Christopher Walken reads The Raven

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  • @te9591
    @te9591 5 ปีที่แล้ว +740

    I clicked to see Christopher walken talken.

  • @CJ-sx7lt
    @CJ-sx7lt ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Suddenly my peace was torn asunder…..a guitar screaming…….as loud as thunder……making both my ears sore……to listen to this version nevermore.

  • @nunovyobeeswax4177
    @nunovyobeeswax4177 5 ปีที่แล้ว +729

    I heard a pinging, a ting ting ringing, ringing near my chamber door, I thought of cowbell, and I needed MORE!

    • @oddballskull1941
      @oddballskull1941 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      I don’t say this often, but I think you deserve more likes for this

    • @shannonr1983
      @shannonr1983 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Brilliant!

    • @kyledowell7248
      @kyledowell7248 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      This deserves like 30k likes

    • @CarolineJoyAmico
      @CarolineJoyAmico 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      BEST COMMENT EVER.

    • @toxics.
      @toxics. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      When I come back in a year, you better have more likes, or I'll be disappointed

  •  5 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    The party doesn’t start until
    Christopher Walken.

    • @seanhammer6296
      @seanhammer6296 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ya, just ask Natalie Woods:
      th-cam.com/video/MWIqMcFTtNI/w-d-xo.html

    • @janeygourley8008
      @janeygourley8008 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol good one!

    • @ginoasci
      @ginoasci 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sean Hammer: why are you bringing up old shit

    • @franmellor9843
      @franmellor9843 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@seanhammer6296 woah!

    • @seanhammer6296
      @seanhammer6296 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ginoasci Because it was renewed recently and the LA County Sheriff's dept is reopening the case. But I guess you didn't bother with the link I provided.

  • @arthurbaldwin1804
    @arthurbaldwin1804 5 ปีที่แล้ว +735

    Christopher Walken does not require all these overpowering sound effects which do nothing but detract from the performance.

    • @beargryllsgirl
      @beargryllsgirl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Yes! My thoughts exactly. Such a shame.

    • @maheinicke
      @maheinicke 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Agreed.
      The echo. The effects.
      The music?
      No.
      Him in a chamber, sitting in Morpheus' chair.
      That's it. Keep it simple...

    • @josephlemko3027
      @josephlemko3027 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      All Christopher Walken needs is his voice to project the power of Poe's poem. All the sound effects,especially the guitar is too distracting

    • @jaybanks5803
      @jaybanks5803 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      couldn't agree more. What's worse is that it was all added so somewhere the original track exist without the mods. If anyone ever finds it please post it here

    • @byronmc100
      @byronmc100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Lost count of how many times I've had this thought, and I'm halfway in. Just clear vocals. Where's that track🤩

  • @lite4919
    @lite4919 6 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    Christopher Walken could recite
    "Mary had a little lamb, it's fleece was white as snow..." And make it scary...

    • @joseventurausmc
      @joseventurausmc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Tell me why I automatically read that in his voice?

    • @StanSwan
      @StanSwan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or, "Yes, Virginia I pushed you off the boat".

    • @nicolenewsome4863
      @nicolenewsome4863 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @James Miller omg. Lmao. That's is wonderful!

    • @nicolenewsome4863
      @nicolenewsome4863 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @LindLTaylor X yes.

    • @daviddawson1718
      @daviddawson1718 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @James Miller when we were kids my dad recited the last 2 lines as "it followed her to school one day, and a big yellow dog ate it"

  • @hrothcycle
    @hrothcycle 5 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    Whoever mixed the sound for this has done humanity a great disservice.

    • @StanSwan
      @StanSwan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      TH-cam sound always sucks. It is compressed and most people have crappy speakers or listen on a phone.

    • @Toywins
      @Toywins 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@StanSwan nah, this is poorly mixed, with bad music riffs and bad sound effects.

    • @StanSwan
      @StanSwan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Toywins
      Do you always repeat what I say?

    • @stevengoracke7644
      @stevengoracke7644 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@StanSwan lol

    • @djones98501
      @djones98501 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      It needs to not have sounds or effects. Only Walken talken

  • @RichardM740
    @RichardM740 7 ปีที่แล้ว +406

    I play this in my driveway for Halloween. It really confuses the kids and parents alike.

    • @matthewkutz2624
      @matthewkutz2624 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Richard Macintyre hey thats today

    • @mikekazz5353
      @mikekazz5353 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I thought he said on his drive back home, and thought he had the audio book on full blast while driving.

    • @Toywins
      @Toywins 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lol, that's awesome! My family quotes this often. Why? Because their parents are nerds! 😂😂

    • @bieuxyongson
      @bieuxyongson 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That is awesome! I was was thinking of doing that! Just perfect!

    • @AnnaLVajda
      @AnnaLVajda 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No appreciation for poetry?

  • @nathanforester5993
    @nathanforester5993 10 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Walken's alluring voice is irresistible. It would be inhuman to resist it.

  • @Prottype
    @Prottype 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    This is read in an amazingly fluent and natural way. I actuly feel I am there

  • @tara666420
    @tara666420 9 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I like the visuals and love listening to Christopher Walken speak. He is such a character and may he live stress free so that he may entertain us all,,, for evermore.

  • @Folkwolf101
    @Folkwolf101 10 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    Walken does magnificent justice to Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven."

    • @dianal.clausen8118
      @dianal.clausen8118 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Both are excellent. Each interpretation gives you something special.

    • @MsAppassionata
      @MsAppassionata 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Caffeinated Piper Better. Besides, Price changes some of the words. That’s a no no.

    • @e.s.l.1083
      @e.s.l.1083 ปีที่แล้ว

      Walken does magnificent justice to knitting too... it seems (applause 👏 )

  • @somethingyousaid5059
    @somethingyousaid5059 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I always love to hear the Walken talkin'.

    • @suzannebaker5270
      @suzannebaker5270 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Doah, moah, ! But Lenore. Okay. Walker can do no wrong!

  • @binren3984
    @binren3984 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I Love Poe. Christopher Walken is the perfect Narrator.

  • @1beni
    @1beni 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    He did the poem justice as no one else has before. Love Walken

  • @bobbytables464
    @bobbytables464 7 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I've listened to a bunch of versions of this, and damn, Walken's is by far the best. I could do with more subtle music (or none), though.

    • @MsAppassionata
      @MsAppassionata 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Check out Basil Rathbone

    • @jjjsmith2497
      @jjjsmith2497 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Check out Paul Harrel

    • @juobuz6771
      @juobuz6771 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have you given Christopher Lee a try?

    • @andrewvelonis5940
      @andrewvelonis5940 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don't rate one against the other, but Christopher Lee's is the creepiest.

  • @slessmilani
    @slessmilani 10 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Absolutely adore Christopher Walken

    • @QuantumRift
      @QuantumRift 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So did Natalie Wood....

  • @aaronkruse6963
    @aaronkruse6963 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I would pay money to see Christopher Walken recite this while sitting in a rocking chair like in SNL. Comedy gold.

  • @DonPeyote420
    @DonPeyote420 7 ปีที่แล้ว +341

    Quoth the Raven "I haven't killed anyone since 1984"

    • @spade0655
      @spade0655 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      DonPeyote ....I was born in the year 1984!!!.....am I dead?🤢😨😱😱😱😱

    • @999metalhead7
      @999metalhead7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      True Romance...one of my top five

    • @jonrumple1464
      @jonrumple1464 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Tell me....am I lying?

    • @hunternorth8817
      @hunternorth8817 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @DonPeyote Big Brother is watching...

    • @seanhammer6296
      @seanhammer6296 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Who did he kill in 1984? He was involved in Natalie Woods death in 1981.

  • @JS-ni6hy
    @JS-ni6hy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow my favorite poet and nararated by one of the best and most versatile bad ass actors ever Christopher Walken

  • @mickavellian
    @mickavellian 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I LOVE how he does not ONLY forget punctuation marks but he split syllables and begins one word with the last syllable of the previous.

    • @chrisburleson1624
      @chrisburleson1624 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Eminem does the same

    • @JayneyGoddardCMA
      @JayneyGoddardCMA 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      mickavellian we see this a lot in Shakespearean plays - particularly with great British actors.

  • @randalmbundy
    @randalmbundy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Splendid. Such a skilled and talented actor Christopher Walken is.

    • @seanhammer6296
      @seanhammer6296 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      So was Natalie Woods.

    • @nicolenewsome4863
      @nicolenewsome4863 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@seanhammer6296 that's enough!

    • @seanhammer6296
      @seanhammer6296 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nicolenewsome4863 Lol! Lil' touchy aren't we? Haha.

    • @johnnysalter7072
      @johnnysalter7072 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nicolenewsome4863 People like Sean are just pathetic losers, it makes their pathetic asses feel important, shiting on things.

    • @andreariegler
      @andreariegler 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also an accomplished dancer.

  • @kraftymomma1979
    @kraftymomma1979 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He's knitting! Even more magnificent...

  • @mabrukahabdullah8486
    @mabrukahabdullah8486 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I listen to it everyday in every December for 10 years now!

    • @mabrukahabdullah8486
      @mabrukahabdullah8486 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And I'm back again this year too 🖤

    • @othmanmadi1702
      @othmanmadi1702 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mabrukahabdullah8486 I will never forget your favor for bringing me here.

    • @andrewvelonis5940
      @andrewvelonis5940 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm memorizing it, with my own style.

  • @bul13ts
    @bul13ts 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It's nice to hear a reading of this poem that doesn't sound like every other reading you're likely to find.

  • @whenim6462
    @whenim6462 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of my favorites read by one of my favorite. A masters work read by the master. Never more.

  • @janicewood5561
    @janicewood5561 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Absolutely marvelous. A perfect reading!

  • @nosuchthingasahandlefools
    @nosuchthingasahandlefools 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    As millions of others, I totally love The Raven; it haunted my teenage years. But this copy... *laughs* One does not simply think of Walken or anyone else (let alone Poe) as KNITTING! I loved it. I'm sharing this at Ravelry to share the joy that is Poe. Thank you!

  • @Isaiah42069
    @Isaiah42069 9 ปีที่แล้ว +729

    This needs more Cow Bell.

    • @EricaElizabethRavenwood
      @EricaElizabethRavenwood  9 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      +Isaiah Jones Definitely. life in general needs more cow bell.

    • @3martiniplaydate
      @3martiniplaydate 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      LMAO....Walken is my hero!

    • @TerrorBlades
      @TerrorBlades 9 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      +Isaiah Jones Quoth the raven: Cowbell-somemore

    • @rachel_v_k
      @rachel_v_k 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      May I ask, what is cowbell?

    • @josezayas3845
      @josezayas3845 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Search TH-cam for "Saturday Night Live more cowbell"

  • @EricaElizabethRavenwood
    @EricaElizabethRavenwood  9 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    With over forty-five thousand views and over seven hundred likes what I most enjoy is that teachers are using this video to show their students classic literature. I love kids. I had to leave school and never finished due to bullying. Now at fifty I get to teach adults and I get to help children that may other wise have the same childhood I did. I'm truly blessed and it's the simple changes that do save lives.

    • @CreeperMagnetGaming
      @CreeperMagnetGaming 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have an assignment on this!

    • @EricaElizabethRavenwood
      @EricaElizabethRavenwood  9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      CreeperMagnetGaming I hope you do awesome on your assignment!

    • @jocelynruiz949
      @jocelynruiz949 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have an assignment on this as well . Little bit frightened !

    • @EricaElizabethRavenwood
      @EricaElizabethRavenwood  9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You'll do fine. Find the emotion in what Poe was saying. Find the story. Find his pain.

    • @LadyKeykay
      @LadyKeykay 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Erica Elizabeth Ravenwood I just stumbled upon this and just read this comment. It's great to hear that you're doing well! Distant greetings at 4:00 am.

  • @rachel_v_k
    @rachel_v_k 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I loved it! A beautiful rendition of a beloved classic! I thoroughly enjoyed it! But what else would I expect from Christopher Walken? Right? He is really the perfect choice of actor to read "The Raven."

    • @gunsonfrench
      @gunsonfrench 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      and he read a brief excerpt of The Raven in his role as schoolteacher Johnny Smith at the start of David Cronenberg's adaptation of Stephen King's 'Dead Zone'... Later on in the film, he has a student reading an excerpt to him. Great to hear the whole poem in that voice though... :)

    • @rachel_v_k
      @rachel_v_k 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Paul Gunson Oh, yes, definitely! His is the perfect voice to read this beautifully chilling classic! Did you also notice the unusual, but apt choice of music? The guitar works so well. Also, the effect by which Mr. Walken is reading with an echo, like in a vast emptiness.

  • @Jeffagarcia66
    @Jeffagarcia66 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I would pay to listen to Christopher Walken read shampoo Bottles...This is amazing!...Subscribed and Thank You

  • @patriciawhite619
    @patriciawhite619 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oh my, so sounding so English! Thank you Christopher Walking... it resonates with me.

    • @patriciawhite619
      @patriciawhite619 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Desolee Walken. xx

    • @conniecrawford5231
      @conniecrawford5231 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Patricia White Remember Poe was American and had an American, not English, accent, though there exists no audio of him, unfortunately.

  • @raymondbailey1341
    @raymondbailey1341 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    thank you for the beautiful reading and the video I truly appreciate it I love Edgar Allan Poe and Christopher Walken

  • @dianecourtney2724
    @dianecourtney2724 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Walken knittin’ whilst sittin’. has me smitten 🖤

  • @crystaladams1940
    @crystaladams1940 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love Poe. Christopher walken is fantastic... great job...... absolutely love this video....
    Gave me goose bumps all over ....

  • @beths4934
    @beths4934 5 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    Too bad this narration has been ruined by the ridiculous sound effects.
    Listen again: Nevermore!

  • @papaapple93
    @papaapple93 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Christopher Walken did such a wonderful job reading this timeless classic they will never have another reader read this poem as well because another wonderful reader will be nevermore

  • @michaelsharp2272
    @michaelsharp2272 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Christopher Walken is just brilliant!!!!

  • @fkovacs1
    @fkovacs1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i have this CD, " Case Closed on Account of Rabies". Several EXCELLENT readings on it, including Iggy Pop reading " Tell Tale Heart", Ken Nordine reading " Conquerer Worm", and Jeff Buckley reading "Uhlalume". Like watching the Peanuts, I MUST listen to this CD every Halloween!

  • @stephendunn752
    @stephendunn752 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thanks for posting this. What a great Halloween treat!

  • @seanmac45
    @seanmac45 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Please add my voice to those whom would like this remastered to bring forth CW's voice. Rescue it from the unnecessary and distracting sound effects, please.

  • @johnquinn4653
    @johnquinn4653 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The man is not pondering over volumns of forgotten lore, He is knitting. Seriously.

  • @claraclown8036
    @claraclown8036 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh wow! I used to hear this all the time on a poetry cd I bought back in 2000!! I haven't heard this in YEARS!! I bought it just for this poem cuz I love cw and eap

  • @tsnophaljakarax9963
    @tsnophaljakarax9963 7 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    As much as I love the Christopher Lee reading, there's a certain way that Mr Walken reads this that seems genuinely unsettling. Christopher Lee is by far the most poetically read, but Christopher Walken actually somehow makes this poem unnerving. I can't explain it..

    • @EricaElizabethRavenwood
      @EricaElizabethRavenwood  7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I think his reading seems as though he's living it. Seems as if it's happening right now.

    • @tsnophaljakarax9963
      @tsnophaljakarax9963 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah, I suppose that's a pretty good way of explaining it. Thanks :D
      It just sounds very natural the way he reads it. (I guess it helps that he's actually American as opposed to the majority of British actors who read this poem, so it seems more authentic in that sense.)

    • @dianal.clausen8118
      @dianal.clausen8118 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This poem is unnerving on several levels!

    • @suesueross7485
      @suesueross7485 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He could unnerve me with ANYTHING he reads.....(I love all of his works!)

    • @ErnestPiffel
      @ErnestPiffel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I’ve always loved Christopher Lees version and his deep voice perfect. Walken is a fav of mine. I think I will treasure both

  • @believeryshua6509
    @believeryshua6509 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Christopher Walken is such a great actor so under-rated to recite Edger Allen Poe poems.

  • @lindakolb3003
    @lindakolb3003 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is the best! You did an excellent job. Thank you

  • @LittleMissIssues
    @LittleMissIssues 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I do love this and all of the dramatics!! It's a great theatrical rendition of the awesome Poe done by such a voice! I love it ! I come back and listen a bunch each October!! :)

  • @stephenle-surf9893
    @stephenle-surf9893 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Christopher Lee also did this check it it's brilliant, must be something in the first name!

    • @wendijackson8844
      @wendijackson8844 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Also check out Vincent Price's reading. His voice was the epitome of horror.

    • @patrickhalseth1632
      @patrickhalseth1632 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I heard a reading of the Raven by Basil Rathbone once on ..spotify i think? I'm not a literary man by any stretch but it was imho a real master stroke. Worth checking out anyway.

  • @Grandpaplaysbass
    @Grandpaplaysbass 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Chris is the best. Thank you for this.

  • @clearcreek69
    @clearcreek69 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I can picture Christopher Walker reading “War of the Worlds”

  • @thekaz2289
    @thekaz2289 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This poem needs Walken's voice and nothing more. The extra music and sound effects... Nevermore!

    • @jaydogyt7854
      @jaydogyt7854 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why do people actually care about this I'm only here for homework

  • @dianal.clausen8118
    @dianal.clausen8118 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Outstanding production Erica Elizabeth Ravenswood. Thank you. Diana/Chicago

  • @christinawhitlock5579
    @christinawhitlock5579 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have listened again to your oration. This time, l have picked up on your: monometer, diameter, trimeter and mainly tetrameter within your syllables. The adjectives and adverbs with allusions to Christian religion. Also, you, the speaker speaks it all! Thank you for the best night time story for ages my 19th century teller! I will go to bed tonight reminiscing Poe's words! Thank you Christopher Walken.

  • @jem8298
    @jem8298 10 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Nicely done! Chris Walken is a great choice and the shots from "The Haunting" (the good one) are well-placed.

    • @EricaElizabethRavenwood
      @EricaElizabethRavenwood  10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you. It was a nice experiment and I learned quite a bit making it. I love Poe and Walken is just awesome doing it. The common comment is that the music they had added when he recorded this is so strange and out of place but I think it worked well for this project.

  • @Darkeiser.7
    @Darkeiser.7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    His signature style of speaking is perfect for this!!

  • @TheOlpaddywalsh
    @TheOlpaddywalsh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    And so, I stabbed the raven in the eye with a soldering iron

    • @biaxesabsinthe4852
      @biaxesabsinthe4852 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow what was it with Edgar Allen Poe and eyes? Lol

    • @kadejito1
      @kadejito1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thepretender3814 Forget Edgar Allan Walken...lets talk about these blowjobs.

    • @desertmaverick7567
      @desertmaverick7567 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, you did stab the raven in the eye
      So once again so did I
      Too watch the bird as it lie
      And as it began to slowly die
      I then muttered, nevermore…

    • @firstimeshooter6590
      @firstimeshooter6590 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      pat and then I stuck him up my ass... 😳 🧭for five years.

    • @jasonpercy184
      @jasonpercy184 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Apparently no one got the Joe Dirt reference . Long live Clem Doore !

  • @jeffreyenglish1815
    @jeffreyenglish1815 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Probably the best phrasing of this of this I’ve ever heard.

  • @vaughnabbott580
    @vaughnabbott580 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Original audio is from Hal Willner's tribute to Poe, "Closed On Account Of Rabies." Filled with famous people reading various Poe pieces set to music. There's some great stuff on it and well worth seeking out. The title comes from a theory that Poe's mysterious demise could possibly be attributed to him catching rabies.

    • @dianal.clausen8118
      @dianal.clausen8118 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you, Vaughn Abbott; I'll check it out. Diana/Chicago

  • @celestelatray8118
    @celestelatray8118 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mr. Walkin, you've narrated "TheRaven" so inquisitevly. Poe would been in awe of his own words. I can only listen to your rendition forever more.
    Seminole Wind.

  • @StanSwan
    @StanSwan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "Never more" is the 1840s version of "talk to the hand".

  • @daviddavidson8050
    @daviddavidson8050 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Many thanks for sharing this post so close to Halloween 2019. Walken lends a certain spooky to this already eerie piece from Poe. Best wishes.

  • @manofblack1
    @manofblack1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Finally my life is complete.

  • @nicolenewsome4863
    @nicolenewsome4863 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh i love Christopher Walken! This is awesome!

  • @EricaElizabethRavenwood
    @EricaElizabethRavenwood  8 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I uploaded this to TH-cam Dec 30th 2013. Still a personal favorite though. I had to learn all kinds of new tricks to make it. Where Walken speaks I used gif animation being careful not to show his lower jaw and then placing stills in different orders to make it look as though he were saying the words. A lot I did with good old PowerPoint.

    • @MetalDetroit
      @MetalDetroit 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Outstanding ! And one of the best readings I've ever heard of the Raven

    • @bbethany7
      @bbethany7 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      You Tube...Christopher Lee, Yhe Raven.

    • @ginnymac25
      @ginnymac25 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A piece of art in itself. Thanks for this, it's great.

    • @alastairward2774
      @alastairward2774 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, nice work.
      There are a lot of pieces of music that have had unofficial videos made for them where none exists.
      TH-cam has to take a lot of them down, which is a shame, a lot of them are nicely done.

    • @vizzydrink433
      @vizzydrink433 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very well done!!

  • @trucknlifewithladybelle5557
    @trucknlifewithladybelle5557 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful and resonating

  • @jondoe1220
    @jondoe1220 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    If this needs more cowbell then give me a hell yeah!!!

  • @younggun7722
    @younggun7722 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    His voice is a perfect choice for this immortal poem.

  • @seeburgm100a
    @seeburgm100a 6 ปีที่แล้ว +197

    The background sound effects totally ruin it.. Especially when the guitar riffs kick in.. can't hear CW, only the guitar.. Very distracting. Either lose them all together or turn them down so low that they are barely perceptible.

    • @EmpressLishy
      @EmpressLishy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Exactly! I only made it to 1:49 before I had to turn it off.

    • @SinatraKennedy
      @SinatraKennedy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      seeburgm100a YOU MISSED THE POINT.

    • @Brantg42
      @Brantg42 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      While I didn't care for the sudden guitar riff, I could still very clearly hear Walken. Lol

    • @patois12
      @patois12 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly right, especially on the guitar. Not really keeping with the times this was written-lol. I doubt Edgar Allan Poe envisioned any accompaniment-but it might be alright with a creepy violin background. And of course it all taken down a notch. There just doesn't need to be all that noise.

    • @stephaniehunter-budsberg7389
      @stephaniehunter-budsberg7389 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Totally agree , I wonder if thier is a version of this without all of the awful sound effects, just his voice. That's all that is needed just Christopher W. Voice

  • @130alon
    @130alon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is brilliant! Thanks so much for sharing!

  • @jaypeve
    @jaypeve 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Would like to hear him read the tall tale heart

    • @TomCook-jw6ur
      @TomCook-jw6ur 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Josias Vertiz Maybe Tell Tale Heart?

    • @jaypeve
      @jaypeve 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah maybe that one too

    • @rcautela7405
      @rcautela7405 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Iggy Pop is the master @ it!

  • @maxrav1831
    @maxrav1831 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    You've really captured the spirit of the poem. Walken does a superb job of narrating getting the characters growing anxiety and you've done a superb job in capturing the growing claustrophobia and the music was a classy touch though it was in the original recording it really along with the visuals gives it pace when it needs it

    • @EricaElizabethRavenwood
      @EricaElizabethRavenwood  9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      max rav Thank you so much. Of the many videos I've done this is my personal favorite.

    • @dianal.clausen8118
      @dianal.clausen8118 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are so talented. I'll google you to see if I can find more of your stuff. keep up your great work(s). Diana/Chicago

  • @atlhammer
    @atlhammer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I would eliminate the electric guitars. You want the reading to have a timeless quality.

  • @Torgo1969
    @Torgo1969 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such a brutal poem, featuring the perverse simultaneous desires to remember as well as to forget. We all seek distraction and "surcease of sorrow" for lost loved ones, but the bird will not let the poor narrator have this. Reminds one of a line from Batman Begins: "One day you catch yourself wishing that the one you loved had never existed...so you'd be spared your pain."

  • @PhilBradleyUK
    @PhilBradleyUK 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’d love to listen to CW reading this. Perhaps one day someone will publish a video in which he does.

  • @freedomfirst5420
    @freedomfirst5420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Walken really brought the dark and depressed feelings of Poe to life!

  • @stillunspoken1343
    @stillunspoken1343 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Beautifully done.

  • @idiotflower
    @idiotflower 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The first time I heard Christopher Walken reading The Raven was in the theater in the 80s. But it was the last part of the poem. It was at the beginning of the movie "The Dead Zone". From then on Christopher Walken was my favorite for The Raven. And now... my dream came true.

  • @rickoc6435
    @rickoc6435 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I would love to see a video of him reading this while tap dancing.

  • @crazyadam738
    @crazyadam738 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is by a considerable margin my favorite reading... so far

  • @carlcat
    @carlcat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Genius, take one of the most iconic voices, have him read one of the most amazing poems and then drown it out with loud annoying sounds.

  • @ceeleewal1257
    @ceeleewal1257 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    His matter of fact tone but free flowing delivery coupled with the classic dark Poem made for an exceptional pairing.

  • @jasonjenkins812
    @jasonjenkins812 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That one time when a random raven gaslighted muh boi Christopher Walken.

  • @taphorphicexonyct
    @taphorphicexonyct 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely excellent narration, so frantic CB and dooming, heavy.

  • @coginktattoos
    @coginktattoos 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Extremely well done! Bravo!

  • @Bughunt89
    @Bughunt89 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Happy 76th birthday to Christopher Walken, his narration is truly astonishing, he does the raven such justice.

  • @NothingMaster
    @NothingMaster 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’m still trying to figure out if this was a serious reading or a comic sketch?! So is the power of Christopher Walken’s unique voice and enigmatic interpretation.

  • @ghostcityshelton9378
    @ghostcityshelton9378 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've heard this read many times.
    I've been to Mr. Poe's home In Baltimore & heard this read.
    Your video is ONE OF THE BEST ! WELL DONE !!!

    • @EricaElizabethRavenwood
      @EricaElizabethRavenwood  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much! Someone pointed out long ago that I used the wrong statue for the Raven to perch on. Good for them for knowing their Greek mythology!, lol. I now live in fear of someone pointing out the same mistake. :D

    • @ghostcityshelton9378
      @ghostcityshelton9378 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@EricaElizabethRavenwood Hello ! I'm sorry I'm just seeing your comment 2 years latter.
      I wouldn't live fear like you mentioned, you present your videos the way that 'YOU' want to do them, if you've tried your best and you are happy with it..."GREAT !"
      The folks that wine and complain it wasn't the right 'chair', or whatever...remind them that the content of what was said was right. If they could make a 'better' video you'd be happy to take a peek at it.
      You can't please everyone and you'll go bonkers if you try too.
      I hope you're doing well in the nutsey world we're living in now.
      I wish we could go to the Poe house in Baltimore together. 🤘👻💖

  • @Pravindaswani74
    @Pravindaswani74 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Omg so good! Nice Work!!

  • @chinookvalley
    @chinookvalley 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Some comments don't like the background sounds. To me, it is perfect. Not quite awake, still asleep, can't figure out what that is tapping, tapping. Is it the wind, is it more? First time I think I've ever cried to this particular prose. Unnerving. I need to go about my day, but this has caused me quite a bit of consternation and fearfulness. Isn't it wonderful? An escape I much needed in this day, week, month, and year, forever more.

  • @sarahkarasek3921
    @sarahkarasek3921 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This is lovely! Thank you! Thing that irked me: That bust is clearly not Pallas. Pallas generally refers to Athena.

    • @MsAppassionata
      @MsAppassionata 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes! The Greek goddess of wisdom. Rather important, that imho.

  • @drifter2468
    @drifter2468 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Someone finally found a good use for the Internet. Well done!

  • @FabalociousDee
    @FabalociousDee 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Nothing More + Forever More = Nevermore

  • @lindasnyder2774
    @lindasnyder2774 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sir you chill my bones and charm my mind. Many thanks for the voice and visual of this amazing performance. 🥺❤️👍

  • @DTSsince2016
    @DTSsince2016 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This version of The Raven reminds me of Castlevania: Lament of Innocence, and The Prisoner of Azkaban Video Game!

  • @e.s.l.1083
    @e.s.l.1083 ปีที่แล้ว

    The fact that he is knitting effortless - without looking - is VERY TELLING

  • @MKN4EVERR
    @MKN4EVERR 10 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Christopher did a great job. I would like to see Zachary Quinto or Hugo Weaving do a version too. IMO

    • @EricaElizabethRavenwood
      @EricaElizabethRavenwood  10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think Hugo Weaving would be great too.

    • @MKN4EVERR
      @MKN4EVERR 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      :D

    • @Robertahausen
      @Robertahausen 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      nah weaving would need some crazy ass monologue that would go on and on and on and on and on LMAO

    • @EricaElizabethRavenwood
      @EricaElizabethRavenwood  10 ปีที่แล้ว

      *****
      Wow, that was pretty harsh, lol. I had it up for Halloween is all. Right now I have a Transgender Remembrance video to commemorate Nov. 20th and after that I'll have Christmas ones up through the holidays.
      I'm actually a very good educator and do speaking engagements for state agencies, counselors and have been asked to speak to medical and metal health professionals at the veterans administration.
      Is your objection that you feel you were tricked into seeing my channel? I have many artistic interests and my channel is broken into several sections.

    • @EricaElizabethRavenwood
      @EricaElizabethRavenwood  10 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol, For one thing I'm not French but for another I'm the one who made the film. If you notice it has my RAVENWOOD logo at the beginning and says an Erica Elizabeth Ravenwood film in the title sequence.
      I guess I'm still not sure why you're mad at me.

  • @helenamaria710
    @helenamaria710 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was the most amazing powerful reading I have EVER heard! 🙏

  • @thomodonnell8896
    @thomodonnell8896 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    This had so much potential. Ruined with all the unnecessary sound effects.

  • @jenniferbassfirstchannel
    @jenniferbassfirstchannel 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow chills!! Very good video! You can totally feel this video !