I'm a yoga teacher in NOLA, and I play Sideways in my class. A few years ago, I announced in class that CC was coming to NOLA and asked if anyone was interested. I ended up with two cars full of students, and when Sideways came on, they sang it out loud with the band. It was such a magical moment. The first time I was with these wonderful students out of the studio, they had so much fun. Thank You! Love you. Nina
I interned in a studio back in the 90’s in NYC, and Cope was booked for a month ,there working on his first label backed album. Barely paid for by sum spineless spin off of a major label, pinching pennie and dime, spent the money and time, but it was cheaply mastered by the label. They didn’t even push it when came out. Saw this time and time again, These label clowns blow smoke up everybody’s ass then just dissapear,drop the ball, and it’s just a write off, if the artist doesn’t have to pay them back from touring. That is why so much has changed, and we have lost many vintage fantastic studios. BUT it’s great to see Citizen Cope doing well , with still going strong, and going it alone .Only way for musicians to b free is to own their own MASTERS!! Only Vampires want to keep your sweat and blood, much like IRS???
Houston Oilers because he’s walked the shoes in these songs . They are him and his lessons he’s learned , things he’s experienced. Pretty sure he was a junky for a lot of years , not anymore I don’t think . I’ve listened to him for a long time . Seems a lot of his songs come from ..... pain and love or love lost . But I think through pain is where a lot of his inspiration comes from . Now these are just my gut feelings and I could be wrong , but I don’t think so 🙏🏼🤘🏼👊🏻 @matt_bazerko_187
@Houston Oilers Dude SO RIGHT ON with that comment man!! He FEELS his music. And I have to agree with the comment right after yours. It's because he has walked in those shoes for so many years. He has LIVED, LOVED, EXPERIENCED SO MUCH more than most can imagine probably. I have a best friend (won't say had) because it's NEVER goodbye only see you soon. He passed from heroin OD 4 yrs ago and I still feel him here with me. Especially when listening to music. We managed a restaurant together and he had that insatiable passion for music, literature, all art forms, cooked like a chef it's so hard still...every single day. But he is waiting for me. RIP Joe....from your Kimmy Gumdrop or Slutbunny. He would send me random lyrics in the middle of the night and I BETTER have title and artist the following morning...obviously no googling...where's the fun in that??? But like Citizen Cope you can see in his face...expressions...nothing but pure art just flows all thru him and out into the world for others to experience it as well!! Rebelution is another favorite of mine...seen then twice live and they also really get into their art. I have to say I have seen Grateful dead 94 in Miami before Jerry passed RIP to a true genius...ozzy front row center...Dave Matthew's..coldplay...gym class Hero's...pepper...as many bands as possible at Warped tour 201..Larry and His Flask are bad ass by the way and on and on but point being none of them have surpassed Rebelution live!!! So much passion for the art they produce!!! It's NOT about the money, fame, its ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC AND THE FANS!! THAT'S EXTREMELY RARE these days. To Citizen Cope and all the other artists out there huge, medium, and the Especially the ones not as well known YET..THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING THE WORLD A MORE BEAUTIFUL PLACE! MUSIC IS LIFE...POSITIVE MUSIC SO MUCH THE BETTER ✌🤟😊🤘🤘🤘🤘💖💞💗❤💚💜
@@ROYALMATT1 Absolutely! The best music always comes from the people that pour their heart and soul into it, the artists that don't just sing, but tell you a story using their own life experiences and emotions; that's Citizen Cope for you.
I’m going to watch and listen but, thank you for knowing how important The River is. I got Clarence to not only perform it, he dedicated the song to my son Whalen who drowned in a river via a car accident. Whalen had 3 favorites. Shane MacGowan, Wilco and Citizen Cope. I got Clarence to toss out a song, (Matunuck RI) I got Jeff Tweedy to dedicate a song, Impossible Germany and a concert to Whalen. Now, I just have to get to Ireland to get Shane to dedicate a song to Whalen. ☮️
How is his voice so good?! Coming from a speech therapist- i don’t understand how his mouth literally doesn’t move, yet produces such a big and beautiful sound 😂
@@an0therdimensi0n99 This isn't live? It looks live to me. I think you are confused as to what live music is. This isn't a studio recording and I hear people clapping. Generally if people are clapping , it's live music. There are exceptions of people clapping in the studio , but this isn't one of them.
I know this is an old comment, but I just wanted to say that singing and speech do no work the same! Clearly enunciating each out will make your mouth move more than singing. It doesn't have to do with the volume you produce, because your mouth take a shape based on the *pitch* and the *intonation* of the note and change slowly as you sing but you're not enunciating every syllab like in speech. It's also the shape of his mouth that makes it look like a small opening but he has a very throathy deep voice. There really isn't even a need to open your mouth wide unless you're projecting and extremely powerful note in the high range. It's not screaming, it's letting the vocal folds virbrate freely when you sustain the note, and the shape of your mouth simply helps with the tonality of that sound. It happens in the throat and abdominal muscles, not in the mouth. When we speak, it's more a percussive instrument; when we sing, it's more a horn. Does that make sense?
I first heard CC on a Cold Case episode that my wife used to watch, Bullet and a Target., immediately jumped up and ran to my computer. This was many years ago. We have loved him ever since, my now teenage kids included. Love you my bro.
The same happened to me when I first heard penitentiary on the very first episode of criminal minds,i instantly started trying to figure out who sang it,that was almost 20 twenty years ago
I saw Citizen Cope back in 2006 at a beat-up venue somewhere in Hollywood. He sounded amazing back then and sounds even better today. Such great music!
@@Jettblacke NICE. I'll be honest I wasn't a fan of his set with his band. I felt like they overpowered him and his voice. (Maybe it was just the audio setup at that particular venue?). But the acoustic set was FANTASTIC. Everyone in the building was sitting and singing along with COPE.
First time I saw Citizen Cope was mid -90's in DC at The Velvet Lounge- a tiny hole in the wall which accommodated about 20 people. He sold his cd's handwritten with sharpies. I might still have mine. Beautiful intro to his music. Beautiful show. This takes me back.
Fuck that dudes comment, I care! But yeah the lyrics for the most part have been interpreted as someone singing about a love that’s lost or unattainable, but you can easily flip it and see it from a positive point of view. That’s the beauty of music and lyrics and art in general. It’s subjective and doesn’t have to mean anything but what it means to you. I’m sure it was a beautiful first dance and beautiful moment in your life my friend!
Just seen him last nite 3/29/19 at the Brooklyn Bowl and it was amazing & he saw me dropping the boogies to every song and I had him pointing & smiling at me
Go see him live on this tour. I saw him twice 2 weeks ago and both shows were excellent. I don't understand why he isn't more well known.....great music
I've loved his music since his time with Carlos when he did Sideways. Hes so distinctive, but for years I never knew his name, but was sure I'd recognize it, and always meant to look it up, but never did till today. 😳 I was totally off! thinking he was Hispanic, maybe played with Ozomatl, hahaha, and I never heard that name ever! Still love him, wanna know more!
Found C.C. after hearing his track "The Victory March" on the end titles of the "Fast Charlie" movie. What a find! Beautiful voice... Will explore more!
Discovered one of his song (holdin' on) while i was watching a moovie (jamesy boy) and i really liked it !! Now i am looking forward to listen all his songs!! Like it for it frees my mind #Dope #GoOnDude
Hey I just wanted to tell you where I was at the first hour on releasing your album bro. I had just got out of a hospital of bad dreams. There was so much healing happening in My brain still. I'm coming to a decade since my accident and miraculously survived. Why I'm still alive has too much for me to even have an expression. Clearance, did your parents have a good marriage? Mine did not. My mentor. Thank you dearly for helping me heal. At times I needed solace.
I'm a yoga teacher in NOLA, and I play Sideways in my class. A few years ago, I announced in class that CC was coming to NOLA and asked if anyone was interested. I ended up with two cars full of students, and when Sideways came on, they sang it out loud with the band. It was such a magical moment. The first time I was with these wonderful students out of the studio, they had so much fun. Thank You! Love you. Nina
I hope he comes to Vancouver.
I love citizen cope !
One of the best underrated artist ever.
true dat 🤘🏼
100%
I would say Chet Faker & Thelma Plum are just a few others...
This dude's music has helped me with battling depression, Citizen Cope!!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Me too.
reksenior86 keep it up man. Wish u the best! 😎💪🏼
Take one hour one day at a time and focus on being positive with simple things first! Good luck
I interned in a studio back in the 90’s in NYC, and Cope was booked for a month ,there working on his first label backed album. Barely paid for by sum spineless spin off of a major label, pinching pennie and dime, spent the money and time, but it was cheaply mastered by the label. They didn’t even push it when came out. Saw this time and time again, These label clowns blow smoke up everybody’s ass then just dissapear,drop the ball, and it’s just a write off, if the artist doesn’t have to pay them back from touring. That is why so much has changed, and we have lost many vintage fantastic studios. BUT it’s great to see Citizen Cope doing well , with still going strong, and going it alone .Only way for musicians to b free is to own their own MASTERS!! Only Vampires want to keep your sweat and blood, much like IRS???
Dito
This should be the type of music winning awards. Tell he feels the music he sings not just empty words.
Houston Oilers because he’s walked the shoes in these songs . They are him and his lessons he’s learned , things he’s experienced. Pretty sure he was a junky for a lot of years , not anymore I don’t think . I’ve listened to him for a long time . Seems a lot of his songs come from ..... pain and love or love lost . But I think through pain is where a lot of his inspiration comes from . Now these are just my gut feelings and I could be wrong , but I don’t think so 🙏🏼🤘🏼👊🏻 @matt_bazerko_187
@Houston Oilers Dude SO RIGHT ON with that comment man!! He FEELS his music. And I have to agree with the comment right after yours. It's because he has walked in those shoes for so many years. He has LIVED, LOVED, EXPERIENCED SO MUCH more than most can imagine probably. I have a best friend (won't say had) because it's NEVER goodbye only see you soon. He passed from heroin OD 4 yrs ago and I still feel him here with me. Especially when listening to music. We managed a restaurant together and he had that insatiable passion for music, literature, all art forms, cooked like a chef it's so hard still...every single day. But he is waiting for me. RIP Joe....from your Kimmy Gumdrop or Slutbunny. He would send me random lyrics in the middle of the night and I BETTER have title and artist the following morning...obviously no googling...where's the fun in that??? But like Citizen Cope you can see in his face...expressions...nothing but pure art just flows all thru him and out into the world for others to experience it as well!! Rebelution is another favorite of mine...seen then twice live and they also really get into their art. I have to say I have seen Grateful dead 94 in Miami before Jerry passed RIP to a true genius...ozzy front row center...Dave Matthew's..coldplay...gym class Hero's...pepper...as many bands as possible at Warped tour 201..Larry and His Flask are bad ass by the way and on and on but point being none of them have surpassed Rebelution live!!! So much passion for the art they produce!!! It's NOT about the money, fame, its ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC AND THE FANS!! THAT'S EXTREMELY RARE these days. To Citizen Cope and all the other artists out there huge, medium, and the Especially the ones not as well known YET..THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING THE WORLD A MORE BEAUTIFUL PLACE! MUSIC IS LIFE...POSITIVE MUSIC SO MUCH THE BETTER ✌🤟😊🤘🤘🤘🤘💖💞💗❤💚💜
@@ROYALMATT1 Absolutely! The best music always comes from the people that pour their heart and soul into it, the artists that don't just sing, but tell you a story using their own life experiences and emotions; that's Citizen Cope for you.
Music isn't about awards
1:25 The River
9:19 Justice
17:08 Lifeline
24:20 Sideways
Thanks brotha
I’m going to watch and listen but, thank you for knowing how important The River is. I got Clarence to not only perform it, he dedicated the song to my son Whalen who drowned in a river via a car accident.
Whalen had 3 favorites. Shane MacGowan, Wilco and Citizen Cope.
I got Clarence to toss out a song, (Matunuck RI) I got Jeff Tweedy to dedicate a song, Impossible Germany and a concert to Whalen. Now, I just have to get to Ireland to get Shane to dedicate a song to Whalen. ☮️
Thanks
How is his voice so good?! Coming from a speech therapist- i don’t understand how his mouth literally doesn’t move, yet produces such a big and beautiful sound 😂
because this wasnt a live performance.
@@an0therdimensi0n99
This isn't live? It looks live to me. I think you are confused as to what live music is. This isn't a studio recording and I hear people clapping. Generally if people are clapping , it's live music. There are exceptions of people clapping in the studio , but this isn't one of them.
Also - microphones 😂
@@an0therdimensi0n99 Horseshit. People move their mouth too much when they lipsync, and you can clearly hear some wrong notes.
I know this is an old comment, but I just wanted to say that singing and speech do no work the same! Clearly enunciating each out will make your mouth move more than singing. It doesn't have to do with the volume you produce, because your mouth take a shape based on the *pitch* and the *intonation* of the note and change slowly as you sing but you're not enunciating every syllab like in speech. It's also the shape of his mouth that makes it look like a small opening but he has a very throathy deep voice. There really isn't even a need to open your mouth wide unless you're projecting and extremely powerful note in the high range. It's not screaming, it's letting the vocal folds virbrate freely when you sustain the note, and the shape of your mouth simply helps with the tonality of that sound. It happens in the throat and abdominal muscles, not in the mouth. When we speak, it's more a percussive instrument; when we sing, it's more a horn. Does that make sense?
Citizen Cope Acoustic is such a treat.. Thank ya’ll for this
Everything this guy writes is awesome. Acoustic version is always the best.
I first heard CC on a Cold Case episode that my wife used to watch, Bullet and a Target., immediately jumped up and ran to my computer. This was many years ago. We have loved him ever since, my now teenage kids included. Love you my bro.
The same happened to me when I first heard penitentiary on the very first episode of criminal minds,i instantly started trying to figure out who sang it,that was almost 20 twenty years ago
Listening or singing along w this awesome guy is @ the only thing that actually helps me relax...lol. Thanks citizen cope 4 bein here😃
I like this guy...gentle spirit, and he sounds damn good.
I saw Citizen Cope back in 2006 at a beat-up venue somewhere in Hollywood. He sounded amazing back then and sounds even better today. Such great music!
👍🤩😍💝He & his music are fire! 🔥I can’t believe I’m just now finding out about him and his music! 🔥💝
Citi Zen Cope is a bright bright light that never stops shining!!! 🌠Soulful indeed🌠
Always love me some Citizen Cope. I have seen him twice. LOVE his acoustic sets.
4 times for me, once acoustic.
@@Jettblacke NICE. I'll be honest I wasn't a fan of his set with his band. I felt like they overpowered him and his voice. (Maybe it was just the audio setup at that particular venue?). But the acoustic set was FANTASTIC. Everyone in the building was sitting and singing along with COPE.
First time I saw Citizen Cope was mid -90's in DC at The Velvet Lounge- a tiny hole in the wall which accommodated about 20 people. He sold his cd's handwritten with sharpies. I might still have mine. Beautiful intro to his music. Beautiful show. This takes me back.
This mans voice, is amazing. His talent, the lyrics everything is just beyond amazing. I love him
5-8-2020 coronavirus pandemic lockdown playlist
THANK YOU
Sideways: It was the song for the first dance at my wedding.
Congratulations bud no one cares
Great song, great choice for wedding, now u have great memories😊
Somebody should explain the words to this guy
Fuck that dudes comment, I care! But yeah the lyrics for the most part have been interpreted as someone singing about a love that’s lost or unattainable, but you can easily flip it and see it from a positive point of view. That’s the beauty of music and lyrics and art in general. It’s subjective and doesn’t have to mean anything but what it means to you. I’m sure it was a beautiful first dance and beautiful moment in your life my friend!
Hiroshima And Niggasaki sad angry man
Just seen him last nite 3/29/19 at the Brooklyn Bowl and it was amazing & he saw me dropping the boogies to every song and I had him pointing & smiling at me
junior v what all songs did he play? I'm really considering going to see him this summer. "
👍The movie Deep Water brought me here.
This music is captivating. I’m gonna play Citizen Cope on loop this weekend. 💝
whatever he went through to make music like this - we are so grateful
Seen him 4 times in Philly,just love his passion 🤟🏻
Thank you for your exceptional talent and music with real heart and soul.
So awesome to find this video! Absolutely love his style and voice, a dying breed of artists for sure
Serious musical mind!! Wicked vocals and songwriting
Go see him live on this tour. I saw him twice 2 weeks ago and both shows were excellent. I don't understand why he isn't more well known.....great music
I've loved his music since his time with Carlos when he did Sideways. Hes so distinctive, but for years I never knew his name, but was sure I'd recognize it, and always meant to look it up, but never did till today. 😳 I was totally off! thinking he was Hispanic, maybe played with Ozomatl, hahaha, and I never heard that name ever!
Still love him, wanna know more!
Powerful music that makes you listen every strokes on the guitar strings and the drum at the same time. And the vocals just... kills it! Stunning...
Citizen Cope, The OG, thank you Cope, you are a huge part of the soundtrack of my life.
🙏
Found C.C. after hearing his track "The Victory March" on the end titles of the "Fast Charlie" movie. What a find! Beautiful voice... Will explore more!
You helped me inspire the ones who deserve it
Pure talent and authenticity at full display! Bravo! 👏🏼
I love Cope. I've seen him live 5 or 6 times. Always a great show
Thanks for this vídeo. Citizen is amazing
He feeds my soul ❤️
Citizen cope is amazing!!! From Brazil
Awe man.. takes me back to the good days... Amazing musician.
Stunning. And just bought my tickets for manchester, uk in october!
His really awesome Song....Touched My Hart.
Such an underrated artist. Brings back memories
Great Song! Good Job!
Co-Worker turned me on to Citizen Cope in 2007. Been listening to them ever since. Such an amazing sound!!!!!
Love me some CC he is amazeballs, beyond talented, giving and humble. I give him 5 stars ⭐️
Blown away by The River man oh man so good. Cope is the realest
I'm so goddamn happy TH-cam led me here.
Listening in 2022. Please come to New Orleans!! 🙏
I'm here already Darling. I live on Frenchman St.
He is breathtaking
Justice helped keep me and others grounded during an acid trip at a festival
Seen him live in Seattle 3 times. All equally awesome
Loving, Living, 💕 Love
He's so real and raw, love his music and vocals
Love his music
Discovered one of his song (holdin' on) while i was watching a moovie (jamesy boy) and i really liked it !! Now i am looking forward to listen all his songs!! Like it for it frees my mind #Dope #GoOnDude
Just heard of this gentleman.. so great
Man the new album is sick! All good but maybe top three: Sally walks, Carribean skies, and war! Wrote this before I even listened to this Video
Just found about him by watching him on Getting Doug With High, and he's so soft spoken, but the man's got a golden voice. Good stuff!
And powerful lyrics!
Clarence is hands down one of my favorite artists.
YES!
Hey I just wanted to tell you where I was at the first hour on releasing your album bro.
I had just got out of a hospital of bad dreams.
There was so much healing happening in My brain still.
I'm coming to a decade since my accident and miraculously survived.
Why I'm still alive has too much for me to even have an expression.
Clearance, did your parents have a good marriage? Mine did not.
My mentor.
Thank you dearly for helping me heal.
At times I needed solace.
Citizen cope is amazing!!! From Perú
I found this video because Facebook advertised his concert in my city of Bozeman MT
Man I love these acoustic sessions. Thank y'all so much for making these... just amazing and intimate. Love it so so much.
Thank You, Clarence
Simply amazing😳😳😳😍
The world can change. Helicopters are relevant given some circumstances to had passed since that night I listened to H&H
The legend of Black Mamba
Type of music I need
Better yet stillllll
Thanks ! God is
Cope has always been 100.....
Yeah saw an acoustic set in Memphis, TN - bro straight up asked for a couple requests, it was super nice.
Love the Cope! He sends out honest positivity! Some kind of well of sadness in there though.
beautiful
goosebumps
Thankx for posting this performance see you in San Francisco
He was right!
Wow.
God sees you!
No, YOU'RE Free NOW! America!
His music is like sugar to me, fucking addicting!
Looking for some better times. I need to
So glad ur back
Just decided to listen to this and this is the same day Kobe died. Never have truer words been spoken about Heroin and helicopters.
That was an incredibly sad day. Always a huge basketball fan myself, I never realized how much a fan of Kobe I was until he was ripped away from us.
😍😍😍
Mr Ofithaa.. if you've come to take her that means one of us gon' end up in a stretcha sayy
Tony No d unfortunately know vaguely saw short vision. America! Note! John The Baptist
I would love to sing this song with my Alto notes
Some Alto
Lifeline 😍😍😍. Fuck this guy's amazing . Keep on brother 👌👌
Unccccccllle Cooope
24:00 - all I got to say- Get me "sidewayz"
Thanks to getting Doug with high for introducing me to this guy
FUCKIN AMAZING
feelin it bro
gets good at 17:09. feeling that shit maaaaaan!!!!
Anyone with an extra ticket at Ramshead Live on Aug 23, please send me a message 😊
Bye x
They're on route outta America!
Brazil
Прикольно у барабанщика очки так отсвечивают
Why "Helicopters" , can somebody explain ? Thanks ❤