I'll follow you into the dark, death cab for cutie cover
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ส.ค. 2024
- This cover is now featured in season 2 episode 7 of Home before dark on Apple tv.
Some of my Spotify songs from here
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Seeing older folks playing and singing this kind of song is such an incredible way to feel connected to other generations. This is so beautiful.
Damn I was gunna comment something so much less tasteful. You put it beautifully, thank you.
I am in his generation and I’ve been noticing this also. You find a song that is a universal and it doesn’t matter who sings it and it doesn’t matter who listens. There’s just something about music that resets the soul
Agreed! Tearing up just watching this!!!
Yeah sure bro 😂
Well it is highly likely that he has been playing and singing singing since he was young...just never stopped
This is the final boss of the entire emo genre.
Yeah, but only if emo is true emotion 👍👍
Hahahaha
xD
I dont think im strong enough
@@bowser8817 oh bro, none of us are... not yet...
an elderly is just a young soul in an old person's body. this was truly inspirational. I've been playing guitar for years and haven't played lately. It motivated me to pick up my guitar again. Thank you Frank that was AMAZING!
Beautifully said. Thank you.
Never ever place that guitar in a closet again, it truly heals soul .
❤
Always leave your guitar on a guitar stand, never in its case. As you walk by, it will beg to be picked up.
You know how Trent Reznor came out and said Hurt was Johnny Cash’s song now? This song is Frank’s now. This is without a doubt the best version of the song. The sweetest, softest, most introspective cover I’ve ever heard.
spot on.
Excellent point. Frank made this song make sense for those of us that didn't hear it when it was new.
Sorry, no.
Best cover yet! Bravo
youre amazing sir
This is beautiful
+1
+1
yoooo ive been watching your channel as well. you both are great!
I'm glad Aryy can appreciate this too!!! He sure is amazing, wish TH-cam recommended me this sooner
This was the last song I played on guitar by my mom's bed when she was dying. I'll never not get choked up hearing it.
Sorry to hear that.
I’m so sorry. What a beautiful gift to give her in her last moments.
:'(
Keep playing it for her, she will always hear you. So sorry for your loss
❤️
Powerful song, he feels it to his core. So do I. Others commented on his age, but music sees no age. It is universal and timeless.
Absolute beautiful cover.
This man is a treasure.. preserve him at all costs
This song hits way different when a grandpa sings it.
I can only imagine my grandfather singing this to my grandmother. She passed in March and he's on his way behind her. He misses her so much and just keeps telling us how he can't wait to dance with her again.
Thats all I heard, was my grandfather singing it to my grandmother.
James- I am so sorry you are going through this as well.
@@randomletterandnumber ... Reading that sent a shudder down my spine and my eyes teared up.
I hope his spirits stay high every day he has left. ❤️
@@randomletterandnumber That's very sad.
@@breakingthemasks thank you so much, unfortunately things took a bad turn today. He's now a three day end of life plan, but he will be back with his sweetheart soon, where he wants to be.
No one:
Absolutely no one:
TH-cam recommendations: Do yOu WaNT tO cRY?
Me last night: not right now. Maybe tomorrow. *adds to watch later list*
Me now: yeah sure I'm in a good mood.
Also me now: wow my eyes are like really sweating. Must be allergic to air.
@@megn5148 lol
@@megn5148 I was fine until I read this. THANKS A LOT. T~T
So allergic to air.
I thought you were gonna make a toadies reference lol
This is the best rendition I have heard of this song.
When I was so sick I couldn’t sleep, this was the only thing that could put me to bed. You have such a beautiful, soothing voice. Thank you for helping me through those days back then without you even knowing
He must be protected at all costs.
hahaha omgosh humor how ive missed it. for a thread on youtube im in shock ppl are a)not randomly telling strangers to go off themselves and b) actually taking part in that thing that's like a sound and usually comes with joy and shit? laughter was it?
Hes a god damn international treasure!
MUST PROTECT
Must protec! 🥰
Protec
POV: 31 year old male living alone for 7 months straight listens to old man sing a song he used to like and is reduced into shambles. Monday morning 7am
You are not the only one lol.
Listening to this living alone for 2 years, what a hidden gem ☺️
That’s god my fellow
🤗
Samesies!!!!!
I’ve gone through a lot of stages with this song. I listened to Plans in high school probably a million times when it first came out. When I got a bit older, this song struck me as kind of cynical coming from a young artist. It felt more like a grandiose declaration for a 29 year old that ultimately maybe didn’t mean anything. On the flip side, as many other commenters have said, hearing someone who is older sing this song feels more impactful. For the first time I started thinking about my grandparents who died three years to the day apart, my grandmother first followed by my grandfather. As I get older, I learn to value the way that partners can grow, like two trees, entwined and around each other, as opposed to the newness and exhilaration of early romance. With dreams of the future also comes acknowledgment that with love comes the inevitable risk of loss. ❤
The immaculate maturity in his voice is just amazing.
oh. yeah this ruined me
Came here straight from your video on consumable items.
Edit: I don’t mean to do the thing where when a TH-camr comments on a video, everyone swamps them with comments. I just found that to be a funny coincidence.
@@shaanp9796 lol
Surrey?
A new Holocene for ya?
You should make a video about it with your wife
Dude. Tears. Something about this song coming from an experienced soul makes the words even more real.
Absolutely. Why do I get the feeling he wasn’t just singing that song for nothing?
So incredibly beautiful. My heart stopped for just a moment, I swear.
I was two lines in and I broke.
I love this song so much. I like to sing it to my s/o when he's feeling down and just hold him. He's been through a lot and i like to use it to remind him that he's loved. I think this is my favorite version so far. Many other covers or versions just feel so hollow in their performance. This though. This has feeling behind it. I hear you.
Lost my father in law a year ago. Another amazing guitarist. One who lived at his job, literally, for 20+ years as a homeless man.
Really only loved freedom. Navy vet. But never spoke of it..
His cancer was sudden. We lost a gem of music.
This makes me think of him. Thank you.
Wish I could hear him say "it will come, kiddo" one last time. It would mean the world for me and my family.
Frank: "there's nothing to cry about..."
Me: *weeping profusely*
Omg yes! 😩😔
Yup
Haha
You’re not alone!
same dude. same
This is like when Johnny cash covered hurt. Just takes the song to a whole new level
GOD YES
Have you listened to the snuff cover? That's exactly what it reminded me off.
I thought this too!!
You can hear the pain in bud voice
Yep. My first thought when he started singing. Those years add richness to his voice.
When he sang about the blackness of the room and his emotions just spilt out 😢 Man whatever has or is happening, you’ve got an army of people behind you here my friend ❤❤❤ keep up the good work! 😊
This made me very emotional. You have a wonderfull voice and you sing with your heart. This was wonderfull thank you!!!!
the original was romantic, like a promise. this cover is heartbreaking as if it's for all the people he's loved who have already passed. this one hits differently, absolutely beautiful
Very similar to Johnny Cash playing Hurt
There's a soft, personal quality about this cover... it feels closer to the heart. Open. The original has an aspirational feeling, as if the singer is promising their love for a distant future.
Your cover feels like a quiet promise for a rapidly approaching future. Almost apocalyptic, but not in such a sorrowful way as that word implies. A promise whispered from one person to another.
Like he knows it coming, and coming fast, and has to tell her before it’s too late.
beautiful assessment.
this was a beautiful comment.
It almost sounds like an English Johnny Cash covering it. He (this man) is fantastic.
The quiet promise of death, coming from someone who is probably nearer to it
Wow, I've never heard of the song nor the band, will check them. But this touched me deeply immediately, so beautiful and mesmerizing, the music, his voice, just touched me straight away on a deeply human level.
This man has definitely followed someone into the dark.
This is like when Johnny Cash covered "Hurt". This is now your song, Mr. Frank.
I was just thinking the same thing gives me almost the same vibes
@@indigo6485 check under his ‘videos’ section he’s done Hurt too! And many more gems to enjoy.
I was just thinking that!
Thought exactly the same as soon as he started singing.
Wellp, should have avoided that, now im a 33 year old dude crying on a random friday afternoon in december. Alpha.
youre an alpha
Dude.... Same and I am 36
Bro, you're 33. Don't get caught up in that alpha/beta nonsense. There is more to all of us than Greek letters.
@@jodo6329 i think he was joking
😭
Coming from a family rich in musicians, I absolutely love this.
My father and I gapped generational differences with a guitar. RIP Howard.
Hearing this song get covered by this man fills me with such a bittersweet feeling
The soft spoken lyrics along with the amazing acoustic guitar skills makes me feel calm and in a weird way fluffy
The reason I say bittersweet is it makes me think about my grandpa, while I personally didn’t have as much of a deep connection with him like my parents or other family members, I still loved that man and every second hanging around him was a blast, the fact his dog best friend kolino chased us for miles all the way to the burial site and his final request was to have a mariachi band play his favorite song as he got lowered really got to me
I doubt you or many people will see this but great work, I really can’t express how happy I am to have come across this ❤
I see all comments.
Me: "I wish Leonard Cohen made a cover of this song"
Frank Watkinson: "Hold my pick"
The fact that he has liked every comment here😭😭😭 ❤❤
This just made me cry a lil
I was just going to comment that... and now it's a bit more than a lil.
This helped me when my childhood dog died. I wanted to badly to come with him to the next place, like a Mom dropping her kid off for the first day of school. I just wanted to hold his hand/paw and pass him off to whoever will be looking after him next. At the same time, it’s as if he’s singing to me here. He was 18 when he passed away, and I imagine a cute old man in his little body, singing this to me to comfort me. He passed a year ago today and it’s as if it just happened.
A soul touching song of DCFC, the first ever international scene concert i've watched ❤️ sweet and amazing cover, He is like an old shepherd with a guitar singing to his lost sheep as he embarks to find it 💜
Can we just give this man mad props for hearting every comment tho? Dang that’s some dedication.
I try.
@@FrankWatkinson I just listened to this version of yours, Sir. And I have to tell you this, you made me cry. Your dedication to music melts the heart.
@@FrankWatkinson Thank you for evoking such an emotion in me.
@@osamabinladen824 Thanks Osama, does bush know your here?
He’s awesome!
There's some lyrics that just pack more punch when someone has lived longer, and envitably lived though more stuff than any of us.
Like some of Johnny Cash's covers. His later work was some of the most sorrowful, profound songs I'd ever heard.
My thoughts exactly ♡
@@thegrim418 his nine inch nails cover makes me weep. There’s no other word for it, genuine weeping
Amd might be waiting to follow his lover into the dark 😭😭
And also the fact that this dude can actually carry a tune and doesn't attempt to go out of his range.. I say this with love, as DCFC are one of my favorite bands ever. But Gibbard can't carry a tune to save his life..
i didnt think it could get any sadder but it did
This is such a beautiful cover. You gave it so much raw emotion. My grandfather is battling cancer right now and dosnt have much time left and I couldnt help but think of him and my grandmother listening to this cover. They’ve been married 67 years and both devote catholics. your cover definitely captured watching your life long partner grow older and getting ready to die. It’s somber but loving and just what i needed to listen to right now❤️
i randomly got this in my recommended and i could not be happier that i clicked it on a whim. such a beautiful cover
same
this is EXACT comment i was going to type myself ♡
The algorithm!
Guided by the spirit*
So beautiful thank you Frank
This is truly a gift ❤️
Me too.
I feel like he is really singing this song to a true love. He really gets to the depths of the song so beautifully
Such a beautiful song it can't just be thrashed out can it?
I thought I heard his voice crack a lil bit. I got choked up
Mr Watkins, you are incredible. This has been an important song for me for the last 15 years or so. This cover made me cry it was so beautiful.
It feels like he means every word of it....
Not sure if we subconsciously see him as an elder person, and take it that he has a plethora of wisdom that he has garnered.. and that he wishes to sing it to us.❤
I can tell this wise man is healing every time he plays that guitar
That is a beautiful , beautiful comment🌸🌺🌸🌺
I didn’t know he was going to start singing. Brain=surprised. Heart= destroyed. Also, the comments are all so wholesome...I wish all of TH-cam had this energy. Thank you sir.
And that's what you call a man in Love.
I found this video on my 11 year wedding anniversary & this is what I walked down the aisle to. This is beautiful.
I’m not crying! You’re crying! ❤ what a beautiful cover! The tears just won’t stop!
Every once in a while TH-cam randomly recommends gems like this to me and I‘m so grateful for that
what Ben Gibbard didn't know was that he wrote this song so one day you could perform it.
Absolutely, he makes this song his own.
this song brings up a LOT of feelings for me, even the thumbnail and rush of thoughts made me tear up and this really delivered
Makes me miss my mom who passed away 2 months ago. Makes me feel sad but whatever helps me remember her I cant stay away from. God bless you Frank. Hope you keep touching hearts and souls for many years to come.
Me: This will probably be a little sad, but I’m sure I won’t cry.
Narrator: She did, in fact, cry. Quite a lot, actually.
Read this in Morgan freeman's voice :)
@@JosiahTaschuk thats funny I read it in that English woman’s voice from stranger than fiction, Emma Thompson. 🤣
Me too.
read this ted mosby’s voice.
@@JosiahTaschuk Me too!
This is so beautiful internet grandpa 🥺
Thanks.
@@FrankWatkinson my man Frank always humble. keeping it real. Good on you Big Frank
You are beautiful
This is incredible. Made an incredibly apocalyptic song into the sweetest of love songs. Please never stop singing.
I always kind of thought it was a sweet love song
its really not apocalyptic at all
Apocalyptic: describing or prophesying the complete destruction of the world.
So… apocalyptic, huh?
@@jarjargod5127 its analogy, a fitting one considering the weight of the subject.
@@scrummybingus6901 not really. the song is about death but its still a love song, I don't think it really has any apocalyptic undertones regardless
Not often can I see emotion like this in a musical performance. This is beautiful raw art. Thank you sir.
His expressions and movement make it seem as though he's not just singing the lyrics, more like he's remembering his life through them. It's beautiful when you can connect with a song so gentle as this.
Has a very Johnny Cash hurt feel
@@AlvinEranusthat's what fucked me up honestly.
Im not a huge fan of the original but this version makes me feel like it's written to be sang by someone who's lived a long life
This is my favourite alternative to a meditation app subscription, thank you
This is probably the most heart-felt cover I have ever heard. You didn't just sing the lyrics, you lived them ❤ keep singing and telling your story.
People who disliked this just cant handle the emotions they get from this song
Or... they just disliked the song.
Sounds like the captain over here needs a demotion for lying to himself. Go listen to Cardi B little boy.
@@bobalmighty8720 did I hurt your precious little feelings? 😢 Let me know what I can do to make you feel better.
You can reconsider your taste in music?
@@bobalmighty8720 are you sure? Cause you don’t know my taste in music... I think you accidentally assumed that I didn’t like this song (and therefore dislike anything you deem to be good) because my controversial observation was a little too much for you. What if I already like everything you like? If I change that, then you might really get upset!
I feel like hes not just playing a song but talking to someone he loved and lost. In fact I can just hear it. Thank you for this. I really needed this today.
I feel exactly what you’re saying
I Feel the same
I feel the very same about this particular song
Me too. Felt very real
Yes it does
Who doesn't need a good cry? My son sent me this just now. I've never heard the original and quite frankly I don't feel that I need to after hearing this. There's less than a zero percent chance it would come close to how great this was. Thank you for sharing from a 45yo Mom of 3 in Canada. 😊
In a cold rainy night, hearing your cover of DCFC is just right in time.
The way he performs this song is like he’s the one who wrote it with such passion and emotion.
100% agree, and that's *such* a spot-on and insightful comment!
This man deserves so much more than the internet can offer. How does he not have more subscribers
Got enough now.
@@FrankWatkinson your a great man my friend.
What I love is not you singing a modern song but the sensation that these are words that were always said. You have a timeless voice, sir, and I cannot get over it. Thank you =)
Can we appreciate the fact this man has made a heart like on almost every comment.
nothing but love for death cab for cutie, but THIS is how the universe meant for this song to be performed 🥲
Was gonna say the classic “I’m not crying you’re crying” but honestly I’m sobbing
That was beautiful. My best friend passed away and this was one of her favorite artists. I felt like this was a sign from her. I suddenly found this song on my TH-cam feed, and I keep seeing the number "192". She was born in 1992.
This is one of my favorite songs but the way you have performed it made me cry. A Tom Waits feel to it. It is perfect.
Why am I crying? This means so much more coming from an older man
Thank you.
Sort of reminiscent of Johnny Cash covering NIN's "Hurt". It just took on a whole new identity sung by Cash. And this cover reminds me of that.
@@lowellupchurch1609 Thanks.
*completely* agree - the song itself is inherently sad (but for me that's not necessarily a bad thing and often can be a good thing when I need the catharsis) but good grief, his version hits like a truck and is eminently beautiful on top of that. The best cover version I've heard.
@@zorkwhouse8125 Thank you.
The fact that he is liking all the comments makes it legendary :')
Except yours 🤭🤭😂😂
@@simmy260881 sorted
The first few bars brought me to tears. His tone - everything about this is so beautiful and deeply moving.
My experience on youtube is mostly hours a day of chaotic noise. Clicked on this, sat in the dark for a few minutes, and let it move my heart. Teary eyed. Thank you.
The people who disliked this is because they are crying and accidentally missed the like button
How original
@@maybenotsure5380 thank you, it’s one of my own
@@TheLish112 oh we’ve got a smart school yard mom argument about to occur 🤣
@EE: IKR ROFL
I've never heard the original but this one is making me cry
Check out the original. It will give you a completely different feeling but both are amazing.
The original is more uplifting this one is more hallow and sad sounding
Same
You live under a rock?
This is how I imagine Cat Stevens would approach this song. Very well done sir.
I rewatch this video every time it’s recommended to me, and it makes me cry every time. It’s weird, though. My life has changed so much over the last three years that each listen tugged a new heartstring.
"I'm 62, and I think all I've learned so far is that you spend the first part of your life gathering things and the second part learning how to gracefully let them all go."
- u/doctor_jeff after seeing this video
It's strange how simple statement can tell such a seemingly complicated story..
@@Andrew_ISA_ChiefsFan Agreed, reading this with the song in the background just broke me
this made me sob. my fiancée died last year and she used to always sing this to me when i was sad. you did an amazing job, sir.
Thank you, i'm so sorry to hear that.
Im so sorry dude.
I am so sorry! God Bless you!! Much Love to you!!!
You are Wonderful!!!Thank you!!:))
It's a hard place to be in, I've been through it twice now. You're not alone 💖
This is a beautiful rendition of a hauntingly lovely and resonating song. You have a great voice. Thank you for sharing this song with us, Mr. Watkinson.
I just love this version more than any other version. its so honest and so beautiful in a timeless way. Love it. Brings me hope for the future.
This is how this song was meant to be seen.
This man has known pain and understood it.
Anyone that's lost someone or grieved so long can relate
Sir, this is gold… Thank you for doing this…
I've loved this song for many years, but this is the first time I cry listening to it.
This is what Death Cab would sound like if sung by Leonard Cohen. Amazing.
True
Oh yesss
Recently lost my grandfather who is now buried next to my grandmother. This hit hard, in a good way.
So sorry for your loss.
I am sorry for your loss. May your grandfather & grandmother rest easy.
I have tears streaming down my face. This is beautiful ❤️
This song has such a strong history with me. It was the first song I ever performed in front of an audience. It was my grandmother’s favorite song. She always asked me to play it. One of my best friends performs his own excellent cover of it.
I hope to be able to grow old and someday perform this for my future grandchildren. Thank you so much for your performance. With all of my heart. Thank you.
I have never played to an audience if you don't count the dog.
my grand mother passed away a year ago unexpectedly.. my grand father heartbroken until now and enduring leukemia.. I can imagine him and my grandma reuniting someday through this song.. thank you sir..
You’re making me cry 😭 my Teta has stage iv pancreatic cancer. I hope your grandpa isn’t in pain ❤️❤️✝️ your grandparents, they’ll be together
@@winterfoxx6363 aww.. sorry I just saw your reply while rewatching the video, I hope your Teta is still doing well.. my grandpa already left us last year.. they're together now ❤
this version seems almost nostalgic like the people you are singing about are already gone and you’re remembering the happy memories of them:(((it’s like a comforting hug
this cover, coming from an old soul, hit so much different. this made me think of how my mom spoke when my dad was on hospice. this hurt, but in the best way possible.
Wow! Wonderful cover! Thank you. This is awesome!
This feels like what would happen if Leonard Cohen wrote this.
I couldn't agree more
Lenny would have killed it
My thoughts exactly
Exactly!
I have no idea why TH-cam is recommending this to me, but I'm glad it did
TH-cam knows exactly what you need to see. Sometimes YT knows you better than you know yourself.
Same ..best thing to happen to me in a long while.. the timing couldn't be better too.. i really need this
Same here
Like, no idea but THANK YOU!
Your rendition adds another level of emotion to this incredible song.
Your years of experience make this sound so bittersweet, like singing it to a lover whom you've lost.
this is still being recommended in the algorithm, and rightfully so.
Damn idk why this got me so emotional in the first 10 sec when I’ve not cried listening to this song before. Beautiful, thank you for this