Madison Cunningham - Hold On (Tom Waits Cover)

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  • Madison Cunningham covers "Hold On" by Tom Waits
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  • @theconjugate5204
    @theconjugate5204 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    If I walked into a venue and heard this, I’d move my way to the front of the stage before the end of this song, and I’d be at the merch table at the end of the performance. This is excellent.

  • @dummyguava
    @dummyguava 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I didn't know this was my favourite Tom Waits song until now.

  • @dggodard
    @dggodard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    One of the most beautiful of Tom Wait’s songs, sung so brilliantly! I want to come back in my second life with such a voice. ❤️

  • @rory-hughes
    @rory-hughes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    the tone on that guitar is unbelievable

    • @alanboyle54
      @alanboyle54 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      first thing i thought. beautiful

    • @bobbymorris537
      @bobbymorris537 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, I thought there was a backup organ or something going on.

    • @SeanMcGown
      @SeanMcGown 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Sounds like some kind of drop tuning.

    • @filipberntsson6634
      @filipberntsson6634 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@SeanMcGown looks like bass strings? Maybe a whole octave down

    • @RobHutten
      @RobHutten 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      rubber bridge. I suspect it's also ladder braced. combo means no high overtones, and I bet she's playing through her awesome old gibson amp.

  • @mickeyhenry9824
    @mickeyhenry9824 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I’ve been playing guitar seriously for over 35 years. You are a most interesting and original player. I adore your feel..

    • @asceticblur
      @asceticblur 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Very cool

  • @capuleeet
    @capuleeet ปีที่แล้ว +8

    4:08.. the second "hold on".. the way you sing those tones.. so beautiful and so right!!

    • @als3243
      @als3243 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's one of my favorite parts too. I really love the words of the last verse about how its so hard to dance that way when its cold and there's no music.

  • @TheJamesGunson
    @TheJamesGunson 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    This is now the definitive version of this song.

  • @michaellawrence2762
    @michaellawrence2762 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    The best cover of Hold on I have ever Heard . Stunning!

  • @StonefieldJim4
    @StonefieldJim4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    What a wonderful version. It captures the shimmering tone of the original, and the sense of longing, without being an imitation. That's really something. ✌️ 👍

  • @nickparsons337
    @nickparsons337 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The word "incredible" barely even scratches the surface of who you are. That ethereal voice, your incredible guitar playing, your skill at sheer composition. Just wow; from what plane do you come from? Simply extraordinary; in every facet of the word,

  • @greyjay9202
    @greyjay9202 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Every once in a while you hear a voice this good. Ms. Cunningham joins that small group of female vocalists who are worth their salt. Bravo, young lady. Whatever "it" is, you've got it.

    • @frankboyd.
      @frankboyd. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Look up Larkin Poe.
      And Molly Tuttle.

    • @kimmolingonheimo
      @kimmolingonheimo ปีที่แล้ว

      you re a pig?

  • @warpenguin6300
    @warpenguin6300 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    They hung a sign up in our town
    "If you live it up, you won't live it down"
    So she left Monte Rio, son
    Just like a bullet leaves a gun
    With her charcoal eyes and Monroe hips
    She went and took that California trip
    Oh, the moon was gold, her hair like wind
    Said, "don't look back, just come on, Jim"
    Oh, you got to hold on, hold on
    You gotta hold on
    Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on
    Well, he gave her a dimestore watch
    And a ring made from a spoon
    Everyone's looking for someone to blame
    When you share my bed, you share my name
    Well, go ahead and call the cops
    You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops
    She said, "baby, I still love you"
    Sometimes there's nothin' left to do
    Oh, but you got to hold on, hold on
    Babe, you gotta hold on and take my hand
    I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on
    Well, God bless your crooked little heart
    St. Louis got the best of me
    I miss your broken China voice
    How I wish you were still here with me
    Oh, you build it up, you wreck it down
    Then you burn your mansion to the ground
    Oh, there's nothing left to keep you here
    But when you're falling behind in this big blue world
    Oh, you've got to hold on, hold on
    Babe, you gotta hold on
    Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on
    Down by the Riverside motel
    It's ten below and falling
    By a ninety-nine cent store
    She closed her eyes and started swaying
    But it's so hard to dance that way
    When it's cold and there's no music
    Oh, your old hometown's so far away
    But inside your head there's a record that's playing
    A song called "Hold On", hold on
    Babe, you gotta hold on
    Take my hand, I'm standing right there, you gotta hold on
    You gotta hold on, hold on
    Babe, you gotta hold on
    Take my hand, I'm standing right there, you gotta hold on
    You gotta hold on, hold on
    Babe, you gotta hold on
    And take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on
    You gotta hold on, hold on
    Babe, you gotta hold on
    And take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on
    You gotta hold on
    You gotta hold on
    You gotta hold on
    You gotta hold on
    You gotta hold on, baby
    You gotta hold on, girl
    You gotta hold on
    You gotta hold on

    • @Observer285
      @Observer285 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the lyrics!

  • @samuelthomasperkins
    @samuelthomasperkins 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Madison, you now own this song. When you get back to live performances, this is the one you save for the encore. Wonderful rendition.

  • @ShiningEyeBrigade
    @ShiningEyeBrigade ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What a rendition. The way she holds on to those notes… just a… little too… long: so perfectly expressing the theme: holding on in the present, and holding on to the memories. She is an enchanting musician.

  • @louisevad6091
    @louisevad6091 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Now I have three favorite versions of this song. Waits,Colvin,and now Cunningham. Actually truth be told this Is my favorite. I’m a Madison Cunningham fan for life.

  • @sethtorma2251
    @sethtorma2251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Few covers breath life into old songs like this one does (like Jeff Buckley to Leonard Cohen). This one is brilliant in that same way. Beautiful arrangement on the dropped tuning guitar using interesting chord positions to keep the simple chord progression... perfect.

    • @marcrichardson346
      @marcrichardson346 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I believe that is a B guitar

    • @marcrichardson346
      @marcrichardson346 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also its got 12 frets to the body - cool!

    • @Observer285
      @Observer285 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought the same thing-- Jeff Buckley and Hallelujah--interesting

    • @pierredsa6809
      @pierredsa6809 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      or Jacob Collier's Hallelujah.

    • @warrenjoseph76
      @warrenjoseph76 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Have to agree. This is not hyperbole

  • @mikejettusa
    @mikejettusa 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

  • @redeyedrednek
    @redeyedrednek 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    I love the sound of that guitar!

    • @JentschChris
      @JentschChris 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah...great sound. What's the deal...has she tuned the whole thing down almost to baritone guitar range? Bari guitars are huge, aren't they? I've played a real bari...those open chords don't work this well...

    • @frankboyd.
      @frankboyd. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And that voice is pure gold.

    • @arianastefanidis9330
      @arianastefanidis9330 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@JentschChris rubber bridge!

    • @Crabfather
      @Crabfather ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I believe she tunes down two whole tones. Thay look like extremely heavy strings on this guitar, but it's shorter scale too so still playable.

    • @vls3771
      @vls3771 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yea tuned down to baratone style tunings same as her electric guitars heavier gauge strings she spends time to get a tone she likes.

  • @bobwerber2984
    @bobwerber2984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    My favorite Waits song. You do an awesome job of making it your own Madison.

  • @peterlaidler3895
    @peterlaidler3895 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The absolute best cover I have heard. Heartfelt and beautifully sung

  • @jonschneider6394
    @jonschneider6394 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Why is every new cover so great? Can you do no wrong?

  • @BloodyFaceWantsMilk
    @BloodyFaceWantsMilk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm addicted to this cover. The guitar tone is beautiful, aswell as the vocals.

  • @4thethayers
    @4thethayers 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Amazing combination of voice and guitar- its mesmerizingly beautiful! Got a song stuck in my head? YEP!!! its this version of a classic Waits song!!!

  • @ragingbull7
    @ragingbull7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It's a great song, and she finds music here I haven't heard before. Terrific.

  • @Mohsenyazdani
    @Mohsenyazdani 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The most beautiful Hold On cover so far.

  • @michaelshepherd8521
    @michaelshepherd8521 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Madison’s covers are so convincing and compelling. If you didn’t know better, you would think she wrote them all herself.

  • @mikejettusa
    @mikejettusa 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Absolutely beautiful. I never thought I'd hear a version as good as Tom or Beth Greene but you certainly proved me wrong.

  • @jinglejangle77
    @jinglejangle77 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Best cover I've heard of that song. Truly touching.

  • @richardkynast8354
    @richardkynast8354 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Complete package. Super cool guitar work and evocative vocals. Love everything about this.

  • @powwow585
    @powwow585 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wow Madison...really well done rendition of a great Tom Waits song. Thanks for blessing us with your talent.

  • @fellowjelte
    @fellowjelte 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My favorite singer of the moment sings a song from the songbook of my favorite songwriter of all time

  • @keith2092
    @keith2092 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm uninspired to go to a cover, but I keep doing it and sometimes get surprised.
    Mostly, they don't feel the song enough. You do. This is on favourites.
    Your timing is excellent!
    Your voice, passion and the mixer's talent made my list, which is smallish.
    Mahalo.

  • @johnlittle3430
    @johnlittle3430 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is, beyond the shadow of any conceivable doubt, the greatest Tom Waits cover of all time. It's the only one I prefer to the original, that's for goddamn sure.

  • @AndyMay-ik2px
    @AndyMay-ik2px 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    An absolutely beautiful version of one of TW's most beautiful songs . You've got a new fan ! x

  • @harrylowe2036
    @harrylowe2036 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow! What beautiful voice. Pulled me in at the first word she said. Blown away ! Thank you special girl.

  • @marc1john
    @marc1john ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow. Such a talent. She really has something special. I hear other singers in her voice, yet she sounds uniquely herself. That’s a very rare accomplishment these days. ❤

  • @WeCantAffordThat
    @WeCantAffordThat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Beautiful. You've done the song amazing justice.

  • @ep642
    @ep642 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'll never get over how effortlessly beautiful your voice is! that much talent in one person should be illegal

  • @jipes
    @jipes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Such a sensible cover with your own twist and a guitar rhythm which reminds me a Blake Mills song. Actually I would love to hear you doing a duet with him your two voice would just blend so nicely !

    • @jsnell126
      @jsnell126 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah... "Curable Disease" very similar R hand style

    • @stephentaylor5329
      @stephentaylor5329 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I've had this dream for a while, that Madison, Blake and Tyler would do a cover of Long Distance Love by Little Feat. Now if we could just float this idea by them somehow.

  • @jerryholder6999
    @jerryholder6999 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wonderful. All of it. Great guitar work, great vocal, and really nice momentum. Nice work!

  • @RobinsonEdgar
    @RobinsonEdgar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The song by Tom Waits that chills me still to this day. Thank you for sharing some magic with us.

  • @jakebermel6193
    @jakebermel6193 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Wednesday is becoming my favourite day of the week.

  • @ronaldchioldi3725
    @ronaldchioldi3725 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Stunning all around. Vulnerable. Emotionally direct. Wonderful arrangement!

  • @taitruppert3613
    @taitruppert3613 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh my…you are amazing.
    Your playing.
    Your voice.
    They are like bells.
    Thank you so much.

  • @bronwenolson
    @bronwenolson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This is easily the best cover I've ever heard. I love it, and you.

    • @Zepster77
      @Zepster77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your music is awesome too...

  • @jogo2000
    @jogo2000 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Beautiful rendition. I love this melody.

  • @Davett53
    @Davett53 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Beautiful rendition of this great Tom Waits ballad. It brings me to tears when Tom sings it,.... Your version is almost uplifting, and your lovely voice is a pure delight to listen to. Kudos.

  • @martinpaulwatts
    @martinpaulwatts ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hairs going up on my arms. lovely!!

  • @gerrymadigan3658
    @gerrymadigan3658 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is an absolutely beautiful interpretation and rendition of a Tom Waits classic - simply magnificent.

  • @dontclickonmychannel400
    @dontclickonmychannel400 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Have a nice day everybody ❤️

  • @clementine928
    @clementine928 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Congrats Madison Cunningham.
    Fine work. Tackling Tom Waits is fun and ballsy. The throaty guitar is what impressed me the most. Live up people

  • @Rgdonaire_07
    @Rgdonaire_07 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Madison is unbelievably talented. And what a beautiful song.

  • @KlanglaborBerlin
    @KlanglaborBerlin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    wonderful choice wonderful voice

  • @BrianKurzius
    @BrianKurzius 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    she is an great guitarist and has an amazing voice. such a good cover

  • @chrislink73
    @chrislink73 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Fantastic cover and interpretation, everything sounds crisp and clear. 10/10

  • @lorishu48103
    @lorishu48103 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This cover gets better each time I listen to it.

  • @birgitgrabenkamp
    @birgitgrabenkamp 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hold on...in all you go through... this is for all living beings around the world 🌎🫶🍀🎶❤

  • @vanpiekeren
    @vanpiekeren 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great version. Perfectly played! My hat is on the floor. Thank you Madison, greetings from Holland.

  • @keith2092
    @keith2092 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This artist is under appreciated. Madison Cunningham is brilliant!

  • @rsj51003
    @rsj51003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is phenomenal. Thank you.

  • @paulprac
    @paulprac 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've said this so many times.... people who can "do mainstream" will make Tom a f@@@ing fortune. That was lovely, Madison.... excellent

    • @billkahler
      @billkahler 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tom’s doing ok.

  • @gary3510
    @gary3510 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow...be proud of that one. Not sure who you are, but that was in a word...healing. Thank you.

  • @kevinoliva3641
    @kevinoliva3641 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a beautiful performance!!! Astonishing cover!

  • @albert214
    @albert214 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing. Beautiful voice and version. Excellent. Just found your videos today, 2 Oct 2020. Great.

  • @MarkMoroneyMusician
    @MarkMoroneyMusician 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely stunning!!!

  • @mesapetr9985
    @mesapetr9985 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Your voice fits so well....loved it...

  • @stogieguy7201
    @stogieguy7201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She most certainly did this great song justice! Very glad I found this and time to go check out her other videos.

  • @Mulejaw
    @Mulejaw หลายเดือนก่อน

    Everyone wants to cover a Tom Waits song. He is only the greatest songwriter of the 20th century Very few succeed to capture it. This one is exceptional. Quite a feat to do it right. Im moved and impressed.

  • @ratsnipe
    @ratsnipe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really amazingly done. So rich and warm. Thanks.

  • @josiebethmusic
    @josiebethmusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    perfection !!!

  • @johnderry7943
    @johnderry7943 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Madison you are so gifted. I love your music. God bless you!

  • @ericglickrieman939
    @ericglickrieman939 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That song fits these times so well. Thanks for doing it so movingly.

  • @alexholmes5004
    @alexholmes5004 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    WOW , absolutely love it , a classic, done beautifully.

  • @jocelynferger9681
    @jocelynferger9681 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Enchanting, girl. Such a gift and thank you for sharing it!🤍

  • @nique21nue
    @nique21nue 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    my lifetime Hero played by one of my top favourite artists. This is crazy! Thank you so much for WeeklyWednesdayCovers

  • @bbjoseyjw
    @bbjoseyjw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful rendition; Touching!

  • @jorgep7044
    @jorgep7044 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant cover. Just wonderful

  • @greghall7640
    @greghall7640 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the tone ...great cover. Tom’s tunes grabs me somewhere very deep

  • @valentinaforschner8802
    @valentinaforschner8802 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    MADI THIS IS LEGIT ONE THE BEST THINGS EVER AND I LOST COUNT OF HOW MANY TIMES IVE COME BACK HERE TO LISTEN TO IT I legit played it in a loop for hours a day during my exam week. Perfection.

  • @gregm17
    @gregm17 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sensational!!! Thank you so much, Madison. You are truly magnificent. I’m ready for another album.

  • @LukeMaynard
    @LukeMaynard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is gorgeous. Probably my favourite Tom Waits song, and I was completely blown away from the first note when the bass of that guitar cut through. It's the weirdest thuddiest guitar, and it's perfect for exactly this song. Everything about this is beautiful.
    I can never sing this pretty, no matter what I do. I just hope someday, my rusted dump truck of a voice inspires someone this talented to cover my songs, too.

  • @deniseelalahoho50
    @deniseelalahoho50 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent!👏 I haven’t been wowed in years. Thank you.

  • @dumena
    @dumena 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent. Beautiful. Haunting. Genius guitar. Love it.

  • @emrykally9203
    @emrykally9203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a gift you have Madison!

  • @petethefeet5281
    @petethefeet5281 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great rendition of a fabulous song - good job!

  • @TheRWE12
    @TheRWE12 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Sweet....Madison.

  • @vidarbonsak7855
    @vidarbonsak7855 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your voice gives me shivers down my spine! Great performance of a beautiful song.

  • @TooleyPeter
    @TooleyPeter 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Special talent here.

  • @achigurh
    @achigurh 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Anybody that can do Waits like this sure is something else ! 💚

  • @Yorguees
    @Yorguees 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    what a beautiful voice!!

  • @2gobeond
    @2gobeond 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow this is an excellent cover . Such a wonderful voice and guitar sound.

  • @MrOceanographer
    @MrOceanographer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing Waits cover. I really love this.

  • @Rabia_Kazi
    @Rabia_Kazi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just love your voice ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @lyricologist8
    @lyricologist8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the guitar tone. Beautiful version.

  • @iloveFreedom.
    @iloveFreedom. ปีที่แล้ว

    Aow my heart melted a bit more oh lordy, healing qualities, so beautiful
    Some you tube comments are worth pursuing ...so glad I found this Lady 🦋🧡🦋💜🌟

  • @bluesman608
    @bluesman608 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow. Wow. Thank you for making new and even more lovely a song I have loved for 20 years.

  • @metrotechnet
    @metrotechnet 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    OK so I don't click on many of your videos because every time afterwards I'm left in shock & need a minute to absorb what I just heard. Wow. you have such an amazing voice, subtle but strong guitar work & tasteful song choices. You have been gifted a truly phenomenal talent from above.

  • @anthonysamra7777
    @anthonysamra7777 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think you and Scott are the Best! Thank you for sharing your talent...

  • @MrCrescendo
    @MrCrescendo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So great. Love it.

  • @dinobelli6360
    @dinobelli6360 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Madison,
    You are phenomenal. Not only do you song beautifully, but you literally cover all of my favorite artists. Tom Waits, Radiohead, John Lennon. Thank you.