Chast agreed on both counts. I will say though especially not only covering but genre shifting ELO of all groups -- not LOSING the magic is still really impressive.
I’m sure that Jeff Lynne (founder of ELO) is VERY proud of Allison’s performance on this video. She’s found a way for this song, which is one of my life long favorites, to touch my heart in a different way, equally as enjoyable.
Beautiful arrangement! Visually, it has a fragrance of a Maxfield Parish painting. Just a souçon, a patina. And the voice! What a beautiful meld of talents.
You know what's weird? She has some of the best Jazz club singer arm movements around, just incredibly expressive and perfect for the moments in the song. I assumed she had been doing it for many years to get that good. But her other videos are generally her with a guitar ... and she is ridiculously young. I'm not sure she has ever performed like this before. Just a perfect natural. She has a life full of amazing performances ahead of her.
@@Uncommon_Senze My 1st comment was in response to the comment above mine saying she has natural talent. I was letting them know she has years of training. Which in her own words is classically based. You sounded unknowledgable about it, so I clarified the idea. If you made a joke yeah I didn't catch it.
I've never seen someone who looked just like a marble statue came to life. Beautiful song, beautiful music. Best rendition of Mr. Blue Sky I've heard so far.
have you heard the original? As much as I love PMJ covers, and think most of them sound better than their original counterparts, this one doesn't come close to ELO. Sorry, no thrills.
@@softwarepole What do you take me for? Of course I've heard the original! It's my favourite song. The rumble of the chords, the grit and joy in each sentence, the banging of the fire extinguisher. I've heard it a thousand times but you've got to be kidding yourself if you say this doesn't give you any thrills at all, ;P You can really tell the girl is really singing her heart out and everyone's so cool yet focused. Definitely an interpretation on the original I'll be listening to for a while ^.^
Probably the best cover I've ever heard....and that said from a ELO fan who has followed the group for nearly 45 years. Magnificent voice and magnificent orchestration from PMJ😊
I think the genius of this cover it actually highlights the somber tones of the song. Like the whole thing is usually set very sunshiney, but the lyrics themselves are PERFECT for a sad and somber moment.
@@markzieg3593 "Mr. Blue, you did it right But soon comes Mr. Night creepin' over Now his hand is on your shoulder Never mind I'll remember you this I'll remember you this way" I think this line, is what changes the tone of the song for me. It takes it from a sort of happy jaunt to what effectively feels like something youd say to a terminally Ill person. Seriously go back and read the first few lines with that in mind and you'll get veeeeeery different feels from this song. To me it feels like someone trying to cheer up their terminally Ill friend on that once in a while good day
This song is the third part of a longer composition, the first two parts of which are actually pretty sombre in the original. It's supposed to be an upbeat contrast to them.
A man is behind a machine gun firing his machine gun as his comrades, part of the resistance run away to the escape craft as the regime forces close in on the building, meanwhile somewhere else, the protagonist is on his knees in front of the tyrant as 1 man behind aims his long rifle at his head as it flashes back to the Machine gunner as he is overrun as he begins throwing fists at the enemy as his other comrades are shot and only 2 escape crafts make a way as the screen fades to black as the song ends on a gun shot. (Idk what i'm doing)
There is something special about this song. The original never fails to bring me joy. Even when i'm sad it makes me hop around the room like a giddy idiot. This cover is so calming, it's great to just soak it in and enjoy the beauty. Would be great to get back to normal when stressed. Impressive how you changed the song to have the excact oposite effect on me without making it unrecognisable.
This song is considdered(spelling) the best song to cheer people up. Scientificly (again spelling) And they are so damn right I Always crank up the volume when this song comes on the radio :)
I listened to the original song near daily for several months when I was 19 and my father on was hospice and was zero surprised when I found out recently that it was scientifically proven to have the most cheering up effect on study participants. This rendition somehow perfectly captures the melancholia I remember of walking around a college campus as a freshman blasting this in headphones and watching people around me form some of their happiest memories while my life slowly and painfully drastically changed.
So, I'm a child of the 70's. I grew up listening to ELO, Mr. Blue Sky one of my favorites. I clicked into this sure that I knew what the song was all about. Apparently I was wrong. I listened to about two minutes, had to click over to ELO singing to be sure it was the same song, then clicked back to listen to it all, then again and again. Wow, what a musical and visual feast. Postmodern makes a great song come across new and fresh.
Actually, I've seen a few other Postmodern Jukebox covers, and I'd say this one is the best at rethinking the source material. It's SO different from ELO's version, and I think better. The others sound a lot like - though not the same as - their originals. This one just ... it's awesome, and yes, so much of it is due to the band, the setting, the performers, and the arrangement, but without Allison Young it just wouldn't work. She's amazing.
@@lukeventers4755 It didn't bore me. Allison's interpretation gave me an increased respect for the quality of the lyrics, in fact. But if you prefer peppy and bouncy interpretations, you might like Voice Play's a cappella version.
Ya when PMJ nails their reinterpretation you get a classic like this. Sometimes you get something much less. This is one of the best they've ever done.
Yeah that's where I first saw her! They did ,was it crazy? Anyway I started looking her stuff up. She is amazingly talented and beautiful in the bargain! My favorite flavor too. Love me a little redhead!
@@chriscobble48 dude! I just re-read that! I meant to say "golly what a talented young lady. I wonder if she'd sing at my Church's next ice cream social?" I know I just have a weakness for redheads,since I was a child. Meant absolutely nothing bad! I really enjoy this girl's music. She just happens to be a beautiful redhead.
Ive followed Allison Young for years. Her voice is liquid gold. Once I heard her sing "Autumn in new york" and a duet sung with Josh Turner of "Crazy" by Patsy Cline i was hooked. She will always have fans ready to drop $$ to see her perform! I'd rather spend my money to see her sing than spend even one cent to see anyone on OF lol
I could listen to that voice til the end of time and she is so freakin beautiful. Like a marble statue with hair made of wildfire. Please, please, please keep bringing her back.
i been fallowing Allison for a around a year now. always thinking: "i don't understand why PMJ not doing a video with her she is the perfect singer for them!" happy to see i was correct. hope this will get enough views for them to invite her again :)
You weren't afraid it'd be butchered??? I love me some PMJ but for as high as some of the highs have been with their some of their re-interpretations, there's been some pretty low lows too. I hope to god they never touch Smells Like Teen Spirit. That song is cursed; no one can even make a passable cover of the song let alone reimagine it in some way. This however I must admit I quite like. I would certainly categorize it as one of their better works. I wouldn't say it's at the level of Creep, or Thriller, but it's very good.
My goodness she is captivating - that voice, her movements, the inflections she uses... Everyone on instruments did great but she is truly breathtaking and really made this rendition something special 👍 wonderfully done!!!!
@@MartinMaat your top 3 vocalists on this show doesn't have to be the same as mine, does it. She is still in the top 3 for me since I wrote that comment a year ago. That's real.
This is a perfect, PERFECT arrangement, I think at this point I've listened to it 100 times. Honors the original but the arrangement has its own unique voice by slowing down and giving that content quiet feeling to it... so good! Like a walk in city park on a sunny October afternoon. More please!
I haven't listened to it 100 times, but probably could. It's as close to perfect-perfect plus as anything could be. It's got a clear crystalline blue sky quality with totally disarming allure thrown in. Quite over the top. Beautiful hair, dress ... so attractively warm. This is, indeed, one of the all time Best of Performances ever.
The vocalization was wonderful, best I've heard on this channel. The arrangement was... useful for highlighting the vocals. Fairly basic musicianship backing the exquisite vocal talent of Ms. Young.
I also think she is beautiful too. But I think it is not only the physical features that makes her beautiful but also her womanly attitude makes her beautiful
She is genuinely amazing...she has a stellar voice, presentation and stage presence. God bless her with continued success and good health. She is what we have been waiting for...someone with talent, personality and class.
The part where she sings 'Mr. Blue Sky please tell us why you had to go away for so long. Where did we go wrong?' reminds me of a post-apocalyptic era where a nuclear fallout covered the earth's atmosphere in dense clouds and the sky was no longer visible and people can only glimpse it very rarely. And when they ask 'Where did we go wrong?' Its rhetorical and satirical at the same time, as if they were begging for forgiveness for what they've done.
Reminds me of the west coast fires that filled the air with smoke across many states. The sky was gray, and red and orange the closer you were to the fires, for many days. It's still gray outside where I'm at now.
The change of tempo and the amazing interpretation through Allison's singing definitely expresses the inherent longing of the song's lyrics. Extremely well done.
I had doubts. Effectively reworking such a _special song_ so near & dear to so many in any meaningful way is no small feat, and Scott Bradlee's arrangement of the song is pure genius. Members of PMJ and Allison Young: your bittersweet rendition of this is mesmerizing. You did not disappoint. Even ELO & Jeff Lynn himself would have to acknowledge the masterpiece he wrote as performed here is brilliant.
The beauty of art students is that they’ll just out of no where get in a group and pull shit like this. You’d swear they practiced it for years, but it’s just spontaneous and who they are. True artists are a different and beautiful breed.
Sun is shinin' in the sky There ain't a cloud in sight It's stopped rainin' everybody's in the play And don't you know It's a beautiful new day, hey hey Runnin' down the avenue See how the sun shines brightly in the city On the streets where once was pity Mr. Blue Sky is living here today, hey hey Mr. Blue Sky please tell us why You had to hide away for so long (so long) Where did we go wrong? Mr. Blue Sky please tell us why You had to hide away for so long (so long) Where did we go wrong? Hey you with the pretty face Welcome to the human race A celebration, Mr. Blue Sky's up there waitin' And today is the day we've waited for Oh Mr. Blue Sky please tell us why You had to hide away for so long (so long) Where did we go wrong? Hey there Mr. Blue We're so pleased to be with you Look around see what you do Everybody smiles at you Hey there Mr. Blue We're so pleased to be with you Look around see what you do Everybody smiles at you Mr. Blue, you did it right But soon comes Mr. Night creepin' over Now his hand is on your shoulder Never mind I'll remember you this I'll remember you this way Mr. Blue Sky please tell us why You had to hide away for so long (so long) Where did we go wrong? Hey there Mr. Blue (sky) We're so pleased to be with you (sky) Look around see what you do (blue) Everybody smiles at you
Why is the TH-cam Algorithm only Now presenting this lovely Angel for my viewing pleasure? Charming! Beautiful voice! Mr. Blue Sky! I'm a BIG Fan of ELO and this is an INCREDIBLE Cover! Excuse me for being 2 years late...Blame it on RIO...
So happy that PMJ gave Allison Young a chance! Been following her for a while now since I saw her collaborations with Josh Turner and wondered how she hasn't gotten more recognition.
Allison has an astounding voice that you only come across occasionally and combined with a pre-raphaelite beauty that would make Holman Hunt weep you have a package dest8ned for greatness.
Allison, you took this melody to a whole new level. Borrowing from the original, adding new inversions, new runs. I wonder how much of this was rehearsed versus improvised. It sounds absolutely divine!
Observe the sky color at the beginning and then jump to @4:20 to see the contrast. I think Mr. Blue Sky is about to hide away and moon us all! Great visual detail on a great interpretation of a classic piece!
Superb lighting on this video. Allison Young looks like she's sunlight personified, complementing the gorgeous sunset background. And good rendition by PMJ, as usual.
She reminds me of Merida from "Brave", which is a total compliment since she's my favorite Disney princess! This is gorgeous and takes lounge acts to a much higher level. Allison, I hope to see a bright, brilliant career ahead of you! You are perfection!!
More? Are you kidding? There's a whole *genre* of people doing just that nowadays, from Nouvelle Vague to the Mike Flowers Pops to Señor Coconut to The Replicants to Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and beyond! They're all here on TH-cam as well...
I really hope that she and Joshua Lee Turner haven't had a falling out. I loved seeing their videos. Separately, they are just two musicians that you can hear anywhere. Together, they were so sweet, I couldn't listen enough.
Wow! Talk about making a song one's own! Jeff Lynne would be (and likely IS!) very pleased with this fantastic performance. Absolutely stunning work and, as I'm an ELO fan, lots of fun to listen to. ❤🎶👍🏼
A roommate of mine from college (40 years ago!) sent me this video...I rattled off a response and figured I should just stick it up here too. *** I love everything about this! The single-shot camera positioning is perfect. All the performers in view (and wide focused). The arrangement and audio-change-from-original decisions were great. AND THAT SINGER! I'd never seen (nor heard) from her before. Her vocals! Tremendously expressive. Binding and captivating enough that I'm actually able to take my eyes off the ice-cool bass player. Her arm and hand gesticulation rival the Hindu goddess Durga (and she's got so much less to work with!). Whatta dress! Daring in exactly the right way. Flattering. 15 bonus points for not reaching up or crossing her body when the lyrics say, "now his hand is on your shoulder." (We both know Mr. Night doesn't deserve that kind of deference!) AND WHAT ABOUT THE MOST DRAMATIC CLOSING OF AUTOMATIC BLINDS IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD! I'll make it a point to never (again) weep at auto-blind closure in deference to PMJ. Or maybe I'll ALWAYS cry, remembering that sweet sweet time Allison Young kept me from complete despair in the dead-center middle of The Pandemic. =ONLY THINGS TO CONSIDER CHANGING= Stupid fine points...change NOTHING and I'm still happy for eternity. It's POSSIBLE Allison has freckles and she's using a concealer to hide them. If so, TAKE THAT CRAP OFF. Freckles, after all, are a direct expression of blue sky. I'm (perhaps too) well known for thinking kinked red hair and dalmatian freckles are the best possible look on a caucasian woman. And they're impossible to fake (well). Change her dress color to Royal blue. Yeah yeah, the sun in Mr. Blue's Sky gives green living things, blah, blah, blah... but I'm American... I'm not that smart... gimme something, literally, blue... put it on her body. (You COULD even embroider stars to the back of her dress and have her turn at the end of the song. ) Shoot it at sunset (or time lapse the change in day). Or edit in the changing outdoor environment. Expand the live piece to be the entire album side of "Concerto for a Rainy Day." Mr. Blue Sky is the last song of that set and this exact performance is a brilliant conclusion. Standin' in the Rain, Big Wheels and Summer and Lighting all have potential to be a big build up to this finalé. Consider finessing a way to add the intro, "Good morning, today's forecast calls for blue skies." Static tube radio would work well here. Figure out a way to add the call-backs ("blue" and "sky") as the song progresses...maybe megaphoned people in the wings? Great way to end the day.
IMO this is one of the best covers you ever made. I love the original. You made hay of it, and somehow it sounds like an awesome new song! Don't know where you found this lady, but I'm really glad you did. She deserves much more recognition than she used to have. Hope you will collaborate further.
When a song has enough substance to be reinterpreted at this level you know Jeff Lynne wrote a great one. Scott Bradlee's arrangement is superb. It could be the first act closing number in a Broadway musical. For me, the setting and attire for the performers lends a comfortable formality to a shared moment celebrating the return of blue skies after a long period of rain. The instrumental performances are excellent and create a structure, texture, and space so lush that a singer of Allison Young's talent can take us on a walk through its verdant landscape as a fond companion and guide. Truly a great performance. Thank you.
her voice, her hair, her dress, the orchestra, the piano and the sun almost finished setting in the background, im honestly kinda obsessed
Likewise. 💗
And would be nice to take her out for a warm dinner after.
It really is THE perfect aesthetic for this performance, isn't it?
@@chrisvandergriff504 You've got that right, well said.
I'd watch this so much more if I didn't risk making myself too moody every time lol
So excited and proud of Allison! She’s a former student of mine and we always knew she was destine for greatness...this is stunning!
Destined
Ryu Bullet Yup...that was necessary.
Oh this gave me a warm fuzzy feeling to read 😍.
Stunning...ly awful.
@@ChrisPage68 This isn't a comment thread about you lol.
Every song that PMJ covers instantly becomes magical. I really love this one.
Thanks Charles 😊
@@postmodernjukebox Thank you too. Your music has literally changed my life for good. I love you guys.
Superbe. J aime bcp. Bonne année
Id say this song was already magical before; But yes, I agree!
Chast agreed on both counts. I will say though especially not only covering but genre shifting ELO of all groups -- not LOSING the magic is still really impressive.
I’m sure that Jeff Lynne (founder of ELO) is VERY proud of Allison’s performance on this video. She’s found a way for this song, which is one of my life long favorites, to touch my heart in a different way, equally as enjoyable.
To me it sounds like she (and her writers) took the song back in time. it’s an interesting arrangement for sure!
Beautiful arrangement! Visually, it has a fragrance of a Maxfield Parish painting. Just a souçon, a patina. And the voice! What a beautiful meld of talents.
You know what's weird? She has some of the best Jazz club singer arm movements around, just incredibly expressive and perfect for the moments in the song. I assumed she had been doing it for many years to get that good.
But her other videos are generally her with a guitar ... and she is ridiculously young. I'm not sure she has ever performed like this before. Just a perfect natural.
She has a life full of amazing performances ahead of her.
Allison is clearly a natural talent who can inhabit a character exhibiting impressive depth with what appears to be little experience.
She also has years of classical training.
mesmerizing
@@Uncommon_Senze
Umm, thats ancient literature.
Shes a singer/ muscian. And thats what she has classical training in.
@@Uncommon_Senze
My 1st comment was in response to the comment above mine saying she has natural talent. I was letting them know she has years of training. Which in her own words is classically based. You sounded unknowledgable about it, so I clarified the idea.
If you made a joke yeah I didn't catch it.
She looks like a Greek goddess painting has come to life.
Now that you mentioned it I can’t help but imagine her background change you know the birth of Venus?
Rather Celtic.
I know, right?
@@Andypos I immediately thought Princess Merida
Preraphaelite
I've never seen someone who looked just like a marble statue came to life. Beautiful song, beautiful music. Best rendition of Mr. Blue Sky I've heard so far.
You should hear Pomplamoose's Blue Sky cover, also incredible
@@babarman5706 Thanks, Man! I loved it. I need Moar! I'll add it to the Blue Sky collection :1
@@assasinsmine No problem, Pomplamoose deserve more love
have you heard the original? As much as I love PMJ covers, and think most of them sound better than their original counterparts, this one doesn't come close to ELO. Sorry, no thrills.
@@softwarepole What do you take me for? Of course I've heard the original! It's my favourite song. The rumble of the chords, the grit and joy in each sentence, the banging of the fire extinguisher. I've heard it a thousand times but you've got to be kidding yourself if you say this doesn't give you any thrills at all, ;P You can really tell the girl is really singing her heart out and everyone's so cool yet focused. Definitely an interpretation on the original I'll be listening to for a while ^.^
This sounds like something that would play at the end of an Apocalypse movie. Especially the “where did we go wrong?” part
Would totally fit in a Dr. Strangelove type ending, great idea!
We would need that on every news bulletin...
Don't Look Up.
The mixolydian chord change behind that phrase punctuates the darkness of that thought.
*EXACTLY!*
This young lady is an absolute joy, such a voice, makes an old grumpy soldier's heart melt.
Fizzbin25 I can relate to that.
This is my glimpse of heaven.
How many times am I going to sit here and absorb this beautiful performance?
And and old grumpy sailor’s..!
This comment made my heart melt😍
The most unexpected and soulful cover of this song I have ever heard.
I loved ELO as a child, but nonetheless I think this is an improved version.
@@catsupchutney no it aint. But it is a very tasteful cover for sure.
@@Chorochronchotor You mean you don't think it is. Art is subjective.
@Meme Undertext Should we get into an "is not... is too" battle?
Two different versions for two completely different moods. Each superb in its way.
I'd love to see what you guys could do with Elton John's "I'm Still Standing."
Ian Martínez Cassmeyer If they could do a Rat Pack cover of it, it would be KILL
Or Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
OMG YES I LOVE YOU
Pomplamoose has a great cover of I'm still standing (and this song)
@@notjimbutcloseenough I just watched them. I agree. They're great covers.
She hit that one out of the park.
The whole band hit a home run. More like a grand slam.
The fact that they did this during a sunset made this so much better.
I had the same thought.
By the edges on the hair of the musicians, it looks like a green screen.
Should have done it during sunrise
Obv. a greenscreen
@@jaskamattila4481 I see shadows behind the musician on the right. Either superb greenscreen editing or it was real.
You just can't help but smile at this song no matter the style. It's just one of those feel-good songs.
Micheal Badtke 💯
Right? Despite its sad meaning its just such a happy song
I can. This is a travesty.
@@ChrisPage68 Y do u troll to hate on it?
Marvelous work Allison, Scott and everyone. I love it!
What a guy. :')
A man of great taste, as per usual mr. Turner
Hell yea my man out here
Love your work too
What is this, a crossover episode?
Probably the best cover I've ever heard....and that said from a ELO fan who has followed the group for nearly 45 years.
Magnificent voice and magnificent orchestration from PMJ😊
I think the genius of this cover it actually highlights the somber tones of the song. Like the whole thing is usually set very sunshiney, but the lyrics themselves are PERFECT for a sad and somber moment.
Yes! I don’t think I really „got the song until I heard Allison and PMJB doing their version.
@@markzieg3593
"Mr. Blue, you did it right
But soon comes Mr. Night creepin' over
Now his hand is on your shoulder
Never mind I'll remember you this
I'll remember you this way"
I think this line, is what changes the tone of the song for me. It takes it from a sort of happy jaunt to what effectively feels like something youd say to a terminally Ill person.
Seriously go back and read the first few lines with that in mind and you'll get veeeeeery different feels from this song. To me it feels like someone trying to cheer up their terminally Ill friend on that once in a while good day
Happy-sounding with darker undertones
This song is the third part of a longer composition, the first two parts of which are actually pretty sombre in the original. It's supposed to be an upbeat contrast to them.
@@DerekRoss1958what are the first two parts? Because Mr. Blue Sky is the second track on its original album.
I could see this playing as a sort of bittersweet ending at the end of some form of dystopian movie. Or perhaps a spy film
Or a space movie
A man is behind a machine gun firing his machine gun as his comrades, part of the resistance run away to the escape craft as the regime forces close in on the building, meanwhile somewhere else, the protagonist is on his knees in front of the tyrant as 1 man behind aims his long rifle at his head as it flashes back to the Machine gunner as he is overrun as he begins throwing fists at the enemy as his other comrades are shot and only 2 escape crafts make a way as the screen fades to black as the song ends on a gun shot.
(Idk what i'm doing)
This is what we’ll play if we ever stop global warming and pollution
Definitely a BioShock movie
I must think at Metropolis(Anime) ending
There is something special about this song.
The original never fails to bring me joy. Even when i'm sad it makes me hop around the room like a giddy idiot.
This cover is so calming, it's great to just soak it in and enjoy the beauty. Would be great to get back to normal when stressed.
Impressive how you changed the song to have the excact oposite effect on me without making it unrecognisable.
This song is considdered(spelling) the best song to cheer people up. Scientificly (again spelling)
And they are so damn right I Always crank up the volume when this song comes on the radio :)
Took the words right out of my mouth. I completely agree
I listened to the original song near daily for several months when I was 19 and my father on was hospice and was zero surprised when I found out recently that it was scientifically proven to have the most cheering up effect on study participants. This rendition somehow perfectly captures the melancholia I remember of walking around a college campus as a freshman blasting this in headphones and watching people around me form some of their happiest memories while my life slowly and painfully drastically changed.
Thank you for capturing what I also feel soooooo accurately.
for this, dance the Rumba,
So, I'm a child of the 70's. I grew up listening to ELO, Mr. Blue Sky one of my favorites. I clicked into this sure that I knew what the song was all about. Apparently I was wrong. I listened to about two minutes, had to click over to ELO singing to be sure it was the same song, then clicked back to listen to it all, then again and again. Wow, what a musical and visual feast. Postmodern makes a great song come across new and fresh.
Actually, I've seen a few other Postmodern Jukebox covers, and I'd say this one is the best at rethinking the source material. It's SO different from ELO's version, and I think better. The others sound a lot like - though not the same as - their originals. This one just ... it's awesome, and yes, so much of it is due to the band, the setting, the performers, and the arrangement, but without Allison Young it just wouldn't work. She's amazing.
Agree completely!
It fits so perfectly
Thank you 🙌
@@postmodernjukebox
You guys are always fantastic
No, it doesn't. It was peppy, happy, fun, engaging, dynamic, and rockin' before. Now it's boring, morose, depressing, and lacking in strength.
Yuck.
@@lukeventers4755 It didn't bore me. Allison's interpretation gave me an increased respect for the quality of the lyrics, in fact. But if you prefer peppy and bouncy interpretations, you might like Voice Play's a cappella version.
Allison Young is a force of nature, a dryad, a demi-goddess of a chanteuse.
...and sometimes a bit like Kate Bush with a twist. Allison is indeed very very good.
@@stevesobot5372 Yup. She is great!
Don't hold back. Tell us how you really feel. 🤠
What an adjective!!!
I can’t believe it’s taken me 4yrs to find this utter gem, the original is magical this version is beautiful.
What an absolutely captivating performance. The genius of Jeff Lynne coupled with this amazing and alluring singer is almost too much.
Nice to see you on this one, Mr! You have taste Sir. What springs to mind regarding this performance is: th-cam.com/video/vrQzGNNvFIE/w-d-xo.html
I confess that I broke into tears watching her. Absolutely perfection!
So true.
@@davidhageman2337 Glad I'm not the only one.
I'd like to see PMJ do a jazz cover of Ocean Man by Ween
James EE YES
Agreed
YES!!! I'm imagining a really 60s surf guitar cover
100%
That would be quite lovely, yes. It'd be something entirely new to hear, so I support this idea!
I love the ELO version. Hearing this, however, I’ve just heard a new song... and ‘heard’ the lyrics for the first time. Wow!
just went to ELO's performance. Allison took this away from them. her interpretation nailed it.
PMJ turned in it's usual bravura performance.
Ya when PMJ nails their reinterpretation you get a classic like this. Sometimes you get something much less. This is one of the best they've ever done.
@@tric5122
I couldn't agree more. This is a fantastic interpretation of a very good song. Such talent!
Same happened to me!
I know right!!!? It's so beautiful and I didn't know it could get better!
Proof that good music is good music. And this rendition is absolutely beautiful!!!
what a way to kick off the 20's Part 2
#BringBackThe20s
#BringBackThe20s
Twenties 2: oh for god's sake boogaloo
Well... arguably could be 20’s part 21 - if 0020, 0120, etc count...
Or even 20’s part 120, but the first 60 parts or so are much the same?
This is such a weird time, only can say. 20's 2,electric boogaloo
this song's always had an undercurrent of melancholy to me and this gorgeous cover really brings that to the front
Perfect days end, the sun sets, but we always remember the warmth. And maybe that's what makes perfect days so perfect, they don't go on forever.
I'm happy to see Allison made it to the Jukebox! Adore her since i found her in a duet with Josh Turner.
Great arrangement and playing.
Yeah that's where I first saw her! They did ,was it crazy? Anyway I started looking her stuff up. She is amazingly talented and beautiful in the bargain! My favorite flavor too. Love me a little redhead!
Tom cline you went from complimentary to creepy REALLY fast there bro.
@@chriscobble48 dude! I just re-read that! I meant to say "golly what a talented young lady. I wonder if she'd sing at my Church's next ice cream social?"
I know
I just have a weakness for redheads,since I was a child. Meant absolutely nothing bad! I really enjoy this girl's music. She just happens to be a beautiful redhead.
I was scouring the comments PRAYING someone else knew her from Josh Turner too.
Ive followed Allison Young for years. Her voice is liquid gold. Once I heard her sing "Autumn in new york" and a duet sung with Josh Turner of "Crazy" by Patsy Cline i was hooked. She will always have fans ready to drop $$ to see her perform! I'd rather spend my money to see her sing than spend even one cent to see anyone on OF lol
The last scene song "the end of quarantine" from the movie 'Covid 19'. Directed by Hideo Kojima.
I love this 😭😂
ah yes, critically acclaimed movie director, hideo kojima
petition to gather people and go to different music videos and describe scenes from the movie and being like "god this song just fit so well"
Dont be ridiculous!
Covid-19 is a mobile task force!
I actually hope someone makes a movie about this whole thing
She is the opposite of "not knowing what to do with your hands"
She's doing the fucking macerena half the time, looks stupid as fuck.
@@ATLTraveler could you timestamp a macarena moment for me please, I'd like to know what it looks like.
@@ATLTraveler Her performance was absolutely amazing. It's easy calling everything "stupid" when you have no talent.
@@jeanthiago4243 He definitely isn't into women, but that shouldn't be an excuse for being so arrogant and insulting towards Allison...
Now I can't stop watching her hands.. thanks
never underestimate pmj's ability to completely change the contextual feeling of a song. well done.
The feel of the song reminds me of "Why does it always rain on me" by Travis now
If this isn’t played during the end credits of 2020, I’m not watching it
There won't be an end credits, we'll all be dead by then
@@friedlemons5201 All the AI domestic assistents are going to gather and watch it
@@friedlemons5201 speak for yourself. 🖕
For sure it must be
@@willdwyer6782 woah... offended much?
I could listen to that voice til the end of time and she is so freakin beautiful. Like a marble statue with hair made of wildfire. Please, please, please keep bringing her back.
Nice description :)
Agree completely. I think Allison is the best female singer anywhere today. A hidden jewel.
i been fallowing Allison for a around a year now. always thinking: "i don't understand why PMJ not doing a video with her she is the perfect singer for them!"
happy to see i was correct.
hope this will get enough views for them to invite her again :)
Another AL fan checking in! glad to see she's getting more exposure.
She have a good voice
Please keep this going she needs more subs!!!!
@Wil Sain Ah a good shoulder shaking chuckle was had and well deserved for such a clever comment
Jeff Lynn would shake the hand of every person involved in assembling this masterpiece...
I see ELO I automatically hit the like button.
You weren't afraid it'd be butchered???
I love me some PMJ but for as high as some of the highs have been with their some of their re-interpretations, there's been some pretty low lows too.
I hope to god they never touch Smells Like Teen Spirit. That song is cursed; no one can even make a passable cover of the song let alone reimagine it in some way.
This however I must admit I quite like. I would certainly categorize it as one of their better works. I wouldn't say it's at the level of Creep, or Thriller, but it's very good.
Any day is a good day for ELO
You would have been a huge movie star in the forties, but glad you here now for us. You are such a joy.
Her voice is more suited for 60s/70s pop styling.
Liked her smile during the fade to black at the end, when she knows she dropped the biggest bomb of 2020 with this performance. Awesome.
My goodness she is captivating - that voice, her movements, the inflections she uses... Everyone on instruments did great but she is truly breathtaking and really made this rendition something special 👍 wonderfully done!!!!
Just goes to prove that a well written song can be performed in almost any genre. Very well performed.
@MusicMadMaurice I see what you mean. Very good version.
Ok, somebody’s gotta say it: that dress with side-slit kills!
Truly wonderful !!!!
Murder one - fully intentional - though one might say it's not the wrap that kills.
I used to say she was adorable but wow, she is straight up gorgeous!
To be totally honest, I wasn't going to click on this until I saw Allison Young in the title. She's easily my favorite singer.
...am completely hypnotized by this performance...👏👏👏
This is a devastatingly good reinterpretation.
I've been listening to it every day for few months, it's just too good
ELO is one of my favorite bands, and Mr. Blue Sky is a great song. Your version is quite outstanding, great job to everyone involved!!
Alison is for sure one of your top 3 vocalists of all time, please have her on again soon! 🙏
Not by any stretch of the imagination. But I enjoyed it. Let's just keep it real, shall we?
@@MartinMaat your top 3 vocalists on this show doesn't have to be the same as mine, does it. She is still in the top 3 for me since I wrote that comment a year ago. That's real.
A very big fan of Electric Light Orchestra and an admirer of Jeff Lynne here -- I adore this version.
This is a perfect, PERFECT arrangement, I think at this point I've listened to it 100 times. Honors the original but the arrangement has its own unique voice by slowing down and giving that content quiet feeling to it... so good! Like a walk in city park on a sunny October afternoon. More please!
I haven't listened to it 100 times, but probably could. It's as close to perfect-perfect plus as anything could be. It's got a clear crystalline blue sky quality with totally disarming allure thrown in. Quite over the top. Beautiful hair, dress ... so attractively warm. This is, indeed, one of the all time Best of Performances ever.
I must be around 20-25 listens, by now. Allison (and the PMJ!) is pretty mazing. Keeps me coming back, that’s for sure.
The vocalization was wonderful, best I've heard on this channel. The arrangement was... useful for highlighting the vocals. Fairly basic musicianship backing the exquisite vocal talent of Ms. Young.
this is so good I not knowing the original decided to remain this way
Damn honestly, she's so beautiful.
Stunning, true beauty indeed.
I also think she is beautiful too. But I think it is not only the physical features that makes her beautiful but also her womanly attitude makes her beautiful
godenn it's like she's stepped out of an art nouveau painting
Rainy day (flood warnings) here in Australia in May 2024 now Allison has brightened up the day.
She is genuinely amazing...she has a stellar voice, presentation and stage presence. God bless her with continued success and good health. She is what we have been waiting for...someone with talent, personality and class.
The part where she sings 'Mr. Blue Sky please tell us why you had to go away for so long. Where did we go wrong?' reminds me of a post-apocalyptic era where a nuclear fallout covered the earth's atmosphere in dense clouds and the sky was no longer visible and people can only glimpse it very rarely. And when they ask 'Where did we go wrong?' Its rhetorical and satirical at the same time, as if they were begging for forgiveness for what they've done.
Agreed! The melancholy of this song, and that line, is wonderful. "Where did we go wrong?" feels so fitting today.....
How would that remind you of something...unless you’re a time traveller from the future!! Oh boy where did we go wrong?!
was it the koreans or americans?
Man I can’t wait for a new Fallout game with this as a theme song
Reminds me of the west coast fires that filled the air with smoke across many states. The sky was gray, and red and orange the closer you were to the fires, for many days. It's still gray outside where I'm at now.
Why on Earth are you not wildly famous? You are such a gift!
Beautiful performance by miss Young. Great.
She reminds me of Venus from Botticelli. She has such mellow presence and lovely voice 10/10 would listen over and over again
This version makes me feel free and magical. Feelings I only have once in a blue moon. It made me cry.
The change of tempo and the amazing interpretation through Allison's singing definitely expresses the inherent longing of the song's lyrics. Extremely well done.
I’ve been hooked on Allison since her first recording (Crazy) with Josh. She never disappoints.
I had doubts. Effectively reworking such a _special song_ so near & dear to so many in any meaningful way is no small feat, and Scott Bradlee's arrangement of the song is pure genius. Members of PMJ and Allison Young: your bittersweet rendition of this is mesmerizing. You did not disappoint. Even ELO & Jeff Lynn himself would have to acknowledge the masterpiece he wrote as performed here is brilliant.
He'd absolutely love this I'm sure, Jeff Lynne is one of the most humble and shy rock stars to ever grace the stage though, so we may never know.
The beauty of art students is that they’ll just out of no where get in a group and pull shit like this. You’d swear they practiced it for years, but it’s just spontaneous and who they are. True artists are a different and beautiful breed.
Sun is shinin' in the sky
There ain't a cloud in sight
It's stopped rainin' everybody's in the play
And don't you know
It's a beautiful new day, hey hey
Runnin' down the avenue
See how the sun shines brightly in the city
On the streets where once was pity
Mr. Blue Sky is living here today, hey hey
Mr. Blue Sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?
Mr. Blue Sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?
Hey you with the pretty face
Welcome to the human race
A celebration, Mr. Blue Sky's up there waitin'
And today is the day we've waited for
Oh Mr. Blue Sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?
Hey there Mr. Blue
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around see what you do
Everybody smiles at you
Hey there Mr. Blue
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around see what you do
Everybody smiles at you
Mr. Blue, you did it right
But soon comes Mr. Night creepin' over
Now his hand is on your shoulder
Never mind I'll remember you this
I'll remember you this way
Mr. Blue Sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?
Hey there Mr. Blue (sky)
We're so pleased to be with you (sky)
Look around see what you do (blue)
Everybody smiles at you
Isabelle Whitaker is
Here sin capa
2:43 "everybody smiles with you" ... she turns around and sees, that she is the only one smiling ... I feel with you.
Her voice, that arrangement, those musicians, the setting of the sun. Perfection.
really clever to time the "mr night is creeping over" with the actual sundown. and amazing performance all around
Everyone looks so incredible; neat, fancy, gorgeous, professional--
...gotdangit, steel guitar guy.
yeah, no one could convince that dude to wear a tie?
jeverettrulz so it can just hang on his steel guitar?
@@SeaDubya Bow Tie ?!?!!?
@@SeaDubya Tie clip? A vest? I can go on.
I dunno man, that's pretty formal for a steel guitar guy. He's wearing a shirt and looks mostly sober.
Why is the TH-cam Algorithm only Now presenting this lovely Angel for my viewing pleasure? Charming! Beautiful voice! Mr. Blue Sky! I'm a BIG Fan of ELO and this is an INCREDIBLE Cover! Excuse me for being 2 years late...Blame it on RIO...
Please invite Allison to come back. She is fantastic!
PMJ and Allison Young - a match made in heaven
So happy that PMJ gave Allison Young a chance! Been following her for a while now since I saw her collaborations with Josh Turner and wondered how she hasn't gotten more recognition.
So have I. she really something her Josh are just great but shes just perfect all by herself amazing
I think about this dress every waking moment ... its absolutely stunning
It feels like rainy Friday evening with a cup of hot tea
Allison has an astounding voice that you only come across occasionally and combined with a pre-raphaelite beauty that would make Holman Hunt weep you have a package dest8ned for greatness.
She is drop. Dead. Gorgeous!
Voice to match! And what a wonderful cover.
Allison, you took this melody to a whole new level. Borrowing from the original, adding new inversions, new runs. I wonder how much of this was rehearsed versus improvised. It sounds absolutely divine!
This is the kind of things that I didn’t know I need but make me extremely happy
Same, it's beautiful
Allison makes for a perfect jazz singer.
Observe the sky color at the beginning and then jump to @4:20 to see the contrast. I think Mr. Blue Sky is about to hide away and moon us all! Great visual detail on a great interpretation of a classic piece!
That last note, landing on the 9th, most certainly gave me chills.
I think she looks like real-life, more natural Jessica Rabbit with her jazz style. Absolutely beautiful in all ways, great performance!
Nahh, she's too "adorable". She does have the voice, though.
Lol. You nailed it.
But she's not drawn that way -- she *is* that way 🌹
.....COULD be Barbara Babcock's DAUGHTER, actually.....
She’s looks like the character from the movie Brave
Merda... Ms. "AH TURNT MAH MAH EN TAH A BAH"
Yeah, she sings when she's not running on horseback, shooting arrows with the wind in her hair
Exactly.
bloobeeblah *Merida
She sounds like magnolia from skyrim with guns 4
The singer's voice and facials and gestures were just so perfect. You could see the joy in her face and her dancing!
I met her on TH-cam “Yesterday “ this morning @4:22 I have ❤listened to all her tunes …next week I’ll buy some of her records.
Superb lighting on this video. Allison Young looks like she's sunlight personified, complementing the gorgeous sunset background. And good rendition by PMJ, as usual.
She reminds me of Merida from "Brave", which is a total compliment since she's my favorite Disney princess! This is gorgeous and takes lounge acts to a much higher level. Allison, I hope to see a bright, brilliant career ahead of you! You are perfection!!
Allison Young has the voice of an angel. And those musicians in the back know how to craft such wonderful music.
This song makes me remember memories that aren't mine, damn they're beautiful just like the song.
That's called imagination. You're imagining.
@@TheBlarggle is that like thinking becuse that hurst mah bran
@JHyun - Or and hear me out... Drunk
"This song makes me remember memories that aren't mine" -- Damn that's good
@@MykkaM An honest opinion about a beautiful song
This. We need more of this. More classic songs being covered.
I know right! PMJ please do the Carpenters!
More? Are you kidding? There's a whole *genre* of people doing just that nowadays, from Nouvelle Vague to the Mike Flowers Pops to Señor Coconut to The Replicants to Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and beyond! They're all here on TH-cam as well...
@@polka_1366 Have you heard Sonic Youth doing "Superstar"? Dig it: th-cam.com/video/Y21VecIIdBI/w-d-xo.html
I couldn’t have asked for better. This is one of my favorite songs of all time, and you did it great justice!! I love it
So happy you enjoyed it :)
For great justice!
I really hope that she and Joshua Lee Turner haven't had a falling out. I loved seeing their videos. Separately, they are just two musicians that you can hear anywhere. Together, they were so sweet, I couldn't listen enough.
Pretty sure they’re currently on tour together as The Bygone’s
One of the most beautiful and talented young performesr who excites, thrills and makes me smile with all of her work. Magnetic!!
I want to give this a standing ovation right here in my office by myself. Spectacular.
Her porcelain skin is stunning
Look at Citizen Kane over here clapping by himself. :D
They did it again. A true masterpiece. A perfect way to start off the new year!!
Wow! Talk about making a song one's own! Jeff Lynne would be (and likely IS!) very pleased with this fantastic performance. Absolutely stunning work and, as I'm an ELO fan, lots of fun to listen to. ❤🎶👍🏼
Proof that the YT algorithm is horribly broken is that it has taken FOUR FREAKING YEARS to recommend this to me despite all it should know about me.
A roommate of mine from college (40 years ago!) sent me this video...I rattled off a response and figured I should just stick it up here too.
***
I love everything about this!
The single-shot camera positioning is perfect.
All the performers in view (and wide focused).
The arrangement and audio-change-from-original decisions were great.
AND THAT SINGER!
I'd never seen (nor heard) from her before.
Her vocals! Tremendously expressive. Binding and captivating enough that I'm actually able to take my eyes off the ice-cool bass player.
Her arm and hand gesticulation rival the Hindu goddess Durga (and she's got so much less to work with!).
Whatta dress! Daring in exactly the right way. Flattering.
15 bonus points for not reaching up or crossing her body when the lyrics say, "now his hand is on your shoulder." (We both know Mr. Night doesn't deserve that kind of deference!)
AND WHAT ABOUT THE MOST DRAMATIC CLOSING OF AUTOMATIC BLINDS IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!
I'll make it a point to never (again) weep at auto-blind closure in deference to PMJ.
Or maybe I'll ALWAYS cry, remembering that sweet sweet time Allison Young kept me from complete despair in the dead-center middle of The Pandemic.
=ONLY THINGS TO CONSIDER CHANGING=
Stupid fine points...change NOTHING and I'm still happy for eternity.
It's POSSIBLE Allison has freckles and she's using a concealer to hide them. If so, TAKE THAT CRAP OFF.
Freckles, after all, are a direct expression of blue sky.
I'm (perhaps too) well known for thinking kinked red hair and dalmatian freckles are the best possible look on a caucasian woman. And they're impossible to fake (well).
Change her dress color to Royal blue. Yeah yeah, the sun in Mr. Blue's Sky gives green living things, blah, blah, blah... but I'm American... I'm not that smart... gimme something, literally, blue... put it on her body. (You COULD even embroider stars to the back of her dress and have her turn at the end of the song. )
Shoot it at sunset (or time lapse the change in day). Or edit in the changing outdoor environment.
Expand the live piece to be the entire album side of "Concerto for a Rainy Day." Mr. Blue Sky is the last song of that set and this exact performance is a brilliant conclusion.
Standin' in the Rain, Big Wheels and Summer and Lighting all have potential to be a big build up to this finalé.
Consider finessing a way to add the intro, "Good morning, today's forecast calls for blue skies." Static tube radio would work well here.
Figure out a way to add the call-backs ("blue" and "sky") as the song progresses...maybe megaphoned people in the wings?
Great way to end the day.
She has a lot of her own solo content on YT
You been smoking’ something bro.
IMO this is one of the best covers you ever made. I love the original. You made hay of it, and somehow it sounds like an awesome new song!
Don't know where you found this lady, but I'm really glad you did. She deserves much more recognition than she used to have. Hope you will collaborate further.
When a song has enough substance to be reinterpreted at this level you know Jeff Lynne wrote a great one. Scott Bradlee's arrangement is superb. It could be the first act closing number in a Broadway musical. For me, the setting and attire for the performers lends a comfortable formality to a shared moment celebrating the return of blue skies after a long period of rain. The instrumental performances are excellent and create a structure, texture, and space so lush that a singer of Allison Young's talent can take us on a walk through its verdant landscape as a fond companion and guide. Truly a great performance. Thank you.