more victim attention on her fake blog.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/14/bristol-palin-death-wishes_n_1515114.html
What a sick girl. I feel sorry for what her mother has turned her into. Can't she just get a job and live a normal life like the rest of us?
Even his whistling is superb. Whistling, like singing, is not something everyone can do.
ReplyDeleteGood on him, glad he's discovered, alas without a title. But I'm sure it'll change. For the girl also too.
What great videos to see w/ my morning coffee!
ReplyDeleteOh, and anon 9:41.... WOW! Simon’s under the breath snarky comment when they walk out was a predictor to me that they would be great..
Those Brits always seem to have a totally unexpected moment on that show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsNlcr4frs4
Thanks! Gave me the shivers - that good!
ReplyDeleteHave notified everyone so they, too, can listen to Noah. Wow, he is going to be huge!
- ks sunflower
Wow...not at all what I expected to hear from such a young man. That's the voice of an old soul who's lived life and experienced much.
ReplyDeleteHe's got such a unique sound that he won't get lost among all the typical singers hoping to get discovered.
Want to see how powerful this arrangement is?
ReplyDeleteListen to both Christina Grimme's solo version and to the original. I like them both, but Noah's arrangement and presentation blows both of the others away.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1n2Sj_eKWA&list=UUUudDyi0JiVmSxarvU98YYQ&index=8&feature=plcp (Grimme solo)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUTtVY4XkDA&feature=related (Gothe's original)
- ks sunflower
I was impressed by the vid you embedded on IM, but browsing through his other vids on youtube was bored to death,,, if that's his best... youtube is where he will remain,,,
ReplyDeleteyawn... he needs to pick better songs... he has a good voice but chooses crappy songs
WORLD CLASS
ReplyDelete-- both of 'em
Lovely post! Thanks Gryphen and all- I'm working late and you all just gave me some great tunes! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love them BOTH! The kids are alright!
ReplyDeleteYou Tube can be a catalyst, it got them on tv.
I hope that something good happens for them, like a contract and tour.