In an completely different, earlier song the lyric was "Shiva opens her arms now, some kid's trying to park his car". He must have had the idea floating around in his head for a long time until he perfected it in Son of Sam.
dude. fuck. as an elliott fan from back when he was still kicking around, and a guitarist who can play maybe 16 of his tunes, this is stunning. not many people will understand not the difficulty of this one, but the difficulty in making it sound good. stunning again. so glad i discovered you.
I'm impressed, most of the ES covers I see here on TH-cam just don't work for me but yours was great-It had his energy and mood but you somehow made it your own as well. Bravo!
your covers are so good! im a big elliott fan and you really do his songs justice, with your own style to boot. your voice and playing are awesome! i think ill watch your videos so i can figure out the guitar parts i never got to learning from tabs. thanks for sharing!
Ow wow, you have an outstanding voice so well suited to Smith's compositions... not to mention perfect guitar. Hope you go nuts on recording these and don't stop, your voice will change as you continue aging... I remember playing my guitar in the car and jamming my heart out in cul de sacs once upon a time... heh...
I'd really like to listen to move covers of Elliot's stuff your voice fits it in ways that really differ from others covers it's not too dissimilar to Elliot's style in vibes, but it definitely has it own quality. Great work genuinely.
This is absolutely one of my favorite covers I have ever found on TH-cam. You have perfected this song and I am floored. This was one of my favorite songs to play and you have just made me realize I need to completely start over learning it. Halfway through my only thought was “oh this guy sings this song better than Elliott did.” Are you in standard tuning with a capo on the third?
@@ashtonblaiir thanks man. The real struggle is that thumb/pointer finger picking strum. I’m so used to Travis picking that it breaks my brain trying to emulate this strum style
Not quite the way Elliott plays it, but it's still the best cover on youtube and honestly maybe even "cleaner" than he would have played it live lol. You're an incredible musician man:) I'd love to see you cover the unreleased acoustic version of "stickman" by Elliott
I covered this song on my channel too. I learned all the parts and spent a ton of time playing and mixing and stuff. I wasted my time, your cover is better :(
Hey Ashton, I’ve spent decades strumming and singing Elliott’s tunes. You are amazing with fabulous technique coupled with a silky soft voice with delicate tones of vibrato on certain phrasings. I liked and subbed 10 seconds into your second song and when I saw your channel was full of Elliot’s covers. ❤ Is it just me or getting really close to Elliott’s music when performing do you think it’s never good enough and devalue the performance the way he did. I don’t know , I do. I try to play them blindfolded also. I also really try my hardest to sound as close to him as possible … I try this with many artists. I really try to harness them within. The chase does something to me internally. Do you or have you ever felt that as good as you get it’s just not Elliott. There was just such a way about him. Thanks for the tunes, keep jamming them on here and enjoy your musical journey in the car. I might adopt your “get lost”in the motor with guitar. Best, Mike 🫡
i definitely try to get as close as i can to elliott; with my voice i find myself adopting certain inflections and with the guitar certain dynamics. then the chase ends, and it becomes your own thing (sorta)! immense props to you for the blindfold too hahahah 🧑🦯 thx so much for listening, subbing, and leaving such a thoughtful comment!
"Shiva opens her arms now to make sure I don't get too far" Is one of the most vividly visual lyrics I've ever heard written in any song.
@pmsmoke Such humble talent
In an completely different, earlier song the lyric was "Shiva opens her arms now, some kid's trying to park his car". He must have had the idea floating around in his head for a long time until he perfected it in Son of Sam.
dude. fuck. as an elliott fan from back when he was still kicking around, and a guitarist who can play maybe 16 of his tunes, this is stunning. not many people will understand not the difficulty of this one, but the difficulty in making it sound good. stunning again. so glad i discovered you.
The best cover of this song that I've heard!
I'm impressed, most of the ES covers I see here on TH-cam just don't work for me but yours was great-It had his energy and mood but you somehow made it your own as well. Bravo!
An excellent rendition, capturing the unique chord progressions. Even your voice is
a good match.
had me pulling a stank face the entire time lmao this is so fire ur voice is insane whaatt
hahaha i never thought elliott and a stank face would go hand in hand but now that i think of it 🤔
ive watched thousands of covers on youtube. this is one of the best, in general.
great voice and guitar playing
Love it, great job! Thank you for sharing with us.
your covers are so good! im a big elliott fan and you really do his songs justice, with your own style to boot. your voice and playing are awesome! i think ill watch your videos so i can figure out the guitar parts i never got to learning from tabs. thanks for sharing!
ahh tysm! i hope you can suss out anything useful from the angle i film at 😅 i do the same thing when i’m at a loss with tabs
I need more!!!!! This is a great cover.
This is an amazing version of the song. Brilliant.
sounds great man. huge respect
tricky song but you crushed it!!!
This is so damn good. Your voice is really special
That Voice is so good bro, the first sound you made opened up a universe in my mind
This song means a lot to me, you nailed the cover!!! Cheers bro keep em coming
DUDE WHAT THE FLIP THIS IS AMAZING
Really interesting voice man, love it. Great cover, love Elliott btw
Those are awesome chord voicings and brilliant vocals.
Unbelievably good, you’re sheer class my friend
really good cover dude! i like ur guitar & voice its really similar to Elliott's tone
Ow wow, you have an outstanding voice so well suited to Smith's compositions... not to mention perfect guitar. Hope you go nuts on recording these and don't stop, your voice will change as you continue aging... I remember playing my guitar in the car and jamming my heart out in cul de sacs once upon a time... heh...
KEEP MAKINGGG MORE!!! THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!!!
I love your voice so much, but that guitar playing is so clean, oh my word.
Holy smokes I usually hate ES covers but you absolutely nailed it! Impressive.
this is insanely good
Your voice is incredible.
i can’t believe i just discovered your channel. These covers are crazy good. Also I might just steal your type of singing sorry
hahaha that might be the best compliment! steal away !
great cover dude your voice and playing are amazing :)
this is awesome g incredibly hard
Excellent playing, excellent singing
The guitar is spot on in every way.
Excellent! Even the vocals are amazing 👍
I'd really like to listen to move covers of Elliot's stuff your voice fits it in ways that really differ from others covers it's not too dissimilar to Elliot's style in vibes, but it definitely has it own quality. Great work genuinely.
Ohi my name is Sam haha, great work! Surprised about how good the acoustic in the car sounds!
This is absolutely one of my favorite covers I have ever found on TH-cam. You have perfected this song and I am floored. This was one of my favorite songs to play and you have just made me realize I need to completely start over learning it. Halfway through my only thought was “oh this guy sings this song better than Elliott did.”
Are you in standard tuning with a capo on the third?
aww thx so much!! i’m in whole step down, capo 3; so just capo 1 if you’re in standard!
@@ashtonblaiir thanks man. The real struggle is that thumb/pointer finger picking strum. I’m so used to Travis picking that it breaks my brain trying to emulate this strum style
FIREEEEEEE, that was amazing!
absolutely killer cover, awesome playing and incredible voice. i use that same guitar strap lol
vegan strap brethren!
Terrific cover! You inspired me to learn it. I have yet to learn all the riffs though.
Wow, just wow
love your voice!
This is incredible! 👏👏
wow, this is so good.
this is absolutely mesmerising. you fucking nailed it
I love this, you are so cool man
would you ever do a tutorial for this one?
Outstanding son. Well played. ❤
Perfect
Phenomenal dude
Wow this, is amazing.
beautiful!!
Your voice is fantastic
This is a hard song, you nailed it.
Not quite the way Elliott plays it, but it's still the best cover on youtube and honestly maybe even "cleaner" than he would have played it live lol. You're an incredible musician man:)
I'd love to see you cover the unreleased acoustic version of "stickman" by Elliott
Oh my god ❤ thanks lord
Superb, well done.
great work!! your voice is very nice as well
ty! also i love ur pfp
Loved it. Great cover.
amazing bro!
Wow, amazing dude
love the car vibes! also not to sound weird but the way you you sing is very satisfying to listen to; beautiful performance!
make my day ❤ how nice it is
thank you so much
so so sos sos so good!!!
Brilliant!
SO GOOD
so good
Epic once again. Your voice on Pitseleh would be crazy.
would love to do that song in the future!
excellent, dude!
Really nice cover sir.
Damn. That was solid.
excellent!
Nice job, Ashton!
Insane cover, espically your unique voice
AWESOME
That was OS GOOD!
where do you get the tabs for the elliott smith songs you cover the guitar always sounds so perfect
smilingatconfusion.com !!
great cover
More Elliott please. Great job.
love ittttt
nice job man!
🔥🔥🔥
I wish he was alive to hear you play this 🥹
nah really nice job on this man, nice fucking voice and everything, this cheered me up
This is so crazy good, also really good for learning the song because apparently he did NOT like playing this live lmao
i loooove learning little things about Elliott like this hahaha // ty for listening :)
Killer
Nice intro man.
It sounds like you wrote these tunes
Bravo
good shit man
tuning?
im a whole step down (DGCFAD) but rly you can get away with doing this in standard!
@@ashtonblaiir thank you sm! you're amazing
Love your cover of the song! Would you be interested in doing a song together?
W
i like watching bad covers but this one was actually great woah
I covered this song on my channel too. I learned all the parts and spent a ton of time playing and mixing and stuff. I wasted my time, your cover is better :(
Excellent cover! Makes me want to start learning guitar properly and not just playin power chords all the time XD
learning elliott songs has been my #1 way to improve past cowboy and power chords; go for it!!!
Im a huge fan of elliot until the end , but in some ways you sing his songs better than he did 😅
Hey Ashton, I’ve spent decades strumming and singing Elliott’s tunes. You are amazing with fabulous technique coupled with a silky soft voice with delicate tones of vibrato on certain phrasings.
I liked and subbed 10 seconds into your second song and when I saw your channel
was full of Elliot’s covers. ❤
Is it just me or getting really close to Elliott’s music when performing do you think it’s never good enough and devalue the performance the way he did. I don’t know , I do. I try to play them blindfolded also. I also really try my hardest to sound as close to him as possible … I try this with many artists. I really try to harness them within.
The chase does something to me internally.
Do you or have you ever felt that as good as you get it’s just not Elliott. There was just such a way about him.
Thanks for the tunes, keep jamming them on here and enjoy your musical journey in the car. I might adopt your “get lost”in the motor with guitar.
Best,
Mike 🫡
i definitely try to get as close as i can to elliott; with my voice i find myself adopting certain inflections and with the guitar certain dynamics. then the chase ends, and it becomes your own thing (sorta)!
immense props to you for the blindfold too hahahah 🧑🦯 thx so much for listening, subbing, and leaving such a thoughtful comment!
You are so welcome!
You’re a fabulous performer.
Peace be with you 🕊️💯🎸