Hard Place | The Harvard Opportunes (H.E.R. A Cappella Cover)

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  • Опубліковано 15 січ 2020
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    The Harvard Opportunes www.harvardopportunes.com
    Still LowDin Opp: A My.Harvard Jam // November 15, 2019
    Hard Place opb. H.E.R
    Solo: Devon Gates '23
    Arranged by: Devon Gates '23 and Eric Tarlin '21
    VP: Eliot Min '23
    Audio Production: Eric Tarlin '21

КОМЕНТАРІ • 505

  • @collinlewis520
    @collinlewis520 4 роки тому +2624

    I love how they call this a cover. this is a paltinum gold refurbished ultimate evolution version.

    • @laraschnepp2505
      @laraschnepp2505 3 роки тому +18

      Word!

    • @lexie02jones25
      @lexie02jones25 2 роки тому +1

      Preach

    • @jeremyvilleneuve5321
      @jeremyvilleneuve5321 2 роки тому +3

      You almost made me drop of my chair! XD ... Buth you are absolutly right!! Its Perfect!

    • @emoo402
      @emoo402 Рік тому +1

      Facts

    • @GhostOD2020
      @GhostOD2020 Рік тому +22

      I went and listened to the original version and it has nothing on this at all lol

  • @happilyeverayanna599
    @happilyeverayanna599 3 роки тому +2812

    yall i feel like people don't sing don't understand just how hard the things she's doing with her voice are?? like??? the pitch accuracy? that mix?? literally insane.

    • @mimiv2957
      @mimiv2957 3 роки тому +47

      rightt its acc crazyy shes so talented

    • @mikmik1855
      @mikmik1855 3 роки тому +62

      She’s insaaaaane. Her voice is butter.

    • @nikki_bear6310
      @nikki_bear6310 3 роки тому +12

      This is literally what i was thinking

    • @LunaDelTuna
      @LunaDelTuna 3 роки тому +12

      Oh, they do, otherwise people who have this type of talent wouldn't make millions and millions off of it in the entertainment bizz

    • @dodge998
      @dodge998 2 роки тому +12

      @@LunaDelTuna yeah this vid with 70k views making her millions? she made 0 profit so far and is very talented and skilled.

  • @elenaa.9230
    @elenaa.9230 3 роки тому +1819

    get that girl a record deal right now

    • @harperkrimm2641
      @harperkrimm2641 3 роки тому +49

      She has a jazz album out with a band!

    • @Rambz
      @Rambz 3 роки тому +5

      @@harperkrimm2641 what’s her name?

    • @kayrr4612
      @kayrr4612 3 роки тому +16

      @@harperkrimm2641 Bro you can't just leave us like that😭

    • @kayrr4612
      @kayrr4612 3 роки тому +4

      @@harperkrimm2641 What's the name of the band

  • @plahplah4L
    @plahplah4L 4 роки тому +445

    i threw my shoe at the the computer

  • @kennadidavis4761
    @kennadidavis4761 4 роки тому +373

    Almost forgot to watch this today.

  • @theycallmevitch
    @theycallmevitch 3 роки тому +781

    her stage presence is sooo magnetic. it's like a gentle/subtle but superrr powerful energy that she possesses omg

  • @jaelynnn8474
    @jaelynnn8474 Рік тому +46

    Who else keeps coming back to watch this? Don’t be shy😂

  • @beautifuldancer98
    @beautifuldancer98 2 роки тому +777

    The guy at 3:44 CANNOT deal with how much talent he's witnessing 😂

  • @marjaniellison7184
    @marjaniellison7184 2 роки тому +446

    Listened to this over 100+ times after seeing a clip on TikTok and I’m convinced this is the best acapella I’ve EVER heard! Every single person killed it !

    • @kennethbosejr.4933
      @kennethbosejr.4933 Рік тому +5

      So true! You can put this up against ANY acapella: professional, amateur, old, new… It will not compare to THIS!

    • @lullac6399
      @lullac6399 11 місяців тому

      What clip on TikTok? I need more of her voice! Actually, I need recommendations for acapella TikTok period. It feels like exploring the unknown. No idea how I got on this side of UA-cam.

    • @crownmekingtv3811
      @crownmekingtv3811 6 місяців тому

      Same

    • @crownmekingtv3811
      @crownmekingtv3811 6 місяців тому

      She blew it out the park but it was everything else with it just beauty in its purest form

  • @MiyLei
    @MiyLei 3 роки тому +405

    Okay after watching 6 straight videos by them... Ive come to the deduction that she is the best female singer in that group... just woah. The vocal control!!! She sounds like she coated her vocal chords in honey and sucked on Ricola drops for a week before this performance...... I can not handle the liquid gold that is this video. Periodt.

    • @MiyLei
      @MiyLei 3 роки тому +14

      Also dude in the middle in the white shirt on the right is me....... this whole video

    • @_aiko020
      @_aiko020 3 роки тому +3

      For real thooo

  • @FoodFunFamily23
    @FoodFunFamily23 3 місяці тому +11

    As one of the co-writers of this song, y’all have brought me to tears this morning with this version of our song. Thank you. Job well done.❤❤❤

  • @gabbi2578
    @gabbi2578 3 роки тому +155

    her breath control is astounding

  • @sophtheloaf4393
    @sophtheloaf4393 2 роки тому +235

    the fact this isn't on Spotify should be illegal
    edit: IT'S ON PEOPLE!

  • @julitzah
    @julitzah Місяць тому +5

    this is 4 years old and still there's a guy in the audience waving his arms around in pure astonishment and disbelief that mirrors exactly how im acting all by myself.

  • @danaescobar9718
    @danaescobar9718 2 роки тому +106

    It’s the fact that’s she’s smiling and happy the entire time, pure talent man

  • @curtisdouglass2013
    @curtisdouglass2013 4 роки тому +735

    I am so proud of our former student, Devin Gates. She is the lead singer on this song. North Atlanta High School, Class of 2019.

  • @robynlaurain5835
    @robynlaurain5835 Рік тому +62

    I come listen to this at least once a week.
    She is proof that angels exist. You can feel the heavens breaking open for them as they harmonize together.
    I’m in love with this cover.

  • @Chadasile
    @Chadasile 3 роки тому +656

    this is easily one of the best, if not THE best, performance a member of Harvard Opportunes has ever given. Period. ;)

    • @DavidRodriguez-gl5pn
      @DavidRodriguez-gl5pn 2 роки тому +19

      It IS their best in my opinion, and it’s unfortunately NOT on Spotify

    • @imcarlab21
      @imcarlab21 2 роки тому

      HUGE FACTS!!!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

    • @cad2786
      @cad2786 2 роки тому +2

      Facts. It wasn’t like this when I was a student, haha

    • @fallonredding3872
      @fallonredding3872 Рік тому +1

      All for us will always be my favorite

  • @user-me9vk8df6p
    @user-me9vk8df6p Рік тому +21

    why's no one talking about the tall guy on the far right? like damn, he could create an earthquake with that bass voice. I give him credit for that. He made the whole acapella cut deep through the feels.

  • @KaylaSisouphonh
    @KaylaSisouphonh 4 роки тому +484

    INCREDIBLE arrangement.

  • @sadoklajmi
    @sadoklajmi 3 роки тому +83

    The souuuuul in her runnnnns

  • @bigluv79
    @bigluv79 2 роки тому +155

    Listen at 3:44 I start praising God and forgot this was a secular song lol. Amazing

  • @cocomp8259
    @cocomp8259 3 роки тому +96

    3:44 i got chills man

  • @sofialopez5957
    @sofialopez5957 3 роки тому +58

    A STANDING O . AS SHE SHOULD. AS SHE SHOULD

  • @christabell9592
    @christabell9592 Рік тому +14

    I hate when audience members’ energy doesn’t match the performance. . . and that was not the case here at all. That audience KNEW they witnessed greatness and behaved as such 👏🏼

  • @AH-io3sb
    @AH-io3sb 7 місяців тому +9

    Love the guy on the left front row with the hat…He’s feeling it as am I. Amazing! 😮

  • @mythikmusic
    @mythikmusic 4 роки тому +301

    What a fire solo voice!

  • @anamartin5136
    @anamartin5136 3 роки тому +170

    This is still criminally underrated

  • @maddiemcclelland5412
    @maddiemcclelland5412 4 роки тому +255

    Ik it’s only been 3 days, but this should have already gone viral.. it’s a disgrace that only a thousand people have heard this voice

    • @Marunius
      @Marunius Рік тому +5

      Still surprised it has not exploded yet.

  • @_aiko020
    @_aiko020 3 роки тому +80

    THAT IMMEDIATE STANDING OVATION OMG. AMAZINGGG.

  • @cjasmin00
    @cjasmin00 3 роки тому +48

    that soloist a n n i h i l a t e d that !

  • @dbadley00
    @dbadley00 Рік тому +9

    every time I come back to this video...I still can't believe what I'm hearing...that is all

  • @KhoriKeon
    @KhoriKeon 3 роки тому +169

    Did NOT expect any of this. I almost threw my laptop across the room!!! That was AMAZE-BALLS!!!!

  • @sydneyfortner2407
    @sydneyfortner2407 3 роки тому +18

    tag urself im the guy with his hands on his head freaking out in the audience @ 3:45

  • @andreapetrash8383
    @andreapetrash8383 2 роки тому +40

    as a high school senior in an acapella group too, I ASPIRE to get to this level omg. her voice is like butter. i can tell she genuinely enjoys performing & she’s having fun with it IM OBSESSED

  • @Thierry240793
    @Thierry240793 Рік тому +62

    Those chords from 4:19 gave me complete chills

    • @wittyblonde6728
      @wittyblonde6728 Рік тому +2

      SAME!!! I have to know what they are called!!! It’s driving me insane 😅

    • @wittyblonde6728
      @wittyblonde6728 Рік тому

      @@pseudonymmusic5305

  • @m.b.a.l.s
    @m.b.a.l.s 2 роки тому +24

    3:40 The person in a pink shirt's reaction was perfect!

  • @Itsme58
    @Itsme58 2 роки тому +88

    My word. That lead singer is a BEAST. A beautifully musical accurate beast 😍😍🤩🤩

  • @beepoisded2636
    @beepoisded2636 2 роки тому +15

    i love how the audience all collectively lost their minds at 3:44

  • @LaLa-wm6fc
    @LaLa-wm6fc Рік тому +18

    Wanna believe what you say
    But I hate you on most days
    You've been testing my faith and my patience, yeah
    And you know that I be headstrong
    But you know that you be dead wrong
    Telling me to relax when I'm reacting
    But I, I'd rather fight
    Than lose sleep at night
    At least you're all mine
    And if I have to choose
    My heart or you
    I'm gonna lose, yeah
    What if nothing ever will change?
    Oh, I'm caught between your love and a hard place
    Oh, I wish there was a right way
    I'm caught between your love and a hard place, oh
    Oh, oh, oh, oh
    Do I even have a choice when
    I'm gonna have to pick my poison?
    You hurt me so good, it's so good
    And even when you cause tears
    You're the one who wiped them away
    Maybe that's the reason I stay, I stay
    But I, I'd rather fight
    Than lose sleep at night
    At least you're all mine
    And if I have to choose
    My heart or you
    I'm gonna lose
    What if nothing ever will change?
    Oh, I'm caught between your love and a hard place
    Oh, I wish there was a right way
    I'm caught between your love and a hard place, oh
    Oh, oh, oh, oh
    What if nothing ever will change?
    I'm caught between your love and a hard place
    Ooh, I wish there was a right way, yeah
    I'm caught between your love and a hard place, whoa
    Oh, oh, oh, oh
    Oh, I'm caught between your love and a hard place
    Oh, I wish there was a right way (oh, oh, oh, oh)
    I'm caught between your love and a hard place, oh
    Oh, oh, oh, oh
    I'm caught between your love and a hard place
    What if nothing will ever change?
    I'm caught between your love and a hard place

  • @emoo402
    @emoo402 6 місяців тому +5

    Bra this shit is insane I come back way to often!! 😭😭

  • @Hemaaaa
    @Hemaaaa 3 роки тому +16

    I'm simultaneously the guy at 3:46, the woman at 3:50, and the guy at 3:51. What a lucky audience!

  • @fmlcatherine
    @fmlcatherine Рік тому +5

    holy crap I think my life just changed

  • @chrysanthemum23
    @chrysanthemum23 5 місяців тому +3

    I keep coming back to this!!!!

  • @maggiechiappetta-uberti5422
    @maggiechiappetta-uberti5422 Рік тому +7

    this video is criminally underrated i come back every day to listen

  • @collinlewis520
    @collinlewis520 4 роки тому +45

    You literally can never go wrong with black velvet

  • @KaylaLenee
    @KaylaLenee Рік тому +22

    I love how happy her group gets watching her and listening to her too ♥️🥰

  • @charissecrenshaw1577
    @charissecrenshaw1577 11 місяців тому +7

    Chills, chills, chills. The beautiful soul of this woman, her peace, confidence and passion, just flooded this stage. What a star!

  • @euloizechamot7841
    @euloizechamot7841 2 роки тому +51

    What is even more amazing is that these talented singers are also the ones that write the arrangements. I'm speachless !

  • @malayaollison9818
    @malayaollison9818 Рік тому +4

    For the past 2 years I have watched this video EVERY time it pops up in my suggested. It’s too good not to.

  • @nix3081
    @nix3081 2 роки тому +24

    her vocals are so strong and smooth 😭 I’m in loveeee w 3:48

  • @ianatastic9966
    @ianatastic9966 Рік тому +4

    WAIT. SO SHE ARRANGED THIS TOO??? DAMN….

  • @severtone263
    @severtone263 2 роки тому +21

    That chordmagic at 4:19... OMG!

    • @iankeithestenzo485
      @iankeithestenzo485 2 роки тому

      What's the chord

    • @Xander-W
      @Xander-W Рік тому +6

      I know right! I think it's D#11 add 13. I hear a 9 (E) in there too. Low D from the bass, F# from a baritone, a couple of G#s (they're the #11s), and a B in a sop(?) part, which is the 13.
      It could also be understood as a Dmaj triad (D,A,F#) with an Emaj triad (E, G#, B) on top.

  • @vanessagross238
    @vanessagross238 3 роки тому +58

    GIRL why am I only now discovering this?? Not only did I get goose bumps but I started tearing up, so amazing!!! You've gained a new fan from now on especially you Devon!!

  • @Bev_Rage
    @Bev_Rage Рік тому +13

    Every time I come across this video, I listen to it a few times. The single best acapella performance I have ever heard. Her voice is out of this world.

  • @daniellegarlington
    @daniellegarlington 2 роки тому +5

    HAS H.E.R SEEN THIS!?!?!?!?!

  • @ferishaaghniya3905
    @ferishaaghniya3905 2 роки тому +37

    I can’t describe how PERFECT this entire performance is!!! What a talented and amazing solo moment and literally no one on that stage don’t know how to sing!

  • @danielshapiro4798
    @danielshapiro4798 Рік тому +3

    When this video hits 1 million views it will be because I've watched it 641,000 more times.

  • @jacobmccain8794
    @jacobmccain8794 2 роки тому +22

    My jaw was on the floor for about 85%! She is an absolute monster. One of the most phenomenal vocal moments I have ever heard in my life! The control in every facet of her voice was insane. Those runs and scats sent me! Wowowowowowow

  • @sibaskyes4168
    @sibaskyes4168 3 місяці тому +5

    Its weird how I prefer this cover over the original

  • @vonialee
    @vonialee Рік тому +4

    This could wake the dead ❤️

  • @sabrinamartino777
    @sabrinamartino777 2 роки тому +14

    I have listened to this on repeat for 30 min now and the long falsetto gets me every. damn. time. The talent is oozing through the screen and has everyone in a chokehold.

  • @benjaminaridiscgolf1874
    @benjaminaridiscgolf1874 2 роки тому +4

    I watched this 37 times today

  • @alexc659
    @alexc659 10 місяців тому +5

    this is amazing I can’t believe it’s not more popular

  • @yusefmgeni460
    @yusefmgeni460 4 роки тому +161

    Shared this with a friend of mine who reported that "It brought tears to their eyes." Keep growing and developing Devon. Your mom is a friend of mine and she is so proud of you.

    • @renramsey1512
      @renramsey1512 2 роки тому +1

      Yess I’m watching this two years later and i was brought to tears 😭such a beautiful voice and soul

  • @jimena.the.swiftie
    @jimena.the.swiftie 3 роки тому +4

    MY JAW IS ON THE FLOOR

  • @nicolascarrero172
    @nicolascarrero172 4 роки тому +39

    Devon. OOF. Just yes. Thank you for being. I was gonna have lunch but I just ate this up.

  • @EmpoDaddy99
    @EmpoDaddy99 Рік тому +6

    I love how this group uses 2 bases instead of the typical 1. Such an interesting sound

  • @phoenixmcgovernwoulfe459
    @phoenixmcgovernwoulfe459 3 роки тому +51

    I've watched this way too many times but still get gossebumps everytime.

  • @suhaniaggarwal9028
    @suhaniaggarwal9028 Рік тому +4

    GOOSEBUMPS!!!!!!!

  • @GypsyInFenra
    @GypsyInFenra 15 днів тому +1

    God I wish I could have been in the audience of this performance. I was floored. ❤❤❤

  • @sergioa.olivera6230
    @sergioa.olivera6230 Рік тому +14

    This is the most beautiful, amazing and impressive a cappella version I have ever heard! I cry every time I hear it

  • @citizenregret866
    @citizenregret866 2 роки тому +20

    Never got chills....goosebumps ...that kept on for longer than a second or two....let alone half a minute.....until now 😳

  • @destinylourdes
    @destinylourdes 3 роки тому +7

    i cant stop watching this omfg

    • @_aiko020
      @_aiko020 3 роки тому +1

      Same omgg AND THAT ENDING

  • @elijenesis2612
    @elijenesis2612 8 місяців тому +3

    I come back to this video sometimes when I wanna be humbled

  • @croquembouche3259
    @croquembouche3259 2 роки тому +6

    the person in the audience at 3:45 represents me through out the video

  • @juliannereese3704
    @juliannereese3704 Рік тому +3

    her voice is so pretty holy shit

  • @queenoset1368
    @queenoset1368 Рік тому +2

    How many times have you watched this?
    Me: yes!

  • @asteriadreams
    @asteriadreams Рік тому +3

    jaw DROPPING

  • @collinlewis520
    @collinlewis520 4 роки тому +15

    Ms devon knows her skill

  • @ronny_ron2168
    @ronny_ron2168 10 місяців тому +3

    I get chills every time I watch this.. this hits my soul, I don’t know how else to explain it

  • @candice87al
    @candice87al Рік тому +6

    I mean chills and tears...the way they harmonized and pieced this song together is just brilliant!!!!

  • @amineradhouani129
    @amineradhouani129 2 роки тому +8

    Kept following what gave me chills in the climax of the performance, turned out it wasn't her voice (which was phenomenal throughout the song) but the guys with the lowest notes (3:44)

  • @kaylarious25
    @kaylarious25 Рік тому +7

    i literally cannot watch this without crying lol 😅 this is incredible

  • @MrSteedfast
    @MrSteedfast Рік тому +3

    Really fantastic communal directing - you can see the moments when soloist is directing the down beat and moments where bass man on the far right is conducting.

  • @maggiechiappetta-uberti5422
    @maggiechiappetta-uberti5422 Рік тому +5

    wowowowow soooo incredible!!! H.E.R needs to see this !!!!

  • @izzi7584
    @izzi7584 3 роки тому +34

    I JUST FOUND YOU GUYS PLEASE TELL ME IT'S ALL ON SPOTIFY LIKE EVERY SINGLE COVER I NEEED IT PLEASE UR ANGELS I AM GOING TO CRY AT HOW GOOD Y'ALL ARE

  • @juliaalves1752
    @juliaalves1752 Рік тому +2

    I come back here every single day

  • @sloanethefullygrown5086
    @sloanethefullygrown5086 2 роки тому +9

    This continues to remind me how amazing and fun music can be. I haven't smiled so much listening to a performance in forever. This is just mind blowing.

  • @sturgemoreland1381
    @sturgemoreland1381 Рік тому +5

    As an a professional singer and arranger of this genre of vocal acapella, this literally brought me to tears.

  • @soph-cg6ei
    @soph-cg6ei 2 роки тому +7

    i've listened to this at least 10 times now. it has been three days since i found out about this cover

  • @EMBAR93
    @EMBAR93 3 роки тому +5

    Dude in the audience at 3:45 is me
    Wow!

  • @jameshughes2248
    @jameshughes2248 7 днів тому +1

    The second chord at 3:46..... 🔥 Settle transition chord that is actually mind blowing when you play it back

  • @anthonymitchell4487
    @anthonymitchell4487 2 роки тому +5

    She's 20 times better than a lot of singers today

  • @vxctorxa
    @vxctorxa 2 роки тому +5

    I hope the day I die, I can recarnate in someone that can sing like this girl.
    I wouldn't shut up, I'd sing everywhere and everyday

  • @pedrodahorayt5320
    @pedrodahorayt5320 2 місяці тому +2

    Impossível repetir!!!! Tá doido caraaaa😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

  • @Chris-ug7jm
    @Chris-ug7jm 3 роки тому +20

    i think i died 50 times watching this. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING

  • @ciarageaney3905
    @ciarageaney3905 3 роки тому +6

    She went crazy on this oh my god

  • @estes1022
    @estes1022 4 місяці тому +3

    This is so Underated 😌

  • @AnPham-main
    @AnPham-main 3 роки тому +15

    The arrangement and soloist is everything! ughh that took my breath away 😫