VOCES8: The Luckiest - Ben Folds

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  • Опубліковано 23 гру 2024

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  • @Ari-vk1lx
    @Ari-vk1lx 4 роки тому +59

    During this horrible time in our lives I can say one thing for sure. To be alive today and having lived my years on this great earth...I am the Luckiest!!!!!!!

    • @pmboston
      @pmboston Місяць тому

      This has aged well.

  • @grahamsenior9338
    @grahamsenior9338 5 років тому +55

    I am now happy to have lived in the time of VOCES8

  • @krpbdp
    @krpbdp 2 роки тому +6

    As an eighty year old man Ben Folds always speaks to me.....have been a great fan for years attending loads of concerts.

  • @stardusstie
    @stardusstie 3 роки тому +5

    Every time I start to lose faith in humanity I just listen to choir music. Listen to what we can do with just us. We are the luckiest!!

  • @susanrayburn1736
    @susanrayburn1736 4 роки тому +55

    I have never been able to make it through this song without weeping! So beautifully layered and stunning! Stellar performance!!

  • @lisedesplaines3829
    @lisedesplaines3829 4 роки тому +17

    A few winters ago, a little voice told me to go to a local college to hear this group.. it was an awesome night, I will always remember and thank this little voice!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @aarond.8586
    @aarond.8586 4 роки тому +17

    This is hands down the greatest vocal group in the history of all humanity.

  • @sabeenieandthejets
    @sabeenieandthejets 7 років тому +7

    This was my husband and I’s first dance song. This rendition brought big, ugly tears to my eyes. This is breathtakingly stupendous.

  • @kinsy65
    @kinsy65 4 роки тому +27

    The BEST version I've ever heard. Absolutely stunning.

  • @Wolfdings
    @Wolfdings 4 роки тому +16

    How can they perform like this and not burst into tears? Too beautiful forever

  • @vanteswift
    @vanteswift 4 роки тому +31

    I'm quite sad I've just discovered this. And Blake Morgan... Is just purely an amazing vocalist. THEY ALL ARE. this is breathtaking to hear. Wish I could sing with them!

    • @markhambly
      @markhambly 4 роки тому +2

      Justin, where are you based? If you check out their website they tour some quite intimate venues and run workshops in the afternoons before the concert. Not quite the same as performing with them but for us mortals... I'm hoping their November date in Kent, UK is going to go ahead because I've booked up.

  • @arothmanmusic
    @arothmanmusic 5 років тому +28

    A stunning arrangement of one of the most beautiful love songs ever composed.

  • @tjittemuizelaar
    @tjittemuizelaar 3 роки тому +1

    I am the luckiest to hear this group..I am 80 years old and for a momen I thought I was 20 again! Thank you , Blake ( and the rest!)

  • @joaoguimaraes5430
    @joaoguimaraes5430 4 роки тому +14

    Beautiful... as always, with VOCES8!

  • @HermioneVoid
    @HermioneVoid 7 років тому +72

    3:23 - that high note is spine chilling

    • @paulbarrett9304
      @paulbarrett9304 6 років тому +9

      Unless I'm mistaken that's Andrea's signature presence.

  • @AndrewRasmussenRides
    @AndrewRasmussenRides Рік тому +4

    Your performances are so *compelling* for me. Feeling, artistry, brilliance, blending and oh that beautiful bass foundation. Makes me want to find a choir again.

  • @stevenpoe640
    @stevenpoe640 9 місяців тому +1

    The song is beautiful, as usual, but I'd like to say that you all look fantastic in this video. The hair, makeup and the outfits are on point.

  • @tinamarch325
    @tinamarch325 5 років тому +7

    I am beyond excited to have this played at my wedding this January!!! A candle light service with the theme of winter wonderland

    • @johnnyquest9519
      @johnnyquest9519 4 роки тому +1

      How did your wedding go? Did everybody love this song?

  • @kenmong1951
    @kenmong1951 4 роки тому +3

    I love you Lisa and forever will this be our song. I know I am THE LUCKIEST for having known you. I will always love you and never understand why after seven years we couldn’t cross the finish line together. We are with other people now but in our heart of hearts know we are soulmates and live with the pain of wondering “what if”. Goodbye my love❤️ THE LUCKIEST

  • @ceciliagincho6806
    @ceciliagincho6806 5 років тому +8

    Such pleasant voice this guy has. It reaches the heart.

  • @kartofff
    @kartofff 5 років тому +3

    I'm a grown man. And this band makes me cry.

  • @stephanericher_www
    @stephanericher_www Рік тому +2

    So absolutely stunning. I don't know how many times I listened to this over the last few years. Always so elevating. I wonder what Ben Folds thinks of this arrangement and rendition. I hope he likes it. I find it quite a tribute to his song.

  • @kittycasino29
    @kittycasino29 5 років тому +14

    How can 8 people sound like a whole choir! Wow!

    • @missd369
      @missd369 Рік тому

      The room they are in plays a big part. All those hard wooden surfaces bounce the sound around. It would not have the same sound if there were people in the pews.

    • @juliemileskatie
      @juliemileskatie 9 місяців тому

      Because they sing in tune

  • @bigwille11
    @bigwille11 4 роки тому +6

    I really love this group A lot 👩🏼‍🦳💋

  • @petervb
    @petervb 5 років тому +4

    Now I am the luckiest. Thank you.

  • @GiambattistaSchena
    @GiambattistaSchena 6 місяців тому +1

    Fantastici grazie

  • @kurtsiecolferites2160
    @kurtsiecolferites2160 5 років тому +13

    This is such a beautiful arrangement. Blake has an incredible voice! So pure and soothing.

  • @perfectpitchtodd
    @perfectpitchtodd 5 років тому +9

    Bring tears to my eyes. Great harmony.

  • @kikivolauvent1
    @kikivolauvent1 6 років тому +12

    Although I own the CD Lux and listen to it frequently, I still come back to this upload all the time and I wonder how I could LIKE it a million times.... Pure soul food!

  • @kuroanna9277
    @kuroanna9277 7 років тому +102

    if I were to get married one day I would definitely use this song as my theme.

    • @Steelburgh
      @Steelburgh 7 років тому +6

      It's perfect for that. We had our first dance to it (well, the original anyway; this one didn't exist at the time).

  • @JackStevenson5045
    @JackStevenson5045 7 років тому +13

    Awsome! The new guy is excellent. Beautiful sound and blends so well with the group. You all sound like one instrument. Extraordinarily musical!

  • @TheTrout26
    @TheTrout26 7 років тому +101

    How is anything this good?

    • @PewPewReload
      @PewPewReload 5 років тому +1

      Right... I seriously don't understand why these guys would choose to sing this trash music.... sigh...

    • @captainkunucky
      @captainkunucky 5 років тому +1

      @@PewPewReload lol wut

    • @johnnyquest9519
      @johnnyquest9519 5 років тому

      God owed them a favor

    • @tiffanyjordan5417
      @tiffanyjordan5417 4 роки тому

      PewPewReload that takes talent, and a lot of breath Y’know

    • @amarabeatrice6693
      @amarabeatrice6693 4 роки тому

      @@PewPewReload what makes this trash music?

  • @ЛилияДемьян
    @ЛилияДемьян 5 років тому +4

    I can't say this for many people but now I say 'this is wonderful!'

  • @chriswright797
    @chriswright797 7 років тому +6

    Can't stop listening to this. Love this group.

  • @UkeOne
    @UkeOne 4 роки тому +1

    I'm a bit puzzled at the 79 dislikes...what's there not to like here? The sound is immaculate...stunning! Bravo!

  • @yasminload63
    @yasminload63 7 років тому +16

    This is the kind of music I love to listen to, its so chilling and amazing

    • @Branbran1993
      @Branbran1993 6 років тому

      yasminload63 Absolutely, this is what you call real music!

  • @bryanucelo6264
    @bryanucelo6264 7 років тому +27

    Are you kidding me? this is absolutely beautiful. Please put this on Apple music so I can play on repeat

  • @davidhinton8654
    @davidhinton8654 5 років тому +9

    The subtlety and detail... moment to moment... every time I listen, there’s a new nuance that informs the work... thank you

  • @louparker5276
    @louparker5276 4 роки тому +3

    What a group!!!

  • @CycleGirl-77
    @CycleGirl-77 6 років тому +6

    Thank you for bringing this measure joy into my life. I'm sure that I've listened a dozen times already. I enjoy it more, the more I listen. This is the most beautiful piece of music I've heard in a very long time.

  • @melaniadarrigo1836
    @melaniadarrigo1836 6 років тому +102

    I don't get many things right the first time,
    In fact, I am told that a lot
    Now I know all the wrong turns the stumbles,
    And falls brought me here
    And where was I before the day
    That I first saw your lovely face,
    Now I see it every day
    And I know
    That I am, I am, I am, the luckiest
    What if I had been born fifty years before you
    In a house on the street
    Where you lived
    Maybe I'd be outside as you passed on your bike. Would I know?
    And in a wide sea of eyes
    I see one pair that I recognize
    And I know
    That I am, I am, I am, the luckiest
    I love you more then have
    Ever found the way to say
    To you
    Next door there's an old man who lived to his nineties and one day
    Passed away in his sleep,
    And his wife, she stayed for a couple of days, and passed away
    I'm sorry I know that's a strange way to tell you that I know we belong,
    That I know
    That I am, I am, I am, the luckiest

  • @patriciacharaklias2720
    @patriciacharaklias2720 3 роки тому +1

    This beautiful voices touch my Heart and Soul
    Wonderful to listen to this music and it gives me power to get through this hard times

  • @JTPCovers
    @JTPCovers 5 років тому +7

    I'm still amazed at how anyone can dislike this and live with themselves :')

  • @misskitty0044
    @misskitty0044 5 років тому +5

    Incredibly beautiful voices!

  • @wolfgangbrakhan3250
    @wolfgangbrakhan3250 Рік тому +1

    Phantastisch!

  • @brigittadyahutami1900
    @brigittadyahutami1900 6 років тому +3

    i cannot stop playing it all day

  • @kevingunyumere9680
    @kevingunyumere9680 5 років тому +25

    This is how I imagine heaven to sound like

  • @TeeHaa0032
    @TeeHaa0032 3 роки тому

    Thank you for keeping me going... I wouldn't want to know what would happen if this kind of beautiful music didn't exist.

  • @stephenbrathwaite1726
    @stephenbrathwaite1726 4 роки тому +2

    Oh my! This has instantly become "my song of dedication" - THANK YOU!

  • @Reasonable22
    @Reasonable22 7 років тому +17

    They're just incredible

  • @roseterada7958
    @roseterada7958 4 роки тому +2

    I love your harmonies and expressive renditions. Your performances with the ambient settings and wonderful sound never fail to move me. Thank you so much!

  • @WigbertTraxler
    @WigbertTraxler 5 років тому +2

    Can't get enough from this. You guys are brilliant.....

  • @FLASHEDnBANGED
    @FLASHEDnBANGED 7 років тому +2

    one of my most favourite songs sung by voces8

  • @andersondaniel8667
    @andersondaniel8667 7 років тому +78

    I'M NOT CRYING, YOU'RE CRYING

  • @dominicfollett-smith5610
    @dominicfollett-smith5610 7 років тому +5

    What a voice!

  • @aumshakti7
    @aumshakti7 5 років тому +1

    Just simply brilliant & impeccable...I'm in the realm of levity softly cushioned with fluffy clouds, I can rest peacefully now. 🤲🙏💛

  • @stormvortex3040
    @stormvortex3040 4 роки тому +1

    Why did UA-cam just now recommend this to me, it’s such a gorgeous song

  • @sinistershenanigans965
    @sinistershenanigans965 2 роки тому

    This music will accompany me when I leave this Earth. Thank you. ♥️

  • @FabianiLuciani
    @FabianiLuciani 6 років тому +3

    Moment magique!!!!! Le ciel peut attendre!! Au plaisir de vous revoir en France sud ou en Euskadi !!!!

  • @VibesBlair
    @VibesBlair 5 років тому +1

    Music is one of the best forms of art. This is an example....

  • @MrR777
    @MrR777 7 років тому +37

    beautifully crafted..skill level is very very high. Blake is ace. I prefer this to the album.

  • @Matthewthorn5
    @Matthewthorn5 7 років тому +15

    Heavenly! No other words can better describe this song or the group. I saw them at Sherborne Abbey and I look forward to seeing them at Milton Abbey this summer.

  • @patologue
    @patologue 7 років тому +14

    Similar to Shenandoah, the alternate take of this song vs. album version from "Evensong" is one of the best musical news of 2017! I liked the old one but always considered it too "clinic". This one lives, it touches, it flows... goose bumps, man. Thanks @vocescantabilemusic!

    • @jengarner8208
      @jengarner8208 Рік тому

      The only current member of the group singing on the Evensong version was Barnie Smith. They've improved their blend out of all recognition since that early 2008 version, and have recorded two more versions since then, with different line-ups: Lux in 2015, which was much better, and this one on VOCES8 in 2019 (and repeated on Concert Select in 2021), with the line-up on this video , and I think it's definitely the best. It's interesting to compare the three though.

  • @lucianotorricelli9918
    @lucianotorricelli9918 3 роки тому

    Ascoltando questa musica, chiudendo gli occhi si immaginano atmosfere intense. Bravissimi! Grazie.

  • @sidneybrien3903
    @sidneybrien3903 7 років тому +5

    Musical Magic. I cried.

  • @gayleash8369
    @gayleash8369 7 років тому +5

    Stunning. Beautiful video, too. Love you guys. - Ashes

  • @catkin3
    @catkin3 2 роки тому +1

    Stunning sounds as usual really very beautiful - thank you!

  • @Robert_Herring
    @Robert_Herring 5 років тому +3

    Beyond beautiful..

  • @laurenbobbit4232
    @laurenbobbit4232 6 років тому +3

    Gives me constant chills

  • @UtteJau
    @UtteJau 7 років тому +4

    so breath taking!!

  • @jeffthegamer2817
    @jeffthegamer2817 7 років тому +22

    I know it's a bit out of season... but I would absolutely love to hear Voces8 to sing 'Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence'. With their voices I know it would be hauntingly beautiful

  • @gabemule1999
    @gabemule1999 7 років тому +2

    I can’t wait to sing this, hopefully our extracurricular choir will rock it! I have the solo, which is so beautiful, oh my goodness, and so I’m super excited to perform this. 😍

  • @BBBoutique-SV
    @BBBoutique-SV 2 роки тому

    Breathtaking

  • @LostedLalika
    @LostedLalika 7 років тому +2

    Absolutely fantastic! Amazing song and even more wonderful performance. Just love it!

  • @EmmaBergen
    @EmmaBergen 5 років тому +2

    One of their best!

  • @abbywestcottlikens1319
    @abbywestcottlikens1319 4 роки тому +1

    This is my wedding song. I just wish I had found this version back then.

  • @gracemartin8827
    @gracemartin8827 5 років тому

    My sister and her husband danced to the original as their first dance song. This version is just as amazing.

  • @dgkl3
    @dgkl3 6 років тому +1

    OH COME ON! I can't stop listening....this sweet piece!

  • @James-h3r8l
    @James-h3r8l 7 років тому +13

    beautiful....

  • @verarume405
    @verarume405 Рік тому +1

    Wundervoll!

  • @peter81mus
    @peter81mus 7 років тому +12

    Musique chorale, musique polyphonique: pour aller vers le ciel!

  • @lucagalliano8460
    @lucagalliano8460 6 років тому +2

    Magia.... emozione...... grazie!!!!! ❤

  • @lowroar5127
    @lowroar5127 6 років тому +2

    beautiful

  • @andreguerne9713
    @andreguerne9713 3 роки тому

    Quel plaisir !

  • @suitors1
    @suitors1 3 роки тому

    Wow...just discovered this song and stumbled onto your version. Stunningly beautiful! Can't wait to listen to your other music!

  • @AlfredoEVilla
    @AlfredoEVilla 5 років тому +3

    Hermosa música, grandes voces y un ensamble espectacular. Desde Buenos Aires con admiración.

  • @christineclark5742
    @christineclark5742 7 років тому +4

    Perfection.

  • @animalzamzam
    @animalzamzam 7 років тому +12

    Blake morgan 😍 so much talent

  • @Sithean
    @Sithean 6 років тому +6

    Amazingly beautiful voices! I dislike the slower tempo, but I can understand doing so to highlight the harmonies. Will definitely look into your other work. Lovely, lovely voices. (And I gave this a thumbs up.)

  • @jellebreevaart6065
    @jellebreevaart6065 Рік тому +1

  • @stjacquesremi
    @stjacquesremi 7 років тому +11

    that suspension at 1:43 !!!!!!

  • @MariposaRedimida
    @MariposaRedimida 6 років тому +1

    So beautiful!!! It touched my heart.

  • @GAR23LOVMUZ
    @GAR23LOVMUZ 4 роки тому

    There Are No Proper
    Words Except, Beautiful 🎶

  • @carliquiel
    @carliquiel 5 років тому +14

    their breath support/lung capacity is INSANE

  • @wandergnjr
    @wandergnjr 5 років тому +14

    Linda composição e a interpretação do solista realmente mexe com os sentimentos de quem ouve!
    Belíssimo trabalho!

  • @brigittadyahutami1900
    @brigittadyahutami1900 6 років тому +4

    this is too beautiful:(

  • @rayvnrichards5546
    @rayvnrichards5546 7 років тому +3

    I literally just keep rewatching it right at 1:16 I am living

  • @elpercino
    @elpercino 5 років тому +2

    Que música mais linda!

  • @filipetalonmendes
    @filipetalonmendes 7 років тому +3

    Amazing!!

  • @thosvonyoder3805
    @thosvonyoder3805 6 років тому +6

    This is my favorite or its the song that made me your biggest fan in Ohio, U.S.