@@sandroxino Nat 20 implies luck despite skill (1 hit wonders). Dark One's own luck implies selling your soul to the devil (Tenacious D vibes there). Guidance implies a really good production team (which may well be true or may not). Expertise in performance is the most likely reason.
@@Eldariur Any creature in 60 feet range of the caster must make a DC22 Charisma save. On a fail, you start to headbang uncontrollably for the duration of the song.
Dude... Now I want to play a Bard who plays nothing but heavy metal on his sick magically enchanted electric guitar that's shaped like a dragon and shoots flames as he plays.
The context of this song changes greatly, when you discover it was meant to play while interacting with the previous version of the customizable Guardian who was a customizable Lover, and was supposed to represent the tadpol inside your head, and its attempts at taking control. While the content was cut, the song remained, which honestly was a great decision as its quite iconic.
I wish I could just reach through the screen and give you a hug. Bless you. You work so hard and you've been through so much, yet you continue to gift us with glittering sonic jewels down down down by the river.
Holy cow, I was expecting something good, goofy and fun, but this is just on another level, once again you've outdone yourself, amazing! And close to the source as well. "Karlach approves"
Honestly i'm getting more of "a long-awaited final showdown between long lost friends who had grown apart cause of different world views" vibes from this one
Man, I just can't say anything. Is it normal that while listening to that music (or, well, any version of "Dawn by the River"), I feel so melancholic? Why has my soul suddenly become so heavy and sunk so deep? Why does Baldur's Gate 3 make me feel things? I've just completed Act 2, so I've even not finished the game. I can't imagine my emotions after I do. A beautiful rendition of beautiful song. Bless you, V
Man, V, you are always so cutting edge and on top of the latest shit and you have such a range to do all of it justice. Great work here man. Unexpected and pleasant surprise.
Man. This song alone is enough to move me to tears, but hearing your version V… Damn. The emotion and soul behind it. So good. Can’t wait to see what you’ve got planned next.
@LunarSpiral1127 Not really. There are some characters that return but its a great experience on its own. Dont let it hold you back. Its also very welcoming to people with little experience in the dungeons and dragons ruleset the game uses!
@LunarSpiral1127 It's similar in the sense of the Persona series. You don't have to play the previous games to understand the story. Just Easter eggs that pop up from previous games
I am absolutely mesmerized by this song... For anyone who doesnt know: this song alludes to the possibility of embracing the gifts and love of the Dream Visitor, giving yourself over fully, to stay with them, down by the river in your mind. Sadly this character was changed from EA to a more stern character, instead of a potential lover, changing the original intent of this song. Nevertheless, the theme of giving in to the tadpole, losing yourself, and staying down by the river, hits really hard for me, as i can see an allusion to Drug Abuse and how one can lose himself in the promise of "staying down by the river", not only because of my own personal history, but because i can fully envision the tragic story of a PC that didnt manage to save the day, defeat the villains and get the girl, but one that lost everything and in their defeat, embraced the only love they know.... what really fucks me up though, is your cover of it. For such an emotional song, hearing the hard riffs and metal twists to the music, combined with the WAY harsher voice, makes it hit even harder. truly wonderful to behold and i cant give you enough praise!
To be fair, you can still pursue and be pursued by the sterner character as a potential lover. The only difference now is that the individual in question is not nearly as relentless in their pursuit of your character, though they are certainly eager to push their "gifts" on to you.
Love your version of Down By The River! I'm glad that the music in this game is getting so much love, Borislav and all the performers really deserve it.
Many will have troubles to cover this one, we will encounter so many trying to show off own voice, or worse - not understanding the emotion coming through original. But you Sir just rolled critical 20, hats off.
Karlach is just pure unfiltered joy, despite of impending doom, maybe because of it. Doesn't matter. If you're doomed anyway, you can still enjoy the f'ck out of being alive. I never run without Karlach (and Shadowheart).
I'm currently doing a Durge-solo-murderhobo-run... The mental pain I've gone through for that run... >.< I feel bad. Not for killing Gale. Not for murdering unarmed Tieflings. Not for killing Astarion. And Shadowheart had it coming anyway - accept a no, homegirl. But... that sin I committed down by the river... It haunts me.
Your songs and covers are always flawless and this one is no exception. The way you take the mystical yet epic tone of the original song and change it into a more badass but still just as epic tone is beautiful. I'm showing this to all my baldurs gate AND DnD friends immediately
I love this rendition of Down by the River. Easily one of my favorite tracks of any game in a very long time. I am super curious to know what class you picked to start with 😮
This game has consumed my life these past few months. I’ve enjoyed every moment, even when the backstories of these characters, especially Astarion’s, made me cry. I’ve loved the Forgotten Realms since I was 12 back in the 90s. I love your cover!!
Also, I have to say: compared to the original and its meaning, where the original would be more of a romantic story, this one feels like the same story, but from a desperate point of view. Where the first one would be simply accepting the gift and enjoying the rest of your life in blissful ignorance, this version feels like a last hope to be happy one last time, giving in to the gift to have a pain-free death while the world burns around them.
![Sandy Marton - Camel by Camel [ANKHA ZONE SONG] (Metal Cover by Little V)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/mm_RDhSYBvM/mqdefault.jpg)
Who's your favourite character and why is it Karlach?
Sorry homie, it's Shadowheart.
That's a weird way to spell Karlach@@Moon-Raven
It's Bae'Zel. I fixed her.
Goosetarion ofc 🧐🤙
Karlach my beloved
I loved it when Shadowheart casted Guidance on LittleV to roll that 25+ performance check
This man needed no help, a nat 20
Guidance? No. That's The Metal One's Own Luck.
@@sandroxino Fine I'll be that guy. It's not a nat 20, it's expertise in performance.
@@SCUB4Owl why not both
@@sandroxino Nat 20 implies luck despite skill (1 hit wonders). Dark One's own luck implies selling your soul to the devil (Tenacious D vibes there). Guidance implies a really good production team (which may well be true or may not). Expertise in performance is the most likely reason.
Best bard who rolled Dice and hit perfect 20
Critical Succes!
It's a shame he rolled a 20, because his dice roll would have been even higher otherwise.
He rolled the D20 and when it stopped rolling the number on top of the plastic rolly-thing is a 99. The netherbrain looks at the dice, puzzled.
High Octane!🔥
You legit made me cry with that voiced duet version of "I Want To Live". :'(
"I Live, Live, Live in a Van... Down by the River!" - Chris Farley
Honestly made me laugh out loud
Thank you i was searching for this comment
I was looking for this comment 👍
It's settled; my next bard character is gonna look like V 😂
damn thanks for the idea lmao
Yo, Down By the River would be what, a level 9 bard spell ?
@@Eldariur Any creature in 60 feet range of the caster must make a DC22 Charisma save. On a fail, you start to headbang uncontrollably for the duration of the song.
That's brilliant!
In general a metal bard might be pretty cool. 😅
Excellent
What are you doing here omg 😂
Karlach approves
Lae'zel approves
Astarion approves
Shadowheart approves
Gale approves
Wyll approves
The Absolute disapproves (Succeeded: Insight The Absolute secretly approves)
Wasnt expecting a cover like this to go so hard
What finding Little V does to a man
Down Down Down, by the River Styx.
Dude... Now I want to play a Bard who plays nothing but heavy metal on his sick magically enchanted electric guitar that's shaped like a dragon and shoots flames as he plays.
College of Metal Bard
So... Scanlan Shorthalt? OK, so he's usually lightning and not fire, but still metal AF.
Now that metal as fuck
In the nearly two hours it took me to make my character I was absolutely vibing to this song.
The context of this song changes greatly, when you discover it was meant to play while interacting with the previous version of the customizable Guardian who was a customizable Lover, and was supposed to represent the tadpol inside your head, and its attempts at taking control. While the content was cut, the song remained, which honestly was a great decision as its quite iconic.
I wish I could just reach through the screen and give you a hug. Bless you. You work so hard and you've been through so much, yet you continue to gift us with glittering sonic jewels down down down by the river.
It really is true.
Can we get a metal version(s) of 'Song of Balduran' and/or 'Raphael's Final Act'? This is fucking amazing!
Raphael's Final Act would be cool.
we need to up vote this to 666 to make it happen.
This
Raphael's final act 🥺
YES PLEASE TO RAPHAELS FINAL ACT!
I can hear what you meant by "summoning your inner-Nightwish" with this one! Fits very well with the song!
you mean "Nightsong" ?
@@DanteGroud No. Nightwish, the band. He said it on his Twitter before this came out.
@@tj_chaosangel i think you missed a game reference just now xd
@DanteGroud the style of the cover is pretty close to nightwish style, also original commenter responded to your first comment
oh dude! it does sound night-wish-esque, even better considering it that way!
Holy cow, I was expecting something good, goofy and fun, but this is just on another level, once again you've outdone yourself, amazing! And close to the source as well.
"Karlach approves"
Использование звуков колоколов в наче прям идеально передаёт настрой игры! ❤
Oh this thumbnail.. This is art.. We have peaked.
This song give off massive “final showdown with the big bad evil guy” vibes!! Amazing work as always V!
In the original conception of the game, it kind of was, in a sense.
Honestly i'm getting more of "a long-awaited final showdown between long lost friends who had grown apart cause of different world views" vibes from this one
This song lives in my head forever. Can't get it out. Thanks for doing this amazing cover
Dude I have the whole OST playing in my head 24/7
Shadowheart could Cast a lesser healing in you to fix IT ;-)
Это прекрасно ❤
Why I expected to see a Chris Farley clip in this video, I'll never know
Man, I just can't say anything. Is it normal that while listening to that music (or, well, any version of "Dawn by the River"), I feel so melancholic? Why has my soul suddenly become so heavy and sunk so deep? Why does Baldur's Gate 3 make me feel things? I've just completed Act 2, so I've even not finished the game. I can't imagine my emotions after I do.
A beautiful rendition of beautiful song. Bless you, V
listing to this while LIVING IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!
Wow, this energy! Holy hell this goes right into the playlist.
Left me with a tear in the eye on second hearing.
I played this during my character creation and my bard is now a skald.
I'm currently downloading the game, have never played a game like it before in terms of gameplay so I'm looking forward to it.
отличный кавер, с шикарнейшим вокалом, спасибо)
This Bardbarian rolled a Nat 20 on this performance. All who have listened to his heavy melody have earned Inspiration.
This is amazing! It is 100% the perfect version for the Dark Urge !
LIVE IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!!!
This is amazing. So how about Raphael's final act next ? Its just that good
Update: GUYS HE DID IT
Oh fuck yes.
YES YES AND YES
or I want to live
JUST YES
yes PLZ
One day you're just sitting there listening to this song, and the next you're listening to this song IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!
Воу от аж мурашки по коже пошли!❤
Man, V, you are always so cutting edge and on top of the latest shit and you have such a range to do all of it justice. Great work here man. Unexpected and pleasant surprise.
Looks like I found the song that I will play during the final battle
Man. This song alone is enough to move me to tears, but hearing your version V… Damn. The emotion and soul behind it. So good. Can’t wait to see what you’ve got planned next.
Not gonna lie, this gave me chills.
I want this version to play when someone plans an evil playthrough.
You cant fool me Nandor the Relentless
KARLACH BEST GIRL! I am so glad you recognize that
Karlach approves
I didn't expect this cover but I'm super happy to hear it. Nice goin', V. You killed it in the best way.
I just picked this game up a few days ago. I'm loving every second of it so far!
Question. Do you have to play the other Baldur's Gate games before this one?
@LunarSpiral1127 Not really. There are some characters that return but its a great experience on its own. Dont let it hold you back. Its also very welcoming to people with little experience in the dungeons and dragons ruleset the game uses!
@LunarSpiral1127 It's similar in the sense of the Persona series. You don't have to play the previous games to understand the story. Just Easter eggs that pop up from previous games
Haven’t played the full game yet, but now I’m even more hyped for it
He passed the performance check
I am absolutely mesmerized by this song... For anyone who doesnt know: this song alludes to the possibility of embracing the gifts and love of the Dream Visitor, giving yourself over fully, to stay with them, down by the river in your mind. Sadly this character was changed from EA to a more stern character, instead of a potential lover, changing the original intent of this song. Nevertheless, the theme of giving in to the tadpole, losing yourself, and staying down by the river, hits really hard for me, as i can see an allusion to Drug Abuse and how one can lose himself in the promise of "staying down by the river", not only because of my own personal history, but because i can fully envision the tragic story of a PC that didnt manage to save the day, defeat the villains and get the girl, but one that lost everything and in their defeat, embraced the only love they know....
what really fucks me up though, is your cover of it. For such an emotional song, hearing the hard riffs and metal twists to the music, combined with the WAY harsher voice, makes it hit even harder. truly wonderful to behold and i cant give you enough praise!
To be fair, you can still pursue and be pursued by the sterner character as a potential lover. The only difference now is that the individual in question is not nearly as relentless in their pursuit of your character, though they are certainly eager to push their "gifts" on to you.
"Don't do tadpoles kids... or else you'll end up like this guy!" *Shows picture of Mind Flayer.*
Thanks!
I didn't think much of this song at first, but it grew on me after 4+ hours in character creation.
Love your version of Down By The River! I'm glad that the music in this game is getting so much love, Borislav and all the performers really deserve it.
I absolutely loved singing along side you after the 20th time listening to this, love it
Великолепно! Браво маэстро!
This is exactly how I imagined it. Well fucking done, Little V.
I haven't played the game yet (money problems), but this cover was awesome.
Did you manage to buy it? :)
Not yet. Still need to save up more.@@XerathSuppWorks
Yeah man game is nuts. About the choices; its comparable to DoS2. Enjoyed the hell out of that one aswel.@@mythicdawn9574
Sell sell sell your liver!
I cant get over how good BG3 OST actualy is. Thank you for doing it justice.
After hearing this music in the alpha for so long I'm glad people are hearing it, loving it and making amazing covers
Thanks for the bardic inspiration, Little V! It helped a lot writing my D&D campaign
Many will have troubles to cover this one, we will encounter so many trying to show off own voice, or worse - not understanding the emotion coming through original. But you Sir just rolled critical 20, hats off.
Это потрясающе QwQ
We coming for the trend! Yeah babe! Let's Gooo!
On Amazon music this song is listed as just down by the river. Thought it was a chris Farley joke at first
i'm obsessed with this song. Great cover.
Amazing cover!!!
Awesome cover! Another song in BG3 that I could see a metal version is Twisted Force. Underrated song imo.
I love how deeply you just FELT IT
То что вы делаете по настоящему потрясающе....
Fantasy and metal, name a more iconic duo
It was amazing!! 😊
The fret work is absolutely incredible.
Bro. You didn't have to go this hard. Holy shit amazing job.
This has a serious power-metal feel, and I am HERE for it!! Love the work
As a Metal Fan i have to say, Its perfection!
This is awesome! Thanks for covering this great song from a great game!
Karlach is just pure unfiltered joy, despite of impending doom, maybe because of it. Doesn't matter. If you're doomed anyway, you can still enjoy the f'ck out of being alive. I never run without Karlach (and Shadowheart).
I'm currently doing a Durge-solo-murderhobo-run... The mental pain I've gone through for that run... >.<
I feel bad. Not for killing Gale. Not for murdering unarmed Tieflings. Not for killing Astarion. And Shadowheart had it coming anyway - accept a no, homegirl.
But... that sin I committed down by the river... It haunts me.
I didn't know how much I needed this!
Man, you truly never miss. Goddamn you only put out great tracks, great work V
This song is already such a beautiful piece and you made it beautifully RADICAL!
Як завжди, неймовірне виконання і насолода для вух!
This is one of my favorite covers. Very well done.
I need like an hour version of this
My favorite artist and my favorite game!
Amazing. Loved every second.
Your songs and covers are always flawless and this one is no exception. The way you take the mystical yet epic tone of the original song and change it into a more badass but still just as epic tone is beautiful. I'm showing this to all my baldurs gate AND DnD friends immediately
I love this song so much, amazing as always V! I’d love to here your take on “Weeping Dawn” (Alfira the bard’s song)!
Ohhh this is sooooo goood
I love this rendition of Down by the River. Easily one of my favorite tracks of any game in a very long time.
I am super curious to know what class you picked to start with 😮
This game has consumed my life these past few months. I’ve enjoyed every moment, even when the backstories of these characters, especially Astarion’s, made me cry. I’ve loved the Forgotten Realms since I was 12 back in the 90s.
I love your cover!!
Chris Farley approves.
Such a Masterpiece. Well done!
как всегда кайф трек)))
I've been a longtime fan of yours and this is easily one of the best covers i've heard from you.
я не знаю оригинальной песни, но это звучит великолепно
Самое время ознакомиться
Песня Down by the River из игры Baldur's Gate 3
Incredible performance!
Also, I have to say: compared to the original and its meaning, where the original would be more of a romantic story, this one feels like the same story, but from a desperate point of view.
Where the first one would be simply accepting the gift and enjoying the rest of your life in blissful ignorance, this version feels like a last hope to be happy one last time, giving in to the gift to have a pain-free death while the world burns around them.
this slaps so hard omg I never imagined I could love this song more than I already had
Be careful of bears my friend.
Asterion so far, I'm hopelessly addicted to the tortured soul. Love this version of the song great job!
✨Мне особенно понравился розовый микрофон)
Helm as my witness, this is amazing!
I am down, down, down with this performance.
This was awesome, thank you