First Johnny Cash sings Hurt. Then Charles Bradley sings Changes. There's something powerfully humbling about old men singing young mens' songs, and putting a lifetime of experience into them.
I once heard someone say, it's the duty of artists to go into the darkness and bring something back that's tangible for people to heal themselves with. Thank you Charles. Rest in peace.
Jesus, what an incredibly wise quote. I literally wrote it down so I don't forget it and can look at it later. May your Charles rest in peace. Ironically my grandpa who passed a few weeks ago was also named Charles. Charles Melvin Wynn he was 91, I've inherited his harmonica collection. I'm glad he's finally at peace.
I will be 79 in less than a month, this song made me cry my eyes out. I was married for 53 years to the BEST woman ever ! She never lied, never drank, never smoked, never did a drug, never cursed, she was SOOOO beautiful, she came down with Parkinson's 13 years ago, I took COMPLETE care of her for ten years, I CAN NOT GET OVER THIS LOSS, I want to be with her again, I can't stop the tears
I’m right there with you man. This one hit me hard. I am only 47, and three days ago I lost my wife to cancer. You would have a hard time convincing me that anyone gets through this in one piece
@@thomassmith5291 NO ! You don't ever get over it , my wife was absolutely PERFECT in every way, gorgeous LONG BLACK HAIR, AWESOME FACE AND even better figure, we did antique shows for years and I got tired of all the men telling her how beautiful she was. It bothers me greatly EVERY day, I think about her ALL the time. Just keep fighting, that is what she would want you to do, carry on, even though it is EXTREMELY hard. I am with you man, except I am 2 weeks away from 79, all I want is to be able to make it to November so I can vote for Trump. Best wishes for you. Robert Jackson in Pompano Beach , Florida , wheer I have been since 1956.
I’m 25 now and Charles was my next door neighbor throughout my entire childhood up until he died. I live in the projects so it’s not the easiest to navigate through life as a young black man in that environment, but Charles always gave me kind words of advice and the occasional spare change to get some snacks in the summer. He always praised me for keeping on the straight and narrow path. He loved his Parrot, he loved his mother (clearly!) and he loved people. Most of the times I saw him he was on his way to his mothers house to comfort/ care for her. She was all he had, and vice versa. He didn’t have much materially and he was struggling with loneliness towards the end of his own life. I wish I had the awareness 7 years ago to actually speak to and console/comfort Charles in his hard times. I just want people to see the side of Charles that I got an opportunity to see. The emotion and pain in his voice is real and it’s from his experiences he had to endure in his short, hard life. Im glad I stumbled upon this video, Rest In Peace Charles, you were a great example of a good man and I will always remember you.
Thank you for sharing, I come back to this video every couple of months and I cry every time. I honestly don't think that I have seen something more raw than this. You truly feel his pain in his music. What a gift he gave us while he was here. Again, thanks for writing that.
Charles your version gave me so much more, I was in hospice with my mother who died from stage 4 colon cancer when I was trying to save my son, we all have an interpretation. I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate you and I can only imagine your heartache. I love your music soul, thank you
@@TheEndOfABloodline reminds me of James brown never saw the man when he was not sweiting even on talk shows in the 70s before he performed I think some people are so high strung as soon as they think about the show they are over loading on adrienalin explains the sweiting but being able to perform at that level while having all that going on is amazing
Shut your mouth! Is that true? Nooooooo😭 that just broke my heart😭. This song is so important to me for the very reason he finally finished it. Black sabbath was her favorite band growing up and I played this for her the day she took her last breath 💔
He died a year after he sang this cover and this was around the time he was diagnosed with stomach cancer. This literally brought tears to my eyes. It's so powerful. RIP Charles Bradley. Your voice was truly annoited and blessed by God.
@@sabrinamitchell4107 yeah. This performance was in Toronto and I guess he did the show at Danforth the next night and one show in NYC a few days later, then took the next seven or eight months off. I think he did maybe a show or two in 2017 but I could be wrong.
Saw Charles live and between songs I shouted "I love you Charles" and he looked right at me and said "I love you too my brother" so genuinely it moved me; after the last song he hopped off stage to hug a girl in a wheelchair and preceded to hug half the people in the crowd...he smelled like coconuts and heaven. RIP Charles you beautiful soul.
My mom is currently fighting terminal cancer and after today I kinda just broke down and got on my computer to listen to music. I happened to click on this song and see all these comments and Charles himself talking about his mother. It's so hard but somehow I feel like I was meant to find this song, it was truly touching. Much love to everyone
I wish you an your mom the best of days my guy.🙏. My mother passed of pancreatic cancer in 1999 its now 2021 .an im 27.but she never left. She just passed on a different connection that requires your spirit an soul an emotions.. Tho i would walk through hellfire to bring her back.. just don't work that way . i love what she left me. An continues to show me, things i wouldn't have saw or felt on my own. ..much love brother much love
@@AhmadAmr98 maybe,... Honestly the sad part about Charles Bradley he was always compared to the king "James Brown" even though he had his own style of singing and sense of music, and that didn't sit well in me,.... so having some people dislike his own version of the song "changes" tells me how people don't have an ear for classical music.... Charles Bradley legend to the very end of time
Im a 60 year old Sabbath fan and hearing this for the first time. I've heard this song a thousand times, but never have I heard it like this...The tears are rolling down my cheeks. Jesus, this is powerful.
I'm right there with ya. First heard this on that Netflix show, Big Mouth. Which is a really raunchy cartoon comedy. But this song... it smashes all the comedy out and makes me cry every damn time I hear it. I wonder if Ozzy has heard this. R.I.P. Charles.
Can’t believe I’m hearing this for the first time ever. Made a grown man cry like a baby at 11 in the morning. This is one of the most powerful performances ever.
Dang i didnt believe you when i first started listening. But here i am with watery eyes but not in a bad way. Man i want give my mom a hug right now im so grateful i still have her in my life.
I’m 25. I watched and heard my mother suffer through her fight with diabetes. She lost the fight 10-27-2020. Cherish your mother. Get videos of her voice, her smile, her life. Don’t let life pass you by. It will. I love you mom! 💙
This one was and is for my Dad. Kissed him on his cold forehead and watched him be taken away. And nothing has been the same since. Godspeed to all of you that have been blindsided. It's so hard.
Ozzy said Charles' version blew him away and that he took the song to a new level. That man bore his soul on this song and leave it to anonymous people on the web to dislike it.
Damn, that's some toxic pessimist sh*t. Part of being an artist is some people won't like your work. If you don't piss some people off, your not an interesting artist. Did you fail to notice how many more likes than dislikes their is?
@Jose Plaza Crying is good for the soul, it's what makes us human, to show emotion and empathy. I hope you're able to get past whatever has hurt you and connect with music again, truly.
Man, iv been playing this song most days and still never ever tire of it. I was driving my son to an after school event a few weeks back and he asked me “Dad, why does he scream RAAAA like that?” So I explained to him that this man is singing with all his heart and he’s so sad because he just loved his mum so much and when she sadly died it broke his heart. So his scream is just the sad emotion he’s feeling, just escaping his soul. My son (who’s 5) didn’t reply he just listened and at the end of the song he told me from the back of the car that “it makes his eyes wet” Man oh man that boy of mine had a full on tear ready to drop and I couldn’t be happier. It’s now our song we listen to while driving and he still just listens. RIP Charles and I can’t thank you enough
Damn man, I was already wiping tears off my cheek and this just kept em going. What a beautiful moment shared with your emotional genius of a young son.
@@preexisting154 he’s been like this all his life so far. When he was a newborn Imagine by John Lennon was the only song that stopped him in in tracks. Especially when he was upset with wind. Another song that he stops what he’s doing and just listens to is Holocene by Bon Iver.
What a beautiful story to accompany this song. I lost my mother too. I can relate. The world is a lesser place without this man. And your son is so emotionally intelligent beyond his years that I’m sure you will enjoy your time with him as he ages. All the best.
This was one of my wife’s favorite songs… she would play it all the time because it reminded her of her grandmother that passed and she would cry everytime… Well, New Year’s Day 2022 my wife passed away and this song is so prophetic I can’t help but cry each time I hear it now. Today is her birthday and she is still very loved and missed. Brandy 10-21-85 to 1-1-22 You are so loved and missed very deeply, HunnyBunny ❤️
I'm sorry for your loss!! She's in a better place now. Beautiful heartbreaking song, but a reminder that we will soon be together with our loved ones!!
I'm so sorry for your loss. I can't imagine how much pain you're in. I know it doesn't really go away. It changes your life forever. I hope you have people around you who can hold space for you and sit with you in it.
My mother is dying of stage 4 lung cancer right now. She has maybe a few days. This helps. Charles Bradley was a true conduit for soul. When people start clapping at the end, he snaps out of it....the spell is broken, he opens his eyes and returns to the "real" world. Anyone who's visited that world, even briefly, is lucky to have experienced something most people will never know.
This was not a song that went with a lot of the band’s catalog... much like midnight caravan so I thought whoa! But yeah I’m right there with you sir! ✌🏻
My dad used to sing this to my mom in the kitchen before i was born. They split once i was born and went ways. He passed 2 years ago. I played this randomly in the kitchen tonight and my mom came crying to the kitchen trying to explain. I enjoyed the story & song matching so perfectly
I'm a metalhead to my core and this cover brought me to tears. I share his pain. I lost my grandma, grandpa, and aunt. It never stops hurting. But because of this song there is beauty in pain. \m/
I've been sober from meth for over 5 years and stagnation cause me to lean on other shortcoming copings. I am now going through new changes to be a father that my father never was, this song emulates the pains of my childhood I must endure through to grow for my boy. Thank You Charles
Hello, i'm just a random person who want to give you support for making new better live.. always stay away from drugs and alcohol, love yourself, love your children and their mom.. do your best being father n husband, make them proud of you..
I don't know you ... but I am very proud of you . Five years can feel like an eternity . One foot in front of the other . Your son is very , very lucky to have you as a role model .
This song hit me so hard. I heard this while my mother was dying from a long battle with cancer. She heard me playing this and asked if I was okay....strong woman...rip Mom 😭
Shout out to that absolute guitar player. Guy is shifting between base line riffs and strumming chords on the fly based on the mood of individual verses.
Although it was a vocal performance that would have carried emotion acapella Ben on guitar really did take the whole thing to another level and added to the emotion perfectly.
yea right guy was killing it as well. What was that little backhanded compliment at the end lol "can never have too many bens in the room"? what is that supposed to mean haha
Maybe your friends don’t know genuine voices. But that’s ok. When he said this the part that gets me and spoke on his Mom - nothing else mattered. Great lyrics
So many of my friends have pleasantly surprised me with their interest in my taste of music. I hope you let it play someday and you find some likeminds in your group.
@@dustyharris1061 that's how he talks dude. Notice he said "ax" instead of ask. Those kind of things bother me too, but this cover is just so amazing I can't knock it.
@@dustyharris1061 To be fair, Ozzy doesn't know the lyrics anymore either. I am fully convinced that his singing is muscle memory rather than actually remembering. :P
I lost my mom in 2008. I didn't cry once. I was raised by men of men who don't cry, served my country, and it's hard to spill your guts, much less shed a tear, even if you want to. I sobbed the first time I watched this in 2022.
Better man than most of us, thank you for your service and bearing your soul to us. May you have peace. If I bought you a beer I would still be indebt to you.
I watched this for the first time..here in January 2025,,and it phukn made me cry. I just lost my mom 3 months ago, and it was a difficult process with siblings. Then I listened to this in the evening with my wife and daughter and I got up,,walked the phuk out,,because I was crying hard. Phenomenal cover.
I can respect his pain over his mother. I just lost my mother during these crazy times to cancer, and because I couldn’t visit her in hospice, I never really had the chance to say goodbye.
R.I.P for both of this amazing people that we have the grace to share this land with! Don't forget them never! That's way they will never die! Be strong guys!
Wow I cannot even imagine. Everyone says its such a selfish thing to do, how can you do that to your family. But maybe we are just being selfish for not understanding their pain. I'm so sorry to hear that.
after the song finished. I pulled out my Cell and called home. Oh man, the sound of moms voice. Thank you Charles for your suffering caused me to appreciate what I still have.
Enjoy it brother and appreciate her. My mother passed in 2018 and I dust off my old iPhone to listen to old voice-mails she left me. Not a single day goes by I don't think about her.
@@ARUCARDFTEPES you never can I’m 19 and it’s been a month and a day since my momma left this world and nothing can prepare you for this pain and helplessness or dread of a future without them just know it gets better one day at a time
I"ll never forget when I first heard this version. I was walking home from getting the mail, listening to music, when this played randomly. At that point in my life my wife and I realized we felt differently about each other. There was a lack of hate between us, but also a lack of love and it was the beginning of a long divorce. As soon as I walked through the door I reached the stairs, fell to my knees and broke down completely. Never had a song hit me as hard as it did then. Seemed like I needed it though.
The night my mom died I gave her a new blanket, draped it over her. She woke up a little surprised and she said thank you when I explained it. That morning she wasn’t with me. Startling her with a gift the night she died will be the most haunting and bittersweet moment I’ll ever have.
I lost my grandmother tonight and this song hits me in so many ways. She was a rock in my life and never stopped believing in me. Grandma thank you for all you did throughout my life and loving me unconditionally.
Hey buddy, don't know if this helps, you probably doesn't even live in the same continent I do, but anyway, my deepest condolences to you. The fact that you are missing your grandmother is enough to conclude her life is to be celebrated, because only the ones who enjoyed the best in life, the ones who truely loved someone, are so strongly missed the way you are missing her now. All my love to you. Wish you the best.
We knew Charles as "Black Velvet" & he performed as a James Brown impersonator for years. I was so glad when after years of struggling locally, Charles was "discovered" by The Menahan Street Band/Daptone/Durham Records & the next thing that I knew, Charles was performing to adoring crowds over in the UK. Sadly, just as he was receiving acclaim, he died a few short years later. I found him to be a very humble & nice guy. I covered James Brown's funeral at the Apollo & Charles showed up in a white fur coat & everyone was asking him to pose for pictures under the marquee. It's sad that he's gone, but I'm happy that he got to see that he was appreciated beyond NYC, after so many years of working small clubs & events. R.I.P., my brother!
33 here. Im feeling with you. Im already in the future when time comes for me when i will lose my mother. It already hurts me thinking about it and hear this song already on that day.✌
This song must be change with the words "man" and "him" and "his" because i lost my father this week after a 11years fight against heartfailures. Never thought about the f*cking corona virus that changed the whole ceramony 25people max. and 1,5meters apart of each other.😷 😢 😦 😯
Sad to stumble onto this and then know that this man died almost exactly a year after this video was posted. RIP, Charles Bradley. I didn’t know you until today but you definitely showed me you’re a man of great heart and soul and your mastery of your music reflects it.
Obviously, he intends to sing "through". It took my out of the song for a second until I realized "through" was on his mind. Remembering his dialect in the interview gave me a clue.
I have to admit, myself as well. I always loved the Black Sabbath version. Never even heard of this guy until tonight. But this performance makes me a fan. Such emotion in that singing
The most underated live performer in blues and rock history. The man started out as a James Brown impersonator and, in my opinion, surpassed him in many ways. RIP Charles Bradley
I mean James Brown is like the king... if you compare them pound for pound JB does still dominate, but you can't compare the two. They're different and both talented human beings with tons of soul.
He didn't really get recognized until later in his life. It was a brief time he lent his magic to us. Have to enjoy his output during that time. He's a legend as far as I am concerned. Rest in power with those powerful "screaming eagle of soul" vocals, Charles.
I just lost my father a couple weeks ago. We’ve been doing okay, everyone in the family has. I’ve returned to work, gotten back into a routine, all is well. I listened to this song cleaning, and I could help but feel overwhelmed. I love you dad, miss you everyday. Thank you Mr. Bradley, thank you for helping me miss my dad, sometimes you need to just cry it out.
My father passed 4 days ago too. I am just lost and broken. I hope we can maneuver through this as best we can. But we are changed forever. I love you dad. My star, my hero.
This performance is brutal. Sensitive, intense, honest, beautiful. If there is life after death I hope Charles has gotten to see what gorgeous memory he left for all of us to hear
Just found this at 9pm on 9/13/2023. Listened to it 26 times in a row. Music is a beautiful thing. Rip to this beautiful soul. I hope to create a small coffee shop or a venue where I can play music like this all day.
Never in my 35 year life have i cried from listening to a song until i came here today. 15 seconds after he started singing i started crying, it must be a combination of Charles Bradley touching my soul with his voice and the love for my mother! Thank you
Same thing here…. I didn’t want to read any comments until after I posted. I wanted to see who else was man enough to admit what this masterpiece did to them. Respect
I’ll never forget when my grandma sat on the edge of the bed tucking me in to sleep. She said - I miss my Mama so much. The tears I cried realizing we all come from somebody. She sat on the edge of that bed in tears. I was never the same again. I miss her so much. She was my rock when my own parents rejected me. I so hope she with my great grandma again. They raised me up & I won’t ever let this world bring me down.
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He ain't sweating, his whole body is cryin.
Now my eyes won't stop sweating.
Lmfao this comment is on all his vids. Still funny tho
Couldn’t be said better. Thank you
Coke
Lifes greatest gifts arrive and we can accept or fight it but what ever we do its always Changinnnnnn
First Johnny Cash sings Hurt.
Then Charles Bradley sings Changes.
There's something powerfully humbling about old men singing young mens' songs, and putting a lifetime of experience into them.
couldn't have said it better myself
I see what you mean but Charles and Ozzy were born the same year...
@@_TDS_ The song was released 1972
Nailed it
Sabath young. Hahahaha..young music is awful and I bet Ozzy is older then Charles
I once heard someone say, it's the duty of artists to go into the darkness and bring something back that's tangible for people to heal themselves with. Thank you Charles. Rest in peace.
Mr. Benjamin Tod said that
@@OptimusPrime-wz4vl yes it was ben! how could i forget. one of the best to ever do it
Wow, what a quote.
Jesus, what an incredibly wise quote. I literally wrote it down so I don't forget it and can look at it later. May your Charles rest in peace. Ironically my grandpa who passed a few weeks ago was also named Charles. Charles Melvin Wynn he was 91, I've inherited his harmonica collection. I'm glad he's finally at peace.
@@alexissixela6914says the guy who can't fix his miata
I will be 79 in less than a month, this song made me cry my eyes out. I was married for 53 years to the BEST woman ever ! She never lied, never drank, never smoked, never did a drug, never cursed, she was SOOOO beautiful, she came down with Parkinson's 13 years ago, I took COMPLETE care of her for ten years, I CAN NOT GET OVER THIS LOSS, I want to be with her again, I can't stop the tears
Sorry for your loss
Condolences friend
I’m right there with you man. This one hit me hard. I am only 47, and three days ago I lost my wife to cancer. You would have a hard time convincing me that anyone gets through this in one piece
@@thomassmith5291 NO ! You don't ever get over it , my wife was absolutely PERFECT in every way, gorgeous LONG BLACK HAIR, AWESOME FACE AND even better figure, we did antique shows for years and I got tired of all the men telling her how beautiful she was. It bothers me greatly EVERY day, I think about her ALL the time. Just keep fighting, that is what she would want you to do, carry on, even though it is EXTREMELY hard. I am with you man, except I am 2 weeks away from 79, all I want is to be able to make it to November so I can vote for Trump. Best wishes for you. Robert Jackson in Pompano Beach , Florida , wheer I have been since 1956.
Wait til you lay eyes on her for the first time again, my brother. 🖤
I’m 25 now and Charles was my next door neighbor throughout my entire childhood up until he died. I live in the projects so it’s not the easiest to navigate through life as a young black man in that environment, but Charles always gave me kind words of advice and the occasional spare change to get some snacks in the summer. He always praised me for keeping on the straight and narrow path.
He loved his Parrot, he loved his mother (clearly!) and he loved people. Most of the times I saw him he was on his way to his mothers house to comfort/ care for her. She was all he had, and vice versa. He didn’t have much materially and he was struggling with loneliness towards the end of his own life. I wish I had the awareness 7 years ago to actually speak to and console/comfort Charles in his hard times.
I just want people to see the side of Charles that I got an opportunity to see. The emotion and pain in his voice is real and it’s from his experiences he had to endure in his short, hard life. Im glad I stumbled upon this video, Rest In Peace Charles, you were a great example of a good man and I will always remember you.
What a great post. Tx for sharing, young man.
Thank you for sharing, I come back to this video every couple of months and I cry every time. I honestly don't think that I have seen something more raw than this. You truly feel his pain in his music. What a gift he gave us while he was here. Again, thanks for writing that.
Thanks for sharing!
May ur soul RIP Charles!
This is truly an example of beauty in this tragic life we all share. May you all find peace and love within. ❤
Let's give credit to the random guy playing that beautiful guitar so beautifully
Bob Skadoodle can’t have to many Bens
That may well be TOM BRENNECK, Mr. Bradley's band leader, co-producer & guitarist.
Yeah... Session musicians, arrangers, and producers have names.
Thats Ben on guitar
@@tonyandreasen3847 I was gonna say, "oh you mean ben?"
If you're reading this, I want you to know, you have a great taste in music. I hope you have a great life ahead.
Horacio Stjeward thank you brother
Thanks man . U to
Thank you buddy! You have a great life also, as well as good taste in music.
You're absolutely right. To get here is a journey, all the best ahead to all who read this.
Never thought I'd see someone with my name in these comments. Thank you sir.
Charles your version gave me so much more, I was in hospice with my mother who died from stage 4 colon cancer when I was trying to save my son, we all have an interpretation. I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate you and I can only imagine your heartache. I love your music soul, thank you
This song proves what I’ve been saying for years. You can only successfully cover a song if you sing it like it’s yours.
You gotta feel it
ManScoutsofAmerica I like this version Better for sure! Too bad he’s dead now he deserved a longer recognition than he got
What a fantastic and real comment. So true
So true!!! I can feel his heart in it it's beautiful
David Pfeifer that “too bad” comment could be used to describe most of this planet’s greatest artists.
He’s not sweating, he’s secreting liquid soul.
👏
You made my day friend
Bravo sir.
Dude. Nice.
@@TheEndOfABloodline reminds me of James brown never saw the man when he was not sweiting even on talk shows in the 70s before he performed I think some people are so high strung as soon as they think about the show they are over loading on adrienalin explains the sweiting but being able to perform at that level while having all that going on is amazing
RIP Charles, hope your enjoying times in heaven with your mama.
Nice
This comment literally made me tear up a bit.
mixmmick Oh honey Charles ain’t dead! That was a terrible made up rumor. You can’t always believe fake news
@@cellblocknine5385 Shush your hole, Boris
@@cellblocknine5385 stop being a dork.
Lost my mother to cancer 2 days ago. I fell asleep watching TH-cam and woke up to this song with mums candle burning. I’ll take it 💔🙏🏻🕊️
❤
RIP 💖
@@lukemc2597
🙌🏼💜🙏🏼💜✌🏼
I’m so sorry😢
She's probably so proud of how you're still carrying on. That love and the memories she's left you with will never leave.🫂❤
He died a little over 5 months after this. A true legend in music
Don’t wanna be that guy but he died almost exactly a year after this.
His mama called him to be back together. Rest In Peace Legend. ❤️
Shut your mouth! Is that true? Nooooooo😭 that just broke my heart😭. This song is so important to me for the very reason he finally finished it. Black sabbath was her favorite band growing up and I played this for her the day she took her last breath 💔
Was it heart problems? I watched this and how he was sweating buckets and got nervous for him.
@@EmoEmu stomach I heard
He died a year after he sang this cover and this was around the time he was diagnosed with stomach cancer. This literally brought tears to my eyes. It's so powerful. RIP Charles Bradley. Your voice was truly annoited and blessed by God.
Wolfie Maus I had planned to see him in Baton Rouge and then learned it was cancelled because of the cancer.
@@dam4274 Man that's sad. Smh.
This was actually one of his last live performances. He had to cancel the rest of his Canadian tour shortly after this performance.
@@letsgobluengold1027 because he got sick?
@@sabrinamitchell4107 yeah. This performance was in Toronto and I guess he did the show at Danforth the next night and one show in NYC a few days later, then took the next seven or eight months off. I think he did maybe a show or two in 2017 but I could be wrong.
Saw Charles live and between songs I shouted "I love you Charles" and he looked right at me and said "I love you too my brother" so genuinely it moved me; after the last song he hopped off stage to hug a girl in a wheelchair and preceded to hug half the people in the crowd...he smelled like coconuts and heaven. RIP Charles you beautiful soul.
psuedospike. Coco butter
Well now I'm upset I found this after this man passed away
He is with his mother once again. R.I.P sir.
Now I'm sad
I envy you. I feel like hugging him too especially when seeing him sing his heart out and sweat a bucket load
I lost my mom today. I really needed this
Keep ur head up my friend❤ much love to u
condolences from France, wish you gonna gonna live with the good memories. Send you my prayers, stay strong
I'm sorry for your loss friend ❤
Oh man, I'm sorry for your loss
🙏🌹🥀
My mom is currently fighting terminal cancer and after today I kinda just broke down and got on my computer to listen to music. I happened to click on this song and see all these comments and Charles himself talking about his mother. It's so hard but somehow I feel like I was meant to find this song, it was truly touching. Much love to everyone
Love you brother, all the best to you and your mother ❤️❤️❤️
Take care bro, love to you and your Mom. It is well with you ❤
Jesus has His eye on both of you. You'll be ok.
hope your mother gets well, man
I wish you an your mom the best of days my guy.🙏.
My mother passed of pancreatic cancer in 1999 its now 2021 .an im 27.but she never left. She just passed on a different connection that requires your spirit an soul an emotions.. Tho i would walk through hellfire to bring her back.. just don't work that way . i love what she left me. An continues to show me, things i wouldn't have saw or felt on my own. ..much love brother much love
Who would dislike, when a man exposes his heart and emotions like this..... cried and still crying.... Charles Bradley Rest in peace
i think maybe sabbath fanatics i dunno
@@AhmadAmr98 maybe,... Honestly the sad part about Charles Bradley he was always compared to the king "James Brown" even though he had his own style of singing and sense of music, and that didn't sit well in me,.... so having some people dislike his own version of the song "changes" tells me how people don't have an ear for classical music.... Charles Bradley legend to the very end of time
Me
Amen brother 😢
Agreed, I was going to say the same.
Im a 60 year old Sabbath fan and hearing this for the first time. I've heard this song a thousand times, but never have I heard it like this...The tears are rolling down my cheeks. Jesus, this is powerful.
Life is beautiful big daddy, and so are you
I hope the Sabs got to hear this too
Geezer butler who wrote the lyrics said this is his favourite version
Fyah 🔥 Jim , bless frm NZ Native
Well yeah but..whoah cowboy, it's not the Sistine chapel
I wish people wouldn't chop onions while I'm listening to Charles sing this beautiful rendition of one of my favorite Black Sabbath songs.
Wasn't planning on crying today. But, ya know, here we are.
Word!!! I'm balling 30 seconds in!!!
I'm right there with ya. First heard this on that Netflix show, Big Mouth. Which is a really raunchy cartoon comedy. But this song... it smashes all the comedy out and makes me cry every damn time I hear it. I wonder if Ozzy has heard this. R.I.P. Charles.
I started sobbing as soon as he opened his mouth
My girlfriend died this year and I’m going through something terrible, this song reminds me of so much.
@@TheSchematican stay strong dude or dudette the good time will Come again
Can’t believe I’m hearing this for the first time ever. Made a grown man cry like a baby at 11 in the morning. This is one of the most powerful performances ever.
Dang i didnt believe you when i first started listening. But here i am with watery eyes but not in a bad way. Man i want give my mom a hug right now im so grateful i still have her in my life.
All love my man . Glad u got to hear it . All men have to talk at some point .
Nothing but goosebumps and chills
You aint lying brotha✌🏼
I hear that my friend…
I’m 25. I watched and heard my mother suffer through her fight with diabetes. She lost the fight 10-27-2020. Cherish your mother. Get videos of her voice, her smile, her life. Don’t let life pass you by. It will. I love you mom! 💙
Beautiful.
Sorry for your loss. Im lost my mother too in 2017 and still can’t get over it :/
You are so right sweetie...my mom is gone 16 yrs. You only get one mommy, cherish her!💔
😢😢😢 so sad God bless you
I'm sorry brother, May Almighty Allah bestow his mercy upon her
Im going to changes too charles. I lost my mom last month and I cry every other day about it. I hurt so badly.
He was singing to his mom, not the people in front of him.
💔
I die from this song
This one was and is for my Dad. Kissed him on his cold forehead and watched him be taken away. And nothing has been the same since. Godspeed to all of you that have been blindsided. It's so hard.
Word
Lost my Mother when I was 17 and my Father when I was 19 ... both to cancer ... this man just tapped into my heart
I lost my mom yesterday. This song hurts me to the core of my soul.
Good for her, she is at peace once more. Wish her the best.
Sorry to hear this
Breaks my hear to hear this man, hope you're doing well
Rest in peace
keep your head up and stay strong my friend
Ozzy said Charles' version blew him away and that he took the song to a new level. That man bore his soul on this song and leave it to anonymous people on the web to dislike it.
They don’t know good music. Probably don’t even know the song. But it’s us who know what music sounds like too love it.
Damn, that's some toxic pessimist sh*t. Part of being an artist is some people won't like your work. If you don't piss some people off, your not an interesting artist. Did you fail to notice how many more likes than dislikes their is?
Where did he say that? Trying to find it
I was talking about the second part of the comment," leave it to anonymous people on the internet to dislike it."
I totally agree with the first part.
Ozzy is so real!! He recognizes and appreciates talent. He’s so much more than he projects to the public!!
I lost my old boy not long ago. He was my best mate. Cannot stop crying. Great song...
Damn made me cry.....
from start to end
The energy was amazing huh
Me too everytime I listen to it.
@Jose Plaza Crying is good for the soul, it's what makes us human, to show emotion and empathy. I hope you're able to get past whatever has hurt you and connect with music again, truly.
@Jose Plaza get a soul
Man, iv been playing this song most days and still never ever tire of it. I was driving my son to an after school event a few weeks back and he asked me
“Dad, why does he scream RAAAA like that?” So I explained to him that this man is singing with all his heart and he’s so sad because he just loved his mum so much and when she sadly died it broke his heart. So his scream is just the sad emotion he’s feeling, just escaping his soul. My son (who’s 5) didn’t reply he just listened and at the end of the song he told me from the back of the car that “it makes his eyes wet”
Man oh man that boy of mine had a full on tear ready to drop and I couldn’t be happier. It’s now our song we listen to while driving and he still just listens. RIP Charles and I can’t thank you enough
Thanks for that..!
Damn man, I was already wiping tears off my cheek and this just kept em going. What a beautiful moment shared with your emotional genius of a young son.
Beautiful story. ❤️ god bless
@@preexisting154 he’s been like this all his life so far. When he was a newborn Imagine by John Lennon was the only song that stopped him in in tracks. Especially when he was upset with wind.
Another song that he stops what he’s doing and just listens to is Holocene by Bon Iver.
What a beautiful story to accompany this song. I lost my mother too. I can relate.
The world is a lesser place without this man.
And your son is so emotionally intelligent beyond his years that I’m sure you will enjoy your time with him as he ages.
All the best.
what makes this hurt even more is that he passed away about one year after this :(
Its ok hes with his mom
@@mr.meowgi9876 oh my goodness....I think it’s the onions I’m cutting! 😞😔😢😥
One of the most underrated vocals in music. X
Im lucky enough to have seen him perform. He shut the whole place down and everyone was watching or listening to him. A true LEGEND.
gleeful there's someone who ascertains the truth
PEOPLE who love THIS are MY kinda people. I LOVE y'all!! We may never meet, BUT i wish YOU the best in this Life. Cheers.
Back at you my friend❤
Hey Mr. Bradley,
Please sing this to my mom in heaven. Tell her I miss her.
He will.
Jerry Torres
😭
God bless you Julio. Your mum will know you miss her, as Angels know our thoughts. 🙏
We share the same heart broken club. My kindest wishes to you, stranger.
My dad died in my arms on 10/15/23. I'm still going through changes. Thinking of you pop.
Rest in peace ❤
My condolences!
I feel you. I lost my Mom unexpectedly 10/9/23 days before her birthday. Still going through changes… hang in there. Stay strong. They’d want us too.
Stay strong brother. 💪
I feel your pain I miss my Father Every Day
Peace Be With You and Your Father
This was one of my wife’s favorite songs… she would play it all the time because it reminded her of her grandmother that passed and she would cry everytime…
Well, New Year’s Day 2022 my wife passed away and this song is so prophetic I can’t help but cry each time I hear it now.
Today is her birthday and she is still very loved and missed.
Brandy
10-21-85 to 1-1-22
You are so loved and missed very deeply, HunnyBunny ❤️
I'm sorry for your loss!! She's in a better place now. Beautiful heartbreaking song, but a reminder that we will soon be together with our loved ones!!
I read your post, you are not alone. Hope you find some comfort. Be safe. Be well.
Hang in there.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I can't imagine how much pain you're in. I know it doesn't really go away. It changes your life forever. I hope you have people around you who can hold space for you and sit with you in it.
Bless your hearts
That “momma…” thrown in there is heartbreaking, such an incredible cover.
My mother is dying of stage 4 lung cancer right now. She has maybe a few days. This helps. Charles Bradley was a true conduit for soul. When people start clapping at the end, he snaps out of it....the spell is broken, he opens his eyes and returns to the "real" world. Anyone who's visited that world, even briefly, is lucky to have experienced something most people will never know.
Hope you are OK my man went through something similar still hasn't really registered but things get better
@@Ryan-mo6mc Thanks dude. She just died this morning.
@@evankolpackRIP brother 🙏🏿
My prayers go out to you
@evankolpack sorry for your loss.
Those James Brown-style screams have so much meaning in this context. It’s the sound of a man screaming out in pain. Very powerful performance.
Absolutely!
well said
It’s so raw. It’s perfect
@@georgie8609 Pics or it didn’t happen.
Used to be a James brown impersonator until he finally got discovered. Only saw success for a minute. Boy, do I miss this man.
I've only heard Black Sabbath do this and clicked on it kind of snickering to myself, I got quiet and respectful real quick.
Awesome gifted man.
When he said this the part that gets me. Then sang about his Mom that got me. Respect to the lyrics and made sure to feel it to the core.
👌🙏😇😍❤️🤯
I had a quick myself....stupid me...this is great!!!!!!$
FACT!
This was not a song that went with a lot of the band’s catalog... much like midnight caravan so I thought whoa! But yeah I’m right there with you sir! ✌🏻
My dad used to sing this to my mom in the kitchen before i was born. They split once i was born and went ways. He passed 2 years ago. I played this randomly in the kitchen tonight and my mom came crying to the kitchen trying to explain. I enjoyed the story & song matching so perfectly
It doesn't make any sense, but it feels like he's singing the original Blues version and Black Sabbath covered him
No... That makes sense
He made it truly his own .
I think the same.
DrShitrock I mean Sabath started as a traditional blues band until Tony cut off the tips of his fingers and started down tuning 🤷♂️
Black Sabbath is just so fundamentally bigger than you think.
I'm a metalhead to my core and this cover brought me to tears. I share his pain. I lost my grandma, grandpa, and aunt. It never stops hurting. But because of this song there is beauty in pain. \m/
This comment😭💕
It's a good cry, though. Sending love your way
Check out the Overkill version.
daniel alaniz amen brother lost my grandma a few days after thanksgiving this past year she was my best friend evertime i hear this somg makes me cry
The performance made this metalhead shed more then one tear.
Jesus christ, this cover hits like a brick. His voice is amazing.
Real talk
Amen
He even screams so perfectly 😍
My mom died last week and this song randomly came in my timeline. Explained everything that just happened to me. Gods is real
Never lose hope, Jesus is waiting for your love, turn away from all your sin!
I come back to this song when I miss my mom. 2013
May she rest in peace
Humans are real on their own. We can sound like this!
God bless you. Best well.
Jesus christ, this man's soul is 100ft tall and obeys no walls
you're a true wise man
Perfect description
Plague Doctor beautiful statement. So true!
"This man's soul is 100ft tall and obeys no walls."
That is beautiful.
Hit the nail on the head
Im so happy he finally experienced success before he passed. Amazing talent
Brodha Sattva it broke my heart when he died. I had planned in seeing him live.
@@reggiehayes339 im sorry to hear that man
Damn thats sucks... This guy had talent!!
Ozzy brought me, absolutely amazing ......like ozzy.
Can we agree that he was experiencing success every time he sang, no matter how many people heard him?
I've been sober from meth for over 5 years and stagnation cause me to lean on other shortcoming copings. I am now going through new changes to be a father that my father never was, this song emulates the pains of my childhood I must endure through to grow for my boy. Thank You Charles
Hello, i'm just a random person who want to give you support for making new better live..
always stay away from drugs and alcohol, love yourself, love your children and their mom.. do your best being father n husband, make them proud of you..
Stay strong My Dude.
I don't know you ... but I am very proud of you . Five years can feel like an eternity . One foot in front of the other . Your son is very , very lucky to have you as a role model .
Brah the flavor of ice cream you are tasting is not strawberry, but it all taste better with an excellent father
so cheerful some people understand what's true
This song hit me so hard. I heard this while my mother was dying from a long battle with cancer. She heard me playing this and asked if I was okay....strong woman...rip Mom 😭
Shout out to that absolute guitar player. Guy is shifting between base line riffs and strumming chords on the fly based on the mood of individual verses.
He’s riding Charles’ vocals so perfect and still sneaking those riffs in. Seriously. This dude is a professional.
Although it was a vocal performance that would have carried emotion acapella Ben on guitar really did take the whole thing to another level and added to the emotion perfectly.
Beast
yea right guy was killing it as well. What was that little backhanded compliment at the end lol "can never have too many bens in the room"? what is that supposed to mean haha
@@bryancarpio7030 that's what guitar mastery really is imo. Not shredding this is legit
None of my friends would like this, but all of you listening, never feel alone. There are people out there like you, with awesome taste in music.
I heard it on Big Mouth, and I like it alot both this version and the Black Sabbath version
Maybe your friends don’t know genuine voices. But that’s ok. When he said this the part that gets me and spoke on his Mom - nothing else mattered. Great lyrics
I love you
There's a lot of lames out there. Just be thankful you have good taste
So many of my friends have pleasantly surprised me with their interest in my taste of music. I hope you let it play someday and you find some likeminds in your group.
As a Black Sabbath fan, I wholeheartedly approve of this cover. Breathtaking.
Josh Richard. You guys fuked me up it hurts so bad rip bradley great sabbath song
Gotta love how the guitar brings a "solitude" vibe to the song
Alejandro Montero ohh yeahh
Oh yes we need your approval... GTFOOH seriously
Overreact much? I'm just offering my opinion as a fan of the original source material. Chill out.
My 12 month old is obsessed with this song. Only song that will make him stop crying on a dime. Thank you so much Charles. ♥️
The moment he said "Mama" I had a combination of tears and chills. What emotion. RIP Mr Bradley, thank you for sharing this gift with us.
You can really feel his pain . RIP to the both of them ❤️
God does it hurt so bad Rip mom and so many other's love ones I lost 💔
Same here I cry for my mom every time I hear this
Heard him say it right as I read your comment. Crazy
The essence of blues singing is making the audience think "damn who hurt you so bad?"
So true
Life done me this way
Blues is the OG "me too".
"Oh Duke, that's a sad song"
"Well, love is a sad business, Connie"
"And profitable!"
Andres for the win.
You got a Big Mouth.....
I'm very excited there are a few people who notice what's what
Can someone explain this to my ignorant eyes?
What a gift of an expression of being human. Pain, regret, memories, love... All of it
RIP Charles
I just discovered him and just realized he passed recently. This man was incredible!
Damn thanks for the update
Dang, this is my first time hearing of him.
Ooh my heart 😭
Oh so sad to read this, may you rest peacefully with your mama rejoining in heaven together. Thank you for blessing us with your version of this song.
Hes with his mom ❤ ❤ ❤
I believe Ozzy would definitely approve of this cover
100% 🤘❤🤘
@@dustyharris1061 I believe that is what he is saying
@@dustyharris1061 that's how he talks dude. Notice he said "ax" instead of ask.
Those kind of things bother me too, but this cover is just so amazing I can't knock it.
@@dustyharris1061 To be fair, Ozzy doesn't know the lyrics anymore either. I am fully convinced that his singing is muscle memory rather than actually remembering. :P
@@UserJWR to that extent I have to agree.
I lost my mom in 2008.
I didn't cry once.
I was raised by men of men who don't cry, served my country, and it's hard to spill your guts, much less shed a tear, even if you want to.
I sobbed the first time I watched this in 2022.
Thank you for your service, sorry to hear about your mom brother 🫡
@@granayo420 thanks
It's never easy to lose your mom I lost mine at age 23. I'm 32 now and think about her every single day. I wouldn't be the man I am today without her.
Better man than most of us, thank you for your service and bearing your soul to us. May you have peace. If I bought you a beer I would still be indebt to you.
Don't worry brother I cry too...
I watched this for the first time..here in January 2025,,and it phukn made me cry. I just lost my mom 3 months ago, and it was a difficult process with siblings. Then I listened to this in the evening with my wife and daughter and I got up,,walked the phuk out,,because I was crying hard. Phenomenal cover.
I am so sorry for your loss 💔
This performance might be the most authentic thing I’ve ever seen in my life.
I do agree, from a grown up...
I think it even tops percy sledge's "when a man loves a woman
I can respect his pain over his mother. I just lost my mother during these crazy times to cancer, and because I couldn’t visit her in hospice, I never really had the chance to say goodbye.
Sorry for your loss
I'm so sorry for your loss ❤️
She knows brother, she knows
I'm sorry for your loss, and I wish you could have had the chance to say goodbye.
Sorry for you’re loss
I dedicate this song to my mom who died 12/19/19 from suicide. You’re not in pain anymore mom, I love you.
Lost my dad the same way last year. Yes the pain is over for them😔
R.I.P for both of this amazing people that we have the grace to share this land with!
Don't forget them never! That's way they will never die!
Be strong guys!
@@gabrielaraujo6381 thank you 👏👏👏
Wow I cannot even imagine. Everyone says its such a selfish thing to do, how can you do that to your family. But maybe we are just being selfish for not understanding their pain. I'm so sorry to hear that.
@@nickbouillon3454 Wow also very sorry for your loss! I hope I can never say I know how you feel.
One of the best covers I've ever heard. RIP Mr Bradley. Thank you for the music.
If a voice could shed tears, this is how they'd feel.
If tears could sing, this is how they'd sound.
@@gst013 indeed
I lost my Mama. I can relate. Black is white. Up is down. My life will never be the same. When he calls for his Mom. I felt that. Thanks Charles! Rip
after the song finished. I pulled out my Cell and called home. Oh man, the sound of moms voice. Thank you Charles for your suffering caused me to appreciate what I still have.
💙🙏💙🙏💙
Enjoy it brother and appreciate her. My mother passed in 2018 and I dust off my old iPhone to listen to old voice-mails she left me. Not a single day goes by I don't think about her.
@@josbodereel No idea what I'll do with myself when this inevitable day comes, I can't even imagine.
@@ARUCARDFTEPES you never can I’m 19 and it’s been a month and a day since my momma left this world and nothing can prepare you for this pain and helplessness or dread of a future without them just know it gets better one day at a time
Damn, that was hard.
My mother passed away from stage 4 cancer on August 4,2024. You did an amazing job 😢❤ God be with you
I"ll never forget when I first heard this version. I was walking home from getting the mail, listening to music, when this played randomly. At that point in my life my wife and I realized we felt differently about each other. There was a lack of hate between us, but also a lack of love and it was the beginning of a long divorce. As soon as I walked through the door I reached the stairs, fell to my knees and broke down completely. Never had a song hit me as hard as it did then. Seemed like I needed it though.
Much love, Dr. Bones. Life can be beautifully brutal.
Wow, amazeballs. I hope your OK
Well that just broke me
Never related to a comment more than this…
hope you are better now.
The night my mom died I gave her a new blanket, draped it over her. She woke up a little surprised and she said thank you when I explained it. That morning she wasn’t with me. Startling her with a gift the night she died will be the most haunting and bittersweet moment I’ll ever have.
c'mon, man...
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@@patpat586dude…
My condolences
@@patpat586dude, I just saw this. Screw you man
2.6k people have no clue what a soulful rendition really is. This man is feeling every single lyric, and note of this song.
Nah, 2.6k people miss-hit the dislike button due to the tears in their eyes.
2.7k PEOPLE have no soul.
2.7k that I can't hear
So moving, powerful, makes me cry.
they goin through changes dont worry
I would love to see the members of Black Sabbath react to this version of their song.
Tony Iommi actually just posted about it on his Instagram Threads page. Seems he loved it!
knowing he's with his momma brings me so much peace. He deserved the world.
seems like god was in need of a soul singer, so he took the best one we had.
The world didn't deserve him.
Wait! He’s dead? I didn’t know.😢
@@trendybistro 🤓
@@trendybistro he's immortal. We'll always have his music.
This deserves more attention.
i will play it at my gigs for the people
it's on a cartoon show called "Big Mouth"
it does
You should buy Volume 4 and get into Sabbath
IZypher I
I lost my grandmother tonight and this song hits me in so many ways. She was a rock in my life and never stopped believing in me. Grandma thank you for all you did throughout my life and loving me unconditionally.
Hey buddy, don't know if this helps, you probably doesn't even live in the same continent I do, but anyway, my deepest condolences to you. The fact that you are missing your grandmother is enough to conclude her life is to be celebrated, because only the ones who enjoyed the best in life, the ones who truely loved someone, are so strongly missed the way you are missing her now. All my love to you. Wish you the best.
@@thalesborrely5121 Thank you for your kind words.
❤️
Love you man.
Jonathan Whisnant I’m so sorry babes
We knew Charles as "Black Velvet" & he performed as a James Brown impersonator for years. I was so glad when after years of struggling locally, Charles was "discovered" by The Menahan Street Band/Daptone/Durham Records & the next thing that I knew, Charles was performing to adoring crowds over in the UK. Sadly, just as he was receiving acclaim, he died a few short years later.
I found him to be a very humble & nice guy. I covered James Brown's funeral at the Apollo & Charles showed up in a white fur coat & everyone was asking him to pose for pictures under the marquee. It's sad that he's gone, but I'm happy that he got to see that he was appreciated beyond NYC, after so many years of working small clubs & events.
R.I.P., my brother!
41 year old man here, crying like a baby. Gets me every time.
Im with you brother
me too brother
33 here. Im feeling with you.
Im already in the future when time comes for me when i will lose my mother. It already hurts me thinking about it and hear this song already on that day.✌
42. Traveling on business. At the bar of a texmex restaurant by myself. Crying and smiling.
This song must be change with the words "man" and "him" and "his" because i lost my father this week after a 11years fight against heartfailures. Never thought about the f*cking corona virus that changed the whole ceramony 25people max. and 1,5meters apart of each other.😷 😢 😦 😯
RIP CHARLES!!! YOU ARE WITH YOUR MOTHER NOW
What???
Did he pass away?
@@myselfandi2097 I didn't know either
What???
Cancer. :(
Learned about him far too late
Sad to stumble onto this and then know that this man died almost exactly a year after this video was posted. RIP, Charles Bradley. I didn’t know you until today but you definitely showed me you’re a man of great heart and soul and your mastery of your music reflects it.
This guy's history is reflected in this song... Go check it out... Mad respect to this man!
Just found him today😢
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/charles-bradley-acclaimed-soul-singer-dead-at-68-201609/
Agree! Where was the YT algorithm in 2016!!!! Failed me bro...you failed me for four years.
@@marvaff6878 same, kind of sad but happy that I know of him now. Amazingly expressive voice
Lost my second mom a few weeks ago stumble upon this gem for a reason!!! ❤❤❤
This performance genuinely moved me to tears.
Yes but "i am going TO (wtf?) change (s?)" doesn't make any sense.
Obviously, he intends to sing "through". It took my out of the song for a second until I realized "through" was on his mind. Remembering his dialect in the interview gave me a clue.
Every time he starts singing in this video I cry haha. Love him
I have to admit, myself as well. I always loved the Black Sabbath version. Never even heard of this guy until tonight. But this performance makes me a fan. Such emotion in that singing
me too.
The most underated live performer in blues and rock history. The man started out as a James Brown impersonator and, in my opinion, surpassed him in many ways.
RIP Charles Bradley
I wish I could have gotten to see him perform live, but I didn't find him until it was too late.
All facts. This dude talent and potential was off the charts. Just wasn't a big lane for him. But if this was all about talent he had it in spades.
So much better.
Surpassed James Brown?!?Quit sniffing glue before you post online, lol. He's calledThe Godfather for a reason.
I mean James Brown is like the king... if you compare them pound for pound JB does still dominate, but you can't compare the two. They're different and both talented human beings with tons of soul.
That "Mama" ripped my heart out of my chest...
Loved this!
When Charles finished singing, he didn't want applause, he just wanted his mom back.
..think most would make that trade.👏
Amen...found this song after my mom died...I feel this....
@@blubird951 I am sorry for your loss.
my mom died of cancer 12/9/19...heard this song done by bradley not long after, and it hurts so bad
karvin DALLAS
I lost my bro , 10 years ago. Time doesn’t heal , but it helps you deal with the pain. Bless up .
Charles Bradley was a gift to the world. So sad he's gone.
He was Underrated
He’s not gone... Never that. He lives on... 🖤🙏🏽✨
He didn't really get recognized until later in his life. It was a brief time he lent his magic to us. Have to enjoy his output during that time. He's a legend as far as I am concerned. Rest in power with those powerful "screaming eagle of soul" vocals, Charles.
“Momma” just hits right to the heart, every time. Tears cannot be held back.
That knocked the wind out of me. Im telling you.
Man how did I read this comment at the exact moment he said “momma”. No coincidence
I just lost my mama july17 and I felt my world change at that moment and I knew it❤ loved my mama
Sooooo many betas on earth nowadays. The propa-gandists have done their job.
Hearing any grown man call for his momma will choke anyone up..I'll be an absolute mess when mine passes...
My mom passed away after a long fight with ALS the day she went onto glory The Lord got another angel and I lost my best friend in the world 🙏
Of all artist's who died before they could be discovered by the world, this one hurts the most.
The masses never appreciate a true artist.
I just lost my father a couple weeks ago. We’ve been doing okay, everyone in the family has.
I’ve returned to work, gotten back into a routine, all is well.
I listened to this song cleaning, and I could help but feel overwhelmed.
I love you dad, miss you everyday.
Thank you Mr. Bradley, thank you for helping me miss my dad, sometimes you need to just cry it out.
keep your family always by your side take care of them, keep strong man
keep ur head up. I am sorry for your loss
My father passed 4 days ago too. I am just lost and broken. I hope we can maneuver through this as best we can. But we are changed forever. I love you dad. My star, my hero.
You seem like a genuine, good human.
You my condolences. Cry, scream, heal. Find your moments of peace
This performance is brutal. Sensitive, intense, honest, beautiful. If there is life after death I hope Charles has gotten to see what gorgeous memory he left for all of us to hear
Perfectly said
I just hope he got to see his mom again.
…while hanging out with his mama! 🥰🥰🥰
……and James, and Otis!
Never mind that, I hope he got to see his mum
That was fantastic
This is one of the greatest covers of a song ever. I love how he saw the beauty in music that was foreign to him and made it his own.
I am not very impressed. It doesn't feel geuine at all. It seems he just picked a song that would work with the audience.
@@unwnme or maybe -- crazy thought here -- the song is a good song and he liked it
@@unwnme to each their own.
I'm afraid to ask what trash yoy listen to and are de facto gatekeeping..
I felt his loss
@@unwnme awww man u have no taste lol
That scream is from his soul, that's pain you're hearing.
William Perry 🙌🙏💜
Facts!!!!
A message that goes a long way.
how would you know
@@williambison9772 i hate pretencious comments like his stating the obvious for attention lol
Just found this at 9pm on 9/13/2023. Listened to it 26 times in a row. Music is a beautiful thing. Rip to this beautiful soul. I hope to create a small coffee shop or a venue where I can play music like this all day.
I'm a barista and actually found this version of the song through the coffee shop I work at.
@@leshee3000need more such cafes
Don’t stop working for your dream, you WILL own that coffee shop.
I hope you get your wish. Good luck!
I’d love to come!
Always come back to watch this video, still so good!
Never in my 35 year life have i cried from listening to a song until i came here today. 15 seconds after he started singing i started crying, it must be a combination of Charles Bradley touching my soul with his voice and the love for my mother! Thank you
A primeira vez que ouvi esse cara percebi que tinha algo muito especial em sua arte.
It's a combination of you being a total pussy and that you are so weak minded!
Same thing here…. I didn’t want to read any comments until after I posted. I wanted to see who else was man enough to admit what this masterpiece did to them. Respect
At least I'm not the only 35 year old that feels that way.
@@fckprc8149 man shut up and mind your business.
I’ll never forget when my grandma sat on the edge of the bed tucking me in to sleep. She said - I miss my Mama so much. The tears I cried realizing we all come from somebody. She sat on the edge of that bed in tears. I was never the same again. I miss her so much. She was my rock when my own parents rejected me. I so hope she with my great grandma again. They raised me up & I won’t ever let this world bring me down.
Bawling...
Reading that hurt, I hope you're okay stranger. Someday I hope we can return to those we lost and love.
I can’t believe this has existed as long as it has and I just heard today. Simply incredible
But we found it🙏
It came as a gift for us
My guy you are not alone. Just simply amazing.
This song comes to the TH-cam feed of those who need it.
SAME. Man, we will never experience all life has to offer, but I'm grateful to stumble across this in the moment i am.
😮dude killed it this is awesome 🔥