I have watched almost all the blind auditions of The Voice (Philippines, U.S., U.K., Italy, Holland, Australia, etc.) and this is one of the BEST voices I've heard. In fact, this is the first blind audition I downloaded from RUclips. Nice VOICE Mr. Shem Thomas!
From philippines! I really like the tone of your voice. You're really great. I've watched all your performances here in youtube and it amazed me and my niece.
Wowwww definitely amazing ive seen so many auditions in any different compititions but this guy blown me away....His great SINGER and PREFORMER... He actually get my all attention when he start to sing...slowy and then to rock in roll so COOL...GOD JOB...GOOD LUCK... came from me im SHARLENE from philippines....
To Gusgusse. I think its a lack of understanding of the structure of the song. Its two voices in the lyrics. The first is the father and the second part is the son. That is why Shem has sung it this way. The father in the first part is singing in a mature measured tone advising his son. The second part is the son responding. Like all young men trying to communicate with their parents his voice is frustrated and telling his father it is time for him to let him grow as a man and allow him that space. Shem has interpreted the feelings of a growing son frustrated and almost shouting for his father to understand what it is he is saying.
***** You have to remember that Cat recorded this more than 40 years ago. This was my generation and I grew up loving his music and the culture surrounding it. What Shem has done is to bring the song to 2014. Todays young generation are more strident and vocal with their parents because this is how this generation is. Rightly or wrongly. Its this strident voice of today that Shem brings to the song. Neither version is wrong in its interpretation. Ive watched Shem a lot and he performs his songs with an understanding of lyrics quite unlike many of singers today. He tells a story in his music and actions and has to be commended for not just doing a Karaoke version. The younger generation of today will relate to Shem's version. We will probably disagree on this but lets commend Shem for not being a Karaoke singer.
***** Its so sad to say that a piece of music belongs to one generation only. Its not about commercialism. Cat Stevens is and was a remarkable singer/songwriter. However, if you asked most young people if they knew his music or understood it today, I think there would not be as many as there should be. Today we have classical music, opera, jazz etc played and performed in different ways to what they would have been originally. Even Shakespeare is interpreted differently in the modern theatre world. That is what keeps a piece of literature music etc alive, not consigned to record libraries and memories. Just because a piece of music has a different interpretation doesn't mean it is right or wrong. The music of Bach and the other classical composers is played or performed today by musicians and singers generations later, that doesn't mean that the pianist, violinist or opera singer is a karaoke musician or singer. I have seen and heard great performances today of the great songs or music from the past. Its just a different time and I am glad that Cat's music can be as relevant and enjoyed today by a different audience that when I was listening to the original. And, of course, then that listener will go to the original and see how it was sung and played then. No bad thing.
***** I think that in a sense we are saying the same thing but in a different way. Every artiste such as Shem or the thousands of others will always sing another persons song as they develop their career. Music is a universal and historical language that should pass from generation to generation. Along the way of an artistes development many of the original artistes will have sadly passed away. What a tragedy it would be if the wonderful music of the past were lost because no one continued to perform it. I think that leaving Cat's original version as it was and not doing a karaoke version as many singers do, and bringing it forward for another generation to enjoy is a salute to Cat and the songwriter he is. Every generation will have its own style of music, literature etc. Whether we agree with the newer versions or not, the important thing is that the music remains. Shem, like many others, will perform in arenas such as The Voice in order to showcase their talent and their style. They only have a couple of minutes to do that. Don't judge them too harshly. There isn't a singer out there who won't have begun their life in music by singing another singer/composers song and will perform it in their own style. I am lucky enough to have been around long enough to appreciate the bridge that is built between one generation and another to keep wonderful music like Cat's alive. Im sure that Cat performed the odd song written by another. Thats the way the music world goes. I see from your profile that you subscribe to the X Factor channel. Every song performed there will be that of another songwriter. Does that mean that none of those singers is not a legitimate artiste? Wishing you the best for Christmas and peace in the world of music and its critics ...
***** I guess I had to answer the accusation that I didn't appear to know other singers who got their success through their genuine talent of creation. I didn't know that I came across as that because I wasn't discussing that. But being the age I am, I have lived through decades of music, both listening to and buying. The list would be endless, but good examples are Dylan, Cash, Lennon and McCartney, James Taylor, Carole King, Bowie, Stones etc. Not to mention the jazz and country greats of that time. The music of good singer songwriters will survive one generation to another. All of their music is still heard today along with the current singer songwriters of this generation. Lets hope future generations will continue to perform and interpret their music. I feel strongly that music should not be elitist. It was never meant to be.
***** Im glad you smiled at the end of that comment :) However, I think you are totally wrong about contests such as The Voice being elitist. The reason why they have evolved and are successful is not just because someone at a corporate level decided that this would be a good commercial prospect. If shows such as this were full of talentless performers the shows would not survive. The public is a little more discerning than it is given credit for. You have to remember that there are tens of thousands and more excellent musicians and singers songwriters around the world who want an opportunity to showcase themselves. Unfortunately It is marketing forces that decide whether an artist is "commercial" and control the finances and opportunities that are given to them. They are looking for the "now" performer, not the artiste. It doesn't matter if the artists are performing their own original material or not. You Tube singers and those on other social media sites are snapped up by "discerning" scouts who then want to make their own monies from turning them into successful artists. An artist who is passionate about surviving in what is a commercial rat race will look for any opportunity to do that. In my day, (that makes me sound so old) there were jazz cellars, folk clubs, local halls etc., where the artists performed and the scouts went around them looking for talent. Today there are different medias and the nation and the world sees them giving the impression of instant talent and stardom. Most of the true artists today have done the "rounds" before appearing on these shows. In my opinion, if you asked a credible artist what is important to him or her, being recognised as a legitimate artist or purely winning a show like the Voice, I think you would find its the recognition of their music and talent that they are after, not purely winning the show. The show and the artist are two different identities, they come together there for very different reasons.
He just don't know how to handle the kind of a talent and genre he is.. Its not always its no good but the handling.. Peace ✌🏻 Sorry I saw your comment I'm from the future 2021..
that is exactly how this song should be sung, the father part, calm, calculated & informed, the son part with the pain and frustration of youth
Exactly
true
Fact
@@jeric4765 your here again
@@ジェリック-k2q I'm always. Here
Why can I not leave a thumbs up every time I return to this video? Amazingly sung!!
Hello there it's already 2023 😅😮
❤ 2024
It's already 2023, but it's still the best cover on the voice
2024 and still is...
Wish I still had my dad here to teach me things.
Never stop loving your dads.
He has a beautiful tone to his voice. I really like him
I sooo love his version. For me its the best interpretation so far. Listening to it for the hundredth times. This guy is compelling
All the comments like this just prove all the more why the dude who didn’t turn is just a b!tch.
Me too
I'd play this a million times and never get tired of it. It's so beautiful.
I don’t know why I’m crying while listening 🥺😭
watched this 3yrs ago and still feels the same
He is not just a singer. He is truly an artist!
I have watched almost all the blind auditions of The Voice (Philippines, U.S., U.K., Italy, Holland, Australia, etc.) and this is one of the BEST voices I've heard. In fact, this is the first blind audition I downloaded from RUclips. Nice VOICE Mr. Shem Thomas!
STILL REMAINS the greatest rendition of this song I have EVER heard!!
What a cover of one of the all time great songs
i love watching people do something they truly love. His face tells you everything you need to know!
Goosebumps when he took the mic off the stand and started singing again.
That transition gave me chills and also every single time after .
He's my favorite! His voice was so amazing. from Philippines. :'>
James Monterola hi :>
big respect love it from Portugal
From philippines! I really like the tone of your voice. You're really great. I've watched all your performances here in youtube and it amazed me and my niece.
the most genuine audition i've heard
Thanks a lot!
Shem Thomas I have this video like a hundred times.. best of the best
Wowwww definitely amazing ive seen so many auditions in any different compititions but this guy blown me away....His great SINGER and PREFORMER... He actually get my all attention when he start to sing...slowy and then to rock in roll so COOL...GOD JOB...GOOD LUCK... came from me im SHARLENE from philippines....
That's how a true artist does it! Great rendition!
Calm, relax, so touching, then big WOW on the chorus! Thanks! i still watch this again and again, missing my dad
One of my favorite song ❤ now i realize after i'm father now. Salute to the young father like me ❤️❤️❤️
I just like how he paused to pick up the mic! Nice.
The way you sing this song gave me a greater understanding of how my dad raised me. Thank you so much you hold a special place in my heart
Lost my father few days ago,never had a chance to meet him and see him alive last time rip father
I can't stop listening
Love from philippines
Wow. Goosebumps. This is exactly how this song should be sung!! Amazing!!
Wow. Shem. A version that totally blew me away. Wish you could do the whole song.
To Gusgusse. I think its a lack of understanding of the structure of the song. Its two voices in the lyrics. The first is the father and the second part is the son. That is why Shem has sung it this way. The father in the first part is singing in a mature measured tone advising his son. The second part is the son responding. Like all young men trying to communicate with their parents his voice is frustrated and telling his father it is time for him to let him grow as a man and allow him that space. Shem has interpreted the feelings of a growing son frustrated and almost shouting for his father to understand what it is he is saying.
***** You have to remember that Cat recorded this more than 40 years ago. This was my generation and I grew up loving his music and the culture surrounding it. What Shem has done is to bring the song to 2014. Todays young generation are more strident and vocal with their parents because this is how this generation is. Rightly or wrongly. Its this strident voice of today that Shem brings to the song. Neither version is wrong in its interpretation. Ive watched Shem a lot and he performs his songs with an understanding of lyrics quite unlike many of singers today. He tells a story in his music and actions and has to be commended for not just doing a Karaoke version. The younger generation of today will relate to Shem's version. We will probably disagree on this but lets commend Shem for not being a Karaoke singer.
***** Its so sad to say that a piece of music belongs to one generation only. Its not about commercialism. Cat Stevens is and was a remarkable singer/songwriter. However, if you asked most young people if they knew his music or understood it today, I think there would not be as many as there should be. Today we have classical music, opera, jazz etc played and performed in different ways to what they would have been originally. Even Shakespeare is interpreted differently in the modern theatre world. That is what keeps a piece of literature music etc alive, not consigned to record libraries and memories. Just because a piece of music has a different interpretation doesn't mean it is right or wrong. The music of Bach and the other classical composers is played or performed today by musicians and singers generations later, that doesn't mean that the pianist, violinist or opera singer is a karaoke musician or singer. I have seen and heard great performances today of the great songs or music from the past. Its just a different time and I am glad that Cat's music can be as relevant and enjoyed today by a different audience that when I was listening to the original. And, of course, then that listener will go to the original and see how it was sung and played then. No bad thing.
***** I think that in a sense we are saying the same thing but in a different way. Every artiste such as Shem or the thousands of others will always sing another persons song as they develop their career. Music is a universal and historical language that should pass from generation to generation. Along the way of an artistes development many of the original artistes will have sadly passed away. What a tragedy it would be if the wonderful music of the past were lost because no one continued to perform it. I think that leaving Cat's original version as it was and not doing a karaoke version as many singers do, and bringing it forward for another generation to enjoy is a salute to Cat and the songwriter he is. Every generation will have its own style of music, literature etc. Whether we agree with the newer versions or not, the important thing is that the music remains. Shem, like many others, will perform in arenas such as The Voice in order to showcase their talent and their style. They only have a couple of minutes to do that. Don't judge them too harshly. There isn't a singer out there who won't have begun their life in music by singing another singer/composers song and will perform it in their own style. I am lucky enough to have been around long enough to appreciate the bridge that is built between one generation and another to keep wonderful music like Cat's alive. Im sure that Cat performed the odd song written by another. Thats the way the music world goes. I see from your profile that you subscribe to the X Factor channel. Every song performed there will be that of another songwriter. Does that mean that none of those singers is not a legitimate artiste? Wishing you the best for Christmas and peace in the world of music and its critics ...
***** I guess I had to answer the accusation that I didn't appear to know other singers who got their success through their genuine talent of creation. I didn't know that I came across as that because I wasn't discussing that. But being the age I am, I have lived through decades of music, both listening to and buying. The list would be endless, but good examples are Dylan, Cash, Lennon and McCartney, James Taylor, Carole King, Bowie, Stones etc. Not to mention the jazz and country greats of that time. The music of good singer songwriters will survive one generation to another. All of their music is still heard today along with the current singer songwriters of this generation. Lets hope future generations will continue to perform and interpret their music. I feel strongly that music should not be elitist. It was never meant to be.
***** Im glad you smiled at the end of that comment :) However, I think you are totally wrong about contests such as The Voice being elitist. The reason why they have evolved and are successful is not just because someone at a corporate level decided that this would be a good commercial prospect. If shows such as this were full of talentless performers the shows would not survive. The public is a little more discerning than it is given credit for. You have to remember that there are tens of thousands and more excellent musicians and singers songwriters around the world who want an opportunity to showcase themselves. Unfortunately It is marketing forces that decide whether an artist is "commercial" and control the finances and opportunities that are given to them. They are looking for the "now" performer, not the artiste. It doesn't matter if the artists are performing their own original material or not. You Tube singers and those on other social media sites are snapped up by "discerning" scouts who then want to make their own monies from turning them into successful artists. An artist who is passionate about surviving in what is a commercial rat race will look for any opportunity to do that. In my day, (that makes me sound so old) there were jazz cellars, folk clubs, local halls etc., where the artists performed and the scouts went around them looking for talent. Today there are different medias and the nation and the world sees them giving the impression of instant talent and stardom. Most of the true artists today have done the "rounds" before appearing on these shows. In my opinion, if you asked a credible artist what is important to him or her, being recognised as a legitimate artist or purely winning a show like the Voice, I think you would find its the recognition of their music and talent that they are after, not purely winning the show. The show and the artist are two different identities, they come together there for very different reasons.
Einfach unglaublich.... mir kommen jedesmal die Tränen beim Refrain
Perfectly interpreted message ❤
please wake me up in the dream call my mom Rebecca and ALJON JUCO my angel Nicole JUCO I love you
please wake me up in the dream call my mom Rebecca and ALJON JUCO my angel Nicole and I love you too my friend Nicole
Top Singer- outstanding interpretation also!
crazy man i sooo love his version forever!
Watchin from philippines just wanna say he's so good, I was moved and inspired❤😢😊 to the coach who didn't turn I guess he deaf at that time💪
He just don't know how to handle the kind of a talent and genre he is.. Its not always its no good but the handling.. Peace ✌🏻
Sorry I saw your comment I'm from the future 2021..
One of my all time favorite song... you sang it will,, JFY..
Like from Philippnes
Absolutely astounding. If he released a CD, I'd buy it today!
my favorite so far. from philippines ✌️✌️✌️✌️
nice way of singing this song
Give me that break a thousend times, man! Fantastic!
still the greatest
Amazing. It was a real father talking to his son. Best of luck in the future.
oh, Shem , bist ne richtige Rampensaul mit herz u. Gefühl! wahnsinn, is a"explosion of emotions"
WOW! SO TOUCHING VOICE!
7 years ago, never gets old
einfach Hammer... war seit ich 16bin eins meiner Lieblingslieder...aber diese Interpretation sooooo super
Right time to listen for that music..happy fathers day!
Shem, you are a fantastic singer with real heart and its a pleasure to replay your video clip over and over again....LOVE from the UK in May 2020!!!
One of my favorite auditions ever , I love this voice !
AMAZING.. Can't stop listening.. from usa
Amazing you add a different color for this wonderful song
A little bit of teary eyes. My heart's listens to this performance.
this is my fav song 🥺
im litteraly cryin''....his voice came from the heart"
Also der muss gewinnen!
Amazing And such a beautiful song
this audition that love all natiom of the voice
Very good cover!!! Love fr. Philippines
wow! his voice is just perfect!
He's a REAL talent! Trust me!
Nice choose song sir 😊
He killed it.....who knew Swiss would have the best cover?
Great job man. Best wishes from Scotland
It is 2022 and I' m still back here, my father was sang this song for me and now I sing this song for my sons.
wow just wow it was beautiful and touching
Very confident and calm.
His voice makes me shiver
amazing Shem............ talented............ and very cool ..... thumbs up for you :)
damn, this is how you deliver a message, well done shem
Sehr schön gefühlvoll gesungen und dann nicht übertrieben weitergemacht.
Respect From Georgia
I really love his version. 😊
Hammer
Goosebumps!!!😱😱😱
wow i cried man
Wow amazing cover of this beautiful song.
Wow so beautiful! Very soulful.
one of my favourite 😍
One of my favorite audition in the voice.
I can type with my goosebumps
stunnig...
Its like original. Amazing❤❤❤❤❤
Goosebumps 😳
He sung it with all emotions! Iloveit
I hope you will win this competition. You and your voice deserve it. I've been playing this over and over again.
Like from Greece...The man sings amazingly......:)
He is great
Big Love from Morocco
miss you dad😢
He makes me cry.. :')
I just want to give them a hug.
im cryingg omggg . perfect❤️
youre amazing..the best! 👍🏻💪
Awesome from Canada. I love it.
Beautiful!
Beautiful voice
Wow great voice man....
Amazing voice! Like from Brazil!!!!
So good!