It's been a few weeks since I first watched this; just had to come back and watch again. The restraint and feeling and groove, it's really amazing. Never heard a performance where every note counted more than it does here. Beautiful.
Rai is probably the best all-around musician on the planet right now. And that drummer has a MIDI chord plugged into Rai's head. Amazingly tight performance!
Hi Rai, I'm from Scotland and that is such an iconic song over here but you have totally recreated it and given the story of the song a whole new life, I love it! You are very talented and I really hope I get to see you perform sometime when I move over there.
At first I thought sacrilege! But what an ace version. Smooth. And dude - bass line, keys and singing with soul *at the same time*?!?! How does your brain do that?
So glad somebody (Rai and Victor) finally did something good with that song! The lyrics are great, but that Irish band just killed it with their military stomp sounding version. Nice. Peace.
someone caught your show while you were in my neck of the woods of Quebec. Love the soulfulness of your arrangements and vocals. I wish I knew your stuff b4 you came down ;-( As a songwriter myself, can only hope we collaborate one day. Keep the groove going.
Stop chasing mics, preamps, converters... It´s all about the players and the performance. Heck, Victor is playing a fucking toy kit... Good one, fellas!
This is an example of a tune that is a gazillion times better than the original !!!!!!!!!! Rai.......just love it!!!!
Hope you guys are having as much fun watching/listening as we had making this!
It's been a few weeks since I first watched this; just had to come back and watch again. The restraint and feeling and groove, it's really amazing. Never heard a performance where every note counted more than it does here. Beautiful.
Rai is the most talented singer/musician in music right now.
Found this on Spotify randomly, i cant stop listening! Killer job man🔥
Never thought I could enjoy this song, but this is just incredible
Amazing, what an incredible cover. Puts a completely new spin on the original.
Rai is probably the best all-around musician on the planet right now. And that drummer has a MIDI chord plugged into Rai's head. Amazingly tight performance!
a Rai of hope in the sea of white noise otherwise known as contemporary music! Thank you for keeping it real!
I was adamant that '500 miles' is the song you just can't do a cover of and then this genius freak comes along!
Stunning.
Is there anything this man cannot do!??! Daammmnnn
There's playing, and then there's tasteful playing. Damn
Hi Rai, I'm from Scotland and that is such an iconic song over here but you have totally recreated it and given the story of the song a whole new life, I love it! You are very talented and I really hope I get to see you perform sometime when I move over there.
Love it Rai, you talented thing! x
aww thank u!
Simply amazing, mate.
I am LOVIN' this! So sweet!!!
love your work
At first I thought sacrilege! But what an ace version. Smooth. And dude - bass line, keys and singing with soul *at the same time*?!?! How does your brain do that?
Such a smooth bluesy cover rendition, diggin it Rai ;-)
Wow this was such a great rendition of this song love it. A +
thx for coming out man!
Saw you last night at Schubas ... still blown away. Hope to see you back in Chicago soon.
awesome - what a cool version Rai! Thank you.
awesome works and it sounds so vintage. Love it
Those drums have a big sound for how small they are. Tasty groove, man!
Actually i found this EP on spotify and listned to it tons of times.. very cool to se the videos too..
Shared! Wow. Just Wow. Great jam.
Could never have imagined 500 miles sound so awesome!!! Incredible Rai, you're amazing! :)
more is comin!!! :)
Great work Rai - love everything about this!
You go Rai! Great job with the video!
thanks Ray! more is def coming :)
Fantastico! What a groove! God bless you!
Seriously dude....you could sing the phone book and make it sound amazing!!! Lurve this - thank you! x
So glad somebody (Rai and Victor) finally did something good with that song! The lyrics are great, but that Irish band just killed it with their military stomp sounding version. Nice. Peace.
This is absolutely brilliant, I love it.
love their music,they're so underrated
Te escucho desde Argentina. Me encanta lo que haces y tocas
Espero prontamente un disco tuyo
Rai that was absolutely friggin awesome mate!!
Fantastic!!
CHEERS!
Greetings from Sri Lanka. You got fans over here.
Rai! Just got this CD on iTunes! Thanks a lot man! Love your music!
Greetings from St. Petersburg, RU
thanx Rebekka!
YEAH MORE MORE MOREEEEE
ahhhhh I love it!!
I Love you man................listening to your music is so joyful ,,,,,,,it d like extacee
playing on repeat. saw you live in Sydney, best gig ever :)
You are perfection. x
no bullshit double tracking, backing tracks , samples or any of that crap . just two guys making music ,exactly how you define talent and ability .
You make me smile with each note , rai ! thanks for messaging me ! glad I found this youtube !!
still waiting on our magical collab ! :)
xx jessiie
cheers!
aw thank u! great song to cover!!
thank you!
TREMENDO !!!!!!
Could this be the best cover, like ever?! :)
So good! The Austin show during SXSW was just a tease. Hope you come back and play for us again.
Rai !!! Your work is amazing! I love this version so much x
Grande Sound ...... Bravissimi
love your work mate, awesome cover :D
thanx mate!
thank u littlewillard! huge sound hey!
Rai you made my day!!
Clicked Like before even listening - always pays off!
keep jamming boys! :D
thx so much!!
Simply stunning. Feel, musicianship, cohesiveness, killer vocals. As cool as it gets.
thanks man!
I come back to this song when I need to feel good
thank u!
thx! more is on the way :))
woooww Suuper.. this is music man. yeah
I love this music💜
thank u!!
Surprised... Very good! Cheers!
Bravoo! Good music, maaaaan!
thx!!
Wow!
Rai youre a genius but I don't know about this one. The original was just too iconic. That green keyboard though is a thing of beauty.
Rai, this is Ray... I like your style man. Keep em coming please :)
thx! u keep grooving too!
thanks!! :)
aww thank you :)
wow, thank u so much :))
wow thx Emily!
Killin' 'em g...
someone caught your show while you were in my neck of the woods of Quebec. Love the soulfulness of your arrangements and vocals. I wish I knew your stuff b4 you came down ;-( As a songwriter myself, can only hope we collaborate one day. Keep the groove going.
thanx! :)
I’m boosting up the views!!
Sooooo crazy with this song especially this version ❤️
I like it
thx Jay :)
thx so much :))
wow, thank u :))
Aandd I love it
¡Groso!
thank u :)
Stop chasing mics, preamps, converters... It´s all about the players and the performance. Heck, Victor is playing a fucking toy kit... Good one, fellas!
Thanks man.
Rai Thistlethwayte u r *uckin awesome...
Is Victor playing a kid's drum set? That's wild. Got a great sound of whatever that is.
4:50 is just MMmmmm...
The chorus on that wurli is really making it for me.