This is the all time, Absolute best cover that I have ever heard of this song !!!! Excellent job !!!! Don himself would be very proud of you my friend !!!!
Exceptionally good cover! Your improvisations gave it a special charm, yet you stuck close to the original version. Fantastic, congrats man, really enjoyable !
Fantastic! Splendid version! The vocals are great.I'm moved to learn and work on this song with great appreciation for what you've done here as inspiration!.
Man, that is magnificent, best yet. I'm learning guitar, and sometimes it gets difficult, but watching something like this gives me such encouragement.
The hardest part of this song for a singer/player is not the music aspect, but to make a commitment to oneself to actually attempt to try to remember all the lyrics ✔️🤪😱😂 I tip my hat to you.😂
You're quite welcome Elliot! It's not an easy song to remember all the lyrics like you did and you added just the right touch of emotion to it as well! Great job! :-)
A major challenge to cover this song without keyboards or backing vocals, etc. as this version shows. That being said this is a great cover with only vox and acoustic guitar. Thank You.
Daniel, I remember buying this song as a 45 record and it had side A and B with the same song continued over both sides. I learned the lyrics way back then and it was tough. But thanks very much for watching and for the kind comment.
The original of this song has always been one that brings tears to my eyes, but never have any covers of it had the same effect, it was something in the way that Don sang it, UNTIL NOW, the way you sing this is so much like Don it's uncanny, but it has just enough of your own flare added to make it your own, i'm sitting here with damp eyes after watching this. Bravo my good man, bravo!
Well that is a huge compliment to me and I thank you very much. Of course the song will always be Don's and a pleasure to sing this most excellent timeless song.
Elliott, wonderful job!!! There is no way I could remember those lyrics. I have a hard time remembering the originals I write. LOL 5 Stars to you buddy!!!
Had to say more. I love this song, it's one of my favourites. Even being a young Australian for some reason when I listen to this I feel American, and am I the only one who becomes all nostalgic thinking about pre 70's rock and roll? And the American outback. (despite being born in the 90's and having not yet visited america) but this is the best cover I've ever heard. Note perfect. And I never usually write serious comments like this :P
Wow..! To be honest I just wanted to see a guitar only cover and I was a little bummed that I could only find vocals and guitar. But after seeing this, with that beautiful guitar playing and not to mention that incredible voice! I changed my mind. Good job sir! :)
This is a great cover version, and I am completely at a loss to explain why people like yourself are not signed to a major recording company, and selling multi million selling records, when people from talent(less) shows on tv are getting paid loads. One of my favourite ever songs, and you truly do it justice, every credit is due to you, superb
Great job on this song and all the others that you have done. All very well, I might add. Your clear voice and sss are very clean. This is I think is one of your best song, I could understand every word. The Pretty Lady song lead me to here !!! I was trying to think of a song for you. Jim Croce's "Lover's Cross" good song and underrated. Thanks Again..... I think people appreciate you replying back !
Hi Brian. Thanks very much for the compliments and for searching for more of my singing after Pretty Lady. I would love to record some Jim Croce however I have a new baby girl and can't do much music for the next while. In the future, perhaps. Thanks again!
Joe, you know it really is challenging on some levels. I remember having the 45 for this with half the song on side A and half on side B. When I sang it for the first time at an assembly in high school, I had the lyrics on a long sheet. Thank you for watching and letting me know your thoughts.
+zerobio I'm still learning it- 2 years later (after your last comment). I can rap eminem while playing, but this song is incredibly difficult, just on memory alone- I'm 26, I can't imagine being old and trying to remember the different chords for particular lyrics (no offense, but you got way more grey than me).... would take way more effort than I've bothered to give. You rocked it though. I'll keep trying. And keep listening. You keep rocking man!
Yep, I completely agree. Been playing this song since I was 12 or so. Real easy, a couple funny spots where you hop around ... lyrics can be a challenge. I haven't done it exactly like the original ... can't stand doing things exactly the same anyhow. Just having fun with a long and easy song. Thanks for coming by.
hi , its a Seagull made by Godin in Princeville Quebec, the guitar smiling and me to. seam to unreal that its only you and a guitar ! Bravo , hats off, clapping hands ...
Great cover! Last week somebody requested I cover this one, and this week, both you and my good friend Mel (amazongift) uploaded your versions. I still haven't gotten off my butt, and now I don't know if I even should! Jim
Nobody can do this song justice like the original singer. But I'm really glad that you found my cover decent enough to leave me a great comment. Thanks a lot!
Burningape, thanks so much for this! It's been a long time since I tried this song and I know I didn't do it exactly the way it's supposed to be. Who wants to do that anyway? Good luck with your music and rock on, buddy.
man, this is my favorite cover of American Pie. you add your little charm yet still stay close to the original. absolutely brilliant sir
Hey that is so cool! Thanks very much for making my day
I cried when I listened to this, it reminded me of my favorite college professor who died. He loved this song and I knew of this because of him.
I'm sorry to hear that. Thank you for listening to me sing it.
+zerobio Don't worry about it, its okay, your cover is very good
Thank you Queen
Outstanding .......! . Brings me back to the good old memories that i treasure most....
Thanks! I know, the memories. Such a great older song that we both loved :)
wow...cant stop enjoying this version!!!
Thanks very much, Joe
I didn't think anything could beat the original Don Mclean version; I could never have be so wrong :o
Diddy, thanks a lot!
DONT COMPARE HIM TO DON YOU DUMB HAHA
This is the all time, Absolute best cover that I have ever heard of this song !!!! Excellent job !!!! Don himself would be very proud of you my friend !!!!
One man band, real performance and is just excellent.
Thank you very much!
Exceptionally good cover! Your improvisations gave it a special charm, yet you stuck close to the original version.
Fantastic, congrats man, really enjoyable !
Ardoren, thank you very much!
The ultimate cover, I wish I was able to sing and play like this.
Neil, thank you very much
Great job! I'll be using this video quite a bit while learning this song. Ty!
This is amazing cover! Awesome, awesome, awesome!
Wow you make me happy! thank you! Beautiful Music, Awesome Cover
Lucas, I'm so glad. Thank you
Hey guy, what a first class performance*********..Keep rockin....Cap...
Hey thank you very much! This is quite old now but I really loved singing it and appreciate your support.
Oh yes!! What an incredible voice. I'm in love with it
Tabatha, thank you very much for watching my video and for your nice comment.
Perfect! Nice voice!!!
Daniel from Brazil.
Love it...alot...haven't heard this in so long... good job...
Very, very nice. Yes, this is a long song and I can never remember all the words. This for this excellent music and impromptu lesson.
Wow you've got a great voice. Brilliant song and brilliant cover!!
Fantastic! Splendid version! The vocals are great.I'm moved to learn and work on this song with great appreciation for what you've done here as inspiration!.
Alex, thanks so much! And please let me know if you do record it so I can check out how you do.
Wonderful! I absolutely loved it!
Seagull! =] I love those guitars, absolutely beautiful.
Best cover ever! Quite outstanding!
Dude! Fantasticooo! I was searching for aoms cover and thought nobody could be so close to the original. Amazing :)
Greeting from Sweden.
Man, that is magnificent, best yet. I'm learning guitar, and sometimes it gets difficult, but watching something like this gives me such encouragement.
Hey John, wish you all the best with your guitar, stick with it. And thanks for the kind words.
How did it go eventually?
Amazing song, amazing voice, just perfect!
I'm so glad you liked it. Thank you
I couldn't remember the words to this song to save my life! LOL....GREAT job!!
This is a fantastic cover, does the original justice and yet has its own unique style. Nicely done!
Hey thanks a lot!
Wonderful voice!
The hardest part of this song for a singer/player is not the music aspect, but to make a commitment to oneself to actually attempt to try to remember all the lyrics ✔️🤪😱😂
I tip my hat to you.😂
Thank you very much
You're quite welcome Elliot! It's not an easy song to remember all the lyrics like you did and you added just the right touch of emotion to it as well! Great job! :-)
great cover! Probably one of the best on youtube of its kind! Good Job!
A major challenge to cover this song without keyboards or backing vocals, etc. as this version shows. That being said this is a great cover with only vox and acoustic guitar. Thank You.
Thank you very much!
Love this song. Great cover.
i must say that was the best cover i ever heard !!! keep it up
I've been looking everywhere for a cover like this! GG
Killer guitar man. I've got two seagulls and love them. They've got a nice warm tone. Good cover too.
Nobody sings like Don macLean but but this is the best cover I heard to date. Great voice, great musician. 👏👏
jmverhoef80 I agree about Mr. Mclean and thank you very much for the nice comment.
Great version. I love this song, I might add it to my list of covers to do 😊
Yes, you should add it :)
Excellent sir!!! Enjoyed it.
Thanks very much, Richard
Wonderful cover. Your voice is complex enough and resonant enough to do full justice to this song, and then some.
Thanks very much, AnnaMargolin!
Amazing, great singing.
Great cover, love this song and you smashed it.
Hey thanks a lot!
Well done! You weren't kidding about the length of the lyrics. I admire anyone who can memorize songs like American Pie
Daniel, I remember buying this song as a 45 record and it had side A and B with the same song continued over both sides. I learned the lyrics way back then and it was tough. But thanks very much for watching and for the kind comment.
All your cover song are great thanks.
Jayson, hey I really appreciate that. Thanks
The original of this song has always been one that brings tears to my eyes, but never have any covers of it had the same effect, it was something in the way that Don sang it, UNTIL NOW, the way you sing this is so much like Don it's uncanny, but it has just enough of your own flare added to make it your own, i'm sitting here with damp eyes after watching this. Bravo my good man, bravo!
Well that is a huge compliment to me and I thank you very much. Of course the song will always be Don's and a pleasure to sing this most excellent timeless song.
Love this song! Phenomenal.
It's is a great song. Thanks
Wow man this is cover that I just hit repeat when it ends amazing job and id love to see you become a famous singer id buy all your albums!!!
Thank you very much, I appreciate that.
You are really a good singer and player my friend. I play along with my bass and have a very good time!
Brilliant cover of a magnificent song, you’ve got a great voice.
Thanks a lot, Ryan. I really appreciate that!
Great cover, dude! You can really hear you sing this song with a lot of soul! Great job!
Amazing version sir! It has definitely helped me on learning how to play this song, thank you!
Great! Thanks for letting me know. I also did a guitar tutorial for this song in my covers Playlist. Good luck!
Elliott, wonderful job!!! There is no way I could remember those lyrics. I have a hard time remembering the originals I write. LOL
5 Stars to you buddy!!!
Had to say more. I love this song, it's one of my favourites. Even being a young Australian for some reason when I listen to this I feel American, and am I the only one who becomes all nostalgic thinking about pre 70's rock and roll? And the American outback. (despite being born in the 90's and having not yet visited america) but this is the best cover I've ever heard. Note perfect. And I never usually write serious comments like this :P
nice voice , nice sync and pretty amazing song !!
loved it mr. kimmel! this time you've found one of my mom's old favourites that was always played around the house. keep it up!
Great performance of one of the longest songs i can think of !!!
This is a great cover!
You sir are awesome! Keep up the good work!
Ali
Wow..! To be honest I just wanted to see a guitar only cover and I was a little bummed that I could only find vocals and guitar. But after seeing this, with that beautiful guitar playing and not to mention that incredible voice! I changed my mind. Good job sir! :)
Well I'm really glad you found me doing this and thank you very much for the kind comment.
You're welcome :)
every song you do is amazing !! and this one is awesome also
hey jerry, thanks man!
This is my favorite song! you did a great job! Your voice is really beautiful！Awesome！
I'm so glad you liked it. Great song, isn't it?
Wow so glad I found this cover. You're so talented!!
Killer voice. Liked it a lot
Hey that's pretty cool that you play along with your bass! Great to hear that.
Great song and perfect cover!
Thanks a lot!
Loved it 13 years ago - still love it :-)
Hey welcome back and thank you very much!
This is a great cover version, and I am completely at a loss to explain why people like yourself are not signed to a major recording company, and selling multi million selling records, when people from talent(less) shows on tv are getting paid loads. One of my favourite ever songs, and you truly do it justice, every credit is due to you, superb
Quo, I don't know how I missed your comment but I really appreciate what you said. Thank you very much
Outstanding!
brilliant stuff man great cover!
Great job on this song and all the others that you have done. All very well, I might add.
Your clear voice and sss are very clean. This is I think is one of your best song, I could understand every word. The Pretty Lady song lead me to here !!! I was trying to think of a song for you. Jim Croce's "Lover's Cross" good song and underrated. Thanks Again..... I think people appreciate you replying back !
Hi Brian. Thanks very much for the compliments and for searching for more of my singing after Pretty Lady. I would love to record some Jim Croce however I have a new baby girl and can't do much music for the next while. In the future, perhaps. Thanks again!
Best cover of this song I've ever heard. Respect dude.
Ace, that's really kind of you to say. Thank you
Amazing. I am blown away! New subscriber!
sounds great, keep it up. As simple as it sounds, the chord variations and sheer volume of lyrics makes it a hard one... solid cover.
Joe, you know it really is challenging on some levels. I remember having the 45 for this with half the song on side A and half on side B. When I sang it for the first time at an assembly in high school, I had the lyrics on a long sheet. Thank you for watching and letting me know your thoughts.
+zerobio I'm still learning it- 2 years later (after your last comment). I can rap eminem while playing, but this song is incredibly difficult, just on memory alone- I'm 26, I can't imagine being old and trying to remember the different chords for particular lyrics (no offense, but you got way more grey than me).... would take way more effort than I've bothered to give. You rocked it though. I'll keep trying. And keep listening. You keep rocking man!
No problem. That's great. Keep it going :)
PERFECT! Awesome job!
Amazing. Inspirational!
You just earned a sub. Your voice is epic, I love this!
Really great cover, very good guitar and your voice also sound perfect! :)
Suzie, thank you very much
Totally awesome! Nice job!
Great song I love your voice!
Thanks 9guitarman2!
Yep, I completely agree. Been playing this song since I was 12 or so. Real easy, a couple funny spots where you hop around ... lyrics can be a challenge. I haven't done it exactly like the original ... can't stand doing things exactly the same anyhow. Just having fun with a long and easy song. Thanks for coming by.
Nice voice and nice playing. Good job!
Joel, thank you
hi , its a Seagull made by Godin in Princeville Quebec, the guitar smiling and me to.
seam to unreal that its only you and a guitar ! Bravo , hats off, clapping hands ...
Sad to say that seagull is gone but my favourite guitar is still the black ovation. Thanks very much for the kind comment.
love this song, brings back memories
Fantastic job
Great cover! Last week somebody requested I cover this one, and this week, both you and my good friend Mel (amazongift) uploaded your versions. I still haven't gotten off my butt, and now I don't know if I even should! Jim
Thank you for sub'ing and I agree, it's such a long song. Is this longer than Bohemian Rhapsody or Stairway to Heaven? We should check. Thanks again.
Great cover!!
Greetings from the Philippines! :)
Hi Flora, nice to hear from you. Thanks for watching.
Nobody can do this song justice like the original singer. But I'm really glad that you found my cover decent enough to leave me a great comment. Thanks a lot!
@Ivan Clayton thank you!
@Kian Manuel cool
best cover I heard yet...
Stoli, that is really kind of you to say. Thanks!
Well done.. greats from The netherlands
Thanks a lot! Great to hear from you in the Netherlands.
Very Good Sir...Very Very Good!!!
Awesome cover! Greetings from Mexico
Carlos, it's very nice to hear from you and thank you for your kind comment.
Burningape, thanks so much for this! It's been a long time since I tried this song and I know I didn't do it exactly the way it's supposed to be. Who wants to do that anyway? Good luck with your music and rock on, buddy.
Very Nice Cover 👍
Greetings From Manila
Thanks very much!
why only 4,000 views, this is an excellent effort.
you sir.. are a great singer!
Hey thanks so much!
Right on! I'm really glad you liked it. Thanks for your comment.
this should have way more views/ likes. you sir, have skill! great J
A very very great cover of great song ;)
greetings from germany :)
Thank you, paul
This is my favorite song and u nailed the lyrics
Mojo, I'm so glad to hear that. It is an amazing song. Thank you for the compliment.
This was great! Nice job!