I'm absolutely loving the imagery of a bunch of weary survivors sitting around a campfire, exhausted, relaxed, but still watchful, letting the music wash over them as a balm to their spirits as the night around them grows deeper.
I just thought i could be in a hallmark movie where some troubled person hears me as an old busker on the street but the song i sing portrays his life up to then ,he says i've never seen you before and i say i've been here all the time . He then goes away and everything turns out well, later on goes back to have another chat but the busker isn't there , he asks the owner of the store he was outside and nobody knows who he is talking about , It won't happen but i'm available lol!.
@@FrankWatkinson I don't frequently watch Hallmark movies, but they can be pretty charming little confections of feel-good movie fun. That movie plot would be a perfect fit - and I can just see you now, a twinkle in your eye as you give the lead a little wink and tip your cap at him as you part ways!🥰
This cover inspired my dad to learn to play take on me. He passed away recently due to cancer. Listening to this again I remember before he was ill, when he would sit down with his guitar and play this.
My friend: I hope you are dealing with your Fathers passing. Know that he is still with you and loves you as much as you love him, which I am sure is a lot.
I’m 23 years old. Just a young guy navigating the world, often lost and confused about who I am or what I’m supposed to be doing. Then I watch you play and I understand, maybe this is what life is really about. Just enjoying the moment and a good song to get us through to the next day. Thank you Frank, for helping me get through to tomorrow.
I've just hit the 24. I tried to give a meaning until now. However I realize slowly It is not about to give meaning it is about the ''living''. I really want to shared my emotions, live my moment when I'll be an older one. So from this day on, I'll try more catching, earning moments. Thank you dude, I really felt that and appreciate this song and all of positive vibes here. Bunch of love and hope from Turkey.
@@margaritasdias Çok güzel anlatmışsın ağzına sağlık, kesinlikle katılıyorum. Hayatın anlamsız oluşunu anlamak biraz zaman alıyor ama fark ettiğinde hayat çok daha basit ve güzel geliyor sanırım
The fact that he sang this song like he literally was in a zombie apocalypse, fighting zombies for hours. You can hear the tiredness of life in his voice. Love it.
"You've gotta pretend I've been in the game, and I've been fighting zombies or whatever for about five hours. And everybody's totally worn out. And then some bright spark says, 'give us a song'." That spoken intro makes this cover all the more special. Frank is a treasure. ❤
I didn't realize how deep the actual lyrics of the song were... Frank's at it again with his emotionally impactful voice, singing powerful and beautiful messages
Frank's (and the last of us) versions are good but I actually understood the song the day I found the MTV unplugged version played by a-ha themselves... it's been a blast for me => ua-cam.com/video/-xKM3mGt2pE/v-deo.html
@@Elena-in6uwThanks for that suggestion, the MRV unplugged Sumner Solstice version, and Frank’s version, to my ears are more enjoyable than the pop version.
@@josephKEOarthur frank is a superior being frank is immortal and cannot die unless frank wishes to do so. Even then frank will die in the most peaceful and beautiful way possible
When I hear this cover, I hear a version that's carried with a lifetime of emotions. All the weight this old man carried for his whole life, I can feel all the wisdom this man has, all the things he learned, and it inspieres me so much...
Dear frank, I recently lost my dad but listening to you sing reminds me a lot of him and I thank you so much because even though you have never seen my face or heard my voice you’ve saved my life and gave me purpose and motivation in each of your songs. You are a blessing to the world frank. ❤️
I've been pretty bad for the last couple of months (depression, anxiety, insomnia...) but there's just something so soothing about these videos. I've always loved every version of this song but this ight be the first version that's made me cry before (good tears, though)
i bloody love this guy. ive been going through kind of a rough time lately and this is one of the few channels that help me get through the day not gonna lie. ik that sounds cheesy but idc its true. thank you frank, we all love you bruh :))
Im in a very confusing phase right now I absolutely don’t know what the hell is going on. I’m starting to question why it’s like that.. Before I was a full on introvert. Didn’t talk to anyone. Didn’t make any friends and couldn’t. One day (not long ago) i decided to act confident, friendly and make friends. Obviously i made friends but these people seem to forget that im there. They seem to ignore me when I talk... Every time im with them Im just slowly slipping to my old self..
I said this to your Mazzy Star cover a few years ago Frank, but you're a breath of fresh air in this digital era. This raw unedited video is the real you, and that's what UA-cam was made for. Thanks for inspiring us all my friend.
I'm 42 years old and this is actually the first time I've actually paid enough attention and absorbed the lyrics to this song. it's a whole new song now. Thanks Frank, great work!
Wow. I never realized how sad this song is. I heard it on the radio back in the 80s and I always thought it was a happier song. This really changes those memories. And I also never realized how beautiful this song is. Well done!
This song takes on a whole new meaning with the worn out vibes. Like it's speaking to the old soul who never found "the one" or lost them to something on the road. Haunting and beautiful.
I appreciate how you emphasised the mood in which the character "Ellie" from "The Last of us 2" found a guitar in a moment of peace and silence and sat down to sing this great song in a loooovely version to her new love "Dina" in the game... (..)First time seeing this scene / hearing this Version by the awesome "Ashley Johnson" while playing the game totally made me cry and i had to take a brake from playing. And it still does when i listen to it... It is lovely to see that these deep emotions are something that all generations have in common. PS: i wish i'd be such a good guitar player as you are!.. very well done, Sir!
All the people who disliked this are heartless. He's clearly passionate about music and is doing what he loves. Frank if you're reading this, you're so talented
Yeah, he might have been the nerdy guy with the guitar that all the "cool girls" knew they wanted to marry when they got older and were done with the 'cool boys". In other words, NOT the starter boyfriend.
@@jimmason8502 That doesn´t really exist. I always was nerdy but kind of successfull with pretty girls. It´s a matter of self trust I guess. Great cover tho, it really is awesome ;))
Hello Frank, just dicovered you today. February 9th 2023, I'm so happy about it. You make the world more beautiful by doing what you do. Keep inspiring young people like me to bring to the world a beam of light as you do with your music. You're truly an inspiration and you'll never know to which extent what you do can lift up and create such joy and love in others. Thank you, thank you so much. hope you're alright, healthy and I'll see you in your next video. Big love from Piedad in Spain
I'm a young man of 21 who enjoy listen good covers of agradable music.. thanks for give youtube an useful side, youtube is full of trash lately but honestly your music help me a lot, is something of the soul, of the heart..
@@handsomedevil4928 I'm not.. I was just in the wrong place at the right moment my whole life.. that's why I'm here and that's why I am what I am.. the person I am is just a mix of all the experiences I got on life.. I'm just a bunch of different experiences in a lapse of time..
Man, you are a treasure. Dont be so hard on yourself, nearly 40000 people have seen and heard this song and been touched. You are *exactly* what the world needs now. Cheers mate, have a good friday, you've made my friday start unbelievably well. :-)
I haven't criend properly in like a year but this had me crying my eyes out. I dont know why but in the middle of the song i started thinking about my grandparents (i have only met 1 of the 4, the 3 others died before i was old enough to have a memory, my grandma died when i was 7) and it struck me with some kind of sadness. I also started thinking about older people like you in a pandemic and i wanna wish you all the best from the bottom of my heart♥️
My beloved grandpa is on the edge of losing the battle to cancer. Today I told him that I'm going to change my family name to his, so it doesn't go extinct. The singer reminds me so much of him...
I don't know how to explain how much I love hearing you sing, it's just exactly how my soul hears music too. I love your voice, I love how you get the sad parts of life and how they too are beautiful in their expression.
You say worn out but you're a breath of fresh air Frank ❤️ hope you realise your loveliness and how appreciated your existence is from many of us, fabulous cover :) you have such a spark ✨
I thought that this song couldn’t get any better… Then I listened to your cover… And I realized that I was wrong, it could get better. Your voice and how you sing is just beautiful, it’s filled with so much emotions and I love it. Please never stop doing what you love
-My mother hast just undergone a repair surgery after a noninvasive procedure kind-of went not kind of well.. Still waiting an update but the doctor was closing up last update... My eyes are teary because of so many different emotions going right now... Thanks for this...
Thank you, sir. Your singing means a lot to people like me. Growing up with some troubled family is tough but your presence always makes me feel better and it accompanies me with your great warm singing. I truly appreciate it, i couldn't thank you enough. All the love x
Discovered your channel yesterday and I have to say, this place is habited by the most wholesome content, community and creator. It's never too late to become an inspiration for people, and I truly respect that.
I know I’m very late, and you won’t read this. But right now I’m sitting at my guitar listening to this absolutely beautiful cover. I loved Ellie’s version, and I love the last of us (part I and part II.) I came across your channel, and your cover of no surprises by Radiohead. Your voice is so calming. Please keep making covers like this 🙏🙏
Hey, there’s no need for you to ever reach the high notes, cause your singing is amazing and just made me feel better at the end of a hard day. Here’s someone listening to your beautiful song from Brazil!
This song was a big hit when I got married and your version somehow captures how sad I was that it didn't take. You have a real gift for interpretation,..
We're talking away I don't know what I'm to say I'll say it anyway Today's another day to find you Shying away I'll be coming for your love, okay? Take on me, Take me on, I'll be gone In a day or two So needless to say I'm odds and ends I'll be stumbling away Slowly learning that life is OK Say after me It's no better to be safe than sorry Take on me, Take me on, I'll be gone In a day or two Oh the things that you say Is it live or Just to play my worries away You're all the things I've got to remember You're shying away I'll be coming for you anyway Take on me, Take me on, I'll be gone In day or two Take on me, Take me on, I'll be gone In a day or two
Gosh... It's 1:15 am here in Brazil and this video got me really emotional. You're fascinating, Frank... I can't imagine how must be the feeling you have when you look at yourself in the mirror and realize that you've accomplished one of human's most beautiful and richest virtude, which is to be such an inspiring and beloved person (for hundreds of thousands individuals across the whole globe!!!)
What really sold this to me was the how you built up the story in the start. "Everybody`s totally worn out, and a bright spark says: Play a song!" It is very melancholy and sweet ♥ Had to try myself 😁😁
I had no idea the lyrics were so meaningful. This may be the saddest song Ive ever heard. Frank, thank you for your emotional interpretation. It's amazing. I love it. You are a terrific reminder that the soul you see in the diner, at the park feeding pigeons, on the train to Chicago, in the store unnoticed is more than meets the eye. In your case and in a majority I suppose lies a great soul filled with hope, wins, fear, scars, grit, love, loss and decency. God Bless, sir.
The world needs a lot more people like you. I've been watching your videos for almost a month and sir, I'm lucky that the algorithm gave me such beautiful content. Much love from Romania
My grandfather passed away 2 months ago, and it has been so hard for me. All I could picture was my own grandfather singing this to me. He was a great musician and I miss him so much. Needless to say, I didn't expect to be bawling my eyes out at 9AM. This was absolutely beautiful, thank you.
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I love how Frank gets totally invested in his songs. He just closes his eyes and then the magic happens. Well done sir.
Completely agree
Scorpions is a great rock band too
Couldn't of said it better spot on...
Yeah it’s like he wrote them
Wow the best way to describe it! I loved your coment
“I can’t sing a high note to save my life”
Your songs are high notes themselves ❤️
YES
💜
But he fs saving my life with his music 🙌🏽
I agree wholeheartedly with this comment
I will do you better..you yourself is a high note..!!love from India.!!
I'm absolutely loving the imagery of a bunch of weary survivors sitting around a campfire, exhausted, relaxed, but still watchful, letting the music wash over them as a balm to their spirits as the night around them grows deeper.
I just thought i could be in a hallmark movie where some troubled person hears me as an old busker on the street but the song i sing portrays his life up to then ,he says i've never seen you before and i say i've been here all the time . He then goes away and everything turns out well, later on goes back to have another chat but the busker isn't there , he asks the owner of the store he was outside and nobody knows who he is talking about ,
It won't happen but i'm available lol!.
@@FrankWatkinson I don't frequently watch Hallmark movies, but they can be pretty charming little confections of feel-good movie fun. That movie plot would be a perfect fit - and I can just see you now, a twinkle in your eye as you give the lead a little wink and tip your cap at him as you part ways!🥰
@@FrankWatkinson dreamers we are, thank you sir for these videos. you are not alone
We want...need, to see a hallmark movie with that scene. It's to perfect!
Frank Watkinson hahaha love it ❤️
This cover inspired my dad to learn to play take on me. He passed away recently due to cancer. Listening to this again I remember before he was ill, when he would sit down with his guitar and play this.
That’s so awesome. I’m happy you have something to look back and remember
💔
My friend: I hope you are dealing with your Fathers passing. Know that he is still with you and loves you as much as you love him, which I am sure is a lot.
Im sorry for your loss
Much love to you, man...and may your Dad RIP.
It’s the “I can’t sing a high note to save my life” for me ❤️
Is your expectancy level turned up WAY TOO HIGH or is that just a troll in your hands and you are happy to see Frank?!
Sense of humour , i like it. 🙋🏽♀️
Coldplay - scientist ?
Lol, I just posted same comment.
I’m 23 years old. Just a young guy navigating the world, often lost and confused about who I am or what I’m supposed to be doing. Then I watch you play and I understand, maybe this is what life is really about. Just enjoying the moment and a good song to get us through to the next day.
Thank you Frank, for helping me get through to tomorrow.
I wish I had said that.
greetings from brazil
23 years old and confused? How is your porn consumption?
Dude I really feel the same way, and im also 23 yo
I've just hit the 24. I tried to give a meaning until now. However I realize slowly It is not about to give meaning it is about the ''living''. I really want to shared my emotions, live my moment when I'll be an older one. So from this day on, I'll try more catching, earning moments. Thank you dude, I really felt that and appreciate this song and all of positive vibes here. Bunch of love and hope from Turkey.
@@margaritasdias Çok güzel anlatmışsın ağzına sağlık, kesinlikle katılıyorum. Hayatın anlamsız oluşunu anlamak biraz zaman alıyor ama fark ettiğinde hayat çok daha basit ve güzel geliyor sanırım
i think i've found my new favorite youtube channel
Right! I think the same
Same thing here ! By the way, love your channel too ! Greetings from Brazil !
Same for me captain! Love your channel!
Didn't expect you here frank
Hola Frank 👋
beautiful cover
W Alex
Eyyy highlight heaven
It is
The fact that he sang this song like he literally was in a zombie apocalypse, fighting zombies for hours. You can hear the tiredness of life in his voice. Love it.
did you play TLOU2
@@mattnlogan101 yes
They need to use this in The Walking Dead
Well, there is no zombie in The Last of Us, and it's not about anything related to zombie, it's about human relationships ...
Epic
"You've gotta pretend I've been in the game, and I've been fighting zombies or whatever for about five hours. And everybody's totally worn out. And then some bright spark says, 'give us a song'."
That spoken intro makes this cover all the more special. Frank is a treasure. ❤
Someone needs to do this in a zombie movie like zombie land 3 or smth
I'm happy that the youtube algorithm showed this to me today rather than 10 years later.
I know it!👍
I love how Frank starts by thinking about the situation the person playing this song would be in. these songs and covers are amazing
That’s the best part, warms my heart
Loving how active you are right now
What else can we do?
@@FrankWatkinson Lucky us!
What can we do is right my friend! Take care and be safe!
I closed my eyes for a moment, and imagined Joel singing. :')
DAMN true!
I´m too. ''Pra vc que tá ligado". Isso é um diamante.
@@marcelomarques4713 ahahhah exatamente!
I’m crying. A lot. Thank you, Frank 🤍✨
Same
Take a Paxill or 2.....
@@davidmaurer2430 Booooo. 👎🏻
Brasil na área
with laughter?
I didn't realize how deep the actual lyrics of the song were... Frank's at it again with his emotionally impactful voice, singing powerful and beautiful messages
Frank's (and the last of us) versions are good but I actually understood the song the day I found the MTV unplugged version played by a-ha themselves... it's been a blast for me => ua-cam.com/video/-xKM3mGt2pE/v-deo.html
Listen to Summer solstice: it's the unplugged album of a-ha. There is also their sweet version of Take on me
@@Elena-in6uwThanks for that suggestion, the MRV unplugged Sumner Solstice version, and Frank’s version, to my ears are more enjoyable than the pop version.
@@Elena-in6uwthe live version unplugged made me cry so hard I never listened to the lyrics
I didn’t either till I heard the slow song rendition by ah ha.
“I’ll be gone...” Frank you aren’t allowed to leave us you treasure of a human being. May your life be long and filled with joy friend.
You are the kind of people who make this world more beautiful than ever.
Some people should never die, seriously.
frank will live forever.
@@josephKEOarthur frank is a superior being frank is immortal and cannot die unless frank wishes to do so. Even then frank will die in the most peaceful and beautiful way possible
But that's what he want.
He won't.
SENSEI WATKINSON will be like The PHOENIX
💀🔥✨🦚
Why are you saying this? Is there something wrong?
Oh Frank, you always make me cry... Please, don't you EVER stop sharing your art with us. EVER.
When I hear this cover, I hear a version that's carried with a lifetime of emotions. All the weight this old man carried for his whole life, I can feel all the wisdom this man has, all the things he learned, and it inspieres me so much...
I'm only 16, but I wanna be like you when I grow old
Honestly, he’s not that old, unless you’re like 12.
Dear frank, I recently lost my dad but listening to you sing reminds me a lot of him and I thank you so much because even though you have never seen my face or heard my voice you’ve saved my life and gave me purpose and motivation in each of your songs. You are a blessing to the world frank. ❤️
Sorry to hear that
Me too ❤
Condolences
I'm happy for this moment of joy in this turbulent time in your life. Be good, friend.
Rip❤️🙌🏻
Please don’t leave this earth for a long time sir. I haven’t cried for years after my Uncle Dave died and your song has made me cry. Thank you sir.
Frank... every single word you sing is exploding with emotions... keep doing this... the world needs more of you...
I started crying, so much emotion in his voice😭💕💕
I've been pretty bad for the last couple of months (depression, anxiety, insomnia...) but there's just something so soothing about these videos. I've always loved every version of this song but this ight be the first version that's made me cry before (good tears, though)
I know what you’re going through man. I’ve been dealing with the same stuff and it’s tough but we can get through it.
Same
Sending you a hug.
My eyes immediately began watering. This inner energy that he possesses while singing... Jaw dropping.
Looks like it is His song.. he's written the lyrics.. amen
i bloody love this guy. ive been going through kind of a rough time lately and this is one of the few channels that help me get through the day not gonna lie. ik that sounds cheesy but idc its true. thank you frank, we all love you bruh :))
Me too. I did not know that I needed this man in my life until I found him.
me too.
Im in a very confusing phase right now I absolutely don’t know what the hell is going on. I’m starting to question why it’s like that.. Before I was a full on introvert. Didn’t talk to anyone. Didn’t make any friends and couldn’t. One day (not long ago) i decided to act confident, friendly and make friends. Obviously i made friends but these people seem to forget that im there. They seem to ignore me when I talk... Every time im with them Im just slowly slipping to my old self..
Real friends will be there whatever happens.
@@FrankWatkinson Im still waiting to meet that friend. I may have or not. I just cant get close to anybody.
I said this to your Mazzy Star cover a few years ago Frank, but you're a breath of fresh air in this digital era. This raw unedited video is the real you, and that's what UA-cam was made for. Thanks for inspiring us all my friend.
This man is the inspiration of a generation.
I'm 42 years old and this is actually the first time I've actually paid enough attention and absorbed the lyrics to this song. it's a whole new song now. Thanks Frank, great work!
Aww your voice is so calming, I'm so happy you exist, Frank. You're such a great person, and you're so talented!! Great job :D we love ya
This isn't a "worn out version", this, wonderful Frank, is how i think this song should've been sung all along. You are epic! ❤❤❤❤❤
Wow. I never realized how sad this song is. I heard it on the radio back in the 80s and I always thought it was a happier song. This really changes those memories. And I also never realized how beautiful this song is. Well done!
Same. I used to find it pleasant but cheap. Now to me it's a masterpiece.
The one person who disliked was the one who wrote those high notes in the song
I bet he'll love it. I get that this is a joke though.
Pal Waaktaar Savoy?
When he sings the earth gets better
This song takes on a whole new meaning with the worn out vibes. Like it's speaking to the old soul who never found "the one" or lost them to something on the road. Haunting and beautiful.
I feel like a part of Johnny cash’s soul has attached itself to your beautiful vessel brother. Thanks for your contribution to this world 🤟🤟🤙🙌🙏
Well said
The high notes are not what's supposed to matter but the feeling and message of the song. Which you Frank, do marvellously.
This is on the same level as Cash's hurt cover honestly.
God I was about comment the same.
@@TrilokD literally same oml
Same opinion here
Good comment. Johnny Cash comparison, I agree.
He sang an original song called “This is my final song” I think that’s the title, anyways that reminds me of hurt by Cash
How have i only just found this legend? What a great singer and performer ❤
I appreciate how you emphasised the mood in which the character "Ellie" from "The Last of us 2" found a guitar in a moment of peace and silence and sat down to sing this great song in a loooovely version to her new love "Dina" in the game...
(..)First time seeing this scene / hearing this Version by the awesome "Ashley Johnson" while playing the game totally made me cry and i had to take a brake from playing. And it still does when i listen to it...
It is lovely to see that these deep emotions are something that all generations have in common.
PS: i wish i'd be such a good guitar player as you are!.. very well done, Sir!
Jesus christ, this one hit different...
Mate, you've made brilliance here.
Thank you for being my grandfather even though you don't know me🥺
🙏🏻🥺
I think he has a lot of those 😭
We almost can feel his heartbeat. Its marvelous!
This version HAS to be in a drama movie during time of loss. AMAIZING COVER SIR
All the people who disliked this are heartless. He's clearly passionate about music and is doing what he loves. Frank if you're reading this, you're so talented
Bro imagining when he was a teen, he would be pulling so many girls
well now he is getting all of our tears and appreciation lol, and it's well deserved
Yeah, he might have been the nerdy guy with the guitar that all the "cool girls" knew they wanted to marry when they got older and were done with the 'cool boys". In other words, NOT the starter boyfriend.
@@jimmason8502 That doesn´t really exist. I always was nerdy but kind of successfull with pretty girls. It´s a matter of self trust I guess. Great cover tho, it really is awesome ;))
You can imagine 😉
Hello Frank, just dicovered you today. February 9th 2023, I'm so happy about it.
You make the world more beautiful by doing what you do. Keep inspiring young people like me to bring to the world a beam of light as you do with your music. You're truly an inspiration and you'll never know to which extent what you do can lift up and create such joy and love in others. Thank you, thank you so much.
hope you're alright, healthy and I'll see you in your next video.
Big love from Piedad in Spain
Thank you.
I just found today.. 10-11-23
I would rather hear a song sung with emotion, giving meaning to the words, then with all the high notes in the world. This is a thing of beauty.
I'm a young man of 21 who enjoy listen good covers of agradable music.. thanks for give youtube an useful side, youtube is full of trash lately but honestly your music help me a lot, is something of the soul, of the heart..
You seem to have some impeccable taste
@@handsomedevil4928 I'm not.. I was just in the wrong place at the right moment my whole life.. that's why I'm here and that's why I am what I am.. the person I am is just a mix of all the experiences I got on life.. I'm just a bunch of different
experiences in a lapse of time..
Man, you are a treasure. Dont be so hard on yourself, nearly 40000 people have seen and heard this song and been touched. You are *exactly* what the world needs now. Cheers mate, have a good friday, you've made my friday start unbelievably well. :-)
try 450 000 people ;)
@@DrakZhull Still to few considering the awesomeness Frank delivers. :-)
@@DrakZhull 475 now
Having been an a-ha fan for 40 years now, I have to say this is one of the best interpretations of take on me. Bravo !
It's 5 am and I was worried about messing up my sleep schedule, but now it doesn't matter. Thanks Frank :)
That is, without a doubt, the best version of that song I’ve ever heard. Straight from the heart. It brought tears to my eyes.
This sounds like if Joel did a cover of the song instead of Ellie😳Good job sir
or Johnny Cash
It's awesome!!!
I love the intro explaining your high note limitation, then a really good rendition that brought new meaning to the song. Thanks for your music.
The way you play that guitar. It gives me chills. Mixed with your voice. Wow. You have a pure talent. God bless you sir.
Thanks a lot
wow. ive never payed much attention to the lyrics, but this brought me to tears, it's just so intimate and pretty. lovely cover as always!!!
❤️
I am mesmerized. Enchanted. Thank you for sharing. You are beautiful! I never Heard this song before today!
best part :)
Same
I haven't criend properly in like a year but this had me crying my eyes out. I dont know why but in the middle of the song i started thinking about my grandparents (i have only met 1 of the 4, the 3 others died before i was old enough to have a memory, my grandma died when i was 7) and it struck me with some kind of sadness. I also started thinking about older people like you in a pandemic and i wanna wish you all the best from the bottom of my heart♥️
So necessary to have that release - God bless you 💜
@@younggrasshopper3531 ♥️
He has such a nice voice
@@anthonypeters44 yeah indeed, idk it just gives me such good vibes
Sir... don't apologize for your vocal range! You brought depth to the lyrics by presenting them so clearly and cleanly!
Thank you for sharing.
My beloved grandpa is on the edge of losing the battle to cancer. Today I told him that I'm going to change my family name to his, so it doesn't go extinct. The singer reminds me so much of him...
I hope you are ok, I lost my dear gramps to cancer as well. Stay strong!
My granddad is also diagnosed with cancer. I really hope he'll make it out alive...
eyes tearing up but face smiles. this hits just right..
I loved the last of us and hearing Frank’s cover is starting off my morning on a positive note.
I don't know how to explain how much I love hearing you sing, it's just exactly how my soul hears music too. I love your voice, I love how you get the sad parts of life and how they too are beautiful in their expression.
Yeah, the likes to dislikes ratio is one of the best ever on UA-cam. Forget those high-notes, Frank, you've got the heart-notes.
Plucking my heart notes
so true!
This guy rocks so fuckin hard. The level of emotion put into each of his covers is just amazing. Keep rocking on brother
His voice is like every song about being a father
Your Radiohead cover of Creep led me to this! One of my favorite songs. Love your version, sir. I got Johnny Cash vibes from this one. Cheers!
Since finding your channel my skin has cleared and my depression has lifted, you are so soothing for the soul! Thanks for sharing 🥰
This guy, the last of us, and take on me might be the fastest I have ever clicked, thank you Frank
same here
You say worn out but you're a breath of fresh air Frank ❤️ hope you realise your loveliness and how appreciated your existence is from many of us, fabulous cover :) you have such a spark ✨
Wow, that was utterly beatiful, calming, classy and gentle. Listening to Frank I felt like I was a child happily falling asleep in my mother's arms.
Beautiful! Thank you for this. 💕
I thought that this song couldn’t get any better… Then I listened to your cover… And I realized that I was wrong, it could get better. Your voice and how you sing is just beautiful, it’s filled with so much emotions and I love it. Please never stop doing what you love
Yeah, it's got a lovely sort of melancholy to it.
A-ha themselves made the MTV unplugged version in 2017
I hope the people who dislike this go to bed with a pillow that has no COOL SIDE.
Haha I always look forward to flipping my pillow to the cool side.
*Oh no*
oh, so bad
Surely, anyone that dislikes this must be an Australian. There’s no one that evil in this world.
1,000% agreed
I'd love to hear this one again, (sans the intro, you don't have to excuse your "range"). This is just the best.
Thank you.
-My mother hast just undergone a repair surgery after a noninvasive procedure kind-of went not kind of well.. Still waiting an update but the doctor was closing up last update... My eyes are teary because of so many different emotions going right now... Thanks for this...
Hi. How are you doing? Have you heard any updates?
hope everything goes well, much love to you!
Can you give us an update now? I hope it went well
i hope she's alright man... may god be with her
The emotion in his voice and on his face paired with the vision of weary broken down travelers at a campfire - it's so tender I could cry 💙
Thank you, sir. Your singing means a lot to people like me. Growing up with some troubled family is tough but your presence always makes me feel better and it accompanies me with your great warm singing. I truly appreciate it, i couldn't thank you enough. All the love x
Thank you.
I think this might be the most hauntingly beautiful acoustic cover I've ever heard
Discovered your channel yesterday and I have to say, this place is habited by the most wholesome content, community and creator. It's never too late to become an inspiration for people, and I truly respect that.
This is what Joel's version would have been.. he probably sang this version to ellie then she made her own version.
Your songs soak my soul in chamomile and make me feel like everything is going to be okay. Thank you
oh myt god i cried i love this song and you're so talented frank!
I know I’m very late, and you won’t read this. But right now I’m sitting at my guitar listening to this absolutely beautiful cover. I loved Ellie’s version, and I love the last of us (part I and part II.) I came across your channel, and your cover of no surprises by Radiohead. Your voice is so calming. Please keep making covers like this 🙏🙏
Could you do a cover of Metallica’s “nothing else matters” maybe?
Man, Frank's style would be perfect for that song.
oh yes please Frank!
Add it to the list!
@@Hipnerd63 the list is getting pretty long.
@@Joellercoaster and growing!
Hey, there’s no need for you to ever reach the high notes, cause your singing is amazing and just made me feel better at the end of a hard day. Here’s someone listening to your beautiful song from Brazil!
Wow
Thank you.
This song was a big hit when I got married and your version somehow captures how sad I was that it didn't take. You have a real gift for interpretation,..
We're talking away
I don't know what
I'm to say I'll say it anyway
Today's another day to find you
Shying away
I'll be coming for your love, okay?
Take on me,
Take me on,
I'll be gone
In a day or two
So needless to say
I'm odds and ends
I'll be stumbling away
Slowly learning that life is OK
Say after me
It's no better to be safe than sorry
Take on me,
Take me on,
I'll be gone
In a day or two
Oh the things that you say
Is it live or
Just to play my worries away
You're all the things I've got to remember
You're shying away
I'll be coming for you anyway
Take on me,
Take me on,
I'll be gone
In day or two
Take on me,
Take me on,
I'll be gone
In a day or two
P lol
Gosh... It's 1:15 am here in Brazil and this video got me really emotional. You're fascinating, Frank... I can't imagine how must be the feeling you have when you look at yourself in the mirror and realize that you've accomplished one of human's most beautiful and richest virtude, which is to be such an inspiring and beloved person (for hundreds of thousands individuals across the whole globe!!!)
Don't sell yourself short Frank! Great music with feeling.
This IS the kind of art the world needs. Thank you, sometimes I forget.
This version evokes more emotion and touches the soul more than the original could ever dream to
What really sold this to me was the how you built up the story in the start. "Everybody`s totally worn out, and a bright spark says: Play a song!" It is very melancholy and sweet ♥ Had to try myself 😁😁
I love the way you play guitar so softly, flowy and sweetly. Thank you.
Never cease to amaze me good sir. I've commented before I'm a musician for 11 years and what you do is just something else entirely
Thank you ,
@@FrankWatkinson always sir
I had no idea the lyrics were so meaningful. This may be the saddest song Ive ever heard. Frank, thank you for your emotional interpretation. It's amazing. I love it. You are a terrific reminder that the soul you see in the diner, at the park feeding pigeons, on the train to Chicago, in the store unnoticed is more than meets the eye. In your case and in a majority I suppose lies a great soul filled with hope, wins, fear, scars, grit, love, loss and decency. God Bless, sir.
The world needs a lot more people like you. I've been watching your videos for almost a month and sir, I'm lucky that the algorithm gave me such beautiful content. Much love from Romania
My grandfather passed away 2 months ago, and it has been so hard for me. All I could picture was my own grandfather singing this to me. He was a great musician and I miss him so much. Needless to say, I didn't expect to be bawling my eyes out at 9AM. This was absolutely beautiful, thank you.