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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2006
  • CD "Art of Motion" available at www.candyrat.com/artists/andym...
    Visit Andy Mckee at:
    www.andymckee.com
    Andy McKee is playing a Lowden Model F32 guitar in this video, for more information visit www.georgelowden.com/
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Комментарии • 38 тыс.

  • @chenkazama5532
    @chenkazama5532 4 месяца назад +353

    2024 here. Still support this timeless masterpiece

    • @1990rable
      @1990rable 2 месяца назад +3

      lets goo

    • @tomdavies8859
      @tomdavies8859 Месяц назад +1

      Likewise! Pretty sure this guy started the whole percussive element trend that is so prevalent now. What a trendsetter! Well done Andy, you should be proud of yourself

    • @11_pure
      @11_pure Месяц назад +1

      🙌

    • @ryankern7943
      @ryankern7943 Месяц назад

      He's the bomb

    • @jimbelanger7296
      @jimbelanger7296 Месяц назад

      I wish he would come to New England...I have been a Michael Hedges Fan since I was a kid thanks to my dad. As soon as I discovered Andy I was hooked. Was just watching him cover Aerial Boundaries after I decided to watch this one.

  • @adarshnair8587
    @adarshnair8587 3 года назад +2701

    2021....many things changed....but here we are....hearing this great old song....

  • @nuxbahalana7111
    @nuxbahalana7111 Год назад +472

    It's 2023 and haven't watched this for over 15 years. Now I'm unlocking some core memories from hearing this melody. Thank you Andy, 2007 was a great year.

    • @radiotrin37
      @radiotrin37 Год назад +3

      Yes absolutely! I had the exact same thought just moments ago

    • @okertyplaegis7691
      @okertyplaegis7691 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@radiotrin37me too. Good old time

    • @weekendairsoft6263
      @weekendairsoft6263 8 месяцев назад +1

      It's true!

    • @BrotherFin
      @BrotherFin 8 месяцев назад +4

      18 years already... it's like it was yesterday

    • @Niffumable
      @Niffumable 8 месяцев назад +1

      Crazy, right?!

  • @vflrockytop
    @vflrockytop 2 года назад +761

    2022. I remember watching this back when I was a senior in highschool. 15 years later and this is still a timeless work of art.

    • @justenbeashel
      @justenbeashel 2 года назад +1

      Absolutely agree, timeless masterpiece

    • @GodlordBazi
      @GodlordBazi 2 года назад +2

      This has been the first video I've ever liked here on RUclips back in 2007.
      I come back here once in a while and listen to it. Still great. (;

    • @informant4003
      @informant4003 2 года назад +1

      @@GodlordBazi Same here. I still come back every now and again to listen to it. It was my very first liked and favorited video.

    • @NapoleonBorn2Party
      @NapoleonBorn2Party 2 года назад +3

      Agreed, and I still can’t play this shit.

    • @hiiambarney4489
      @hiiambarney4489 2 года назад

      Sheee. This was always up there with Killrbuckeye and similar guitarists back then.

  • @lefski7245
    @lefski7245 4 года назад +2175

    Oh Boy, It’s 2020 and i‘m watching this again.

  • @lostcosmonaut5722
    @lostcosmonaut5722 4 года назад +1510

    I remember when this was the most popular video on YT

    • @some90sKid
      @some90sKid 4 года назад +34

      uh huh! There's ONLY ONE PAGE for the top vids back then! Unlike today where it's a different 'featured page' for everyone :)

    • @yoozy1
      @yoozy1 4 года назад

      In year 19-never

    • @dougnicholson6998
      @dougnicholson6998 4 года назад +23

      @@yoozy1 No, it really was one of the first viral videos. www.businessinsider.com/prince-discovered-guitarist-on-youtube-2014-11

    • @Eorzat
      @Eorzat 4 года назад +1

      @@dougnicholson6998 That article was written in 2014 though...

    • @dougnicholson6998
      @dougnicholson6998 4 года назад +24

      Eorzat yes, but that's irrelevant. This was one of first RUclips viral videos

  • @MonchingCarpio
    @MonchingCarpio 3 года назад +1019

    This really inspired a whole generation of guitarists.

    • @joelsero
      @joelsero 3 года назад +11

      Like Michael Hedges?

    • @MedalionDS9
      @MedalionDS9 3 года назад +13

      @@joelsero Yeah... sometimes it's not about who comes up with a technique or does it first... it matters on a variety of factors... right time, place, and lots of luck

    • @calebking4638
      @calebking4638 3 года назад

      Indeed

    • @michaelcochran9685
      @michaelcochran9685 2 года назад +6

      Look up this new kid Marcin when he did a recreation of Kashmir by Led Zepplin. Always reminds me of Mckee

    • @chrismaxwell2274
      @chrismaxwell2274 2 года назад +3

      Lol I remember trying to learn this in 2012 and not being able to do it.

  • @wadgeri
    @wadgeri 2 года назад +237

    A message to the future generations, don't let this song die....

    • @abelbro3550
      @abelbro3550 Год назад

      It will live until people stop playing guitars.

  • @RockSensation119
    @RockSensation119 2 года назад +189

    this song makes me nostalgic for a simpler time in my life. Cant believe it took me so many years to revisit it

    • @Neto1ikon
      @Neto1ikon 2 года назад +1

      Same!.. great melody. I showed a few people when infirst discovered this gem

    • @trentonwilson4885
      @trentonwilson4885 2 года назад +3

      One could say this song has you..Drifting into the past 😝😂🤣

    • @brianMcGranahan0311
      @brianMcGranahan0311 Год назад +4

      I feel the same way about John Butler’s oceans.

    • @alexschwartz8571
      @alexschwartz8571 Год назад +3

      Haven’t listened to this in at least 12+ years. Out of the blue today I thought “what was the name of that guy who would drift on the guitar on RUclips?” A couple simple searches and I’m back. 👌

    • @matthewnowicki1650
      @matthewnowicki1650 6 месяцев назад

      Couldn’t agree more.

  • @guitarheroprince123
    @guitarheroprince123 8 лет назад +1000

    Been 10 years. This never gets old

    • @ttttil
      @ttttil 8 лет назад +4

      That's right

    • @casperado666
      @casperado666 8 лет назад +2

      +Paramdeep Singh obheroi
      check out anything by sam westphalen, you'Re welcome

    • @thecincylife1603
      @thecincylife1603 7 лет назад +1

      Paramdeep Singh obheroi i was just about to say the same thing 11 years and still like first time

    • @remischockmel4037
      @remischockmel4037 7 лет назад +2

      S-A-M-E here

    • @somebonehead
      @somebonehead 5 лет назад

      2019 and still listening. I should actually give this guy some money for how much I enjoy his music.

  • @GK_Squid
    @GK_Squid Год назад +59

    Here I am 16 years later still finding this as such a beautiful creation. I still remember finding this in HS and sharing it with my dad.

    • @wtfftw24
      @wtfftw24 Год назад

      Agree 💯%

    • @Tuloisboss
      @Tuloisboss Год назад +1

      I am also back after all these years... This video pioneered fingerstyle music...

  • @TheeChosenWon
    @TheeChosenWon 3 года назад +58

    One of the original RUclips greats right here folks. Never gets old even 14 years later. Rock on Andy McKee

  • @DavidGuyton
    @DavidGuyton 10 лет назад +244

    I remember when this video was at 2 million views and I thought THAT was amazing.

    • @TailorK9
      @TailorK9 10 лет назад +16

      Lol. Truly. Back In RUclips's very early years before mass uploading and Vevo and music videos when this classic Andy McKee video was the most viewed video on RUclips. I remember that too.

    • @MojaKann
      @MojaKann 3 года назад +3

      can you remember roughly how many views it had when you posted this?

    • @DavidGuyton
      @DavidGuyton 3 года назад +1

      @@MojaKann I son't remember, but I want to say like 16 million

    • @literallynoone8223
      @literallynoone8223 2 года назад

      Check that again

  • @y0urSJ
    @y0urSJ 9 лет назад +690

    i remember watching this on basic youtube back in the days

    • @LJdaentertainer
      @LJdaentertainer 9 лет назад +3

      +cole worlde yeap. I stumbled on it in my favorites playlist. Lots of old shit there.

    • @jonnham
      @jonnham 8 лет назад +11

      +LJdaEntertainer Yeah man Im looking through my old favs right now. RUclips was so different back then. A much simpler time.

    • @msfer2010
      @msfer2010 8 лет назад

      +jonnham 100% exactly like mh

    • @antnv129
      @antnv129 8 лет назад

      me too :)

    •  6 лет назад

      я тоже

  • @0xGamer030
    @0xGamer030 Год назад +36

    2023 and I looked that song up for over an hour. It’s now 1:14am and I am so glad I didn’t give up. Heard it the first time in 2011. It’s simply a great piece of art! Glad I found it again. ❤

  • @Killua111
    @Killua111 3 года назад +44

    This man inspired millions (litterally) of guitarrist around the world. Including me, when I was 12 in 2006. All I have to say is thank you, Andy.

    • @felipevertical
      @felipevertical Год назад +1

      And I was 18 years old on 2006, great memories 💪🏼

    • @Tuloisboss
      @Tuloisboss Год назад

      I was also 12 years old. I could't believe my eyes and ears this is possible to do on a guitar. I fell in love with fingerstyle music so much. Antoine Dufour, Don Ross and Andy McKee were a holy trinity for me.

  • @Grimblenork
    @Grimblenork 4 года назад +314

    Remember that feeling at 0:18 in 2006? Changed my life.

  • @jexb864
    @jexb864 3 года назад +79

    I remember when I first saw this video there was a comment saying that he played so well, all the hairs on his head came down to listen more closely. This was 10 years ago and I still find it hilarious.
    Love the song, brings back so many memories. How times have changed so quickly!

    • @tatewinters5565
      @tatewinters5565 Год назад +1

      I remember making that comment at the libary of my college when I first listened to this song. Those were so many years ago and coming back to this song brings back a lot of those memories.

    • @notquitehuman7402
      @notquitehuman7402 Год назад +4

      The other one I remember, but I think from Rylynn, was "I want somebody to look at me the way this guy looks at his guitar!"

    • @EvilSapphireR
      @EvilSapphireR Год назад +2

      It used to be the consistent top voted comment on this video. People would repost it and get thousands of likes and make it all the way to the top. I once did it myself lol.

    • @Niffumable
      @Niffumable 8 месяцев назад

      Dude, I remember this! Lolol

  • @eudaimonistic
    @eudaimonistic 2 года назад +4

    I remember when the original most liked comment was something along the lines of, "Wow even all of his hair moved closer to hear his guitar better"

  • @TheLostHarmony
    @TheLostHarmony 3 года назад +59

    15 years later... almost 60 million views later.... still coming back and listening... still amazing

  • @jameswise2540
    @jameswise2540 4 года назад +360

    Anyone else still watching this in 2020? Classic.
    Andy is the reason I started playing guitar.

    • @SavvySteveChannel
      @SavvySteveChannel 4 года назад

      James Wise just came from listening to Luca

    • @SzescStrun_JacekKrakowski
      @SzescStrun_JacekKrakowski 4 года назад +7

      Well, it's completely different to me... Andy was the reason I was about to quit playing the guitar.

    • @PuFu_Channel
      @PuFu_Channel 4 года назад

      Yepp)) june 2020)))

    • @mrbass47
      @mrbass47 3 года назад

      Still watching...2020 November...never gets old to me...amazing job

    • @surfdigby
      @surfdigby 2 года назад

      February 2022 and still here!

  • @nilsenstrom857
    @nilsenstrom857 4 года назад +156

    whatched this in 2006, never ever thought i would be able to play it, 14 years later.... and i still can't =)

    • @lenoreroos3516
      @lenoreroos3516 3 года назад

      Nils Enström bara att öva, jag tror på dig :)

    • @mjohnson2807
      @mjohnson2807 3 года назад +4

      Spent a solid 3 months learning this song. Literally the only song I can play but it feels so good playing it

    • @poisenbery
      @poisenbery 3 года назад +2

      it isn't hard to learn you just need to practice and accept that it will take time but it should only take like....a week of dedicated practice

    • @griglog
      @griglog 3 года назад

      @@poisenbery Bruh mb try to play it yourself before giving dumb advices and saying its ez as fuck?

    • @leonardogramacho8813
      @leonardogramacho8813 2 года назад +1

      @@griglog he's actually right, with enough dedication you could play it, you just need to think you CAN play and then practice

  • @laurynnew4464
    @laurynnew4464 2 месяца назад +2

    Even when I have zero time/spoons to engage in social media platforms, I'll still find space to scroll Andy's feeds and hit him with a like on every new video and post I see because he shaped my entire musical anatomy and I'll never be the same after this song. Simply stunning. Find him on all the sites and like every single thing if you feel the same. He deserves it.

  • @haungsky2221
    @haungsky2221 6 месяцев назад +100

    2024 who’s here for this masterpiece

  • @SteadyRise
    @SteadyRise 10 лет назад +189

    First heard this in 2006. Andy Mckee's videos what started my RUclips experience I'm still here 2014.

    • @navlis93
      @navlis93 6 лет назад +3

      still 20107?

    • @SteadyRise
      @SteadyRise 6 лет назад +5

      2017

    • @REYNOLDSOO7
      @REYNOLDSOO7 6 лет назад +1

      Hobby ruclips.net/video/0PDqoUmmqrU/видео.html
      What do you think 💭 of my cover of Andy McKee .

    • @maklogaming8134
      @maklogaming8134 6 лет назад +2

      to the end of 2017

    • @maximusdpsimus2278
      @maximusdpsimus2278 6 лет назад +2

      First heard this from my brother in 2006 too! It's 2018 and for some reason, I thought about this song today

  • @jaredmessenger6487
    @jaredmessenger6487 3 года назад +233

    I can finally play this song, after 14 years of dreaming of it. What gets me is how he is able to do the whole thing in one go without screwing up, I struggle so much

    • @thejakestutsmanbandofficia3840
      @thejakestutsmanbandofficia3840 3 года назад +14

      That’s awesome that you’re making progress though! Keep at it!!

    • @jaredmessenger6487
      @jaredmessenger6487 3 года назад +6

      @@thejakestutsmanbandofficia3840 Haha thanks dude!

    • @jeremysears4263
      @jeremysears4263 3 года назад +4

      @@jaredmessenger6487 Great job. This is definitely on my bucket list

    • @tfellin7
      @tfellin7 3 года назад +2

      Hell YEA! nice :D

    • @wesleydasilva4592
      @wesleydasilva4592 3 года назад +4

      I never played acoustic guitar (nylon) using tapping. I can't hear to be honest. I am doing wrong or it needs a certain kind of guitar (steel)?

  • @Djacob_
    @Djacob_ Год назад +15

    This video really is a certified hood classic. I discovered it in 7th grade when I begun my acoustic journey. I’m 26 now!
    Andy McKee is truly inspiring; I play fingerstyle because of him.

  • @drewgradwell2158
    @drewgradwell2158 6 месяцев назад +8

    2024. I remember being in high school about 2008-2009 ish listening to this and being in awe. Here we are, still in awe over 16 years later...time flies, but legendary songs like this never die ✌️

  • @WilsonEatsASMR
    @WilsonEatsASMR 7 лет назад +299

    This piece is timeless!

    • @soundgardener4940
      @soundgardener4940 6 лет назад

      I started an experiment to test your hypothesis...didn't have to wait for beard growth to prove you wrong: first I got hungry, then I got thirsty, then I...had a accident and had to curtail further experimentation. Two accidents, actually...if truth be told (I have an enquiring mind: SUE ME!)
      Anyway; turns out you're wrong; _dead wrong!_
      Also, you can't eat ASMR... *_"Wilson!"_*

  • @CaptainCrunchOwns
    @CaptainCrunchOwns 10 лет назад +69

    Seven years later, it still rocks. Thanks for the inspiration, Andy.

    • @hanshaperle6075
      @hanshaperle6075 2 года назад +5

      Again seven years later and it still rocks.

    • @fila365
      @fila365 6 месяцев назад +1

      Seventeen years later

    • @CaptainCrunchOwns
      @CaptainCrunchOwns 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@fila365 Thanks for the comment. Got me to give this masterpiece a listen again.

  • @Originalsinner133
    @Originalsinner133 Год назад +27

    My bass player showed me this in high school. Graduated in 2006, he is still my bass player today.

    • @arthurmilano2920
      @arthurmilano2920 Год назад +1

      And we’re still band mates** you make it sound so possessive that you own him for your own thing the way you word it :0
      But I know you don’t mean it like that, that’s very inspiring

    • @Originalsinner133
      @Originalsinner133 Год назад

      @@arthurmilano2920 you’re absolutely right I worded that wrong. But yes we still jam to this very day. A little more of a hippie jam band sound now a days since we are older! Haha

    • @arthurmilano2920
      @arthurmilano2920 Год назад

      @@Originalsinner133 hippie jams, nice 👍
      Ya guys like ween by any chance?

    • @Originalsinner133
      @Originalsinner133 Год назад +1

      @@arthurmilano2920 absolutely man! Haha I got into them a number of years ago. Lots of good stuff out there my brother 🤙🏻

  • @elpiibemaravilla
    @elpiibemaravilla 2 месяца назад +1

    Higschool, 2007. Came home just to listen to andy. Previous to having wifi all over, no high speed 4g and hyperconnectivity. Just me, my bicycle and my red nokia 5200
    What a fucking great ride it was. Now im here, 2024, life is still fucking good. Wish you all the readers out there the best of the luck, live your life, love your parents, be good to the elders. Life will reward you

  • @Kingbooger94
    @Kingbooger94 9 лет назад +272

    9 years later...can't believe it's been so long...

    • @JOCECIL
      @JOCECIL 9 лет назад

      ***** Me too Omg!

    • @K4inan
      @K4inan 8 лет назад +6

      +Z zz Lol ur gay.

    • @K4inan
      @K4inan 8 лет назад +3

      ***** Haha! ur gay.

    • @ricobangz8638
      @ricobangz8638 8 лет назад +2

      +Z zz How would you know what deserves 52 million views? Is your musical intellect so much higher than everyone else? Fuck off hater.

    • @ricobangz8638
      @ricobangz8638 8 лет назад

      +Z zz Classic guitarists are boring AS FUCK by the way.

  • @DaxAndreas
    @DaxAndreas 8 лет назад +239

    This song made me start guitar all those years ago, forever grateful!

    • @dm3402
      @dm3402 6 лет назад +11

      I still remember when I first saw this and the top comments all talking about how his beard moved to his chin to hear the music better. haha

    • @soundgardener4940
      @soundgardener4940 6 лет назад +2

      STOP. PLEASE, GOD...JUST STOP!
      Love,
      Mum xx

    • @SamC-fd4sj
      @SamC-fd4sj 5 лет назад +2

      This song made me give up guitar.

    • @capper6100
      @capper6100 5 лет назад

      This song gave me inspiration to play guitar, got me into it, and now, 3-4 months after starting, i can play this song (of course not as well)🙂 I’m learning For My Father now.

  • @bszl7593
    @bszl7593 2 года назад +18

    15 years ago you made me buy my first guitar just so you know.
    15 years gone, and still learning this song because I'm always ending up just laying down and listening to it...

  • @ravenology4826
    @ravenology4826 2 года назад +9

    Been trying to recall the name of this masterpiece as my bestfriend had this on his iPod touch! Still an absolute gem!

  • @hanscool26
    @hanscool26 10 лет назад +59

    its been 8years, still legend

    • @PzWazza
      @PzWazza 10 лет назад +4

      Still Suprised!

    • @tungcrazymonkey
      @tungcrazymonkey 10 лет назад +3

      Yes indeed.. 8 years and every time I back to it my jaw still drop :))

    • @shubhamsandilya
      @shubhamsandilya 2 года назад +3

      8yrs since ur comment

  • @mirifymivec901
    @mirifymivec901 7 лет назад +42

    Never gets old...and it is been almost 10 years!

  • @schm0sbyy
    @schm0sbyy 3 года назад +7

    14 years later and people are still watching this. This was ground breaking for me at the time. I didn't know that a person is capable of doing such things to a guitar. My mind was blown I almost didn't believe it.

  • @K1R4D
    @K1R4D 2 года назад +5

    One of RUclips's very first "viral videos." This is the video that got me started with Andy, and Candyrat, like so many others. Here I am, some 15 years later, still jamming out!

  • @jooh5814
    @jooh5814 7 лет назад +58

    10 years~ i'm still watching!!!

  • @SweetLifeBakery
    @SweetLifeBakery 7 лет назад +21

    Andy McKee was the first "youtube artist" I started following. I fell in love with his style, then bought the download for The Art of Motion. Glad to see 10 years later and people still love him.

  • @meeshiebee
    @meeshiebee 7 месяцев назад +4

    apparently i need to retype my comment...
    this song has gotten me through so many ups and downs, I honestly can't explain how much this song got me through the day ❤

  • @MukesBoy
    @MukesBoy Год назад +21

    FINALLY I FOUND THIS VERSION!!! To me this is his best rendition

  • @gotenks38
    @gotenks38 4 года назад +120

    13 years and this is still just so incredible. Bring us into 2020, Andy.

    • @galengness5965
      @galengness5965 4 года назад

      Hiiii

    • @kingcronecker
      @kingcronecker 4 года назад

      This was the only video I watched on RUclips for about a month back when it was uploaded.

    • @tbsdrummer87
      @tbsdrummer87 4 года назад +11

      Bring us out of 2020, Andy *

    • @txscountry
      @txscountry 4 года назад +2

      Take us out of here Andy!!

    • @felixpadilla3215
      @felixpadilla3215 4 года назад +1

      Hey Andy.. about 2020? You’re not gonna like this..

  • @colonelchrist1392
    @colonelchrist1392 10 лет назад +10

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDY MCKEE!!!!
    See the man live at LEAST once, at some point in your lives guys. That would be an excellent gift, both to yourselves and him!

  • @lacorporaciondelhurt
    @lacorporaciondelhurt Год назад +5

    No matter when you see it, it never gets old and the flawless execution remains.

  • @MrRuffleNeck
    @MrRuffleNeck 2 года назад +4

    I cant believe this song is 15 years old. I remember listening to this with my buddies in high-school.. such a nostalgia trip

  • @ferpiopiogm
    @ferpiopiogm 7 лет назад +65

    10 years It's been since I found this masterpiece and completely freaked!...I'm getting old! xD

    • @tawanlovemusic
      @tawanlovemusic 7 лет назад +2

      Me too =(

    • @alexthompson5238
      @alexthompson5238 4 года назад

      I remember when I was forwarded this song from a friend like 7 years ago when it came out. Then remembered that 7 years ago I wasn’t 22 and I now realise that 22 is 13 years ago.

  • @Zeldascalamity
    @Zeldascalamity 3 года назад +11

    God this memory was buried so deep in my mind I had to call my sister to see if she remembered thank god she did 💕

  • @rogerpotts8915
    @rogerpotts8915 2 года назад +19

    Just saw Andy for the first time last night , opening fog Tommy Emanuel. What a remarkable guitarist! I had to look him up today. A night to remember

  • @doesnotlie5176
    @doesnotlie5176 4 месяца назад +1

    I was here at 1k views back when it was released and there it stayed for a long time... Now in 2024...a centuries old style has gotten this many views.

  • @theomen826
    @theomen826 5 лет назад +10

    The nostalgia in this for me. I remember watching this when RUclips just started and I was learning to play guitar. The years have flow by

  • @cshe92
    @cshe92 3 года назад +4

    When I first saw this video, I was 14 or 15. At the time there was a local music venue in town that my life basically revolved around. It was a big deal for a lot of us kids. This video was UNREAL to us, and spread like wildfire. Clearly, we weren’t the only music scene that was captivated. I’m now 28 and working a corporate job, with a house and three pets lol. The past 14 years have been filled with hurdles - some self induced and others out of my control. Sometimes I miss the simpler times, but this song still gives me a sense of hope and appreciation for life that it gave me when I first heard it.

  • @ryansesma2362
    @ryansesma2362 6 месяцев назад +2

    I come back to this video often though out the years. Truly an amazing song

  • @hasoon1400
    @hasoon1400 2 года назад +3

    Whoever watched this clip is considered from the old generation of RUclips, everything was simpler and calmer

  • @ayhankemaloglu
    @ayhankemaloglu 3 года назад +8

    Good tunes never die, they always find their way through the ever-changing times

  • @andibaby3
    @andibaby3 Год назад +3

    2023. I found this masterpiece when I was probably 8-10yo, I’m 24 now. I often hear this melody in my mind. It’s been 14-16 years since my ears were first blessed with Drifting and I’ll never forget it.

  • @NZ_YT
    @NZ_YT Год назад +2

    2023 - been listening since early 2000s, when I was in high school. don’t let this die friends.

  • @newgen7179
    @newgen7179 Год назад +1

    2023, I don't even like guitar music, but this song made me buy a guitar and take a class in highschool, class of 2010, I'll always come back to appreciate this.

  • @texasmusicfan03
    @texasmusicfan03 9 лет назад +20

    I can't believe this video is at 50 million views! The last time I watched it was about 8 years ago when it hit 300k and I thought it was amazing then!

    • @moler512
      @moler512 9 лет назад

      lol we should share this all over the place again and make it as popular as it was back then lol

    • @Cognitoman
      @Cognitoman 5 месяцев назад

      Yo 9 years later

    • @Cognitoman
      @Cognitoman 5 месяцев назад

      @@moler5129 years

  • @arghyachakraborty
    @arghyachakraborty 2 года назад +3

    Came back here after 15 years! We have moved from 240p to 4K,bit the magic of Andy is still the same! ❤️

  • @damianmc5209
    @damianmc5209 9 месяцев назад +1

    I saw this video the year it was uploaded and to see it back in my recommended feed in 2023 is just... wonderful. Might have a small tear in my eye.

  • @sudynlj
    @sudynlj 4 дня назад

    even after 16 years, i still keep coming back to listen. i love your version

  • @Jeeppeeps
    @Jeeppeeps 7 лет назад +56

    Makes you almost wanna tear up a little it's so good

    • @Jeeppeeps
      @Jeeppeeps 7 лет назад +12

      Watched this like 8 years ago and it's still just as amazing

  • @user-dz6tx8tc1w
    @user-dz6tx8tc1w Год назад +6

    This is yrs old indeed but still one of the best finger picking I've ever seen and the whole song flows

  • @thebigjakekinard
    @thebigjakekinard 3 месяца назад +1

    17 years now and this song still giving me goosebumps.

  • @MikeySingleton
    @MikeySingleton 2 года назад +7

    Proof that a video can have a resolution as low as 240P but, if your sound is on point and able to capture something like this so well it doesn't matter.

    • @bradosanz4479
      @bradosanz4479 2 года назад

      This is just the camera microphone. The actual recording is on the album from this same session

  • @CheetahWhisperer
    @CheetahWhisperer 10 лет назад +36

    Love the way some people like this take the traditional way of doing things and showing the world there's a better way.

    • @jb111082
      @jb111082 10 лет назад

      What, exactly do you mean by that? I don't understand your comment

    • @CheetahWhisperer
      @CheetahWhisperer 10 лет назад +6

      jb111082 Meaning he probably taught himself how to play a guitar instead of learning in a constructed traditional classroom. It's a compliment to those who think outside the box.

    • @jb111082
      @jb111082 10 лет назад +1

      Dolph C. Volker Oh ok. Thanks for clearing that up. I, too, taught myself how to play the guitar. Granted, I'm nowhere near the caliber of guitarist that Andy is.
      Anyways, I totally agree with you, now that I understand what you meant.

    • @PuffPuff279
      @PuffPuff279 10 лет назад

      Dolph C. Volker he actually had lessons on the guitar but I do see whereyou're going in your point. :) In interviews he has talked about his lessons briefly and he also said he used to practice 8 hours a day or at least a coupel per day.

  • @PhilipThrosselMusic
    @PhilipThrosselMusic 8 лет назад +372

    Not sure if this makes me want to quit music forever, or inspires me to get better

    • @leonardoleo3
      @leonardoleo3 8 лет назад +14

      depends of how weak u are. i never expected to be capable of playing this a few years ago

    • @rbagel55
      @rbagel55 7 лет назад +3

      I wouldn't think so either, you are talking about a whole different approach to playing the guitar
      than the one you are used to

    • @alexanderkahn8639
      @alexanderkahn8639 7 лет назад +2

      @philipthrossel I thought the exact same thing lol

    • @AdeleMiron
      @AdeleMiron 7 лет назад

      Philip Throssel 😂😂😂 yas

    • @jkm1417
      @jkm1417 7 лет назад +7

      you can do it!!! it actually isn't that hard ☺

  • @ziortzabiribay876
    @ziortzabiribay876 Год назад +1

    still listened and watching in 2023, I listened for the first time when I had 16 years... omg, the time flies, I was in the High school, my first love, my first motorbike... Im gonna cry...

  • @thepillar4313
    @thepillar4313 8 месяцев назад +1

    I watched this video when it first came out. And 17 years later I thought what is this song called and yes I am happy to still remember it. Andy McKee is him. Been him

    • @SH-UK030
      @SH-UK030 8 месяцев назад

      いつまでも新鮮な曲

  • @stevenhicks7613
    @stevenhicks7613 3 года назад +4

    59m views and this is still an unknown gem. Blows my mind
    Until I remember 58m of those views was just me watching it over and over

  • @jordanlucas85
    @jordanlucas85 3 года назад +7

    Just remembered this song - but couldn’t remember name of the artist - took me ages to find haven’t watched this video for over a decade - but thankfully rediscovered it. Incredible piece and performance.

  • @japun3yz
    @japun3yz Год назад +2

    It is 2023, and I'm still amazed by this song. Pure art.

  • @henneclimbs1989
    @henneclimbs1989 6 месяцев назад +1

    Filmed by a potato, played by a wizard. One of the most influential songs of my life. Hard to believe that half my life has passed since I first heard this. Amazing

  • @canhkien
    @canhkien 4 года назад +10

    Finally found my favorite guitar song after 10 years.

  • @darkyashiro2137
    @darkyashiro2137 2 года назад +5

    Andy has such a unique playstyle, he can do whatever he wants with the guitar and it's like it listens to him, plus the melodies he creates are beautiful... What an inspiration !

  • @Pendarr
    @Pendarr Месяц назад

    Truly legendary RUclips content. At a time when most musicians were uploading webcam-quality performances at best, Candyrat delivered this high quality series of recordings to us for free. The video may not look great but the audio is still amazing 17 years later.

  • @MsRealvision
    @MsRealvision 2 месяца назад +2

    2024 and so happy I found this gem again. Who's watching, too? Greetings from Austria :)

  • @austenreid1257
    @austenreid1257 2 года назад +3

    This is the song that is responsible for making me fall in love with music 15 years ago..

  • @travisbrown4209
    @travisbrown4209 4 года назад +6

    Thirteen years later and I'm still trying to figure out how this dude had enough time to slap his guitar..... truly one of the greats.

  • @spaztech
    @spaztech Год назад +2

    2023, a lot of things have changed but here we all are, pandemic survivors.
    I remember watching this video sixteen years ago as a young thirty-something and thinking how talented Andy was. This video never fails to amaze me.

    • @jamiegpersonal
      @jamiegpersonal 11 месяцев назад

      'Pandemic survivors'...cringe.
      The rest checks out.

  • @Joe-ui5tz
    @Joe-ui5tz 2 года назад +3

    Keeps on going from the day this released., never get bored. One of the smoothest acoustic guitar works.

  • @00Kie00
    @00Kie00 10 лет назад +16

    Honestly I am surprised how famous andy mckee has gotten despite him being a skilled and most likely talented musician.

  • @russellroesner6073
    @russellroesner6073 8 лет назад +12

    Cool. I met Michael Hedges when I was 16 at the University Theater in Palo Alto. We watched him play live all summer outdoors. He played every Friday and Saturday night for 3 months. . It was a magical time........1984.

    • @ShyanTheLegend
      @ShyanTheLegend 8 лет назад +1

      a lot of people dont know who michael hedges is but his style and techniques live on by manifesting in so many guitarist's songs. what was he like as a guy?

    • @weltenmonarch1891
      @weltenmonarch1891 8 лет назад +1

      just reply so i get the answer too :D

  • @atombomb3422
    @atombomb3422 3 года назад +2

    Back once again! I can't remember an older video on RUclips that I've watched, nor a better one for that matter.

  • @yelraccc
    @yelraccc 3 года назад +4

    I watched this 14 years ago?! Damn... feel old yet? Still the best.

  • @webeechamin1167
    @webeechamin1167 10 лет назад +27

    How could anyone that likes music at all dislike this? I would give anything to play like that.

    • @marshalllaw5732
      @marshalllaw5732 10 лет назад +9

      They ain't music fans that's for sure

    • @sotosbakas
      @sotosbakas 9 лет назад +1

      True,is awesome tune :)

    • @Rivomaz
      @Rivomaz 9 лет назад

      I am not saying his skills are bad but sometimes the sounds are so mixed that it makes my ears hurt.

    • @johnlee9693
      @johnlee9693 9 лет назад +1

      They just like to dislike what people give a like.

    • @Rivomaz
      @Rivomaz 9 лет назад

      John Lee Who? I didn't dislike , ok? I just said my opinion about the song and his skills ._.

  • @benjic80
    @benjic80 3 года назад +3

    2021 and still blows my mind. Thank you Andy. Totally changed my playing after this video. Opened up a whole new world of fun for me.

  • @OriginalPoomonkey
    @OriginalPoomonkey 2 дня назад

    This travels with me through time. Unforgettable, you are truly an amazing musician xx

  • @Chris-TMH
    @Chris-TMH 2 года назад +1

    Just like so many other people I'm sitting here listening to this in 2022 and I first heard this song over 10 years ago and it sounds just as good as when I first heard it, makes me think of so many good times playing guitar with old friends who I kept in touch with and some I've lost touch with but those memories will always be there and to be able to listen to a song that brings all those memories back is something quite special. Thank you for that Andy

  • @kristianthorenguitar
    @kristianthorenguitar 4 года назад +4

    Watching this in 2019, can't belive it's been 13 years since this was released here on RUclips and it's still the number one fingerstyle guitar video to this very day!

  • @chelever
    @chelever 2 года назад +3

    My god, 15 years latter and i still love this song

  • @dantesinferno3997
    @dantesinferno3997 3 года назад +1

    Back in 2007 I was in a tight spot, this song, among others, helped me a bit. Now, 14 years later, here I am again, in a tight spot, and looking for the comfort this song gave me. So thanks to this excelent musician, for creating this, and other pieces, that soothe our souls (or at least mine)

  • @ShadowMach1
    @ShadowMach1 Год назад +2

    😢wow this brings back so memories, this help me thru so much pain and made me pic up a guitar. This old guitar has rescue me countless times!

  • @chosentonessournotes
    @chosentonessournotes 2 года назад +4

    I commented on this 12 years ago… and it’s still such a fantastic composition. Love it.

  • @jacobussherman17
    @jacobussherman17 7 лет назад +12

    Crazy how I'm back here watching this 10 years later

  • @generalsumthing1
    @generalsumthing1 Год назад +2

    ive been watching this vid for 15 years now and its still awe inspiring

  • @cheekon1814
    @cheekon1814 3 года назад +1

    Wow, I can’t believe it 2021 with just about 60million views now! Thank you for your gift Andy. You and Prince are truly remarkable people.