I think the genius of this cover it actually highlights the somber tones of the song. Like the whole thing is usually set very sunshiney, but the lyrics themselves are PERFECT for a sad and somber moment.
@@markzieg3593 "Mr. Blue, you did it right But soon comes Mr. Night creepin' over Now his hand is on your shoulder Never mind I'll remember you this I'll remember you this way" I think this line, is what changes the tone of the song for me. It takes it from a sort of happy jaunt to what effectively feels like something youd say to a terminally Ill person. Seriously go back and read the first few lines with that in mind and you'll get veeeeeery different feels from this song. To me it feels like someone trying to cheer up their terminally Ill friend on that once in a while good day
This song is the third part of a longer composition, the first two parts of which are actually pretty sombre in the original. It's supposed to be an upbeat contrast to them.
Chast agreed on both counts. I will say though especially not only covering but genre shifting ELO of all groups -- not LOSING the magic is still really impressive.
You know what's weird? She has some of the best Jazz club singer arm movements around, just incredibly expressive and perfect for the moments in the song. I assumed she had been doing it for many years to get that good. But her other videos are generally her with a guitar ... and she is ridiculously young. I'm not sure she has ever performed like this before. Just a perfect natural. She has a life full of amazing performances ahead of her.
@@Uncommon_Senze My 1st comment was in response to the comment above mine saying she has natural talent. I was letting them know she has years of training. Which in her own words is classically based. You sounded unknowledgable about it, so I clarified the idea. If you made a joke yeah I didn't catch it.
I’m sure that Jeff Lynne (founder of ELO) is VERY proud of Allison’s performance on this video. She’s found a way for this song, which is one of my life long favorites, to touch my heart in a different way, equally as enjoyable.
I've never seen someone who looked just like a marble statue came to life. Beautiful song, beautiful music. Best rendition of Mr. Blue Sky I've heard so far.
have you heard the original? As much as I love PMJ covers, and think most of them sound better than their original counterparts, this one doesn't come close to ELO. Sorry, no thrills.
@@softwarepole What do you take me for? Of course I've heard the original! It's my favourite song. The rumble of the chords, the grit and joy in each sentence, the banging of the fire extinguisher. I've heard it a thousand times but you've got to be kidding yourself if you say this doesn't give you any thrills at all, ;P You can really tell the girl is really singing her heart out and everyone's so cool yet focused. Definitely an interpretation on the original I'll be listening to for a while ^.^
@@lukeventers4755 It didn't bore me. Allison's interpretation gave me an increased respect for the quality of the lyrics, in fact. But if you prefer peppy and bouncy interpretations, you might like Voice Play's a cappella version.
There is something special about this song. The original never fails to bring me joy. Even when i'm sad it makes me hop around the room like a giddy idiot. This cover is so calming, it's great to just soak it in and enjoy the beauty. Would be great to get back to normal when stressed. Impressive how you changed the song to have the excact oposite effect on me without making it unrecognisable.
This song is considdered(spelling) the best song to cheer people up. Scientificly (again spelling) And they are so damn right I Always crank up the volume when this song comes on the radio :)
I listened to the original song near daily for several months when I was 19 and my father on was hospice and was zero surprised when I found out recently that it was scientifically proven to have the most cheering up effect on study participants. This rendition somehow perfectly captures the melancholia I remember of walking around a college campus as a freshman blasting this in headphones and watching people around me form some of their happiest memories while my life slowly and painfully drastically changed.
A man is behind a machine gun firing his machine gun as his comrades, part of the resistance run away to the escape craft as the regime forces close in on the building, meanwhile somewhere else, the protagonist is on his knees in front of the tyrant as 1 man behind aims his long rifle at his head as it flashes back to the Machine gunner as he is overrun as he begins throwing fists at the enemy as his other comrades are shot and only 2 escape crafts make a way as the screen fades to black as the song ends on a gun shot. (Idk what i'm doing)
So, I'm a child of the 70's. I grew up listening to ELO, Mr. Blue Sky one of my favorites. I clicked into this sure that I knew what the song was all about. Apparently I was wrong. I listened to about two minutes, had to click over to ELO singing to be sure it was the same song, then clicked back to listen to it all, then again and again. Wow, what a musical and visual feast. Postmodern makes a great song come across new and fresh.
Actually, I've seen a few other Postmodern Jukebox covers, and I'd say this one is the best at rethinking the source material. It's SO different from ELO's version, and I think better. The others sound a lot like - though not the same as - their originals. This one just ... it's awesome, and yes, so much of it is due to the band, the setting, the performers, and the arrangement, but without Allison Young it just wouldn't work. She's amazing.
Ya when PMJ nails their reinterpretation you get a classic like this. Sometimes you get something much less. This is one of the best they've ever done.
Probably the best cover I've ever heard....and that said from a ELO fan who has followed the group for nearly 45 years. Magnificent voice and magnificent orchestration from PMJ😊
Yeah that's where I first saw her! They did ,was it crazy? Anyway I started looking her stuff up. She is amazingly talented and beautiful in the bargain! My favorite flavor too. Love me a little redhead!
@@chriscobble48 dude! I just re-read that! I meant to say "golly what a talented young lady. I wonder if she'd sing at my Church's next ice cream social?" I know I just have a weakness for redheads,since I was a child. Meant absolutely nothing bad! I really enjoy this girl's music. She just happens to be a beautiful redhead.
I could listen to that voice til the end of time and she is so freakin beautiful. Like a marble statue with hair made of wildfire. Please, please, please keep bringing her back.
My goodness she is captivating - that voice, her movements, the inflections she uses... Everyone on instruments did great but she is truly breathtaking and really made this rendition something special 👍 wonderfully done!!!!
You weren't afraid it'd be butchered??? I love me some PMJ but for as high as some of the highs have been with their some of their re-interpretations, there's been some pretty low lows too. I hope to god they never touch Smells Like Teen Spirit. That song is cursed; no one can even make a passable cover of the song let alone reimagine it in some way. This however I must admit I quite like. I would certainly categorize it as one of their better works. I wouldn't say it's at the level of Creep, or Thriller, but it's very good.
i been fallowing Allison for a around a year now. always thinking: "i don't understand why PMJ not doing a video with her she is the perfect singer for them!" happy to see i was correct. hope this will get enough views for them to invite her again :)
She is genuinely amazing...she has a stellar voice, presentation and stage presence. God bless her with continued success and good health. She is what we have been waiting for...someone with talent, personality and class.
The change of tempo and the amazing interpretation through Allison's singing definitely expresses the inherent longing of the song's lyrics. Extremely well done.
@@MartinMaat your top 3 vocalists on this show doesn't have to be the same as mine, does it. She is still in the top 3 for me since I wrote that comment a year ago. That's real.
This is a perfect, PERFECT arrangement, I think at this point I've listened to it 100 times. Honors the original but the arrangement has its own unique voice by slowing down and giving that content quiet feeling to it... so good! Like a walk in city park on a sunny October afternoon. More please!
I haven't listened to it 100 times, but probably could. It's as close to perfect-perfect plus as anything could be. It's got a clear crystalline blue sky quality with totally disarming allure thrown in. Quite over the top. Beautiful hair, dress ... so attractively warm. This is, indeed, one of the all time Best of Performances ever.
The vocalization was wonderful, best I've heard on this channel. The arrangement was... useful for highlighting the vocals. Fairly basic musicianship backing the exquisite vocal talent of Ms. Young.
More? Are you kidding? There's a whole *genre* of people doing just that nowadays, from Nouvelle Vague to the Mike Flowers Pops to Señor Coconut to The Replicants to Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and beyond! They're all here on RUclips as well...
Allison has an astounding voice that you only come across occasionally and combined with a pre-raphaelite beauty that would make Holman Hunt weep you have a package dest8ned for greatness.
Allison, you took this melody to a whole new level. Borrowing from the original, adding new inversions, new runs. I wonder how much of this was rehearsed versus improvised. It sounds absolutely divine!
I've always loved this song, but this version has a sensuality the original didn't. Made all the more by the amazingly talented and lovely Allison Young
I also think she is beautiful too. But I think it is not only the physical features that makes her beautiful but also her womanly attitude makes her beautiful
The part where she sings 'Mr. Blue Sky please tell us why you had to go away for so long. Where did we go wrong?' reminds me of a post-apocalyptic era where a nuclear fallout covered the earth's atmosphere in dense clouds and the sky was no longer visible and people can only glimpse it very rarely. And when they ask 'Where did we go wrong?' Its rhetorical and satirical at the same time, as if they were begging for forgiveness for what they've done.
Reminds me of the west coast fires that filled the air with smoke across many states. The sky was gray, and red and orange the closer you were to the fires, for many days. It's still gray outside where I'm at now.
I love her (them, all of them) it’s like walking into a club and hearing a really good band with a really good singer who have been doing their thing for years. No auto-tune, just good musicians and a beautiful singer. Like music’s supposed to sound like.
I had doubts. Effectively reworking such a _special song_ so near & dear to so many in any meaningful way is no small feat, and Scott Bradlee's arrangement of the song is pure genius. Members of PMJ and Allison Young: your bittersweet rendition of this is mesmerizing. You did not disappoint. Even ELO & Jeff Lynn himself would have to acknowledge the masterpiece he wrote as performed here is brilliant.
Superb lighting on this video. Allison Young looks like she's sunlight personified, complementing the gorgeous sunset background. And good rendition by PMJ, as usual.
Allison Young ... just wonderful, listened to everything you have done since I heard you with Josh Turner .... what a future you have ...thank you, that was great
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her voice, her hair, her dress, the orchestra, the piano and the sun almost finished setting in the background, im honestly kinda obsessed
Likewise. 💗
And would be nice to take her out for a warm dinner after.
It really is THE perfect aesthetic for this performance, isn't it?
@@chrisvandergriff504 You've got that right, well said.
I'd watch this so much more if I didn't risk making myself too moody every time lol
I'd love to see what you guys could do with Elton John's "I'm Still Standing."
Ian Martínez Cassmeyer If they could do a Rat Pack cover of it, it would be KILL
Or Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
OMG YES I LOVE YOU
Pomplamoose has a great cover of I'm still standing (and this song)
@@notjimbutcloseenough I just watched them. I agree. They're great covers.
So excited and proud of Allison! She’s a former student of mine and we always knew she was destine for greatness...this is stunning!
Destined
Ryu Bullet Yup...that was necessary.
Oh this gave me a warm fuzzy feeling to read 😍.
Stunning...ly awful.
@@ChrisPage68 This isn't a comment thread about you lol.
I think the genius of this cover it actually highlights the somber tones of the song. Like the whole thing is usually set very sunshiney, but the lyrics themselves are PERFECT for a sad and somber moment.
Yes! I don’t think I really „got the song until I heard Allison and PMJB doing their version.
@@markzieg3593
"Mr. Blue, you did it right
But soon comes Mr. Night creepin' over
Now his hand is on your shoulder
Never mind I'll remember you this
I'll remember you this way"
I think this line, is what changes the tone of the song for me. It takes it from a sort of happy jaunt to what effectively feels like something youd say to a terminally Ill person.
Seriously go back and read the first few lines with that in mind and you'll get veeeeeery different feels from this song. To me it feels like someone trying to cheer up their terminally Ill friend on that once in a while good day
Happy-sounding with darker undertones
This song is the third part of a longer composition, the first two parts of which are actually pretty sombre in the original. It's supposed to be an upbeat contrast to them.
@@DerekRoss1958what are the first two parts? Because Mr. Blue Sky is the second track on its original album.
Every song that PMJ covers instantly becomes magical. I really love this one.
Thanks Charles 😊
@@postmodernjukebox Thank you too. Your music has literally changed my life for good. I love you guys.
Superbe. J aime bcp. Bonne année
Id say this song was already magical before; But yes, I agree!
Chast agreed on both counts. I will say though especially not only covering but genre shifting ELO of all groups -- not LOSING the magic is still really impressive.
The most unexpected and soulful cover of this song I have ever heard.
I loved ELO as a child, but nonetheless I think this is an improved version.
@@catsupchutney no it aint. But it is a very tasteful cover for sure.
@@Chorochronchotor You mean you don't think it is. Art is subjective.
@Meme Undertext Should we get into an "is not... is too" battle?
Two different versions for two completely different moods. Each superb in its way.
You know what's weird? She has some of the best Jazz club singer arm movements around, just incredibly expressive and perfect for the moments in the song. I assumed she had been doing it for many years to get that good.
But her other videos are generally her with a guitar ... and she is ridiculously young. I'm not sure she has ever performed like this before. Just a perfect natural.
She has a life full of amazing performances ahead of her.
Allison is clearly a natural talent who can inhabit a character exhibiting impressive depth with what appears to be little experience.
She also has years of classical training.
mesmerizing
@@Uncommon_Senze
Umm, thats ancient literature.
Shes a singer/ muscian. And thats what she has classical training in.
@@Uncommon_Senze
My 1st comment was in response to the comment above mine saying she has natural talent. I was letting them know she has years of training. Which in her own words is classically based. You sounded unknowledgable about it, so I clarified the idea.
If you made a joke yeah I didn't catch it.
I’m sure that Jeff Lynne (founder of ELO) is VERY proud of Allison’s performance on this video. She’s found a way for this song, which is one of my life long favorites, to touch my heart in a different way, equally as enjoyable.
To me it sounds like she (and her writers) took the song back in time. it’s an interesting arrangement for sure!
She looks like a Greek goddess painting has come to life.
Now that you mentioned it I can’t help but imagine her background change you know the birth of Venus?
Rather Celtic.
I know, right?
@@Andypos I immediately thought Princess Merida
Preraphaelite
This young lady is an absolute joy, such a voice, makes an old grumpy soldier's heart melt.
Fizzbin25 I can relate to that.
This is my glimpse of heaven.
How many times am I going to sit here and absorb this beautiful performance?
And and old grumpy sailor’s..!
This comment made my heart melt😍
I've never seen someone who looked just like a marble statue came to life. Beautiful song, beautiful music. Best rendition of Mr. Blue Sky I've heard so far.
You should hear Pomplamoose's Blue Sky cover, also incredible
@@babarman5706 Thanks, Man! I loved it. I need Moar! I'll add it to the Blue Sky collection :1
@@assasinsmine No problem, Pomplamoose deserve more love
have you heard the original? As much as I love PMJ covers, and think most of them sound better than their original counterparts, this one doesn't come close to ELO. Sorry, no thrills.
@@softwarepole What do you take me for? Of course I've heard the original! It's my favourite song. The rumble of the chords, the grit and joy in each sentence, the banging of the fire extinguisher. I've heard it a thousand times but you've got to be kidding yourself if you say this doesn't give you any thrills at all, ;P You can really tell the girl is really singing her heart out and everyone's so cool yet focused. Definitely an interpretation on the original I'll be listening to for a while ^.^
This sounds like something that would play at the end of an Apocalypse movie. Especially the “where did we go wrong?” part
Would totally fit in a Dr. Strangelove type ending, great idea!
We would need that on every news bulletin...
Don't Look Up.
The mixolydian chord change behind that phrase punctuates the darkness of that thought.
*EXACTLY!*
The fact that they did this during a sunset made this so much better.
I had the same thought.
By the edges on the hair of the musicians, it looks like a green screen.
Should have done it during sunrise
Obv. a greenscreen
@@jaskamattila4481 I see shadows behind the musician on the right. Either superb greenscreen editing or it was real.
You just can't help but smile at this song no matter the style. It's just one of those feel-good songs.
Micheal Badtke 💯
Right? Despite its sad meaning its just such a happy song
I can. This is a travesty.
@@ChrisPage68 Y do u troll to hate on it?
I'd like to see PMJ do a jazz cover of Ocean Man by Ween
James EE YES
Agreed
YES!!! I'm imagining a really 60s surf guitar cover
100%
That would be quite lovely, yes. It'd be something entirely new to hear, so I support this idea!
...am completely hypnotized by this performance...👏👏👏
It fits so perfectly
Thank you 🙌
@@postmodernjukebox
You guys are always fantastic
No, it doesn't. It was peppy, happy, fun, engaging, dynamic, and rockin' before. Now it's boring, morose, depressing, and lacking in strength.
Yuck.
@@lukeventers4755 It didn't bore me. Allison's interpretation gave me an increased respect for the quality of the lyrics, in fact. But if you prefer peppy and bouncy interpretations, you might like Voice Play's a cappella version.
There is something special about this song.
The original never fails to bring me joy. Even when i'm sad it makes me hop around the room like a giddy idiot.
This cover is so calming, it's great to just soak it in and enjoy the beauty. Would be great to get back to normal when stressed.
Impressive how you changed the song to have the excact oposite effect on me without making it unrecognisable.
This song is considdered(spelling) the best song to cheer people up. Scientificly (again spelling)
And they are so damn right I Always crank up the volume when this song comes on the radio :)
Took the words right out of my mouth. I completely agree
I listened to the original song near daily for several months when I was 19 and my father on was hospice and was zero surprised when I found out recently that it was scientifically proven to have the most cheering up effect on study participants. This rendition somehow perfectly captures the melancholia I remember of walking around a college campus as a freshman blasting this in headphones and watching people around me form some of their happiest memories while my life slowly and painfully drastically changed.
Thank you for capturing what I also feel soooooo accurately.
for this, dance the Rumba,
I could see this playing as a sort of bittersweet ending at the end of some form of dystopian movie. Or perhaps a spy film
Or a space movie
A man is behind a machine gun firing his machine gun as his comrades, part of the resistance run away to the escape craft as the regime forces close in on the building, meanwhile somewhere else, the protagonist is on his knees in front of the tyrant as 1 man behind aims his long rifle at his head as it flashes back to the Machine gunner as he is overrun as he begins throwing fists at the enemy as his other comrades are shot and only 2 escape crafts make a way as the screen fades to black as the song ends on a gun shot.
(Idk what i'm doing)
This is what we’ll play if we ever stop global warming and pollution
Definitely a BioShock movie
I must think at Metropolis(Anime) ending
She hit that one out of the park.
this song's always had an undercurrent of melancholy to me and this gorgeous cover really brings that to the front
Perfect days end, the sun sets, but we always remember the warmth. And maybe that's what makes perfect days so perfect, they don't go on forever.
Marvelous work Allison, Scott and everyone. I love it!
What a guy. :')
A man of great taste, as per usual mr. Turner
Hell yea my man out here
Love your work too
What is this, a crossover episode?
She is the opposite of "not knowing what to do with your hands"
She's doing the fucking macerena half the time, looks stupid as fuck.
@@ATLTraveler could you timestamp a macarena moment for me please, I'd like to know what it looks like.
@@ATLTraveler Her performance was absolutely amazing. It's easy calling everything "stupid" when you have no talent.
@@jeanthiago4243 He definitely isn't into women, but that shouldn't be an excuse for being so arrogant and insulting towards Allison...
Now I can't stop watching her hands.. thanks
Proof that good music is good music. And this rendition is absolutely beautiful!!!
So, I'm a child of the 70's. I grew up listening to ELO, Mr. Blue Sky one of my favorites. I clicked into this sure that I knew what the song was all about. Apparently I was wrong. I listened to about two minutes, had to click over to ELO singing to be sure it was the same song, then clicked back to listen to it all, then again and again. Wow, what a musical and visual feast. Postmodern makes a great song come across new and fresh.
Actually, I've seen a few other Postmodern Jukebox covers, and I'd say this one is the best at rethinking the source material. It's SO different from ELO's version, and I think better. The others sound a lot like - though not the same as - their originals. This one just ... it's awesome, and yes, so much of it is due to the band, the setting, the performers, and the arrangement, but without Allison Young it just wouldn't work. She's amazing.
Agree completely!
I love the ELO version. Hearing this, however, I’ve just heard a new song... and ‘heard’ the lyrics for the first time. Wow!
just went to ELO's performance. Allison took this away from them. her interpretation nailed it.
PMJ turned in it's usual bravura performance.
Ya when PMJ nails their reinterpretation you get a classic like this. Sometimes you get something much less. This is one of the best they've ever done.
@@tric5122
I couldn't agree more. This is a fantastic interpretation of a very good song. Such talent!
Same happened to me!
I know right!!!? It's so beautiful and I didn't know it could get better!
what a way to kick off the 20's Part 2
#BringBackThe20s
#BringBackThe20s
Twenties 2: oh for god's sake boogaloo
Well... arguably could be 20’s part 21 - if 0020, 0120, etc count...
Or even 20’s part 120, but the first 60 parts or so are much the same?
This is such a weird time, only can say. 20's 2,electric boogaloo
Probably the best cover I've ever heard....and that said from a ELO fan who has followed the group for nearly 45 years.
Magnificent voice and magnificent orchestration from PMJ😊
The last scene song "the end of quarantine" from the movie 'Covid 19'. Directed by Hideo Kojima.
I love this 😭😂
ah yes, critically acclaimed movie director, hideo kojima
petition to gather people and go to different music videos and describe scenes from the movie and being like "god this song just fit so well"
Dont be ridiculous!
Covid-19 is a mobile task force!
I actually hope someone makes a movie about this whole thing
What an absolutely captivating performance. The genius of Jeff Lynne coupled with this amazing and alluring singer is almost too much.
Nice to see you on this one, Mr! You have taste Sir. What springs to mind regarding this performance is: ruclips.net/video/vrQzGNNvFIE/видео.html
I confess that I broke into tears watching her. Absolutely perfection!
So true.
@@davidhageman2337 Glad I'm not the only one.
I'm happy to see Allison made it to the Jukebox! Adore her since i found her in a duet with Josh Turner.
Great arrangement and playing.
Yeah that's where I first saw her! They did ,was it crazy? Anyway I started looking her stuff up. She is amazingly talented and beautiful in the bargain! My favorite flavor too. Love me a little redhead!
Tom cline you went from complimentary to creepy REALLY fast there bro.
@@chriscobble48 dude! I just re-read that! I meant to say "golly what a talented young lady. I wonder if she'd sing at my Church's next ice cream social?"
I know
I just have a weakness for redheads,since I was a child. Meant absolutely nothing bad! I really enjoy this girl's music. She just happens to be a beautiful redhead.
I was scouring the comments PRAYING someone else knew her from Josh Turner too.
She reminds me of Venus from Botticelli. She has such mellow presence and lovely voice 10/10 would listen over and over again
never underestimate pmj's ability to completely change the contextual feeling of a song. well done.
The feel of the song reminds me of "Why does it always rain on me" by Travis now
You would have been a huge movie star in the forties, but glad you here now for us. You are such a joy.
Her voice is more suited for 60s/70s pop styling.
I could listen to that voice til the end of time and she is so freakin beautiful. Like a marble statue with hair made of wildfire. Please, please, please keep bringing her back.
Nice description :)
Agree completely. I think Allison is the best female singer anywhere today. A hidden jewel.
My goodness she is captivating - that voice, her movements, the inflections she uses... Everyone on instruments did great but she is truly breathtaking and really made this rendition something special 👍 wonderfully done!!!!
Liked her smile during the fade to black at the end, when she knows she dropped the biggest bomb of 2020 with this performance. Awesome.
Allison Young is a force of nature, a dryad, a demi-goddess of a chanteuse.
...and sometimes a bit like Kate Bush with a twist. Allison is indeed very very good.
@@stevesobot5372 Yup. She is great!
Don't hold back. Tell us how you really feel. 🤠
What an adjective!!!
Just goes to prove that a well written song can be performed in almost any genre. Very well performed.
@MusicMadMaurice I see what you mean. Very good version.
That last note, landing on the 9th, most certainly gave me chills.
If this isn’t played during the end credits of 2020, I’m not watching it
There won't be an end credits, we'll all be dead by then
@@friedlemons5201 All the AI domestic assistents are going to gather and watch it
@@friedlemons5201 speak for yourself. 🖕
For sure it must be
@@willdwyer6782 woah... offended much?
I see ELO I automatically hit the like button.
You weren't afraid it'd be butchered???
I love me some PMJ but for as high as some of the highs have been with their some of their re-interpretations, there's been some pretty low lows too.
I hope to god they never touch Smells Like Teen Spirit. That song is cursed; no one can even make a passable cover of the song let alone reimagine it in some way.
This however I must admit I quite like. I would certainly categorize it as one of their better works. I wouldn't say it's at the level of Creep, or Thriller, but it's very good.
Any day is a good day for ELO
i been fallowing Allison for a around a year now. always thinking: "i don't understand why PMJ not doing a video with her she is the perfect singer for them!"
happy to see i was correct.
hope this will get enough views for them to invite her again :)
Another AL fan checking in! glad to see she's getting more exposure.
She have a good voice
Please keep this going she needs more subs!!!!
@Wil Sain Ah a good shoulder shaking chuckle was had and well deserved for such a clever comment
I think about this dress every waking moment ... its absolutely stunning
She is genuinely amazing...she has a stellar voice, presentation and stage presence. God bless her with continued success and good health. She is what we have been waiting for...someone with talent, personality and class.
She’s looks like the character from the movie Brave
Merda... Ms. "AH TURNT MAH MAH EN TAH A BAH"
Yeah, she sings when she's not running on horseback, shooting arrows with the wind in her hair
Exactly.
bloobeeblah *Merida
She sounds like magnolia from skyrim with guns 4
ELO is one of my favorite bands, and Mr. Blue Sky is a great song. Your version is quite outstanding, great job to everyone involved!!
This is a devastatingly good reinterpretation.
I've been listening to it every day for few months, it's just too good
This version makes me feel free and magical. Feelings I only have once in a blue moon. It made me cry.
The change of tempo and the amazing interpretation through Allison's singing definitely expresses the inherent longing of the song's lyrics. Extremely well done.
really clever to time the "mr night is creeping over" with the actual sundown. and amazing performance all around
PMJ and Allison Young - a match made in heaven
I can’t believe it’s taken me 4yrs to find this utter gem, the original is magical this version is beautiful.
Why on Earth are you not wildly famous? You are such a gift!
I’ve been hooked on Allison since her first recording (Crazy) with Josh. She never disappoints.
A very big fan of Electric Light Orchestra and an admirer of Jeff Lynne here -- I adore this version.
Alison is for sure one of your top 3 vocalists of all time, please have her on again soon! 🙏
Not by any stretch of the imagination. But I enjoyed it. Let's just keep it real, shall we?
@@MartinMaat your top 3 vocalists on this show doesn't have to be the same as mine, does it. She is still in the top 3 for me since I wrote that comment a year ago. That's real.
Her voice, that arrangement, those musicians, the setting of the sun. Perfection.
This is a perfect, PERFECT arrangement, I think at this point I've listened to it 100 times. Honors the original but the arrangement has its own unique voice by slowing down and giving that content quiet feeling to it... so good! Like a walk in city park on a sunny October afternoon. More please!
I haven't listened to it 100 times, but probably could. It's as close to perfect-perfect plus as anything could be. It's got a clear crystalline blue sky quality with totally disarming allure thrown in. Quite over the top. Beautiful hair, dress ... so attractively warm. This is, indeed, one of the all time Best of Performances ever.
I must be around 20-25 listens, by now. Allison (and the PMJ!) is pretty mazing. Keeps me coming back, that’s for sure.
The vocalization was wonderful, best I've heard on this channel. The arrangement was... useful for highlighting the vocals. Fairly basic musicianship backing the exquisite vocal talent of Ms. Young.
this is so good I not knowing the original decided to remain this way
This. We need more of this. More classic songs being covered.
I know right! PMJ please do the Carpenters!
More? Are you kidding? There's a whole *genre* of people doing just that nowadays, from Nouvelle Vague to the Mike Flowers Pops to Señor Coconut to The Replicants to Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and beyond! They're all here on RUclips as well...
@@polka_1366 Have you heard Sonic Youth doing "Superstar"? Dig it: ruclips.net/video/Y21VecIIdBI/видео.html
Beautiful performance by miss Young. Great.
To be totally honest, I wasn't going to click on this until I saw Allison Young in the title. She's easily my favorite singer.
Please invite Allison to come back. She is fantastic!
They did it again. A true masterpiece. A perfect way to start off the new year!!
Rainy day (flood warnings) here in Australia in May 2024 now Allison has brightened up the day.
I need this in Spotify yesterday
José Ángel Robleto it’s up on Spotify now :)
She is drop. Dead. Gorgeous!
Voice to match! And what a wonderful cover.
It feels like rainy Friday evening with a cup of hot tea
Allison makes for a perfect jazz singer.
Allison has an astounding voice that you only come across occasionally and combined with a pre-raphaelite beauty that would make Holman Hunt weep you have a package dest8ned for greatness.
This is the kind of things that I didn’t know I need but make me extremely happy
Same, it's beautiful
I couldn’t have asked for better. This is one of my favorite songs of all time, and you did it great justice!! I love it
So happy you enjoyed it :)
For great justice!
Allison, you took this melody to a whole new level. Borrowing from the original, adding new inversions, new runs. I wonder how much of this was rehearsed versus improvised. It sounds absolutely divine!
The singer's voice and facials and gestures were just so perfect. You could see the joy in her face and her dancing!
Ok, somebody’s gotta say it: that dress with side-slit kills!
Truly wonderful !!!!
Murder one - fully intentional - though one might say it's not the wrap that kills.
I used to say she was adorable but wow, she is straight up gorgeous!
Outstanding!
Finally a song I recognize and with a great arrangement and performance to boot.
Classic PMJ and why we’re here.
I've always loved this song, but this version has a sensuality the original didn't. Made all the more by the amazingly talented and lovely Allison Young
Damn honestly, she's so beautiful.
Stunning, true beauty indeed.
I also think she is beautiful too. But I think it is not only the physical features that makes her beautiful but also her womanly attitude makes her beautiful
godenn it's like she's stepped out of an art nouveau painting
The part where she sings 'Mr. Blue Sky please tell us why you had to go away for so long. Where did we go wrong?' reminds me of a post-apocalyptic era where a nuclear fallout covered the earth's atmosphere in dense clouds and the sky was no longer visible and people can only glimpse it very rarely. And when they ask 'Where did we go wrong?' Its rhetorical and satirical at the same time, as if they were begging for forgiveness for what they've done.
Agreed! The melancholy of this song, and that line, is wonderful. "Where did we go wrong?" feels so fitting today.....
How would that remind you of something...unless you’re a time traveller from the future!! Oh boy where did we go wrong?!
was it the koreans or americans?
Man I can’t wait for a new Fallout game with this as a theme song
Reminds me of the west coast fires that filled the air with smoke across many states. The sky was gray, and red and orange the closer you were to the fires, for many days. It's still gray outside where I'm at now.
She is unbelievable talented, would love to see more
What is that shiver that just ran down my spine?
The choice of orchestration here is perfect for this song, and Allison is enchanting. Great vid.
I want to give this a standing ovation right here in my office by myself. Spectacular.
Her porcelain skin is stunning
Look at Citizen Kane over here clapping by himself. :D
One of the most beautiful and talented young performesr who excites, thrills and makes me smile with all of her work. Magnetic!!
I love her (them, all of them) it’s like walking into a club and hearing a really good band with a really good singer who have been doing their thing for years. No auto-tune, just good musicians and a beautiful singer. Like music’s supposed to sound like.
I had doubts. Effectively reworking such a _special song_ so near & dear to so many in any meaningful way is no small feat, and Scott Bradlee's arrangement of the song is pure genius. Members of PMJ and Allison Young: your bittersweet rendition of this is mesmerizing. You did not disappoint. Even ELO & Jeff Lynn himself would have to acknowledge the masterpiece he wrote as performed here is brilliant.
He'd absolutely love this I'm sure, Jeff Lynne is one of the most humble and shy rock stars to ever grace the stage though, so we may never know.
This song makes me remember memories that aren't mine, damn they're beautiful just like the song.
That's called imagination. You're imagining.
@@TheBlarggle is that like thinking becuse that hurst mah bran
@JHyun - Or and hear me out... Drunk
"This song makes me remember memories that aren't mine" -- Damn that's good
@@MykkaM An honest opinion about a beautiful song
Stunning. Absolutely Gorgeous and Beautiful.
To both the Song and the Singer
Wonderful! Everything about this is sooo good. Allison is lovely!
I think she looks like real-life, more natural Jessica Rabbit with her jazz style. Absolutely beautiful in all ways, great performance!
Nahh, she's too "adorable". She does have the voice, though.
Lol. You nailed it.
But she's not drawn that way -- she *is* that way 🌹
.....COULD be Barbara Babcock's DAUGHTER, actually.....
Oh... my... GOD... I've never had so many shivers when listening to a song like that
Superb lighting on this video. Allison Young looks like she's sunlight personified, complementing the gorgeous sunset background. And good rendition by PMJ, as usual.
WOW... she has a voice. AND the timing they did with sunset. EPIC
Allison Young ... just wonderful, listened to everything you have done since I heard you with Josh Turner .... what a future you have ...thank you, that was great
Everyone looks so incredible; neat, fancy, gorgeous, professional--
...gotdangit, steel guitar guy.
yeah, no one could convince that dude to wear a tie?
jeverettrulz so it can just hang on his steel guitar?
@@SeaDubya Bow Tie ?!?!!?
@@SeaDubya Tie clip? A vest? I can go on.
I dunno man, that's pretty formal for a steel guitar guy. He's wearing a shirt and looks mostly sober.
Wow she has such a gorgeous voice I cant🤩😍❤️😭
Two years later, still fantastic in every way. Listen to this every day.
She is so beautiful! So is her voice.
Tears, massive tears are falling down my cheeks. Such a beautiful interpretation of that song and great job all of you (esp Allison).
This is by far my favorite PMJ cover yet, I just can't stop coming back to it. Allison's voice is mesmerizing and its a great song overall. Great Job.