Charles Bradley performs soulful cover of Black Sabbath's 'Changes'
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- Charles Bradley sings the powerful cover as part of another session of the Newsroom Concert Series. Bradley's album, also called 'Changes', was released in April, 2016.
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
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
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 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. 🖤
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?"
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.
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. ❤
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.🫂❤
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.
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’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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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…
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
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!!
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
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.
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'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! ✌🏻
That “momma…” thrown in there is heartbreaking, such an incredible cover.
"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?
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
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
I don’t think I’ve ever cried so much listening to a song… thank you charles for helping me heal. Rest in Paradise ❤️
So true brother 😢
Healing can be a painful process. Pulling for you friend!
I was hoping I wasn't the only one
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
This song hits so hard during a divorce. I consider myself a widow because my husband didn't actually die but lost himself to meth. I look back constantly and ask myself if there was anything I could have personally don't to keep it from happening. People love to say "it's not your fault" but when you're someone's rock and whole life for a decade, it almost seems illogical not to blame yourself. I feel like I can still his last goodbye and I look at pictures of him before the drugs and I cry because I've seen people come back, but I don't believe he ever will. So I feel widowed and this song hits me so hard especially hearing his pain when he sings it. I wish love and peace to anyone dealing with losing loved ones to hard drugs and I wish healing and return to individuals losing themselves to hard drugs. In the end I had to protect myself and my children.. anyway, this song hits so hand. When he sings "it took me so long to realize I could still hear her last goodbye" it brings up a moment for me that crushes my heart every time. Beautiful song
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.
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.
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.
I lost my little brother. This version helps me cry. Helps me realize how much I care. I'm here today bc I almost lost my other brother. It hurts, we should never have to talk to the young ones through the dirt.
I know what you mean I lost my older brother
*It hurts, we should never have to talk to the young ones through the dirt.* ~that is why i won't ever stop making my way towards restoration of the human species.
😅
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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 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
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".
My mother passed away from stage 4 cancer on August 4,2024. You did an amazing job 😢❤ God be with you
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 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
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.
Today is the six year anniversary of my mom passing away. I love you Charles thank you friend.
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.
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 ❤ ❤ ❤
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
One of the best covers I've ever heard. RIP Mr Bradley. Thank you for the music.
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.
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
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
My father had a stroke. He was never the the same, and this helped me cope and accept the new reality.
I love you dad
hang tight fam
Best wishes for your father
My big brother had a stroke, too. I can relate. It's hard to accept he's never going to be the same as before. Hope your father is doing okay :)
I didn't need to cry like this at 9am.
wow
Same... God damn
At 8 am for me
How is there always a comment
make it 6 am
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
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 could never tire of this.... The power, soulfulness and pain in his version of this song is gut wrenching and beautiful at the same time.... RIP Mr. Bradley, you'll never be duplicated.
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
Jesus christ, this cover hits like a brick. His voice is amazing.
Real talk
Amen
He even screams so perfectly 😍
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...
There are two different charles bradleys in this world who decided to sing a cover of the same song.
What a coincidence. Craxy and powerful.
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.
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 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.
Man poured his heart and soul into that. Powerful.
That "Mama" ripped my heart out of my chest...
If a voice could shed tears, this is how they'd feel.
If tears could sing, this is how they'd sound.
@@gst013 indeed
The fact that 1.1k dislike this is mind boggling. This is beautiful.
Cause he fucked up the words lol
A few lyrics but still to downvote is a bit obnoxious.
But somehow they showed up and presumably listened. I could believe this might just be too overwhelming for some to bear.
I'll just say it - Racist motherfuckers. There's no other excuse, this is a beautiful cover.
HA! Didn't even think to notice that. Reminds me of the old quote about how dumb the average person is and then realizing that half of all people are dumber than that. Idk. Maybe I have shitty taste in music...nah. I'm good enough.
This is why I love soul music, music like this just hits you deep into your soul that you can’t help but get emotional along with him. God bless soul music, may it never die.
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
The rabbit-hole that is the internet throws up some big surprises every once-in-a-while; how did I never hear of this man before? What a talent. Joy, immediately tinged with sadness when I discover that he died three years ago...
Same here man... one second I'm listening to Post Malone cover Nirvana and now this haha
Niall de bHal I agree! I looked him up after reading comments. Oh SO GLAD i did! This man is magnificent!
Exactly! Could not have said it better.
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Oh dude, y’all have no clue! Charles Bradley was such a killer. I recommend checking out the songs “Member’s Only” and “Hurricane”, but about anything in his discography is pure gold lol
“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...
if you are not balling your eyes out by the end of this, you are not human.
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
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.
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
My mom passed away last Tuesday while in my arms. I lost my best friend of 44 years. I’m not sure I can handle these waves much longer.
Sorry for your loss man :( i hope you can heal
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.😷 😢 😦 😯
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.
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
I always come back to this when I'm going through my own changes. RIP Charles, thank you.
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.
Anyone get that choked up feeling in your throat that hurts a little? This song is even more than emotional for those that are already feeling pain themselves.
Be sure to watch the part before the song starts so you understand why its a killer rendition.
26 years old, 8 year relationship with the girl i wanted to marry is over
This is too moving
My dad used to sing this when I was a kid he was really into black sabbath my mom used to tell him to sing it they have both passed......😥😭
@@shustyrackleford_710 Tough times kid, but time genuinely is a healer, force yourself to do new things in the meantime.
@@jamiebrown4507 Sorry for your loss. I know my mother does not have long, and yet, because of her mental and physical state, I find it hard to be patient with her, and empathetic. I know I need to be though. ♥
Just had that happen to me. I've had goosebumps from songs, but never had one do that before.
This legit brought me to tears. There's something about someone who's older, where you can just feel the real emotion that they're singing with. You know they're feelin it deep. Wow. That's powerful stuff
They’ve definitely been through some stuff that our younger generation will never understand because everything is so sensitized that feelings are the last of anyone’s worries
I hear you. .
I've seen an experienced a lot in a relatively short space of time, but I can't watch him without crying because I can feel it too. I can't relate to so many people because they just Haven't been there or wrap their brains around what living a certain type of life or carrying a certain type of trauma feels like, or how much it shapes you as a person, every interaction and interaction thereafter. You today are the culmination of the yous that walked before..
@@SobrietyandSolace that's deep...
I feel the exact same way! This is a great rendition! I also feel this way when WW2 soldiers are crying, talking about being there with their friends, running into battle, and watching all their friends die around them!
I said to my grandfather, once! Yes, only once.!
I said, "Grandpa, you were in WW2 killing the racist Nazi's with Australian, but for the Scotland military. The Seaforth Highlanders!!! Well famous in Europe,. Did you see the movie saving Private Ryan? I heard that it's the only movie that is actually close to WW2, and what it's actually like. What did you think???"
He looked at me with a face that I can only say, showed, sadness, disappointment, and disgusted! He looked at me and said, " How would you like it? How would you like it if you were with a bunch of your best friends, and you were trying to help people, but all you saw was all of your best friends get killed all around you!!! Then when they are all killed, you meet another group of guys that you start to become best friends with, and they are all killed beside you!!!!!
THAT IS WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE IN WAR!!! ALL YOUR BEST FRIENDS ARE KILLED ALL AROUND, QND QLL THE FRIENDS YOU WILL MAKE ARE KILLED AROUND YOU! THAT IS WHAT IT IS LIKE TO SURVIVE Q WAR!"
CRAZINESS! I never, ever, asked about WW2 again!!!!!!!!!!! All he wanted to do was grow his planets in the backyard, paint, qnd grow his family!!!!!!
I could never ask him about WW2 again!
Although, he had a couple friends that wrote books about WW2, and said that he was the guy that stuck up for everyone. He was the first guy to run into a fight, to help his friends! He was awarded many medals, and they went to the family home but he never picked them up. He said, "what i did, I did for my friends, not medals!" You can ready about him in the book the Seaforth Highlanders, and he was a boxer, so you can find mention of him in the book the fighting Sands.
Dang, Mr. Charles, good Sir. You made me cry. Just thank you.
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.
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.
The dislikes on this video don’t realize the man that is showing his soul on stage. I feel sorry for these folks.
Their probably racist folks who dont appreciate the cover over sabbaths
@@ericr4183 That's a strange assumption.
Lui Camerini everyone is racist now, even for different tastes in music lol!
2.4 thousand folks.... damn how? just how could THAT many people not like this? a damn shame.
Damn yall, we still falling HEAVY for this race thing. It consumes yall, focus on real matters of hand not illusions of so called colors. AI maybe probably, Snowden and Jacob Applebaum both speak on how AI bots are programmed to comment, write articles, on a vast array of subjects. Get out of 2D/3D we are on the precipice of 5D fam. R.I.P a legend Mr.Bradley. Bless
This hits even more when you're going through a lot. Rest in peace Charles. Thank you for this beautiful performance. Can't make it through this without crying.
No. I stumble on Charkes an read RIP.
Damn God....
@@dwnnn7390 yeah he passed away very soon after this video came out
Traduci
@@rhino5250he’s with momma, it’s so beautiful to feel it
It's a real tear jerker but what an amazing performance
You're not only hearing his pain, but you're feeling it.
Sharing with him I am
😢 I cried with him
For sure!
And fearing it. We are all going to face these hardships.
Me and my mom, we didn't have the best relationship... She past away 6 yrs ago, I never shed a single tear for her not when she passed, not ever... 4 minutes in to this song and now I can't stop crying thinking about my mom...
Let it go man. I know how you feel dont do it to yourself.
Hang in there Machine, everyone's mother dies :(
sands of time wash away the bad, and turn the good into diamonds........it is beautiful .
Stay strong. We all feel you through this song.
You've got to let go of all the mistakes and resentment. I lost my mother to suicide when I was 21 and we didn't have the best relationship either. 7 years down the road and it hit me. I'm an imperfect human who has hurt people and done selfish things, same as my mother. She was in physical and emotional pain and I have no right to judge her. I mourn her all the time now, it hurts so bad. I'd give anything to go back to when she was alive so I could tell her I care.
Wow, wow, wow. No matter how many times I hear it. It moves me when he is moved by the lyrics and it instantly sounds it.. Much Love and Respect. Thankfully this is now immortal..
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
When he said “ I could still hear her voice saying good bye” I felt that in my damage heart for my parents
opnappleexpress black ops 3 zombies I cannot agree more man 🙏🏽
This is my song to my mom aswell, I played it right after I had to take her off life support and this is the first time I've mustered up the courage to listen to it since...
❤
😭
The pain of bereavement is sadly the cost of the Love We felt. Love is always worth the pain otherwise what's the point of it all..?! Take care.
Thank you for sharing your story, and thank you for the example of courage and humility
Sorry jaeger 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️
Bravo 👏 👏 👏 👏 standing ovation. I lost my mom at the young age of 7. Be thankful for the time you had with your mom, because some people like me did not get the time most people get with their moms. ❤
Any great song can be just emotional if not more emotional as long as they put their hearts into the song like they had written it themselves.
Amen friend
Jesus christ, this is by far my favourite cover of this song by sabbath let alone any sabbath cover, and im a metalhead. This shits truely amazing to hear and witness.
Oh come on now. This is good, dont get me wrong. But the nativity in black album is full of gold.
@@bigmike5785 i hear ya, but im still really enjoying this just cause of how bold it is.
@@jordanmayer5932 I'm glad you're so open ❤️
I feel there's still hope in this world if if a metelhead can appreciate soulful bluesy rendition.🙀😜
From metalhead to metalhead, is this better than the original? I think it is.