I discovered you years ago on Pandora and became an instant fan. My son discover you in TLOU and became an instant fan. Neither of us knowing how big a fan the other was. We have now attended 3 of your concerts together and we were there the night of this concert. I wouldn’t trade the time and memories we have created through your music for anything! You are an amazing artist and an even more amazing person.
Unfortunately, I discovered it too late. I know it's my fault. His voice penetrates to the very depths of my soul. I would love to hear it live. loves from Turkey.
Top tier lyrics. Love this song. "I came to a man on top of a hill. Called himself the savior of the human race. He said I come to save the world from destruction and pain, but I said how you going to save the world from itself."
Thanks for sharing your story Shawn, it gives a lot more meaning to your lyrics and kinda revitalizes the song even tho I've heard and played it like a thousand times already
I discovered a cover you did this year and it got me through a hard time.this is now my favorite song of all time. And the meaning made me love it more.
Absolutely phenomenal performance 👏 such an amazingly stellar voice and guitar playing. Wow... i never knew how similar our childhoods were. But i can relate with you that much more man. I have nothing but love and respect for you, Shawn!! Huge fan from Dayton, Ohio, here. Keep writing and playing, man. Your music continues to give me inspiration to play guitar and sing.
Dearest Shawn, you keep coming up with more ways to top your own presentations! 💪👏 Now this is the best kind of this awesome song❣️🙏 The audience was probably overwhelmed at the live performance. 🤗🎶🎊🦋🍀 Berlin, Germany greets 😍😎
It is ridiculous to think about, but if it weren't for that game trailer, I wouldn't have found your music and for that I'm grateful. I saw you live in Raleigh NC at the Pour House and can't wait until you come this way again. I love the poetry of singing this song in a church.
Depending on which "god" you worship this week,... you may want to fact check. For instance the god of Christianity is certainly loving,... but is also holy and righteous. As such, if you are guilty of sin (we all are) and breaking God's moral law,... your son will separate you from Him unless you believe and repent. The point is,... you are certainly free to "make up" your own warm, fuzzy, cuddly, mish mashed version of a god,... and exclaim to the world that "God is LOVE",.... but never forget that even a LOVING parent,... will not only discipline their children,... but actually SEPARATE themselves from the child,... and their siblings, when their REBELLION is prolific. Not sure what you believe but the Christian "God" is also a God of Judgement,... and He explains in detail, His intolerance of lying, stealing, lusting, etc. You might want to seek a different "god" if all you want is the warm cuddly, loving one,... because that is NOT how He describes Himself. Just food for thought😉
Your concert in Wroclaw, Poland on 26th April 2022 is one of my best 2022 memories and one of the best concerts I have ever been to. You're so inspiring, keep doing what you do because we love it. All the best for 2023! See you again somewhere in Poland!
TLOU wouldn't be the same without your voice. Much love man, i always come back to your channel listening to this song, thanks for sharing another live!
I know you didn't ask, but if you like "through the valley", you'd probably enjoy "the curse of the fold", "burn the witch", "thief and the moon", "flow"!
Just getting into your music or more so you're musicianship. I first heard your excellent cover of Rake & I was hooked. Absolutely amazing. I'll go see you if you play Ireland again some time. Soon hopefully. That's one cool looking venue hey 👌
You know as musicians we can hear any song & if we want to feel it’ll bring us to tears. Because we can get there..” but for the common persons they really need an image to elaborate on the sounds their hearing and well if the lyrics help elongate those images well then people who couldn’t get there before can now feel a sentiment that would’ve been lost on them. And as I’m old enough to remember MTV when it played music videos. I remember how powerful those said video were. So much so, that it is the very reason I play guitar. Madonna, Michael Jackson, Nothing Else matters by Metallica, Pearl Jam’s Jeremy then the unplugged series, Nirvana’s Smells like teen spirit along with Alice n chains Man in the box & then unplugged series but I also recall Peter Gabriel or George Harrison’s I’ve got my mind set on you. Having no idea he was part of the Beatles All of said artists had great music videos that sold the songs of their counterpart great stuff Cheers from utah
Just finished watching a podcast that mentioned The last of us II and realised i miss listening to this song. After listening to it my only hope is that now, 10 years after you wrote this masterpiece, your sister is ok. Have an amazing day/week/year, SJ! 🤗🤗🤗
Hi! Amo ésta canción, incluso sin saber sobre toda la historia de cómo nació la idea y la melodía. Desde que la oí se me quedó grabada, muchas gracias ♥️ lloré un poquito, sí ( ꈍᴗꈍ)
No sé si quisiste decir que no entendiste la historia que contó Shawn sobre Through The Valley. Anyways, te la resumo por si querés saberla. Shawn creció en el noroeste de Chicago, Illinois. Sus padres tenían un restaurant ubicado en un barrio no muy seguro y hubo un día el cuál tuvieron un altercado con unos pandilleros de la zona, gracias a esto Shawn y su familia se tuvieron que mudar más al sur de Chicago. Ya establecidos, su familia decidió entrar en la religión pentecostal, la cual nunca le agradó a Shawn e hizo que a los 18 años se vaya de ahí por su cuenta. Un día Shawn recibió una llamada de su hermana menor la cual estaba pasando por momentos difíciles a causa de esta misma religión, y fue la situación de su hermana lo que motivó a Shawn a escribir Through The Valley, la cual dedicó como un gran "Fuck you" a todas las personas que sientan ser superiores a los demás, creyendo estar en un pedestal con el derecho de mirar y criticar a otros desde arriba.
First video where I've seen the intro is longer than the song itself, lol It was great that you took the time to make clear the message behind the song.
Saw you play live in Bristol and Cardiff. Both nights were a dream come true! You (Shawn) said this song was kinda a dud when it first come out. This was the first song of yours I fell in love with. Speaks to me on so many levels. So good
rumours say that you are og greek origin Shawn,is it true?No matter what we love you here in Athens,GREECE and we play your music in our radio shows...lots of love and kisses from Athens,Greece 😍😍😍😘😘😘😘
@@ShawnJamesSoul we love you down here no matter what and we feel a bit proud that we "share" the same roots...keep up the good work my friend,I feel you as a friend,your songs kick asses and touch the soul in its depth💖💖💖
That's a good healthy universal philosophy ☝🏻🌟 i follow the same morality, no matter people's faith it's healthy and respectful this way. have a good creative year Bro 🌹
I, like many others, found Shawn through that Last of Us 2 trailer. This song helped me through so much shit in high school where I was the outcast of the outcasts
Eu fico realmente fico feliz de ouvir cada vez um pouco mais de você. Espero que você venha ao Brasil de novo. E que tudo de certo esse ano para todos nós.
These are not the easy stories to tell and share, but they matter. I also hope that people learn once again not to judge to swiftly for good or ill, we all have tales and few of those will ever be known to you, so just be kind instead.
man...what a powerful voice.....and what a great song. Kudos and Thank You so much. Happy New Year....btw...do you have a website? I'd like to find out if you're ever playing in my area.
love hearing shawn explaining his song plus I think shawn sings some songs better live. Love the wanderer live over the recording even the wording is better live
5:17 wish more people would be in that train of thought. We are at a stage socially where inclusion requires exclusion. That has never worked out well. Keep “preaching” my brother.
Depending on which religion you adhere to,... "inclusion" of wickedness and evil is not an option. People talk about the "great division" in society, but why is anyone surprised??? On one side you have a group determined to have a culture similar to a cess pool. On the other side, a group that has no desire to live in, nor raise a family in such a putrid environment. To make it childishly simple,... if a LANDFILL is approved near where my family lives,... are we more likely to look for a place CLOSER to the stench and filth,... or put more DISTANCE (DIVISION) between ourselves and the dumpster juice??? Is it not bad enough that our home is RUINED,... but more insulting is that when we pack up and move away (distance ourselves) from the stench,... whining maggots will accuse us of not being "inclusive",... or even more ghastly,... not "celebrating diversity",... or the felony of being "intolerant". So to be clear,... not only are you going to turn my neighborhood into a cess pool,... but we better damn well pretend like we like it and celebrate it. That about right, junior??? Save your rainbow coalition bs for those that enjoy slurping dumpster juice. Decent human beings will always try to move (DIVIDE) themselves and their children AWAY from the cess pool.
@@pvmoore1154 I don’t have the time to read your negativity of hatred due to the ability to look inward and let others live in their selfish way... I don’t exclude humanity AS A WHOLE because of my blinders of online righteousness and delusions of grandeur of a moral leader with GESTAPO like qualities. 😆 Seems you need to love you in order to accept others, broseph…. Be well, try not to hurt yourself or others in the process of attaining inner peace… ✌🏾✌🏻✌️✌🏼✌🏾✌🏿 SMMMFH…
I really hope this song gets to be played again in the The Last of us Live action series! Cause it deserves to be there
Either this or 'the guardian' preferably both haha
It would be tragic if not
most likely not because the song was for part 2, but one can hope
@@kumo_ish the guardian was for part two, through the valley was part one.
Slaps too hard not to 😮💨
I like he isnt trying to sound exactly like the og version he made, or lip sync for that matter.
Just pure and raw.
I discovered you years ago on Pandora and became an instant fan. My son discover you in TLOU and became an instant fan. Neither of us knowing how big a fan the other was. We have now attended 3 of your concerts together and we were there the night of this concert. I wouldn’t trade the time and memories we have created through your music for anything! You are an amazing artist and an even more amazing person.
That's a great story. Thank you for sharing.
Shawn your voice ages like fine wine, it's incredible
Never stop doing you man, an inspiration
Unfortunately, I discovered it too late. I know it's my fault. His voice penetrates to the very depths of my soul. I would love to hear it live. loves from Turkey.
It's never too late
Top tier lyrics. Love this song. "I came to a man on top of a hill. Called himself the savior of the human race. He said I come to save the world from destruction and pain, but I said how you going to save the world from itself."
This song stirs the soul & wakes the goose bumps, it's one of my fav's. 🤟
Thanks for sharing your story Shawn, it gives a lot more meaning to your lyrics and kinda revitalizes the song even tho I've heard and played it like a thousand times already
Shawn James é uma lenda, não tem jeito!
finalmente um br
Sim ou claro?🤷♂️
Nem acredito que vai ter show dele aqui em terras tupiniquins...
Thanks too TLOU it introduced me to a legendary artist :)
He is amazing as a person and musician he deserves all the recognition that comes his way. Respect 🙌 🎸
I discovered a cover you did this year and it got me through a hard time.this is now my favorite song of all time. And the meaning made me love it more.
Shawn vc é incrível sempre 🇧🇷🇧🇷
Absolutely phenomenal performance 👏 such an amazingly stellar voice and guitar playing. Wow... i never knew how similar our childhoods were. But i can relate with you that much more man. I have nothing but love and respect for you, Shawn!! Huge fan from Dayton, Ohio, here. Keep writing and playing, man. Your music continues to give me inspiration to play guitar and sing.
This one gives me chills EVERY TIME I hear it!!!! Please add Western Michigan to this year's tour!!!! ✌️❤️🤘
Thank you for sharing your story, humble beginnings breed the most compassionate and beautiful people.
Dearest Shawn,
you keep coming up with more ways to top your own presentations! 💪👏 Now this is the best kind of this awesome song❣️🙏 The audience was probably overwhelmed at the live performance. 🤗🎶🎊🦋🍀
Berlin, Germany greets 😍😎
Hi pretty lady. How are you and your family are doing today? And how is the weather over there?
the two times I have seen this live I have cried, and this video brought all that back. ahah love you guys
Good for you for speaking truth!!!
It is ridiculous to think about, but if it weren't for that game trailer, I wouldn't have found your music and for that I'm grateful. I saw you live in Raleigh NC at the Pour House and can't wait until you come this way again. I love the poetry of singing this song in a church.
That incredible voice! Such power and such soul….❤️
Had the same kinda of “religious” pressure growing up, and still messes up with me to this day. My kids will never go thru this. God is LOVE.
Depending on which "god" you worship this week,... you may want to fact check. For instance the god of Christianity is certainly loving,... but is also holy and righteous. As such, if you are guilty of sin (we all are) and breaking God's moral law,... your son will separate you from Him unless you believe and repent.
The point is,... you are certainly free to "make up" your own warm, fuzzy, cuddly, mish mashed version of a god,... and exclaim to the world that "God is LOVE",.... but never forget that even a LOVING parent,... will not only discipline their children,... but actually SEPARATE themselves from the child,... and their siblings, when their REBELLION is prolific.
Not sure what you believe but the Christian "God" is also a God of Judgement,... and He explains in detail, His intolerance of lying, stealing, lusting, etc.
You might want to seek a different "god" if all you want is the warm cuddly, loving one,... because that is NOT how He describes Himself.
Just food for thought😉
WoW you sound so good live🥰
I love this it sounds so soulfoul like real folk. This is real music with so much pain
Want this song to be my life background music...You have no idea how much strength it's given me 🖤🖤🖤
Thank You Neal and Bruce for this... Thank You for singing this perfect rendition...
I meant original*
Love love love this absolutely beautiful singing thanks so much love an God bless always x
Gorgeous beautiful singing an playing so amazing thanku so much love an God bless always x
Your concert in Wroclaw, Poland on 26th April 2022 is one of my best 2022 memories and one of the best concerts I have ever been to. You're so inspiring, keep doing what you do because we love it. All the best for 2023! See you again somewhere in Poland!
God his voice is absolutely heart wrenching . I hope it’s in the live action !
shawn james, you are amazing and a inspiration to me
TLOU wouldn't be the same without your voice. Much love man, i always come back to your channel listening to this song, thanks for sharing another live!
This has always been one my favourite songs not just of yours but period. When got shadows album heard this blew my mind
Thank you James, your music always sound amazing
Through the valley really got me through a lot of stuff. Especially, playing the TLOU 1&2 was another big thing that help me kept going ❤️💯.
Absolutely beautiful ❤️ Lovin'the church and the background effects in this one...this song never gets old, like good bourbon, better with time🥃🥃🥃
This song is one of my favorite ❤️ it made so much sence in my life
That voice is something else
Wow, just wow. This is my first time hearing this song as I am new to your music. This gave me chills. You are so talented
I know you didn't ask, but if you like "through the valley", you'd probably enjoy "the curse of the fold", "burn the witch", "thief and the moon", "flow"!
@@FloatingOphelia thank you so much!
@@midnytegoddess And the Stones Cried Out, another fantastic one, and another favorite of mine
Great philosophy there, totally agree. Great song too!
Awesome! Can’t wait to see ya again soon
Good Morning Shawn James i love this music 💜
Thank you your song got me playing guitar .🖤
Wow! Phenomenal voice.. bluesy tunes. Sweeet!
You are amazing man, I hope you come back to Brazil soon!!✨
Everybody deserve to see this masterpiece
Love the reverb this performance has
Just getting into your music or more so you're musicianship. I first heard your excellent cover of Rake & I was hooked. Absolutely amazing. I'll go see you if you play Ireland again some time. Soon hopefully. That's one cool looking venue hey 👌
Love you shawn james 🇧🇷❤
love this, thank you for sharing the story and reuploading this awesome song
What a fantastic sound and location.
I loved this song before being in my favorite game ever
You know as musicians we can hear any song & if we want to feel it’ll bring us to tears. Because we can get there..” but for the common persons they really need an image to elaborate on the sounds their hearing and well if the lyrics help elongate those images well then people who couldn’t get there before can now feel a sentiment that would’ve been lost on them. And as I’m old enough to remember MTV when it played music videos. I remember how powerful those said video were. So much so, that it is the very reason I play guitar. Madonna, Michael Jackson, Nothing Else matters by Metallica, Pearl Jam’s Jeremy then the unplugged series, Nirvana’s Smells like teen spirit along with Alice n chains Man in the box & then unplugged series but I also recall Peter Gabriel or George Harrison’s I’ve got my mind set on you. Having no idea he was part of the Beatles All of said artists had great music videos that sold the songs of their counterpart great stuff Cheers from utah
This song is the greatest. To understand it, You had walked through the valley of death in someway. 🎉🎉🎉
More! More! lol. Love ya man
Got to speak to him after the show at belfast and hes so chill
Just finished watching a podcast that mentioned The last of us II and realised i miss listening to this song. After listening to it my only hope is that now, 10 years after you wrote this masterpiece, your sister is ok. Have an amazing day/week/year, SJ! 🤗🤗🤗
Hi! Amo ésta canción, incluso sin saber sobre toda la historia de cómo nació la idea y la melodía. Desde que la oí se me quedó grabada, muchas gracias ♥️ lloré un poquito, sí ( ꈍᴗꈍ)
No sé si quisiste decir que no entendiste la historia que contó Shawn sobre Through The Valley. Anyways, te la resumo por si querés saberla.
Shawn creció en el noroeste de Chicago, Illinois. Sus padres tenían un restaurant ubicado en un barrio no muy seguro y hubo un día el cuál tuvieron un altercado con unos pandilleros de la zona, gracias a esto Shawn y su familia se tuvieron que mudar más al sur de Chicago. Ya establecidos, su familia decidió entrar en la religión pentecostal, la cual nunca le agradó a Shawn e hizo que a los 18 años se vaya de ahí por su cuenta.
Un día Shawn recibió una llamada de su hermana menor la cual estaba pasando por momentos difíciles a causa de esta misma religión, y fue la situación de su hermana lo que motivó a Shawn a escribir Through The Valley, la cual dedicó como un gran "Fuck you" a todas las personas que sientan ser superiores a los demás, creyendo estar en un pedestal con el derecho de mirar y criticar a otros desde arriba.
@@ismaofive gracias, sí entendí. Solo comentaba lo que me provocó su charla y su historia c: saludos
Love this. Hope you come to Saskatchewan someday.
Was supposed to be there for this show, but had an emergency to take care of. Can’t wait till you tour again! They better play you on The Last Of Us.
Grande Shawn 🤙
I really appreciate the story behind the song. I've loved it ever since I heard it on the TLOU 2 trailer.
Thank you for the show in Austin @ Antone's, brother!
eu amo essa música ❤
First video where I've seen the intro is longer than the song itself, lol
It was great that you took the time to make clear the message behind the song.
Please come to the Netherlands! A cello combined with the guitar and your voice would be awesome!
If they don't like at least you rock man...
Saw you play live in Bristol and Cardiff. Both nights were a dream come true! You (Shawn) said this song was kinda a dud when it first come out. This was the first song of yours I fell in love with. Speaks to me on so many levels. So good
Nem acredito que vou no seu show domingo.
rumours say that you are og greek origin Shawn,is it true?No matter what we love you here in Athens,GREECE and we play your music in our radio shows...lots of love and kisses from Athens,Greece 😍😍😍😘😘😘😘
My stepfather was Greek from Xanthe.
I’m not technically Greek but I have so much love for the people, culture & food!
@@ShawnJamesSoul we love you down here no matter what and we feel a bit proud that we "share" the same roots...keep up the good work my friend,I feel you as a friend,your songs kick asses and touch the soul in its depth💖💖💖
Would love if this entire show was released on DVD :) would be a definite purchase
Gotta see you live 🔥🔥
Perfect performance 🙏
Çok iyi ya verilen değerden daha da yükseklerde olması gereken bir sanatçı
That's a good healthy universal philosophy ☝🏻🌟 i follow the same morality, no matter people's faith it's healthy and respectful this way. have a good creative year Bro 🌹
This is amazing!
If you come to Brasilia (Brazil), I would definitely go. Hope that it'll happen someday.
Está es la mejor versión en vivo de esta canción! Te esperamos pronto en Sudamérica Shawn! 🤘🏻
Shawn James fucking rocks!!! 🤟🏾
🖤🖤🖤
I, like many others, found Shawn through that Last of Us 2 trailer. This song helped me through so much shit in high school where I was the outcast of the outcasts
come sing in Brazil, Shawn James!
Would love to see you in the netherlands some day ❤
Amo esta canción
You live in Ptown 😱 I didn't know!! I'm from across the river. Enjoy the PNW!! It's the best place to live
Eu fico realmente fico feliz de ouvir cada vez um pouco mais de você. Espero que você venha ao Brasil de novo. E que tudo de certo esse ano para todos nós.
❤❤❤
These are not the easy stories to tell and share, but they matter. I also hope that people learn once again not to judge to swiftly for good or ill, we all have tales and few of those will ever be known to you, so just be kind instead.
🖤
Begins 8:06
Just wow
Esperando ansiosamente o dia que o mestre virá pro Brasil
❤
💙💙💙💙
man...what a powerful voice.....and what a great song. Kudos and Thank You so much. Happy New Year....btw...do you have a website? I'd like to find out if you're ever playing in my area.
Thanks for the kind words. Yes I do! www.ShawnJamesMusic.com
love hearing shawn explaining his song plus I think shawn sings some songs better live. Love the wanderer live over the recording even the wording is better live
Hi Shawn lovley video, but fgs when do you came to Scandinavia 😉 we are waiting ✨
start at 8:10
Best part 00:00 - 13:00 🥰
I have a request. Can you play Big Show’s “Big” theme song? Your voice is more than perfect for it.
5:17 wish more people would be in that train of thought. We are at a stage socially where inclusion requires exclusion. That has never worked out well. Keep “preaching” my brother.
Depending on which religion you adhere to,... "inclusion" of wickedness and evil is not an option.
People talk about the "great division" in society, but why is anyone surprised???
On one side you have a group determined to have a culture similar to a cess pool. On the other side, a group that has no desire to live in, nor raise a family in such a putrid environment.
To make it childishly simple,... if a LANDFILL is approved near where my family lives,... are we more likely to look for a place CLOSER to the stench and filth,... or put more DISTANCE (DIVISION) between ourselves and the dumpster juice???
Is it not bad enough that our home is RUINED,... but more insulting is that when we pack up and move away (distance ourselves) from the stench,... whining maggots will accuse us of not being "inclusive",... or even more ghastly,... not "celebrating diversity",... or the felony of being "intolerant".
So to be clear,... not only are you going to turn my neighborhood into a cess pool,... but we better damn well pretend like we like it and celebrate it. That about right, junior???
Save your rainbow coalition bs for those that enjoy slurping dumpster juice. Decent human beings will always try to move (DIVIDE) themselves and their children AWAY from the cess pool.
@@pvmoore1154 I don’t have the time to read your negativity of hatred due to the ability to look inward and let others live in their selfish way...
I don’t exclude humanity AS A WHOLE because of my blinders of online righteousness and delusions of grandeur of a moral leader with GESTAPO like qualities. 😆
Seems you need to love you in order to accept others, broseph….
Be well, try not to hurt yourself or others in the process of attaining inner peace… ✌🏾✌🏻✌️✌🏼✌🏾✌🏿
SMMMFH…