Sara Bareilles - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Live from Atlanta)

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  • Official music video for ”Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” by Sara Bareilles​
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    Lyrics​:
    So goodbye, yellow brick road
    Where the dogs of society howl
    You can't plant me in your penthouse
    I'm going back to my plough
    Back to the howling old owl in the woods
    Hunting the horny back toad
    Oh, I've finally decided my future lies
    Beyond the yellow brick road
    #GoodbyeYellowBrickRoad #SaraBareilles #BraveEnough #Alternative
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  • @mysticsmb
    @mysticsmb 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4528

    Sir Elton John: "I was so blown away by the version of Yellow Brick Road. I've never heard anyone sing one of my songs like that ever. I can't thank you enough, giving your time and blowing my mind with that version. Because when someone sings your songs they usually copy you and she made it her own. That's brilliant--it's a hard song."

    • @ChrisColeChicago
      @ChrisColeChicago 6 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      You could just say you don't like it. There's no need to disparage anyone for their opinion, especially the writer of the song.

    • @DramaTenor
      @DramaTenor 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Kevin Woods trash she’s much better

    • @marceloevera2009
      @marceloevera2009 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      her version , for me, sounds horrible....

    • @Balthizaur
      @Balthizaur 6 ปีที่แล้ว +137

      Feel free to bring us your attempt at a unique and original take on a world-famous classic that can make the writer swoon. It may not be for you, but even the layman should be able to appreciate this as a wonderful interpretation without it needing to align with their personal preferences.

    • @marceloevera2009
      @marceloevera2009 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      again...FOR ME, sounds horrible.....maybe you will get it now

  • @jaekwonthechef
    @jaekwonthechef 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

    This is how you cover a song. Make it your own, while still honoring the feel of the original. This is soooooooooo good.

    • @nadionmediagroup
      @nadionmediagroup 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Exactly. It’s the hardest thing for a musician to do well. She nailed it, made it hers and it’s now a high point in the set. She’s enjoying it too.

  • @ericivory2606
    @ericivory2606 ปีที่แล้ว +375

    She has one of the most powerful beautiful voices in music and is criminally underrated

    • @TomManning-cs4el
      @TomManning-cs4el 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      By who everyone I know how good she is

    • @graceweber2822
      @graceweber2822 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      She sings a lot better than that Swift girl. I don't get why she's not as popular.

  • @LeaMarie214
    @LeaMarie214 2 ปีที่แล้ว +994

    Why this woman isn’t the biggest thing in music is beyond me. Pure talent.

    • @DanielChannel89
      @DanielChannel89 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Because we no longer live in the era of the songwriter, we live in the era of the hitmaker. You can be both, but only the latter is necessary for maximum profit. Watch American Idol - much as I have enjoyed that as a talent show, it is solid proof that the most talented and/or most original do not usually win America's votes. Instead, the most votes go to the biggest crowdpleaser, even if it's just pleasing by way of lowest common denominator. Guy with guitar sings somewhat catchy, easily singable songs, has vaguely likable personality, gets the most votes. Depending on the audience you are trying to appeal to, there are different lowest common denominators, but songcraft, lyricism, and even extreme talent are not premium needs for modern success.
      I don't think older generations were necessarily better or smarter. I suspect they would have fallen for mass-produced stuff just as much (and in some cases, we can see that they did). It wasn't the dominant form of the entire music industry back then, but I think that's just because record companies took a while to figure out the formula.

    • @djmotise
      @djmotise ปีที่แล้ว +18

      She enjoys a perfect amount of fame. Not sure what you are expecting.

    • @GigaBowserXL
      @GigaBowserXL ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@DanielChannel89 That's an extremely good way of putting it. I agree wholeheartedly.

    • @shannon5492
      @shannon5492 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Cos she ain't running around in her undies

    • @shannon5492
      @shannon5492 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@asosyalpicimamk if only she would

  • @_bestcatdad
    @_bestcatdad 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2351

    It's a shame she doesn't get the attention she deserves. She is brilliant.

    • @JohannaAFlorez
      @JohannaAFlorez 9 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      I'm always surprised to read comments like this because, at least among my friends and the random people I connect with on various internet sites, Sara Bareilles is pretty well known. Maybe not quite as wide as Miley Cyrus, because she never hits the news for getting in trouble, and no one goes to Sara's videos to see how much skin she actually shows, but she does get quite a bit of recognition for her talent.

    • @_bestcatdad
      @_bestcatdad 9 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Johanna A. Florez I understand that, but attention she gets compared to Nicki Minaj or Drake is nothing. She should be selling out stadiums and what not.

    • @ideniseb
      @ideniseb 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Johanna A. Florez miley WHO?.......LOL!!

    • @pup1008
      @pup1008 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bit like Elton John!

    • @mathewlau1733
      @mathewlau1733 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      No one needs to be a billionaire.

  • @tvteacher50
    @tvteacher50 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4272

    Elton John said after hearing this..” There does NOT EVER need to be another cover of this song.” Pretty much sums it up.

    • @shawnmercado2219
      @shawnmercado2219 5 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      did he really say this or did you make it up for internet points

    • @brianzaborowski2724
      @brianzaborowski2724 5 ปีที่แล้ว +177

      @@shawnmercado2219 She is correct, internet points doesn't mean squat. Elton told me he is too embarrassed to even perform this song anymore since Sara's version is so good!

    • @willritter4076
      @willritter4076 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Elton is very polite, but in my opinion Sara's version of this is awful. And i say that as a huge Sara B fan. I need to go listen to Between the Lines and Bottle It Up to wash this out of my ears.

    • @2000Ajerrell
      @2000Ajerrell 5 ปีที่แล้ว +193

      @@willritter4076 are you nuts this is amazing. What's wrong with it?

    • @HeroShades
      @HeroShades 5 ปีที่แล้ว +141

      @@2000Ajerrell Agreed this is hauntingly beautiful. It was the best version I have ever heard in my entire life. Something about her made this song more emotional and special.

  • @niltomega2978
    @niltomega2978 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Only a musical genius could hold the word "toad" and make it spine tingling.

  • @tomelrick8609
    @tomelrick8609 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    An almost haunting first verse, then her power just slams it home, then her sweet uniqueness again, then holding the last note in perfect pitch, in front of a live audience..wow....I love this....
    What a performance..!

  • @jamesweeg6545
    @jamesweeg6545 3 ปีที่แล้ว +862

    I think the term for what the audience is experiencing is called a “perfect silence”. What a mesmerizing performance.

    • @lohphat
      @lohphat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      The only time I've seen this level of mesmerizing silence by the audience is Dame Judy Dench performing "Send in the Clowns" at the BBC Proms. It's magical how you can hear a pin drop and she has everyone's heartstrings in her palm.

    • @igorcastilho8493
      @igorcastilho8493 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@lohphat and Alice , My Funny Valentine

    • @narwhal004
      @narwhal004 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I don't think it's silent. They clapped during the belting part. I think it's just great audio recording. They ignore the background in this.

    • @jamesweeg6545
      @jamesweeg6545 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@narwhal004 true….but they are, as am I, enthralled by her talent.

    • @narwhal004
      @narwhal004 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jamesweeg6545 She's a remarkable musician, for sure.

  • @strangerdanger8831
    @strangerdanger8831 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1305

    This is so good, when they cut to the audience faces, people are almost upset with Sara: “Um ... I just asked for a concert, I did not ask for you to rip my soul from my body.” 😂❤️

    • @tinaleeth2707
      @tinaleeth2707 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      The crowd looks like a still photograph at first

    • @philcrowley1344
      @philcrowley1344 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      That's one of the best comments I've ever seen. Incredible song and performance

    • @Kate-mh8zu
      @Kate-mh8zu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You had me in the first part😂

    • @LeoWhalen1933
      @LeoWhalen1933 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I don't think they had any idea what they were going to witness.

    • @jimbarron8688
      @jimbarron8688 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Amen brother

  • @appropriate1
    @appropriate1 ปีที่แล้ว +385

    It’s crazy how well she delivers the lyrics, its like it’s the first time I’ve heard the whole song.

    • @MsPennymoon
      @MsPennymoon 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Me too!! First time I've understood all of the lyrics...
      Love, love, love her and THIS!!!

    • @rickovery
      @rickovery 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Sublime! This is now her song.

    • @seymills
      @seymills 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      so true !

  • @MasonPunch
    @MasonPunch 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Not often you see an audience not try to sing with the singer. They all want to hear her. No cell phones. No lights. Just attention.

  • @juliestemmler
    @juliestemmler 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1142

    This is a master class in how to deliver a performance. Her arrangement of the song, the way she enunciates so you can understand the lyrics, and the dynamics of her soft and louds... it’s pitch perfect. I can’t stop watching this video. Any aspiring musical artist should study this.

    • @mysticsmb
      @mysticsmb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Yup, definitely a masterclass on use of dynamics--not enough people notice or appreciate it.

    • @PatrickMurtha
      @PatrickMurtha 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Elliott Gold You must be fun at parties

    • @freemanlowell5437
      @freemanlowell5437 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Elliott Gold lol

    • @myknittingblog
      @myknittingblog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @Elliott Gold no you're wrong, her technique is incredible in this song. Don't forget her amazing piano arrangement too. She commanded everything. Oh and she played the piano too. Amazing.

    • @dongemus
      @dongemus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      My wife who knows I loathe covers can't understand why I love this. I just showed her your comment. Thanks 👍

  • @elgaucho8064
    @elgaucho8064 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    The case when the song found its artist . It's just divine.

  • @user-vm5us7nh6x
    @user-vm5us7nh6x 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    Why did I just discover this in 2023?? Amazing. Just amazing!

    • @Llvpiluttmab2three
      @Llvpiluttmab2three 8 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      I know, right? 'cept I'm even worse, six months later than you. thank God when I run across something this spectacular too 🎉
      ❤Sara!

  • @stevenflores321
    @stevenflores321 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    That audience is mesmerized. Incredible.

  • @CliffHilliard
    @CliffHilliard ปีที่แล้ว +305

    9 years later, still giving me chills. Thank you Sara

    • @jillsalkin7389
      @jillsalkin7389 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I came back to hear it too, after watching Elton's farewell concert.

    • @jada6632
      @jada6632 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It is one of the most astounding covers I've ever heard. Sara is an absolute treasure.

    • @malenamedryan
      @malenamedryan ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same ❤😂

    • @allisondavis2798
      @allisondavis2798 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m sitting here listening to it on repeat…chills always.

    • @Polianawell
      @Polianawell 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      12 years later still gives me goosebumps!!!!

  • @forestfires7495
    @forestfires7495 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    Sara's voice is immaculate!!!! She has such a strong voice and the emotion is beautiful!!!

  • @jessmore9870
    @jessmore9870 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Proof positive that covers can be art.

    • @Llvpiluttmab2three
      @Llvpiluttmab2three 8 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      I believe Whitney still did the most amazing job covering the Nat'l anthem tho 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

  • @SnowLilies
    @SnowLilies 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    This woman is simply a gift to music. I'm glad to be alive during her timeline.

    • @JacobMoy-ij5om
      @JacobMoy-ij5om 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What !!!!! She is destroying a good song

    • @tamaracrawford1414
      @tamaracrawford1414 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No way this is amazing i love it!

  • @tomhazelton3070
    @tomhazelton3070 4 ปีที่แล้ว +482

    I've never seen an audience more mesmerized by a performance.

    • @TheClawNinja
      @TheClawNinja 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I think they knew they were part of something special.

    • @IAmTheHound
      @IAmTheHound 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      One of my favourite moments of audience mesmerisation is on the Monterray Pop Festival film. Mama Cass in the crowd agog with awe at Janis Joplin ripping through Ball and Chain.

    • @tomhazelton3070
      @tomhazelton3070 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@IAmTheHound I remember that.

    • @RaibDarkin
      @RaibDarkin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There was that one time at Temple Bar where the audience was so mesmerized that they forgot to clap when the song "City" ended. And it was the encore even.
      Of course that was Sara also so guess she wins either way. :- )

    • @HeatherBillingsWall
      @HeatherBillingsWall 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You should watch the whole concert there are so many moments of pure silence and emotions its beautiful

  • @dr.dthazelrig5770
    @dr.dthazelrig5770 6 ปีที่แล้ว +679

    As an old fart who actually saw Elton do this in his prime live, I can say, unequivocally this version ROCKS. Every once in a while somebody does a cover that is worthy of the original version. This is definitely one of them. Good show!

    • @TheFaithArtist
      @TheFaithArtist 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Totally agree! I'm transcribing this piece as we speak ;-)

    • @xxxghost1320
      @xxxghost1320 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Rocks?! This is the the saddest cover of any pop song or rock song

    • @charitygrant4542
      @charitygrant4542 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheFaithArtist Same here. Even though there's no point in transcribing it anymore. I figure, 'Oh well, if I'm ever stuck on a desert island with nothing but a cello I'll at least have the chart in my mind's eye.'

    • @livispuzzled
      @livispuzzled 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rosetta off topic but i love your pfp

    • @rinac885
      @rinac885 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      As a young upstart who had no idea who Elton even was until she saw the rocketman film, I'd like to thank you for openminded to other artists! Sorry if this is kinda... impudent, coming from me, but most of the older people around me are teritorial traditionalists in pretty much every aspect surrounding them (& love imposing or uneccessarily defending the "sanctity" of their tastes on others) so i just really appreciate this approach. Thanks for listening to me!

  • @heatherbrantley2359
    @heatherbrantley2359 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    The VERY BEST VERSION EVER.

    • @johnb5907
      @johnb5907 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good but not the best version

    • @Northandsouthsewing
      @Northandsouthsewing หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think it is great, but I think Abi from 2024 American Idol just, somehow, topped it!

  • @rustybearden1800
    @rustybearden1800 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    As a very picky EJ fan and even pickier when it comes to covers - girlene NAILED it! She's just good, period - good enough to slay this song. So good

  • @jhanviyj1664
    @jhanviyj1664 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1176

    The only bad thing about this song is : it ends

    • @MultiPolicy
      @MultiPolicy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Jhanvi YJ I couldn't agree more.

    • @debsterd1824
      @debsterd1824 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Such a big fan of hers! Just beautiful. Love you Sara!!

    • @perjrgensen7878
      @perjrgensen7878 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Replay replay replay ..........

    • @danielueblacker9118
      @danielueblacker9118 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      TH-cam right click mouse and press LOOP.... you will be in Heaven.

    • @jamiereneeanderson989
      @jamiereneeanderson989 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      AMEN SISTER!

  • @mischa-roseelliman6040
    @mischa-roseelliman6040 4 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    i've never heard "toad" sound that good in a song...

  • @NovasCosmo
    @NovasCosmo ปีที่แล้ว +208

    this song woke me up from a 2 year physically and mentally abusive relationship over a month course and gave me the strength to leave. her "she used to be mine" and "gravity" helped me heal. these are my all time favorite songs. every time i listen to these songs, i am still taken back even after listening to them over a thousand times.

    • @levent8208
      @levent8208 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Take care of yourself, don't give up, ever.

    • @skylinerunner1695
      @skylinerunner1695 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hey Nova, so, so glad you broke free. Also, thank you for listing those other song titles, as I'd never heard of them. For me, it's 'Alive' by Sia that lifts me high above the torment and validates my survival of the past. Wishing you every good thing. Chris

    • @bevhoffman2675
      @bevhoffman2675 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exquisite

    • @flyingsword135
      @flyingsword135 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Be strong!!

    • @honumoorea873
      @honumoorea873 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm free....! 😂

  • @cptheone1
    @cptheone1 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    She is one of the best singers I’ve ever heard period, her pitch is unreal

  • @howfordli3616
    @howfordli3616 8 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    WOW can she fuckin hold a note. like damn!

  • @02PSU
    @02PSU 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is what I feel and think an angel would sound like.

  • @jessicajackson6172
    @jessicajackson6172 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    That soft high note at 4:03 immediately made me cry

    • @skylinerunner1695
      @skylinerunner1695 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's a beautiful touch and makes my chest tighten too, a gossamer thin vocal filled with plaintive yearning made all the more poignant because it comes immediately after the huge belting notes that filled the hall

    • @lynnrayas2724
      @lynnrayas2724 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@skylinerunner1695 for sure. Just beautiful.

    • @skylinerunner1695
      @skylinerunner1695 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lynnrayas2724 Yes indeed

  • @anitamartin9530
    @anitamartin9530 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    No matter how many times I listen to this cover I can't get through it without tears.

    • @SteveHideg
      @SteveHideg ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same here.

    • @edwells3818
      @edwells3818 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      She doesn't just sing the song. . .she brings you into it and makes you feel it. Just a brilliant rendition.

    • @barrytyler
      @barrytyler ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That’s what happens when you cut onions with the radio on.

    • @hrishikeshnadkarni3677
      @hrishikeshnadkarni3677 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here

    • @skylinerunner1695
      @skylinerunner1695 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too, Anita. Every damn time it leaves me undone, from those haunting opening notes on the piano that immediately cut right to the emotional core of the listener

  • @fivetimesyo
    @fivetimesyo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    Something always brings me back to this. It never takes too long.

  • @DaleKirkley
    @DaleKirkley 4 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    How has it taken me 7 years to find this? Dunno, but by god it was worth the wait.

  • @georgeshepherd3381
    @georgeshepherd3381 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I don't need air conditioning. I just listen to this and get chills.

  • @bansheesgc
    @bansheesgc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    That note she hits at 3:15 just about made my soul leave my body. What an amazing cover.

    • @newandused4389
      @newandused4389 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      whatever chords she is playing just leveled me up!

    • @timsullivan67
      @timsullivan67 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I wept!

    • @skylinerunner1695
      @skylinerunner1695 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same here, so true

    • @lynnrayas2724
      @lynnrayas2724 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      For sure.

    • @baylorsailor
      @baylorsailor ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@timsullivan67 I cry every time I listen. This song has always been so relatable to me, and I never thought Elton's version could be topped. But she did it. My heart aches when I listen to her sing it.

  • @JonathanReynolds1
    @JonathanReynolds1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1030

    Elton John himself said this was his favourite cover version of one of his songs.

    • @jdmohr6178
      @jdmohr6178 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yes, but he likely hasn't heard the version by Fossils and Foxes

    • @CalJennings
      @CalJennings 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm in the hospital right now. I'll give it a proper listen when I get home.

    • @liezelsundiam3516
      @liezelsundiam3516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@jdmohr6178 Foxes and Fossils' a very good version also. But theirs is in the style of Sara Bareilles' version. 🙂

    • @dhananghadhisasmita3571
      @dhananghadhisasmita3571 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@liezelsundiam3516 you guys should listen the sara and yola duet version, here th-cam.com/video/vTb43y3s6XA/w-d-xo.html

    • @Curratum
      @Curratum 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Today, on 20 other things that never happened...

  • @philnaccarato
    @philnaccarato 7 ปีที่แล้ว +882

    Found this video again. Every once in a while, if we're lucky enough, we get to see an artist cover a classic without ruining it and compromising it's original integrity. And then, even more rarely, we get to see this - an artist who not only fully respects the original composition, but takes it to a completely new place and an even higher level. This version walks that fine line between originality of it's own, while paying homage to Elton John, and at the same time magically creates something so brilliant and powerful. Sara has pulled this off in a stellar way, much like Johnny Cash did with the Nine Inch Nails song "Hurt". Simply spellbinding and moving.....

    • @bouncingsoul777
      @bouncingsoul777 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Phil Naccarato Couldn't have said it better. It takes balls to cover songs like this. Not too often you find one who can do it right.

    • @laurenrashley8909
      @laurenrashley8909 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cam newton

    • @SneezyD
      @SneezyD 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Phil Naccarato couldn’t have said it better.

    • @sharonsandoval1999
      @sharonsandoval1999 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wow! Well said. You have a way with words.

    • @scottyoz2460
      @scottyoz2460 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well put Sir

  • @mythal0620
    @mythal0620 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    This is a very unique, brave, creative and deep cover version, beautifully sung. Thank you for it!

  • @valerieterranova8130
    @valerieterranova8130 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is the best cover of a song ever. Right????

  • @stuartcarden5402
    @stuartcarden5402 7 ปีที่แล้ว +325

    Back for my next 6 monthly obsession with this performance

  • @rdkuless
    @rdkuless 8 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    You know it's perfection when you can hear a pin drop. Absolute perfection.

  • @spelleg29
    @spelleg29 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Sara is a gift we don’t deserve. Such talent.

  • @sebastianblack6506
    @sebastianblack6506 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    From someone whose favorite all time band is Zeppelin, this woman is amazing. I first heard of Sara Bareilles when I was taking yoga classes and the teacher kept playing "Satellite Call" during the cool down session. As good as Elton's original version is, this version tops it by miles.

  • @DubbleAVideos
    @DubbleAVideos 8 ปีที่แล้ว +603

    HOLY SHIT, I'M LAAAATE.
    I just listened to this for the first time.
    Sara Bareilles probably has one of the greatest voices around right now.

    • @DubbleAVideos
      @DubbleAVideos 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And maybe a bit more laid-back...?
      But yeah, same heeeeeeere!

    • @ddomi008
      @ddomi008 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It's never too late to discover a musician like Sara :)

    • @Podeyn
      @Podeyn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Denise Dominguez exactly!

    • @DubbleAVideos
      @DubbleAVideos 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Denise Dominguez Casey B
      Valid point!!

    • @michellegallagher9428
      @michellegallagher9428 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Omg stunning could listen to her all day xx

  • @joebigwig
    @joebigwig 9 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    There were about a thousand amazing decisions during that performance. Really brilliant.

    • @mysticsmb
      @mysticsmb 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      ***** Yes, exactly--you get it! Sara always makes really strong, intelligent choices (decisions) in her covers and that's what makes them so inspired!

  • @eunjilee8937
    @eunjilee8937 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Simply put, THE BEST VERSION EVER DONE OF “GOODBYE THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD”!!!!!!!!!!

  • @sarah8147
    @sarah8147 8 ปีที่แล้ว +330

    The woman singing along in the audience in the beginning was so cute

    • @salander4918
      @salander4918 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      She looked so sad :(

    • @craigjgomez
      @craigjgomez 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Rebekah Salander. Who looked so sad? It's a very moving performance that had everyone spellbound. I won't even say how you "look".

    • @MrsHarryPotter0308
      @MrsHarryPotter0308 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      +Craig Gomez No, like she looked solemn. Chill bud.

    • @tigerandbuddy
      @tigerandbuddy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +sarah leverage YOU look so cute!

    • @007NunyaBizNess
      @007NunyaBizNess 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is a song that so many can sing along to.

  • @JenTopBay
    @JenTopBay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +466

    I believe Elton John was put on this earth to write this song, and that Sara Bareilles was put on this earth to create the cover. Stunning Masterpiece. I'm obsessed with it.

    • @ArmandoMPR
      @ArmandoMPR 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics, while Elton did the music.

    • @MzMaddy33
      @MzMaddy33 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was just watching the movie about Elton John's life, called "Rocket Man" and came to TH-cam to find the lyrics from the song "Sorry seems to be the Hardest Word" (I couldn't understand them on Netflix). I've loved Sara for many, many years! Quite a while ago, I accidently read a tweet where two of her friends or fans (not sure which) were talking about her and they talked about how much she swears (especially the 'F' word!); They were totally okay with it and thought it was funny - which it can be, because I use it often when I speak with my sister...lol. Although, that just in private, and apparently Sara says it in public, like on stage sometimes. My daughter is in her early 40's, runs her own company, and says the 'F' word in front of clients and when writing - I just find it so unprofessional! But I'm just an old lady now, so I guess I'm aging out of being 'cool' although I do still know what 'really cool' is - it's Sara Bareilles!!!

    • @rebelwithoutapplause5629
      @rebelwithoutapplause5629 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MzMaddy33 I agree, it's a sad sad situation, it's quite obserd..

    • @dogpatch75
      @dogpatch75 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No... Bernie Taupin and Elton to come up with the original, then Sara to make it good, then Foxes and Fossils with Chase Truran to tweak the arrangement to make it great! th-cam.com/video/avIx5Cj8-8U/w-d-xo.html

    • @arnoldhey2603
      @arnoldhey2603 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How blessed… seriously how can a voice be that strong and pure? Amazing

  • @amanda.batton
    @amanda.batton ปีที่แล้ว +34

    That's the first time I have actually understood the lyrics of this song. Simply beautiful!

    • @lynnrayas2724
      @lynnrayas2724 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You and me both. She made it so clear. I play the song numerous times. Very powerful and honesty telling to move forward. 🙏

  • @marys2382
    @marys2382 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I got the chills. She sings it so beautifully.

  • @xtop23
    @xtop23 8 ปีที่แล้ว +583

    I always come back to this. absolutely beautiful.

    • @xtop23
      @xtop23 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Johnny Zehner ... well pretty much yeah heh

    • @yjkew
      @yjkew 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +xtop23 same happened to me.........this and the Yellow cover

    • @stephenprandy9213
      @stephenprandy9213 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +xtop23 yes yes yes yes yes yes

    • @tigerandbuddy
      @tigerandbuddy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +xtop23 I think it my new favoritest song!

    • @pup1008
      @pup1008 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah that's right! Like make sure you keep away from anything else the genius who actually wrote this has done! - Jezzzz! +27

  • @tvteacher50
    @tvteacher50 10 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This song does not EVER need to be covered again. Sheer perfection.

  • @NS-qs3pe
    @NS-qs3pe ปีที่แล้ว +1

    like listening to an old timer who almost had it all and realised the bright lights and money werent being at the top.. but being content on his farm and being a richer contented happy man back on his farm, where he felt comfortable and needed not wanted by others greed!

  • @Miamiflow885
    @Miamiflow885 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I was so captivated by her voice, I put my shoes on, and started to walk outside with no pants on.

  • @heidimsw
    @heidimsw 8 ปีที่แล้ว +273

    Wow! So haunting and so beautiful. No wonder Sir Elton John himself was blown away by this!

  • @billyraybar
    @billyraybar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +334

    This is how a song should be covered - a newly envisioned body with the original bones.

    • @danielueblacker9118
      @danielueblacker9118 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Credit to you're English teacher and creative writing. Well said and said well.

    • @ruebendejesus7039
      @ruebendejesus7039 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@danielvincent5306 , if you like lovely and seductive beautiful voice, please listen to the version of the angel of Noway..ups..Norway the cute, young and beautiful Angelina Jordan. She just kick this version to the moon!

    • @janeferguson5145
      @janeferguson5145 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ruebendejesus7039 No. Angelina simply copied Sara’s brilliant cover. Angelina ain’t no Sara.

    • @ruebendejesus7039
      @ruebendejesus7039 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@janeferguson5145 , Angelina is more attractive and a great singer! likewise so young.

  • @padgedunbar9400
    @padgedunbar9400 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Never tire of coming back to this version of a great song, time and time again. Simply sublime.

  • @steven6896
    @steven6896 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    She is a star. Beautifully sung. ❤🌿👍

  • @jdluvsgina
    @jdluvsgina 10 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Just about anything Sara does just works for me

  • @davidmillis2841
    @davidmillis2841 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1793

    oops i almost forgot to watch this today

  • @georgerickard4915
    @georgerickard4915 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    I am old enough to know this song when Sir Elton initially released it. However, this version, at this time of my life, leaving my own personal Yellow Brick Road, hit me like few pieces of music ever have. The performance is powerful, personal and perfect. Sara, you have moved me as few musicians ever have. Thank you,

    • @lynnrayas2724
      @lynnrayas2724 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You cannot have said it better.

    • @JH-oq6lq
      @JH-oq6lq 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      엘튼 존의 원곡 보다 더 좋다.

  • @zacisabass
    @zacisabass 2 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    Arguably the best cover I’ve ever heard in my life. So much love for THIS audio. This recording, here on this day. Beautiful.

  • @redtops5160
    @redtops5160 3 ปีที่แล้ว +243

    Amazing....took a classic Elton John song and made it your own. The audience was mesmerized. Pitch perfect.

  • @mitchmorrison7791
    @mitchmorrison7791 4 ปีที่แล้ว +381

    my younger son just introduced me to this hauntingly hypnotic version. Sara flexes an amazing range as well as perfect timing of transitioning from tender to forceful and back to tender. unlike so many of the performers from AGT and The Voice, Sara sings in her own cocoon, lost in the world of Elton and Carole, and away from the vanity of today's cheap knockoffs. this version is amazing.

    • @ruebendejesus7039
      @ruebendejesus7039 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      YEAH! it's amazing version..Angelina"cute, young & beautiful"Jordan just smash this amazing version. Many music lover said that.

    • @leebrn8588
      @leebrn8588 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ruebendejesus7039 Angelina's face is so beautiful, and angelic she is tall, and elegant, she is so versatile, she can sing jazz, oldie, classics, country, She changed Sara's version, jazzed it up made it better. did not copy it.

    • @ruebendejesus7039
      @ruebendejesus7039 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@leebrn8588 , i agree 100% to comment. Angelina is the beauty and the best.

    • @myknittingblog
      @myknittingblog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@leebrn8588 the piano player copied Sara and Angelina's version lacks the depth of Sara's version. Not only that, her pronunciation is atrocious. She does have a lovely voice though I agree, I hope she will work with the same technique that Sara works with.

    • @butchlane4609
      @butchlane4609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Elton John has referenced Sara's version, saying, it is the best rendition he's ever heard.

  • @roberthofmann2723
    @roberthofmann2723 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    She is feeling it. I love it. That is music.

  • @michaelhood1291
    @michaelhood1291 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Wow. WOW. WOW!!! This is one of thee greatest female vocalist performances of ALL-TIME! If this don’t give you goosebumps, you ain’t alive. What an amazing, God given talent.

    • @TonyTube407
      @TonyTube407 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not gonna lie. First time I saw this video, at around the 0:53 mark, I thought I was going to hate it. I'm a harsh critic of Elton John covers because he's my #1 lifetime favorite musical artist without waver since the 70's. But this one? I kept listening and OMG. She claimed it as her own. It's not only THE best live cover of an Elton John song I've ever heard (or studio for that matter), it's a spiritually profound performance in and of itself. And that's just while I'm watching it on my computer through cheap desk speakers and a small sub.
      I like it so much in fact, that I'll take my tablet into my car and watch it on TH-cam on mute, and then sync the video with the audio version I've already downloaded on my phone from Tidal in 24-bit 96KHZ FLAC format, and play the sound through my phone's USB into my Explorer's audio system. And I'll sit in the driver's seat in my garage in the complete dark, engine and lights off, while I let my 2nd battery power up my reference class A/B amplifiers, German digital sound processor, the audiophile-quality Danish speakers in my custom A-pillars and heavily modified front doors, and the American-made 12-inch subwoofers in the back with 2,400 watts of power.
      And right around the 1:43 mark I start to tear up. And it only gets better from there. Her voice cuts right through me, my front soundstage makes it feel like she's right in front of me and inside my head at the same time. It's almost intrusive at first, I wasn't expecting it. But a second later, Sara has my full consent to do whatever the heck she wants to me for the next few minutes. The audience is placed all around me like I'm there, and I join in, singing my lungs out because I'm in my car, and I can. I sometimes forget she's playing the piano because her voice takes over, but it's so hard to miss because as she pounds on those lower keys, I can feel it in my body. It's one heck of a performance and one heck of a recording. I get more than goosebumps, I need a Kleenex! This performance is a legit religious experience to me.
      Sorry, that might have been TMI. LOL

  • @preciousthing101
    @preciousthing101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +472

    2021 and this song still give me chills and makes me wanna cry. Best cover EVER.

    • @silentocean7429
      @silentocean7429 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So true

    • @kevinfalk9495
      @kevinfalk9495 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Very nicely done.

    • @newtonlima3674
      @newtonlima3674 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aracaju SE -Brasil 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @petergamma1801
      @petergamma1801 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And, it’s recorded at the BEST venue in Atlanta IMHO!

    • @prosperousmusician419
      @prosperousmusician419 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ditto, every time I hear watch her play this I am sobbing like a grieving widow!

  • @garylake8654
    @garylake8654 5 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    The way that the piano slows this song down is genius, talk about laid back energy, this is just stunning.

  • @michaelmelik7993
    @michaelmelik7993 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    untouchable, this is highest class

  • @cgsweat
    @cgsweat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    God this breaks me down into tears every time. I absolutely love this cover.

  • @brianzaborowski2724
    @brianzaborowski2724 9 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    WOW!! ... What a set of pipes she has!

  • @realizereallies9403
    @realizereallies9403 7 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    Insanely talented singer and writer.
    I'll admit, when I first heard "love song" on the radio years ago I thought Sara was just another mainstream female pop/indie singer. What I later found was that I had completely misjudged the depth of that song in particular, and then came to search for more of her music and realized what natural skill and creativity she fosters.
    I've heard "Yellow Brick Road" by Elton growing up my whole life - but it wasn't until I came across this rendition a few months ago that I was able to finally feel and understand the meaning and value of this song. Not only does she hit every note with precision, she simultaneously creates a very fluid and free sound that would seem to contrast but does not.
    :)

    • @juliansam6086
      @juliansam6086 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Realize Real Lies a

    • @dreamingblue3939
      @dreamingblue3939 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same for me- the first song of hers I heard was Love Song. I didn't listen to the lyrics- just thought it was another catchy pop song. Then I found her other music. :)

  • @RobertJohnson-bj5lk
    @RobertJohnson-bj5lk 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Yes! Abi Carter did a beautiful cover of this version of YBR on the 2024 season of American Idol. It’s wonderful to finally hear the inspiration for Abi’s cover of a cover.👍👍

  • @asphaltspreader
    @asphaltspreader 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    A big Elton fan since a teen and I have heard this live dozens of times but... this is the first time I cried. Her delivery, arrangement, everything thing brought the song to new life. Thank you Sara!

  • @mysticsmb
    @mysticsmb 10 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Just for the record, because I've seen a few comments about this--the note Sara hits at 0:56 for "blues" is totally in tune. The chord it makes with the piano is indeed dissonant, but it is intentionally so. It's a close interval intended to create harmonic tension.

    • @pankourlaut
      @pankourlaut 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea its so weird that people sat there thinking she forgot the chords. It's Sara Bareilles for goodness sake XD

  • @videomistress
    @videomistress 7 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    the way she sings this twist in my soul. what a voice.

    • @jamesbrown5600
      @jamesbrown5600 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Had never really paid much attention to the lyrics before hearing this version, previously had just enjoyed the music. Your statement about the twisting of the soul is so accurate. I don't tend to be very emotional but hearing this for the first time literally brought tears to my eyes. Have not had a reaction to a song like this since the first time I heard Eva Cassidy sing What A Wonderful World, and People Get Ready, and Bridge Over Troubled Water, her versions of these are also emotionally gut wrenching because you can almost feel her soul and passion in her voice as she belts out those lyrics. Sara's singing is much the same.

  • @HorizonClouds-Swoosh
    @HorizonClouds-Swoosh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    it's 2022, and I still go back to listen to sara and this elton john cover every time. sara is the best!

  • @hammershot1979
    @hammershot1979 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is not only the best cover of the song ever done, it’s one of the best covers of any song ever….period..

  • @tkconnell
    @tkconnell 7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I love that she is so articulate...I am hearing lyrics and having a different understanding of this song than ever before !

  • @khaluu2000
    @khaluu2000 10 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I love the audience's reaction to listening, the adults are tearing up and the kids are just purely in awestruck. It's a moving performance, though quite different from the original but still impressive.

  • @wendyhamilton4444
    @wendyhamilton4444 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Why is this the first ive heard of Sara she should be everywhere.

  • @HungryWolfBeswekwe
    @HungryWolfBeswekwe 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    My gosh! Best yellow brick road’s cover ever!

  • @IdkMaybeShawn
    @IdkMaybeShawn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    3:15 jesus. I am just listening to this on stereo headphones with youtube's crappy audio codex and it still blows me away. The note is so powerful that it's almost discomforting to hear it. I cannot imagine what it was like to be in that room and soak in it.

    • @jamiereneeanderson989
      @jamiereneeanderson989 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Effortlessly beautiful

    • @markstevenfall
      @markstevenfall 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Even better here th-cam.com/video/eAti8JNmJi8/w-d-xo.html at 3:11 🤗

    • @debh6525
      @debh6525 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Know this was a year ago but I just switched to my iPods and WOW! Thank you for the suggestion.

    • @stvbrsn
      @stvbrsn 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Compressor/decompressor
      Codec
      No x
      But yes, you’re right. Amazing. Wish I could have been there as well. Cheers!

  • @paulhealy5764
    @paulhealy5764 3 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    What makes this is its poise, always in the moment , the years of skills and experience carry the song technically, freeing the artist to soar and bond the audience to the performance. This is high art- it’s beautiful.

    • @skylinerunner1695
      @skylinerunner1695 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Your description is right on the money

    • @chasingpowder200
      @chasingpowder200 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed, even after hitting a wrong note, she pressed on!

  • @jenskan-derunternehmer-anw1457
    @jenskan-derunternehmer-anw1457 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Probably THE perfect live performance. I have heard a lot over the last four decades, but this is truly outstanding. I cannot listen to this without crying from 3:14 on.

    • @livmacko2592
      @livmacko2592 ปีที่แล้ว

      your joking right, i’m crying from the pain of my ears bleeding lol

    • @BruceLee-zd9bw
      @BruceLee-zd9bw 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Absolutely agree, and test, from 3:14mins on it goes into another world...

    • @drew6116
      @drew6116 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      hahaha @@livmacko2592

    • @drew6116
      @drew6116 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      absolutely exquisite

  • @BruceLee-zd9bw
    @BruceLee-zd9bw 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    This performance is just mesmerising.... Especially from 3:14mins
    Hairs down the spine moment...
    Incredible.
    👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @johncollorafi3548
    @johncollorafi3548 3 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    Having been blown away by the Angelina Jordan version, I now understand that some of her best riffs are apparently from Sara. Wherever you are, Sara, I want you to have due credit and hope that your magnanimity is equal to your musical talent.

    • @biztactic4662
      @biztactic4662 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Angelina voice using sara arrangement really kills it.

    • @pamuelanurseninja1663
      @pamuelanurseninja1663 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I agree!!!!!!!

    • @cherylseale2963
      @cherylseale2963 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@biztactic4662 Not only that, there is a warmth in Angelina's voice that is pretty remarkable for one so young. Sara's cover of Elton John's song is amazing. Ya wonder if someone could top that but along comes Angelina and upsets the apple cart. I love the arrangement, by the way.

    • @aidfdm9606
      @aidfdm9606 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I loved both

    • @fezzik7619
      @fezzik7619 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Angelina can’t even hold Sara’s hat.

  • @tvteacher50
    @tvteacher50 8 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Nobody EVER needs to cover this song again! Sublime, perfection. Her voice knocks my socks off, WOW!

  • @DavidDarrow
    @DavidDarrow ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That closing note... 100%. ABSOLUTE. PERFECTION!!!

  • @jillannramirez8173
    @jillannramirez8173 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    My favorite! It’s like its taking me to another dimension where just quiet and peace and just pure light and full heart.

  • @stevedahlberg8680
    @stevedahlberg8680 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I've seen this probably 20 times now and it still just blows me away.

  • @g.patrickbryant9674
    @g.patrickbryant9674 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    She is an astonishing talent. This rendition is always a fresh revelation, no matter how many times I've heard it. Outstanding.

  • @mr29
    @mr29 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Is this the best cover version of any song ever? Oh my God - just incredible!

  • @mindymorgan8479
    @mindymorgan8479 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I listen to this daily. Best rendition I've EVER heard!

  • @labemolmineur
    @labemolmineur 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    The energy in the room. You could almost feel the electricity in the air, how every single person was taking part in that powerful moment- or rather, grabbed into it, heart, body and soul. To have been there.

  • @joeharris1717
    @joeharris1717 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love the view from behind when she scoots over on the bench to obtain a better angle as the intensity of the music increases. 😊

  • @jessicabarrios4174
    @jessicabarrios4174 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This song WILL be played at my funeral.. 1000%

  • @helenekyle4255
    @helenekyle4255 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    There are no words that could express how amazingly beautiful and completely soulful that was. Brought chills and tears

  • @ChuckUnderwood
    @ChuckUnderwood 7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Really love the way she re - invents a classic song like Goodbye Yellow Brick Road into something uniquely her own. Amazing performance!