A beautiful interpretation. Her vocals have an ethereal, off the cuff looseness that wonderfully matches the lyrics. And the solo guitar is light and absolutely the right choice to match the vocals.
Absolutely fantastic song choice. Amazing cover. This is one of my all time favorite songs that I don’t normally tell people about. It’s a special one for me. Van Morrison’s music and voice, imho, can evoke an emotion that no one else can. He just has something extremely special and so unique. A song like this has never been written since Astral Weeks was released was he was very young. An immense talent.
Joy Crookes' cover is a delightful testament to the power of minimalism. I've heard a slew of Van Morrison covers for the "Rave On" series, and many fail to realize that less is more. Joy nailed it beautifully.
What a beautiful voice and incredible take on this great, great song. Three chords and the truth, right?? God bless her and also Van the Man. So wonderful. Thank you so much Ms. Crookes
I had never heard her voice before I played this tribute to the Van at 75 from the Hotpress tribute. Oh my lord this is stunning. A girl a guitar and a raw vocal masterclass. 🎸🙌🎶
I’ve listened to about 100 van Morrison covers today. No one’s voice can come close to what his did. However your the first I’ve heard to capture his energy and cadence which was the “it” that he had. Really a great job on this song.
I first heard this song on a cassette tape in Limerick in the spring of 1979 and I was immediately attached to Van Morrison singing it, until Joy I heard your excellent interpretation of this difficult song. Well done Joy.
Unbelievable version Joy. I'm a massive Van fan being from Beautiful Northern Ireland. This is sooo good. A little touch of Amy Winehouse eeking thru as well, which is never a bad thing. Excellent, well done
This is so good,the guitar recreates the same atmosphere as the original,the vocal phasing is sympathetic yet wonderfully done.all in all a fine effort.
A favourite Van M song of mine. This young lady has performed it so wonderfully. Fantastic voice and perfect accompaniment. I wish I could do just half as well on just one of the parts. Bravo Joy!
A tender, loving rendition. Thank you, Madame Joy. For another acoustic solo version, please check out Van's 1973 performance in the RTE studio in November 1973: "and you are the music and the music becomes you".
Just sayin' ...(and I probably posted before this but I keep listening to this)...what a great version !! ...Of all the tributes Joy and Bronagh the best, in that order !
A very real performance. Her voice shifts from delicate and halting to very confident. She plays the song like a first year student, but that comes across as charming. 😊
A beautiful interpretation. Her vocals have an ethereal, off the cuff looseness that wonderfully matches the lyrics. And the solo guitar is light and absolutely the right choice to match the vocals.
I'm an old guy and so pleased to hear this young lady give such a sweet interpretation of one of Van's legendary ballads!
the most beautiful cover version of a Van Morrison-song ever.
Made me so proud ......beautiful
Your daughter? My 1st notice of her. Beautiful job with this soulful song!
Immense
Honestly
You have every right to be proud...this is definitely in the top 5 of all those I´ve heard so far
Dave u must be so proud DW
Love this version, Joy Crookes owning it
WOW , I have never heard such a Beautiful rendition of this Tune , she is an Angel of the Highest Degree !!@
I grew up on Van...WOW
Wow! Didn't expect this. She hits the highs and lows, the cadence. Best cover I've heard on Madame George! She's feeling it.
Oh my goodness!!! One of my favorites, and she did it so good!!!
Absolutely fantastic song choice. Amazing cover. This is one of my all time favorite songs that I don’t normally tell people about. It’s a special one for me. Van Morrison’s music and voice, imho, can evoke an emotion that no one else can. He just has something extremely special and so unique. A song like this has never been written since Astral Weeks was released was he was very young. An immense talent.
This young lady has a great voice a great cadence and really gets this song! Brilliant.
Lange, sehr lange nimmercso was schönes gehört! Unnötig zu sagen das bester cover von van morrisson's madam george
I love you already, 47 sec into the song. One of my favorites. Don't ever stop.
Joy Crookes' cover is a delightful testament to the power of minimalism. I've heard a slew of Van Morrison covers for the "Rave On" series, and many fail to realize that less is more. Joy nailed it beautifully.
I'm a great believer in the "less is more" principle.....many musicians aren't ......seemingly.
Well somebody was going to cover it.... I am so glad it was you, what a sublime 6.06 mins of perfection you have given us........
What a beautiful voice and incredible take on this great, great song. Three chords and the truth, right??
God bless her and also Van the Man. So wonderful. Thank you so much Ms. Crookes
Very nice ,the new Madam Joy 😎
Still wow!!!!
This is so beautifully covered
Likewise, to the comment from Larry below. This song was done over 50years ago when Joy embraced the replay ... very nice. Thank you for sharing.
tears of Joy
Wow.
I had never heard her voice before I played this tribute to the Van at 75 from the Hotpress tribute. Oh my lord this is stunning. A girl a guitar and a raw vocal masterclass. 🎸🙌🎶
Amazing cover!
Wow!!!!
One phrase, that's all it took. Nailed it. Beautiful version. Anyone has to be brave doing Van!
I’ve listened to about 100 van Morrison covers today. No one’s voice can come close to what his did. However your the first I’ve heard to capture his energy and cadence which was the “it” that he had. Really a great job on this song.
Lovely voice. One of the best of these Van covers! Great job!
I agree. This and Bronagh Gallagher
@@kevincurran7334 Yep tops
From someone so young there is a future thank you Joy your heart is singing
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!
Remarkable, I wish I'd found this earlier. Now I will look for more from this very talented artist. Thanks for putting it on here.
Beautiful version , lovely lady , real talent .May God bless you.
Truly moving
Lovely.... great stuff.
Beautiful.
The best ever version bar the original on Astral Weeks by the man himself. Beautiful rendition by a beautiful, brave young woman. Well done.
Check out the Marianne Faithful version.
@@robertsmith-xe2iw OMG, I love Marianne Faithfull's version . Heard it an old movie from the 90's
@@robertsmith-xe2iw I have and still like this simple and sultry version.
@@joanbender1016 Thanks for the heads up to this version, yes she does a great job.
👏🏻Beautiful Song, Beautiful Girl, Beautiful Voice!😍
I first heard this song on a cassette tape in Limerick in the spring of 1979 and I was immediately attached to Van Morrison singing it, until Joy I heard your excellent interpretation of this difficult song. Well done Joy.
Very nice cover!
Killed it from the first note in. Great job. I’m a fan now
Joy on every level👏
Just discovered this cover and I'm totally in love, perfect voice for this song . Can't stop listening
hypnotic..amazing..bravo'!
this is amazing
One of my fav Van songs...you sang it beautifully ❤
An extraordinary version. She just made it her own.
Super cool.....! What a song! well done.
Excellent rendition of one of my favourite Van Morrison songs, one of the best I've heard.
Excellent! Thanks very much :)
Thank you . This lady has a beautiful voice.
Awesome!!!!
Bravo for taking on such an iconic song. Lovely.
that was bloody incredible
One of my favourites so far, this series has introduced me to some amazing musicians! Great work Joy, cheers Hot Press, and thank you Van!
Unbelievable version Joy. I'm a massive Van fan being from Beautiful Northern Ireland. This is sooo good. A little touch of Amy Winehouse eeking thru as well, which is never a bad thing. Excellent, well done
Great, really good, thank you, the good rhythm behind all the time, laughing dancing music. The love.
Beautiful
Joy, Your rendition was absolutely stunning. Your voice is truly brilliant. Thank you, Joy, Hot Press, and Sir Van. 🙌 🙌 🍀 ✨ 🌠
Never heard anyone cover Madame George before...pretty damn good. So far my favorite of these "RAVE ON" videos.
Check out Bap Kennedy / Energy Orchard
Beautiful in its simplicity.
What a great rendition of an amazing song!
fantastic how you sang this great song in all simplicity. awesome! love it.
This is so good,the guitar recreates the same atmosphere as the original,the vocal phasing is sympathetic yet wonderfully done.all in all a fine effort.
gorgeous rendition
This deserves more listeners - sublime performance Joy.
So so good, brought a tear to my eye, thank you so much
Brilliant !
Fabulous version. Well done.
Brilliant. Nailed it.
Yes. She truly nailed it.
Great redention! Beautiful, Joy!
Beautiful version, thank you just bought the ep perception on the back of this one performance x
Joy, evoking something new, musical alchemy.
Phenomenal. You have a gorgeous, supple voice and I loved the simplicity of the guitar work, which brought out the magic of the music and words.
Best of the lot stunning
Top class...great rendition of Van's classic !!
super sweet!
Fantastic version
So beautiful x
Great job on a difficult song.....beautiful !!
A favourite Van M song of mine. This young lady has performed it so wonderfully. Fantastic voice and perfect accompaniment. I wish I could do just half as well on just one of the parts. Bravo Joy!
A tender, loving rendition. Thank you, Madame Joy. For another acoustic solo version, please check out Van's 1973 performance in the RTE studio in November 1973: "and you are the music and the music becomes you".
Class .😍😍😍
Adoring this 😍👏👏👏👏
👏☘️
Very nice!
Wow !
Oooh that's good , very very impressed ♥️
Lovely , lovely voice. Great cover! 👏👏
I love you Joy Crookes ❤️
PRACHTIGGG!!!😎😎😎😎😎
Fantastic!
A song made for this voice
I have never much liked to see the word awesome used to describe a musical performance. Until todsy
Just sayin' ...(and I probably posted before this but I keep listening to this)...what a great version !! ...Of all the tributes Joy and Bronagh the best, in that order !
Prachtig!!!😎😎😎😎
Stunning.
A very real performance. Her voice shifts from delicate and halting to very confident. She plays the song like a first year student, but that comes across as charming. 😊
Superb 👏🏻👏🏻
Beautiful version.
Wow