America - Simon and Garfunkel | Cover ft. Benjamin Cooley

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 280

  • @codyjohnson7912
    @codyjohnson7912 3 роки тому +235

    This seriously needs so much more views. Hands down the best cover I have heard of this song, you two harmonize so well together.

    • @taylorbloom5031
      @taylorbloom5031  3 роки тому +10

      Thanks a lot, man!

    • @sibionic
      @sibionic 3 роки тому +7

      @@taylorbloom5031 Not only that but you two have created your own harmonic arrangement in this song that seems incredibly faithful to S&G

    • @rubem8282
      @rubem8282 2 роки тому +1

      Definitely

  • @katoutboy
    @katoutboy 3 роки тому +72

    sobbing while adding third harmonies on my end

  • @Natalie-qs2hc
    @Natalie-qs2hc 3 роки тому +82

    This is the BEST cover of America I have ever heard. You really captured it perfectly. PLEASE do every Simon and Garfunkel song ever!

  • @ka4sxi
    @ka4sxi 3 роки тому +92

    You guys should team back up with Josh Turner and friends. I would go and listen to all of you play and sing for 10 hours straight. Throw in a keg at an outdoor venue on a Saturday night and I would be in Heaven. Cheers to a better 2021.

    • @craiggambetta694
      @craiggambetta694 3 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/CtrHaJ0qb3c/v-deo.html

    • @cockasnook
      @cockasnook Рік тому

      Josh toured with them on the Paul Simon "play" and Sloop John B - Beach Boys Cover (Live From The Bus) is one of a few the did in the bus..

  • @bigpmc
    @bigpmc 7 місяців тому +19

    "I'm empty I'm aching and I don't know why" that line always gets me for some reason

    • @Blacklight8001
      @Blacklight8001 6 місяців тому

      Certainly been a line that has resonated with me at points in my life.

    • @evidently1
      @evidently1 6 місяців тому +2

      Musically, that line carries the point-of-no-return to the song's climax. Your emotions are right on, bro!

  • @johntearney2998
    @johntearney2998 3 роки тому +63

    It warms my heart when younger generations revere these songs so much and do really accurate renditions of them like this. Well done guys you really nailed it .

  • @RodintheVille
    @RodintheVille 2 роки тому +17

    That’s impressive. I’m a 68 yo guy who has been covering 60s and 70s songs since I was 12. Y’all do it smooth and easy. It’s good for my soul to see your age guys to be singing the songs of my age guys. Keep it up.

  • @jimjohngirard
    @jimjohngirard 10 місяців тому +31

    I am an old guy....73yrs....you renew my confidence that this country is in good hands.....thank you so much for your skill and talent.....loved it!

    • @toodles241
      @toodles241 10 місяців тому +4

      Your assessment of America's future is based on two guys singing in a van?

    • @drob5418
      @drob5418 9 місяців тому +3

      His assessment is spot on. Just breath, @toodles. Let the spirit in.

    • @atmakali9599
      @atmakali9599 8 місяців тому

      @@drob5418nonsense

  • @aaronedwards1239
    @aaronedwards1239 3 роки тому +21

    Spot on! Benjamin has an amazing falsetto. That's hard to pull off and he makes it look easy.

  • @chasehanson4846
    @chasehanson4846 3 роки тому +15

    Your S & G covers are so good because you stay so true to the original. I love that.

  • @terrasblog1874
    @terrasblog1874 3 роки тому +17

    The bus, where all the magic happens :-D Great musicians! The cover with Josh Turner I really love too! I listen to it every day! Greetings from Germany.

  • @davidlacroix6769
    @davidlacroix6769 3 роки тому +19

    Nice video. Your guitar playing is top notch.

  • @lynsey3m
    @lynsey3m 3 роки тому +15

    This is the most beautiful cover i've ever heard i literally cant stop listening

  • @sasori390
    @sasori390 3 роки тому +10

    And the moon rose over an open filed....
    I don't know why but my tears start to fall every time I hear this line.

  • @rogermarcus6317
    @rogermarcus6317 2 роки тому +1

    Wow u guys touring the country ? If not u should be find an agent ASAP!

  • @oscargonzalez9043
    @oscargonzalez9043 3 роки тому +10

    Yo these dudes make me cry..I ain't never heard nothing likevthis

    • @Corgio22
      @Corgio22 3 роки тому +1

      Oscar....imagine a whole album of perfect... 🎵 music. Simon Garfunkel- Bridge Over Troubled Water

  • @missdepa2
    @missdepa2 3 роки тому +9

    My all-time favorite Simon and Garfunkel song. Thank you for this!

  • @EynahAvalon
    @EynahAvalon 2 роки тому +6

    I have chills! You guys are amazing. Such a great cover.

  • @davesilver5493
    @davesilver5493 3 роки тому +19

    When you sang "it took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw" at 1:07 it was the best I have ever heard your voice, and was very special. Beautiful, Bravo!

  • @49metal
    @49metal 2 роки тому

    Brightening up "Kathy I'm lost" is unfortunate.

  • @alanshepherd4304
    @alanshepherd4304 3 роки тому +5

    Superb harmonies, excellent guitar playing. An S&G tribute band in the making. Well done guys😂😂😷🇬🇧

  • @paullucas1416
    @paullucas1416 3 роки тому +22

    Thank you so much. Your voices blend so well for this beautiful song. Another wonderful performance.

  • @atticusfinch6038
    @atticusfinch6038 3 роки тому +1

    i mean the dude even looks like garfunkel

  • @sosaysthecaptain5580
    @sosaysthecaptain5580 10 місяців тому +3

    Great rendition of a great song.

  • @freyjablet5522
    @freyjablet5522 3 роки тому +41

    The mic's cable and Benjamin's hair sure have a lot in common

  • @linzidourley3822
    @linzidourley3822 3 роки тому +5

    Two words...Goosebumps and Fantastic!!

  • @kevinkendrick9063
    @kevinkendrick9063 Місяць тому +1

    An timelessly beautiful song beautifully performed by real artists.

  • @hannalemusic
    @hannalemusic 3 роки тому +4

    This is such a beautiful cover. On behalf of Simon & Garfunkel fans, thank you guys for sharing this.

  • @mdm272727
    @mdm272727 2 місяці тому

    ua-cam.com/video/owHT7etr37Q/v-deo.html
    Your cover is exquisite. I couldn't resist the opportunity to add bass. Let me know if you like it!

  • @crystal13671
    @crystal13671 11 місяців тому

    Beautiful. You guys do Simon and Garfunkel better than Simon and Garfunkel 🎶🎤🎸

  • @Lost_in_Dharmaville
    @Lost_in_Dharmaville Місяць тому

    One of my favourite songs and you guys did it so much justice! A fantastic performance!

  • @Roberto-x1j
    @Roberto-x1j Місяць тому

    iT's simple wonderfull...make me fell so good, in my age this music is not a music , it's magic.

  • @dariolorusso4426
    @dariolorusso4426 3 роки тому

    Well! But you wrong the first chord in the special!! It's F7+ , not Bb 7+!
    "Laughing on the bus..."

  • @SteveDonahue-l6q
    @SteveDonahue-l6q Рік тому

    How many times I ride Greyhound to and fro Pittsburgh? Love this song and Taylor and Benjamin.

  • @keithwigley1256
    @keithwigley1256 3 роки тому

    Well ...two sides to America ...the one Trump who fell out of a dogs bottom and then this born out of a womb of beautiful music...fine harmonic sound...keep the great sound Acoming you two....

  • @brain56
    @brain56 2 роки тому

    Alright, I thought First Aid Kit's was my favorite and only acceptable cover of this song. But now you two have me confused. I regret not having heard this sooner.

  • @Richie3264
    @Richie3264 5 місяців тому

    It was really nice to see Mark Zuckerberg join you for this performance

  • @beachthor1
    @beachthor1 Рік тому +1

    I just watched your cover of the boxer and thought how good a cover of America would be, and, well I was pleasantly surprised. This captures the feelings I get listening to the original!

  • @guntergfa
    @guntergfa 3 роки тому +1

    Hey Jungs, ihr seit spitze. Ich mag alles von Simon and Garfunkel.
    Hey guys, you guys are great. I like everything from Simon and Garfunkel.

  • @alessiodiegofilanti4285
    @alessiodiegofilanti4285 3 роки тому +1

    Ma siete pazzescamente bravi..
    DOVETE farvi conoscere al mondo ragazzi... Avete una armonia vocale di altissimo livello... Le note alte vanno riviste, ma nulla di impossibile da ottenere... OHHH, vi voglio vedere in Italia ragazzi.. Siete fortissimi...👍🏻😊
    👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @suzannelawson9215
    @suzannelawson9215 4 місяці тому

    I am so impressed with your cover of this song. You guys are super talented!

  • @wizzlet6821
    @wizzlet6821 3 роки тому +2

    This and First Aid Kit are my two favorite covers of this....used to just be First Aid Kit then I heard this

  • @rosspadden4201
    @rosspadden4201 2 роки тому

    If I ever decided to marry, would you come over to England and play for us? I've been a S&G fan for many years.

  • @bestmusic9879
    @bestmusic9879 3 роки тому

    you guys one day will have to carry the torch.....thought Cloning is illegal???

  • @johnrgraham101
    @johnrgraham101 3 роки тому

    Nice treatment. I wonder how young people understand the line about "his bowtie is a camera" when everyone has a camera in their smartphone these days? In the old days the idea of a camera small enough to hide was really spooky.

  • @yetivanmarshall1473
    @yetivanmarshall1473 3 роки тому

    Great job guys. The guitar sounds sweet. Are you quarantined in a van down by the river?🤣

  • @noitallmanaz
    @noitallmanaz 3 роки тому

    More like "Simon and Garfunkel | Cover ft. Art Garfunkel"

  • @SurferJoe46
    @SurferJoe46 2 роки тому

    A little better mix would be nice --- get the voices up front more --- it's a duet of voices, not guitars.

  • @erinspicola2012
    @erinspicola2012 3 роки тому +5

    I could listen to you guys all day :)

  • @malcolmshaw9073
    @malcolmshaw9073 3 роки тому +2

    You're in a van, get going and share your skills publicly. 🤘.

  • @TheMax6269
    @TheMax6269 Рік тому

    Hi boys,it's the best cover I heard in my life,hope you do any else songs.

  • @philipduttonlescorlett
    @philipduttonlescorlett 2 роки тому

    Stunning!! Is that a Gibson you are playing?

  • @Neil-Aspinall
    @Neil-Aspinall 20 днів тому

    The quintessential existential lament. Well done.

  • @heinkle1
    @heinkle1 3 роки тому

    Kathy, I’m lost I said, though I knew she sleeping

  • @bradgarnermusic
    @bradgarnermusic Рік тому

    Wow!! Great!!! I love that guitar too! What make and model is it?

  • @まさき-y5v
    @まさき-y5v 2 роки тому +2

    日本から🇯🇵
    素晴らしい👏

  • @skylar2349
    @skylar2349 3 роки тому +2

    wow wow wow

  • @juglansniger6649
    @juglansniger6649 2 роки тому

    Saw you do this in Huntsville. Very nice job.

  • @Deer548
    @Deer548 3 роки тому +2

    My gosh, your voices blend like a dream. Just beautiful. 😍

  • @HBCrigs
    @HBCrigs 3 роки тому

    I think it's common law or something to only play this song in a vehicle. Hahaha

  • @kevincrittenden7756
    @kevincrittenden7756 3 роки тому +1

    Please can the two of u sing helplessly hoping (csny) 🙏😇😇

  • @johnnowakowski4062
    @johnnowakowski4062 9 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful guys!...

  • @expatusa6002
    @expatusa6002 2 роки тому +1

    Well done guys ! I've been a Simon and Garfunkel fan for 55 years now, and I play lot of Simon's songs myself. I can honestly say that is the best version of America I ever heard excepting only the actual duo themselves. Well done !

  • @bandawhat33
    @bandawhat33 3 роки тому

    I didn't know mark zuckerburg can sing.

  • @stephenwainwright2450
    @stephenwainwright2450 3 роки тому +3

    I have to agree with Dave Silver, what a spot on bit of vocals and another great cover

  • @naderhashemi555
    @naderhashemi555 3 місяці тому

    Absolutely beautiful. Congrats

  • @awinbisa
    @awinbisa 11 місяців тому

    Lovely stuff. I do love a maj7 chord.

  • @ervelervel
    @ervelervel 3 роки тому

    The reincarnation of Paul Simon and Garfunkel.

  • @josephnorton7745
    @josephnorton7745 7 місяців тому

    Beautiful harmonies lad, well done.

  • @jaakkot9661
    @jaakkot9661 3 роки тому +1

    You just have to cover Scarborough Fair!! I know it'll be amazing

  • @claudioparra8507
    @claudioparra8507 7 місяців тому +1

    I just learned how to loop a UA-cam video because of you guys, thanks!

  • @JM06261996
    @JM06261996 Рік тому

    Guy on the right even kinda looks like Garfunkel

  • @foxanna_0079
    @foxanna_0079 3 роки тому

    Wow u got the same of that magic that simon and garfunkel have

  • @Hejka39
    @Hejka39 3 роки тому

    913 Liked...are from USA

  • @peterzazzi5724
    @peterzazzi5724 Рік тому +1

    They've had choir training. Mere mortals don't reach these levels of harmony without training. That's why they're so good!!

  • @skattman11
    @skattman11 Рік тому

    magnifique...harmonisation is top...Mr.Gregg

  • @froggiechar
    @froggiechar 3 роки тому +1

    Taylor and Ben........another AWESOME collaboration! I enjoy all of your performances, guys! Peace and joy, Charlie

  • @davesilver5493
    @davesilver5493 3 роки тому +1

    These guys played Simon and Garfunkel in the US version of the S&G story. Hopefully they will regroup soon.

  • @hawkins5372
    @hawkins5372 3 роки тому

    Again, no better cover out there. 2nd only to the original duo

  • @davesilver5493
    @davesilver5493 3 роки тому +1

    Taylor just released a great album called My Father Before Me. You can hear it on Amazon or any of the other music services.

  • @KevinMcL
    @KevinMcL 3 роки тому +3

    Perfect, especially the guitar.

  • @johnconcepcion7000
    @johnconcepcion7000 3 роки тому

    Wednesday Morning 3 a.m. please 😁

  • @franniecamden
    @franniecamden 3 роки тому

    Very sensitive and beautiful🌹

  • @adamdickson7791
    @adamdickson7791 3 роки тому +1

    As covers go. This is just perfect. As good as the guys themselves. I applaud you 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @guyjiminjapan9824
    @guyjiminjapan9824 11 місяців тому +1

    This is what I call a great cover!

  • @Dscoetc
    @Dscoetc 3 роки тому

    Hi... What mic are you using there?

  • @GuideauxPelagos
    @GuideauxPelagos 3 роки тому +1

    Stumbled upon your channel...love this song.
    Need to pick the guitar up and play it again myself. ;-)

  • @jimluff7520
    @jimluff7520 3 роки тому +1

    Loved you guys from the first time I saw you with Josh on the bus!

  • @boxingrich
    @boxingrich 2 роки тому +1

    Brilliant. Fantastic harmony.You make it look effortless

  • @RomanKrow
    @RomanKrow 3 роки тому +1

    This is an absolutely amazing cover. Keep it up guys, your work is much appreciated

  • @mfillieule
    @mfillieule Рік тому

    Never obliged onr person too sing!!!!

  • @ah-yousay
    @ah-yousay 5 місяців тому

    Beautiful! Thks 😊

  • @linolateano732
    @linolateano732 11 місяців тому

    Venite a cantare nel mio paese,in Italia,vi ospito nella mia casa

  • @mygoing66
    @mygoing66 10 місяців тому

    I wish you did the outro. Great though. ❤

  • @Targetdummy2013
    @Targetdummy2013 3 роки тому

    Really like this. Effortless.

  • @anthonykelly5
    @anthonykelly5 Рік тому

    Wow Nailed it .best cover ever.

  • @daggad02
    @daggad02 3 роки тому +1

    Wow awesome just great guys !!
    Cheers from Norway, stay on !!
    What a beautiful guitar !

  • @adammaughan1978
    @adammaughan1978 3 роки тому

    Tod and Rod Flanders turned out to be good kids.

  • @kaitlyntrottier1376
    @kaitlyntrottier1376 3 роки тому +1

    wow guys this is awesome, so incredibly enjoyable! 👌🙃

  • @ellenfromoregon8192
    @ellenfromoregon8192 2 роки тому

    You make music golden