Sheila Atim performs Bob Dylan's 'Tight Connection to My Heart' | GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY

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  • Опубликовано: 24 янв 2025

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  • @gwyngriffiths3669
    @gwyngriffiths3669 18 дней назад +3

    My daughter bought tickets for the two of us to see this show in London a few years ago. I had to hide my tears from her during the performance of this song. Wonderfully moving show. Thank you Cerys xxx

  • @ddpg3
    @ddpg3 3 года назад +122

    OK I'm a Dylan addict and I just stumbled on to this song looking for the original. This is the absolute BEST cover and adaption I have EVER seen of a Dylan song!! Sheila Atim you just blew me away!!

    • @dyl-annfan6
      @dyl-annfan6 Год назад +4

      I went 3 times to the London shows and she was just amazing in every one, as was the rest of the cast, loved the play

    • @douggillis
      @douggillis Год назад +1

      @@dyl-annfan6 That sounds amazing!!

    • @dhurley6985
      @dhurley6985 2 месяца назад +1

      Best cover and adaption of ANY song by anyone EVER!

    • @dhurley6985
      @dhurley6985 2 месяца назад +4

      @@dyl-annfan6 I was so fortunate to witness Sheila Atim perform this in the West End 7 years ago with my wife and daughter. Everything about it from the arrangement to the minimalist instrumentation to the background singing was perfection. I was utterly stunned by this performance, and I will never forget it.

  • @olajohansson1678
    @olajohansson1678 7 лет назад +301

    This is beyond a cover. To quote Dylan himself, it's like uncovering the song and rewrite its essence through performance.

    • @nemonautilus9807
      @nemonautilus9807 6 лет назад +7

      Perfect sentence. It's really so Indeed.

    • @robbiepeterh
      @robbiepeterh 4 года назад +6

      It’s a massive improvement on Dylan’s.

    • @rjhill5056
      @rjhill5056 4 года назад +5

      Bob rewrote a wonderful song, Someone’s Got a Hold of My Heart, and turned it into this fluff. The unreleased version (1983) is beautiful .

    • @paulcolbourne9112
      @paulcolbourne9112 3 года назад +1

      @@robbiepeterh I'd like to hear 100 different interpretations that are just as good. Then I'll vote on which is best. Then I'd still be wrong.

    • @toddbolton1284
      @toddbolton1284 3 года назад +1

      @@paulcolbourne9112 best comment I've heard on any Dylan song, or any great song for that matter. Hope you don't mind if I often quote you on that.

  • @markhayward7400
    @markhayward7400 Год назад +13

    By far, my favourite Dylan cover. Sheila Atim transforms this song. In context, in "Girl From The North Country" this performance was the moment that took your breath away.

  • @gaylesullivant146
    @gaylesullivant146 Год назад +5

    I came across Sheila Atim on "Bruised" on Netflix. I
    Googled her and this song and Musical came up. I lost my husband --9/2021. This song and Musical has provided me with so much comfort.

  • @lower_than_furries9727
    @lower_than_furries9727 2 года назад +35

    I can't stop listening to this. Sheila Atim's performance is magical.

  • @jofletcher6994
    @jofletcher6994 2 года назад +28

    When I saw the play some years ago this song sung by Sheila Atim broke my heart.I could not contain my tears. I was not the only one. What a voice.

  • @anneolive-jc3jn
    @anneolive-jc3jn Год назад +18

    When I had the great fortune to hear Sheila sing this live over a year ago my heart was blown open. Her ability to bring such life and resonance to each moment is a true gift. What a Blessing You are Sheila 🤗

  • @andrewohara5546
    @andrewohara5546 6 лет назад +34

    The only cover of a Dylan song that is better than the original ...hair on the back of my neck standing up and tears fill my eyes...just beautiful and pure

    • @edwconr
      @edwconr 2 года назад +1

      I viewed the film 'woman king' and her voice struck me as 'the kind of voice that sells records' (one of the memorable lines from the film -this one spoken by Mr. Lawrence Fishburne as Mr. Ike Turner: what's love gotta do with it). I am thankful that youtube has her on their platform. Thanks.

  • @michaelanderson5254
    @michaelanderson5254 3 года назад +23

    4 years and nearly a half a million views and not one dislike a testament to the brilliance of the song and her gift.

  • @philipkalmus7076
    @philipkalmus7076 10 дней назад +1

    I saw her at the Old Vic. Time stopped when she was singing this song.

  • @christineallado
    @christineallado 7 лет назад +163

    My heart is shattered all over the ground. She's breathtaking!

    • @laurelieabdy2391
      @laurelieabdy2391 6 лет назад +3

      Christine Allado This song is amazing- nearly as amazing as you absolutely love you x

    • @joepage3065
      @joepage3065 5 лет назад +5

      Exactly my own reaction. Staging and superb backing combined with perfect vocal performance.

    • @lauramiller7502
      @lauramiller7502 Год назад +1

      I'm jealous today.The mysterious reasons why some have beautiful voices.I am a lonesome writer

  • @stevenfile1705
    @stevenfile1705 6 лет назад +58

    Not only am I on the floor, but I want to stay there while Sheila Akim serenades me with her voice...can I literally listen to this for the rest of my life. I'm crying.

  • @allanedwards7274
    @allanedwards7274 Год назад +4

    Woww , OMG, never in all my 70yrs have i heard a song sung with so much heart, soul , expression and emotion !!! Bravo !!! Shiela Atim you truly are a giving everyone a masterclass performance in how it should be done !!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

  • @TheAbbapojkeflen
    @TheAbbapojkeflen 2 года назад +16

    She has a beautiful voice that goes right in to my heart..

  • @stephenchristie5046
    @stephenchristie5046 6 лет назад +37

    A superlative performance from possibly the best show I've ever seen. Give that girl an Olivier, oh they did. Fantastic

  • @edward311
    @edward311 6 лет назад +28

    She is perfection. I hear the first few bars and i'm already in tears. Stunning production, brilliant ensemble of actors and musicians plus the music of Bob Dylan...what more could you ask for? The show was mesmerising.

  • @MunderKhudhairi
    @MunderKhudhairi Месяц назад +1

    Watching this live in the Old Vic was amazing; I almost teared up. What a great redition of a classic Dylan song.

  • @janniegirlmcmiller6643
    @janniegirlmcmiller6643 2 года назад +11

    Sheila voice is breath taking! Such a beautiful and awesome actress in Woman King. Be encouraged and keep up the amazing work that God has bless you with an awesome gifts as a singer and actress. 😁 💕 👏 🙏

  • @ncubesays
    @ncubesays 7 лет назад +60

    Even after seeing this play at The Old Vic three times I still can't over how stunning the adaptions and how jaw dropping the performances are. And then there's a powerful narrative with such complex characters woven in... just beautiful. Bring on the soundtrack!!

  • @MertonHayford
    @MertonHayford 7 лет назад +46

    This shows what an impressive creative force reinterpretation can be, as opposed to merely covering a song. She breathes new life into the song and adds a sense of beauty to the opening track of... Empire Burlesque, of all albums.

  • @ngp10
    @ngp10 Год назад +8

    her voice gives me goosebumps

  • @bfaceb5149
    @bfaceb5149 2 года назад +8

    She’s Amazing. I believe. She will grow to sing with even more passion. There’s more in her… ❤❤❤

  • @GD-me2lv
    @GD-me2lv 7 лет назад +54

    I've just cancelled all my plans for the day. Nothing willl top this.

  • @breathize
    @breathize 7 лет назад +20

    I bought this Dylan CD when it first came out and there is no way I'd ever imagine it sung this way.

  • @superamanda
    @superamanda 3 года назад +8

    One of the voices of the century

  • @lovelyhawaiigal
    @lovelyhawaiigal 2 года назад +8

    Wow! I've never heard that song before and I never heard of Sheila, but this was heartbreakingly beautiful!

  • @karmenjazbec7743
    @karmenjazbec7743 4 года назад +1

    YES SHEILA YOU ARE THE BEST I REALLY LOVE MR DYLAN NOW I AM JUST SMOKING AND LISTENING TO YOU OUTSIDE IS START S RAINING

  • @jamiemoore9807
    @jamiemoore9807 6 лет назад +31

    OMG she is amazing such control over her voice and the lyrics are great. Amazing performer such depth and feeling. Thank you 😊

    • @Mondro26
      @Mondro26 5 лет назад

      He's a dude ... he's just very emotional person.

    • @supabeats
      @supabeats 5 лет назад

      @@Mondro26 is that a joke, are you a bit dim or are you a troll?

  • @allanreid5696
    @allanreid5696 7 лет назад +31

    That was stunning!! I love the original version, but man, that would bring tears to a glass eye!!

  • @dcriminologist5347
    @dcriminologist5347 Год назад +2

    The feeling from this is unmatched by any other😊

  • @stephensanta2220
    @stephensanta2220 6 лет назад +15

    I haven't seen a performance so ravishing and thoughtful in a very long time. How can one person be so good?

  • @jeannemiller1202
    @jeannemiller1202 7 лет назад +9

    Gives me goosebumps! I was lucky enough to see Sheila's performance at the Old Vic --- loved the whole show! I can't wait to receive the CD. What a show. What tremendous talent from the whole cast.

  • @sjpmcardle9253
    @sjpmcardle9253 4 года назад +6

    Saw this live in the West End. Cried with emotion. Stunning!

    • @dhurley6985
      @dhurley6985 2 месяца назад

      Yep, me too. And it still chokes me up

  • @dpmuir9748
    @dpmuir9748 2 года назад +4

    Superb interpretation of Dylan's songwriting skills. The Australian production was similarly beautiful, taking on an eternal cloak of beauty, pathos, love and grief for audiences.

  • @charlesachinelli3857
    @charlesachinelli3857 7 месяцев назад +2

    Founded by accident, what a beautiful performance

  • @Bixiebix
    @Bixiebix 2 месяца назад

    I keep coming back to this -so beautiful

  • @davebcleadon
    @davebcleadon 7 лет назад +2

    Valentine's Day performance - a birthday present from my wife and daughter; after being mesmerised by this song I can't wait. If someone had told me in 1963 when I bought Freewheelin', my first of many Dylan albums that 54 years later I'd be watching a play called after one of the lesser-known songs on that album in London, I'd have thought them mad. I'm so lucky.

    • @Perririri
      @Perririri 2 года назад

      Mesmer was a real person!

  • @sroperaman
    @sroperaman 5 лет назад +8

    Stunning. I can's stop watching this masterpiece. I can't get myself to listen to the original after hearing this.

  • @ZeligUbique
    @ZeligUbique 6 лет назад +9

    wow -I love the gear shift at the madame Butterfly lyric -

  • @karlconnolly3994
    @karlconnolly3994 6 лет назад +4

    I keep coming back to this fantastic Dylan number done with such profound beauty...I keep crying...beautiful x

  • @jeffdissinger6324
    @jeffdissinger6324 7 лет назад +33

    Absolutely beautiful.

  • @hansjessulat7678
    @hansjessulat7678 4 месяца назад

    Beautiful song. Nice one Bob this lady is brilliant ❤😊

  • @harrietgriffey
    @harrietgriffey 7 лет назад +10

    This is so lovely: the whole show is brilliant.

  • @tonybrown6716
    @tonybrown6716 7 лет назад +42

    I saw this show last week: it was brilliant! Song after song superbly reinterpreted. It cast new light and new meaning on songs I thought I had known for years. It would be brilliant if they could do a soundtrack CD.

    • @johnhegarty2898
      @johnhegarty2898 7 лет назад +2

      Totally agree. Saw it on 28/7 and loved it, but especially the reinterpretations of the music. Not sure 'Like A Rolling Stone' will ever sound quite the same again thanks to Shirley H.......and as for Sheila Atim, Cor!

    • @tonybrown6716
      @tonybrown6716 7 лет назад

      John Hegarty I absolutely agree about Shirley Henderson: a very moving version of 'Like A Rolling Stone'. I do hope they release a soundtrack. It would be awful to have no record of these great versions of Dylan's songs.

    • @breno79
      @breno79 7 лет назад +3

      Folks, does anyone here know if there is already a way to hear these versions you´re talking about (´like a rolling..´, etc). I live in Brazil and I doubt very highly that this spectable will even be available via Web for people living in my region, let alone the show itself landing here... lol Thanks!
      BTW, I join the chorus asking for the release of the soundtrack.. ;-)

    • @johnhegarty2898
      @johnhegarty2898 7 лет назад +4

      Cast soundtrack now available for pre-order on Amazon (release date 29 Sept). A studio recording (Abbey Road) - so let's hope it is up to the live standard! Twelve quid.

    • @tonybrown6716
      @tonybrown6716 7 лет назад

      Excellent! There's my birthday present!!

  • @danieledwards5517
    @danieledwards5517 5 лет назад +5

    This will continue to move me to my core for the rest of time , saw it 5 times both at the young vic and the Noel coward, one of the greatest productions I’ve ever seen, Sheila Atim giving an iconic performance , beautiful beautiful beautiful

  • @andreacullen3916
    @andreacullen3916 Год назад +1

    Saw this in Bristol in February, didn't know what to expect amazing, thought provoking, incredible, if you get the chance see this show

  • @aliasdyln33
    @aliasdyln33 5 лет назад +8

    Brilliant - as true 'passion' in a performance is everything, I feel.

  • @136miles
    @136miles 2 месяца назад

    Seen this at the cinema 4 days ago, it is the most profound show I have ever seen, I sobbed for hours after

  • @holly9477
    @holly9477 2 года назад +1

    Please go see this show on tour in the uk, I watched it in London it’s fantastic, you won’t be disappointed

    • @stevej8037
      @stevej8037 2 года назад +1

      I saw it last night. The cast were amazing. There wasn't a weak link amongst them. It's a masterpiece.

  • @elcioribeiro8772
    @elcioribeiro8772 2 года назад +3

    Ótima atriz, perfeita cantora! Great actress and outstanding singer... love from Brazil

  • @inverterville
    @inverterville 5 лет назад +13

    This is quite simply sublime ,Dylans lyrics have a whole new meaning

  • @peerman2006
    @peerman2006 7 лет назад +10

    Someone's got a hold of my heart!!!

  • @dingodancer
    @dingodancer 10 месяцев назад +1

    Simply brilliant. What a find. I'm stunned. ❤

  • @CDSPLAYLIST1
    @CDSPLAYLIST1 4 года назад +3

    There are 63 people given this a thumbs down!!!? I would love to know how they think this could be any better.
    ...and by the way Shelia, the answer to your question is definitely, "your too good for me"

  • @inverterville
    @inverterville 7 лет назад +8

    wow, no words can describe how good this is ,super vocals and of course the sublime lyrics of Dylan the modern day bard

  • @karmenjazbec7743
    @karmenjazbec7743 4 года назад

    SHEILA YOU ARE THE BEST AND I REALLY LOVE BOB DYLAN

  • @KM-dz1rc
    @KM-dz1rc 2 года назад +1

    Oh my - such presence, what a voice - brought me to tears

  • @thebridgeuk1
    @thebridgeuk1 7 лет назад +6

    Stunning. You could feel the the mood change in the room. Loved the show.

  • @siresamommy970
    @siresamommy970 Год назад

    I lost the love of my life due to his addiction. I gave up on him after 5 years, tried to move on fast with some one new to forget about him. But now “has anybody seen my love?”. I still look for him and wish him well ❤️

  • @olajohansson1678
    @olajohansson1678 7 лет назад +7

    Time to see a musical, what a voice, what a performance...

  • @10151943
    @10151943 3 года назад +2

    I just watched her act in the movie Bruised by Halle Berry. I’m glad I saw this video of her singing. . After watching the movie I definitely needed to see her in a different character. The woman can act and sing.

    • @michelfoster4053
      @michelfoster4053 3 года назад

      I do the same thing right now. Still watching the movie, but had to check, who is this beautiful woman. ❤️

  • @DerekLyons
    @DerekLyons 5 лет назад +9

    This wonderful actress is amazing , I saw her in the West End . Sheila Atim I love you. XXXX

  • @centishsaidi5966
    @centishsaidi5966 7 лет назад +4

    Watched it today at a school trip it was amazing she was amazing

  • @edwconr
    @edwconr 2 года назад +2

    Thanks for posting; crystal clear voice. Just superb tone and pitch.

  • @janejoe9838
    @janejoe9838 Год назад

    Everything about her!
    Perfection!!!

  • @darkops760
    @darkops760 4 года назад +1

    Absolutely beautiful, I just saw a future so bright it’s impossible for it to come true. 😔 Rip to all those who live in a world full of love, hate, disappointment, and accomplishment.

  • @avrom108
    @avrom108 7 лет назад +2

    Heart-wrenchingly beautiful.

  • @karmenjazbec7743
    @karmenjazbec7743 4 года назад

    YES SHEILA YOU ARE THE BEST AND I REALLY LOVE BOB DYLAN

  • @alysonfisher3611
    @alysonfisher3611 2 года назад +1

    Beautiful! Just Beautiful! What a wonderful singer with such a beautiful voice! She brings such emotion into the song when she sings it!

  • @norman482
    @norman482 7 лет назад +7

    what an incredible performance!

  • @0otee
    @0otee 3 года назад

    Sheila Atim🌹You did it. Great version of Dylans’🌺 Lovely Song❤️🌹🌷🌞👌

  • @peterroberts1886
    @peterroberts1886 2 года назад

    Beautiful . Stunning. Saw this show post pandemic lock downs in Melbourne.

  • @SaskiaCornell
    @SaskiaCornell 7 лет назад +15

    I'm speechless - LOVE LOVE LOVE

  • @karmenjazbec7743
    @karmenjazbec7743 4 года назад

    YEAH SHEILA YOU ARE THE BEST AND I REALLY LOVE BOB DYLAN

  • @DerekLyons
    @DerekLyons 5 лет назад +1

    Still love this and happy I saw this in London in the first week ! XX This Lady is amazing!

  • @susanjotcham8050
    @susanjotcham8050 7 лет назад +4

    Saw this show yesterday, totally amazing in every way. Acting, singing, music, every aspect, can't think of words to express the brilliance of this production. A must see!

  • @ellenko365
    @ellenko365 3 года назад +1

    I WEEP reliably every time I watch this. So moving! What an inspiring artist!

  • @svendbosanvovski4241
    @svendbosanvovski4241 5 лет назад +2

    I would not have had this among Bob's greatest songs until I heard Sheila's interpretation. The way she convincingly shifts the narrative point of view back and forth from the first and second person perspective is so moving, and that Madam Butterfly verse... Boy, does that cut right through 2:37

  • @UncleWonderful2
    @UncleWonderful2 7 лет назад +2

    Saw this yesterday and the hairs on the back of my neck are still standing to attention. An amazing and heartfelt production. Beautifully done; the band was tight, the singing was just so, so good.. all of this standard. Glorious!

  • @angelamarray5700
    @angelamarray5700 7 лет назад +4

    This is simply beautiful. Go see this show. It is unique, original and haunting.

  • @billyelkins441
    @billyelkins441 6 лет назад +2

    I can feel the power, the beauty and incredible longing of this haunting rendition.Thank you all.

  • @jacquelinechay3542
    @jacquelinechay3542 7 лет назад +2

    Booked for 28th August, can't wait!! Brilliant performance of that son g by Sheila Atim!

  • @fionnualas
    @fionnualas 6 лет назад +3

    Omg, saw this show last night!! Absolutely amazing and each and everyone had such powerful, tuneful, soulful voices!! Tears were blinding me, well done!!

  • @julieparrish1364
    @julieparrish1364 11 месяцев назад

    Amazing young Lady.Simply gorgeous.Thank you for that.

  • @Stellaponce1
    @Stellaponce1 6 лет назад +1

    Absolutely stunning. Glorious rendition of Sheila, deserves all the awards.

  • @alanhunter6279
    @alanhunter6279 6 лет назад +1

    Saw the show at the Old Vic am a complete Dylan nerd I cried when I saw it and cry when I hear it now every time I play the cd it is phenomenal

  • @RobertPilkington199
    @RobertPilkington199 7 лет назад +2

    Wonderful. What a voice. What a song...

  • @karmenjazbec7743
    @karmenjazbec7743 4 года назад +1

    im in love with bob dylan and it isnt a joke im happy so far he is always on my mind yes

  • @docneale7534
    @docneale7534 Год назад

    Absolutely extraordinary in every way. Beautiful.

  • @ameralbadry6825
    @ameralbadry6825 2 года назад

    Best of Dylan, powerful smart lyrics, wonderful performance

  • @tigerboy245
    @tigerboy245 7 лет назад +8

    Awesome voice--absolutely wonderful!

  • @artec0
    @artec0 7 лет назад +2

    I made a round trip of 150 miles to see this show. I'd do it again - in a flash...

  • @doylesinclair4499
    @doylesinclair4499 5 лет назад +1

    never heard of this woman, but damn, she can sing! wow.

  • @lynettemarshall1967
    @lynettemarshall1967 7 лет назад +3

    So amazing! So grateful to have seen this performed.

  • @beryleichenberger5672
    @beryleichenberger5672 6 лет назад +1

    An extraordinary rendition and the show itself is amazing. I saw it last year in London and hope that it will go on a world tour. The powerful songs i grew up with reinterpreted in a way that makes them even more soul-searching. i got the Cd of the show and have been playing it ever since.

  • @RichU-OH58
    @RichU-OH58 Год назад

    I can't get enough of Shiels Atim's performance of this.

  • @smooney74
    @smooney74 5 месяцев назад

    I just adore this! ❤❤

  • @anthonyhenrysmith
    @anthonyhenrysmith 3 года назад +1

    beautiful

  • @nwadi6408
    @nwadi6408 Год назад

    Wonderful. Just wonderful.