Alone Again, Naturally - Vulfmon (feat. Monica Martin)
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- Millennials don’t know this song. Boomers think it’s John Lennon. Ryan Lerman’s version is the one I heard. Monica Martin is the latest to pick up this hitchhiker. And my god, the flute solo! -Vulfmon
Single from the album "Here We Go Jack" by Vulfmon.
Buy on vinyl → vulf.link/here...
Monica Martin - vocals
Hailey Niswanger - flute
Vulfmon - keys, mixing
"Alone Again (Naturally)" by Gilbert O'Sullivan
One of the most depressing song ever written, yet the funk prevails.
it just got sadder and sadder...
Good observation.
Jack giving off strong Good Will Hunting-era Robin Williams vibes
I've watched soccer, american football and basketball, but that Hailey's flute interception was the most historical one ever.
@Rachel Forshee what?
@Rachel Forshee I felt similarly on the first few listens, but it now the flute feels fitting.
@Rachel Forshee my thinking is that Hailey Niswanger, (the flautist), went a bit “hot” to (subtlety and comically) play off of Monica’s “mock shock” at being sidelined, and the subsequent prima diva side-eye she lasered.
@Rachel Forshee Mellower than a flute?
Indeed. A joyful interruption amid thoughtful sad puddles. Beautiful version.
Her voice feels so effortless, it's gorgeous
All essence.
I would have loved more effort. She has a nice voice.
@@onkelpappkov2666 you would have loved less effort, too.
It so nice to finally see a female singer gently singing w/o feeling the need to belt and overdo it, which seems to be the norm nowadays. Her voice is like flawless honey.
Yup pretty much perfect
Jack Stratton reminds us that he is one of the greatest minimalist funk arrangers of our collective lifetime
the 4th best to be specific
@@brownie_64 Out of curiosity, who takes the top three places?
@@unfetteredawesomeness it is a reference to the holy trinities episode hosted by Jack Stratton! It can be found here on Vulf Channel th-cam.com/video/wsooA4Bro40/w-d-xo.html
@@unfetteredawesomeness th-cam.com/video/wsooA4Bro40/w-d-xo.html
@@brownie_64 in his age bracket
Monica's voice with Vulf's sound is like sinking into a warm bath at the end of a hellish week.
Not gonna lie, I teared up a bit in the first 30 seconds.
Yessss, so very smooth & lovely .. melting ❤
The flute solo broke me down.
My dad used to play this song a lot when I was a kid. I lost him last year, and this song has been on my mind ever since. Haven't been able to listen to it until now. This was a beautiful rendition.
I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my dad two years ago. The OG song came as one of my spotify discover weekly. When this was released I knew it was destinty and it makes me so bitter sweet happy. All love and greatness to you my friend!
Me too
The return of Monica Martin was highly anticipated by both Flautist and Golden Sunglasses on an XL Chain communities we're truly blessed on this Vulf Friday.
Preach
Also the pulling off cowboy boots community
@@radical_ans you get it
what else has she done with vulf?
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The drama of the surprise flute feature stealing Monica's thunder! Jack has not only reinvented his minimalistic composition by deleting the drum kit entirely, but has reinvented the need for a music video.
Amazing work by all involved, as always.
I wish this wasn't the top comment. Ruined the surprise. :(
@@RobertAcurso Don't read comments before watching, then. It's only natural that people use the comment section to _comment_ on the video.
@@davejones3187 hey! Spoilers!
Man’s got a midi kick tho
@@bigmichael2765 foot
I’m fully convinced that Vulfmon is just Jack more fully evolving into an absurdist comedian, but he’s hiding it within delightful music.
YES!
other way round
it's always been both
Monica + Vulf = easy W. What a pretty rendition, perfect for Monica's sound
100% Instant click when I saw it. I lost track of her after Phox but every track from that band is burned in my brain.
@@jcims she has done some stuff with Scary Pockets and Stories if you wanna check those out too
@@ExtraFancy96 Monica's version of Karma Police with Scary Pockets is stunning.
Monica + [...] = Easy W, to be fair.
Never expected a Gilbert O'sullivan cover from Vulf records, but I'm here for it
Today was the day I realized that this wasn’t a Ryan Lerman song
after burt baccarat nothing is off the table
Came here to say this - you beat me.
and what a voice
Ditto!
Did anyone else go from crying to laughing, with the one-two punch of that “why did God desert me” line, and then that whole bit with the flute like “oh YOU’RE playing flute? Ok, then I guess I won’t play the flute… aw shucks”
I'm pretty sure she mouths "O My F**n God" so I don't know if it's relief or annoyance 😂
@@lunamatic9775 It seems like annoyance. Look at all her stress signals and trying to calm down with deep breaths and covering her eyes. It takes her a few lines to get back into the song when she starts back up again.
Can we please appreciate that marvellous flute solo at 1'40"? The tone, the control, the presence. And the notes too.
Some history here: Biz Markie had a song that sampled the original. He did not get permission from Gilbert O'Sullivan's label and was sued successfully. That set precedent for artists clearing samples (and paying royalties) for sampled music.
I’ve heard this song so many times, and this is the first time I think I’ve really listened to the lyrics. I always thought of it as a cheesy pop song, but now I hear the genuine heartache and Vulf and Monica couldn’t have done it any better.
(Also the flute fake out was perfect)
I only just realised how absolutely brutal the lyrics are. Jesus.
@@sbonfiglioli absolutely! Hit me today
The lyrics have hit me to my core, sitting here sobbing like a little child thinking about my mother's passing. I didn't realize this was a cover, but the emotions in this version hit me like a ton of bricks.
I'm glad I'm not the only one that really likes this old pop song from some Irish dude. Apparently, nothing in the song actually happened to him, he just thought up the most depressing song ever and decided it would be a bop.
He wasn't wrong.
My sister's name is Angelique. I spent a large portion of my childhood thinking it was "Alone again, Angelique"
Alone Again, Naturally Lyrics
[Verse 1]
In a little while from now
If I'm not feeling any less sour
I promised myself to treat myself
And visit a nearby tower
Standing at the top
Will throw myself off
In an effort to make it clear to whoever
Just what it's like when you're shattered
Left standing in a lurch, in a church
Where people saying
"My God that's tough, she stood him up
No point in us remaining"
"We may as well go home"
As I did on my own
Alone again, naturally
[Verse 2]
To think that only yesterday
I was cheerful, bright and gay
Looking forward to, who wouldn't do
The words I was about to say
And as if to knock me down
Reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch
Cut me into little piеces
Leaving me to doubt
All about God and His mеrcy
For if He really does exist
Then why did He desert me
In my hour of need?
I truly am indeed
Alone again, naturally
[Flute solo]
[Verse 3]
Looking back over the years
And what ever else that appears
I remember I cried when my father died
Never wishing to hide the tears
And at sixty-five years old
My mother, God rest her soul
Couldn't understand, why the only man
She had ever loved had been taken
Leaving her to start with a heart
So badly broken
Despite encouragement from me
No words were ever spoken
When she passed away
I cried and cried all day
Alone again
Alone, naturally
😭
I mean, It doesn't get much better than this.
I've been saying that for quite some years now with Vulfpeck, but I continue to be blown away :)
Easily, if was sung by a man. It's a man's song absolutely.
@@TrueNeutralEvGenius Too bad we lost Gilbert Gottfried, I'm sure he would have nailed it.
@@TrueNeutralEvGenius Nah.
@@savethegeneration I’d pay to see Gilbert sing this, RIP to a legend
Monica spent months learning to play the flute for this session, all for nothing
for real smdh
umm, sorry for saying this...............UNBELIEVER.............................im joking
🤣😂😅
it was a joke, obviously.
😂 Just imagine it was real 😂
Vulfmon just makes me happy. Chord progressions, peddle bass lines, foot pedal kick - it's ripe like the best seasonal stonefruit.
Even when missing the middle-8
Middle 10 ;)
Beautiful rendition. This song came out shortly after my dad died suddenly at 47. It always made me cry, thinking of how devastated my mom was.
I’m so glad I went out on a limb and got this on vinyl. Vulf never misses and vulfmon is no exception.
I'm glad to have bought them as part of a collection since I love most vulf and vulf related stuff, but Fearless Flyers 3 is the only one I'm really enjoying. This one is looking promising so far but Wong's Cafe was a bit of a let down. I really wish I could've gotten the Joe Dart one.
Minimalist funk indeed.
Plus it’s low volume.
A holy trinity
@@thmsrttg even more minimalist
Minimalist, yes. Funk, no. A beautiful song, not a funky song.
@@satsukikorin yes, it’s not funk. People don’t seem to know what funk is anymore…
This has come at a time when I've been feeling pretty alone in my life and I won't lie, I cried a little watching it
But at least I feel a little better now
Thanks Vulfmon
I can't say I'm in a dark place, but I cried too. She could have been singing gibberish and the tears would still flow.
Hi I love you, and totally get this feeling. it’s going to get better sometime soon. 🤍
@@lordwint42069 I had a bad mental downturn yesterday and I keep coming back to read this comment and it's making things a lot more bearable, thank you so much
Me too
@@oldgoat381Hey it’s been 2 years, how are you doing now? Hope things are going better for you ❤
Never realized how devastatingly good the lyrics are to this tune. Dang…
Same
Monica Martin's voice takes me to a happy place, even though this song makes me sad.
Damn. These lyrics! Heard them my whole life but never listened. Just so honest and gut wrenching.
I like it! Gilbert O'Sullivan's voice is so iconic and so integral to how one expects this song to sound. But here comes someone with an entirely different full throat open style of singing instead of Gilbert O'Sullivan's tighter more nasal style, and she knocks it out of the park. Having a floutist is a nice touch for the break. What a terrific cover!
This is one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard. I have listened to this song on three separate occasions and she makes my eyes go misty each time. I can't believe how much feeling she gives to the listener. Two years later. Still.
What a gem. Great original lyrics from Ray, beautiful performance from all 3, and particularly appreciated Monica's visual gag.
I was going to ask "Who's Ray?" then Wikipedia to the rescue: “Raymond Edward O'Sullivan, known professionally as Gilbert 0O'Sullivan, is an Irish singer-songwriter”.
@@skierpage 😎
This whole Vulfmon album has been amazing so far! Loved Monica’s reaction to the flute 😂
Monica is back again!, I love this ol tune her voice goes great with it :D
I disagree, her voice unfits this brilliant song. And this song never meant for a woman. Absolutely mans song. No woman will ever sing it well, no matter how good is her voice.
she's back again, naturally
@Destroyerru ok but who tf asked for ur opinion tho 😐
@@TrueNeutralEvGenius That is quite the absurd predicament, but did we request your sudden knowledge?
@@TrueNeutralEvGenius who broke ur heart bro
This made me cry yesterday and today. Life just isn't fair, man. ❤
monica martin is an absolute treasure protect her at all costs
This is without question THE best rendition of this song I have ever heard. Such a haunting voice and delivered with such amazing .... well just amazing! Love it.
Ryan Lerman's cover is pretty sweet too,
No love for Biz Markie? /s
Nina Simone was better
So happy to hear Monica Martin on another Vulf song!
Cover:)
@@albertomair5686 Right, but still!
OMG that flute solo is absolute gold. ❤
Monica's voice is as touching as always. It'll hit you different when you're feeling anything other then happy.
Such a peculiar song. As a 9 year old this one (sad and brutal as it is) burrowed itslef into my subconscious - as if "climbing to the top, to throw myself off" was par for the course. The golden age of AM radio fed us some strange and wonderful voodoo.
Yep, this one and Todd Rundgren's "Hello It's Me" just have a magical, whimsical-yet-sorrowful quality to them.
I listened to this live with Jake Sherman on keys and it’ll forever be one of my favorite concert-going experiences.
The tone on the keys is absolutely on point
😅
This rendition regularly puts tears in my eyes. Hauntingly beautiful, thank you Monica Martin and thank you Gilbert O'Sullivan.
Someone please help me!!! I can’t stop listen it!!! 12x in a row!!!
This is the kind of tune that hits hard and deep without you ever realizing why
Ive listened to this at least a thousand times by now
Vulf is what music is all about. One song can elicit a million interpretations. And now and then you get something so simple, and so pleasantly unexpected that it makes you smile just for having experienced it.
Made a beautiful melancholy somehow sadder and more beautiful
One of my favorite songs with Monica Martin !! She really pushed forward the sad side of the song
Hearing this cover brought back childhood memories. I first heard this song on Stuart Little 2 (the scene when Stuart’s walking by himself from school to home just before Margalo shows up)
This song, the lyrics, the arrangement, and the performance by Monica, Hailey, and Jack are perfect. Beautiful. This is the type of song I listen to again as soon as it ends.
There are many covers of this song on TH-cam, but this is one of the best. Three gifted artists plus a little humor make it great. Monica makes this song seem so effortless to perform. Thank you all.
Well, vulf is vulf!
But I’ve catched up this samba version, quite different but interesting
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Monica putting the sunglasses on to hide her tears of emotion for this beautiful flute solo
to have fallen in love with this song from Maison Ikkoku and then see that Vulf also recently covered it?? what a thrill
lol Monica's look when she got interrupted is the best and when she nodded her head down in rhythm is priceless 🤣
Sorry for saying this but it is outrageous how Monica is just sitting down and being able to emit those sounds. @ Vulfpeck, as I live and breathe, going to make every possible effort to see you live. Cheers from Bucharest
O'Sullivan's album is a masterpiece, and this does justice to it.
July 22, 2022 Gilbert's new album 'Driven' will be released!
This song tugged on my heartstrings and now I'm sad.
I'm so glad I hit that prepay button on the vinyl; such a ballad
I never cared much about this song, but this rendition actually brought me to tears.
Then the flute drama made me laugh through those tears. Amazing.
One of my favorite songs ever, covered by one of my favorite groups ever...
Thank you, Vulfmon.
my thoughts exactly! 💗💗
Got this video in my recommended and it’s the best thing that happened all week. I’m gonna deep dive these artists and jam for MONTHS I tell you. MONTHS!
wow, just yesterday I was wondering what a version of this song by you guys would be like. The universe heard me.
Just the other day Apple Music randomly pulled the Jonathan Coulton cover into my auto playlist for the first time in a while too!
I am getting goosebumps listening to this...
Bless you for releasing all these new recordings with the SMOOTH keys (and what a VOICE and the flute too of course) right when I just got my first ever pair of over-ear headphones. I've been feasting
Hey that's a Gilbert song done beautifully 🤗🤗🤗
vulfmon got me crying in the club rn
Man this is a really good song, reminds me of childhood memories, most especially Stuart Little in 3rd grade. Nostalgia!
In a little while from now
If I'm not feeling any less sour
I promise myself to treat myself
And visit a nearby tower
And climbing to the top
Will throw myself off
In an effort to
Make it clear to whoever
Wants to know what it's like when you're shattered
Left standing in the lurch at a church
Were people saying, My God, that's tough
She stood him up
No point in us remaining
We may as well go home
As I did on my own
Alone again, naturally
To think that only yesterday
I was cheerful, bright and gay
Looking forward to who wouldn't do
The role I was about to play
But as if to knock me down
Reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch
Cut me into little pieces
Leaving me to doubt
Talk about, God in His mercy
Oh, if he really does exist
Why did he desert me
In my hour of need
I truly am indeed
Alone again, naturally
It seems to me that
There are more hearts broken in the world
That can't be mended
Left unattended
What do we do
What do we do
Alone again, naturally
Looking back over the years
And whatever else that appears
I remember I cried when my father died
Never wishing to hide the tears
And at sixty-five years old
My mother, God rest her soul
Couldn't understand why the only man
She had ever loved had been taken
Leaving her to start
With a heart so badly broken
Despite encouragement from me
No words were ever spoken
And when she passed away
I cried and cried all day
Alone again, naturally
Alone again, naturally
My most listened to song during 2022.
Wow. What a voice. This is the song I have listened to the most on this album. Absolutely beautiful. The bit with the flute solo was gold too hahaha
I am enchanted. Recommended to me outta nowhere on YT. Wow. Wow this flow.
I've listened to this a thousand times :)
This song has been so important to me. Thank you.
Damn! What a voice! What a great, great tune!
I searched my home all night for an old souveneir of my long abandoned past. Now I have accepted it is gone forever just like the memories.
Holy shit this is not the crossover I knew I needed, but my god it's glorious.
Alone Again is one of my all time favorites, I heard it through my old man.
Thanks for this Jack, Monica and Hailey... Gilbert would love this, what a gorgeous voice, stay blessed
One of my favourite songs. Just lovely.
This was amazing! Monica's voice really elevated this cover.
Without question, the most sincere and sweet thing I've heard from the Vulf. But, on second viewing...So. Much. Shade. In three weeks from now I will be awaiting Vulfpeck taking the stage, God willing!
Okay, so Monica is way more amazing than I failed to realize!
This is the real deal. I love Monica's delivery of this song. She brings something intangible and deeply moving to a song that most of us can relate to for one notion or another. Fantastic. What an incredible singing artist.
It’s just a beautiful rendition of this song, and it makes me sad, and happy somehow.
This song made me cry, for which I've been avoiding it since. Truly beautiful. Thank you
Voice = butter.
I didn't know I needed a version of Vulf until I heard it.
10000/10
A beautiful song and lyric, and I’ve always loved it since release way back in the early 70s. Lovely version.
I just saw the title and tears came to my eyes
Yeah man…. Feel!
This song has always been one of my favorites. The changes are fuckin cool, melody is melancholy, lyrics are vivid. You all killed it
Das ist Musik, danke euch!
Doesn't get better than hearing a Vulf cover of one of your favorite songs! Much love.
Wow, that last line is a major tear jerker.
I absolutely love how subtle and selfless this cover is - perfect fit for such an intensely intimate song. Hats off, folks!
I've always loved this song. The music makes me feels so good and the lyrics rip my heart out of my chest. Killer combo.
This was sooo good. I want to hear this girl sing again! The flute player was amazing. Keys perfect. 💎
I watch this video 3 times a day, everyday
Still here
Always, always loved this song. So happy to see you guys cover such hidden gems!
And Gilbert has a lot more of them!
Monica is so cool. It takes a certain level of swagger to look good in those glasses.
One of my favourite songs ever, and what an amazing rendition. Absolutely loving Vulfmon and I'm so excited to see what is to come!
Thank you, Jack!
Emotional funk. Brought me to tears.