I'm Not in Love - Best Cover Ever?
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Recorded at home - with excellent processing/production from Dwyer Scullion. What a great job he did!
And for anyone wondering who the one with the angelic voice is - it's my partner, Linda Rasa.
People commenting on the “vocal effects” used need to understand that the original version of the tune had them AND EVEN MORE!!! These two NAILED this difficult tune precisely!!! Think about it…A man, a woman and a guitar…Vocal effects or not, these two did a REMARKABLE job on this tune, and they deserve the credit for doing so!!!
Exactly. Hundreds of overlays. They should watch the documentary short about how it was made. This couple do a remarkable job.
Amazing that anyone would criticize this amazing cover. The only thing I miss, is the "big boys don't cry" part.
10cc overdubed dozens of times.
Don't get wat you are saying all lots of x tra. Stuff going on.. besides girl.... guy.. guitar...and that's the rub.......
There is an ENORMOUS difference between using modern effects and using 1970s tech recording back ground vocals, and mixing it down on analog tape multiple times FOR EACH OF THE 12 NOTES. Then further mixing down by using the mixing board as a "keyboard" by sliding each channel level up and down in sequence with the chords / melody of the song. The "bah bah" you hear the woman singing is actually imitating the channel slide being moved up and down quickly. There are no pics, but they had to have 12 loops of tape running around the room at the same time the were at the console, shoulder to shoulder, eaxh having three faders. The cover is nice work, but comparison to the original is MS Paint vs something in a museum.
My father died. I was traveling to the funeral down I -55. I was an emotional wreck and then this song came on the radio . I knew all the lyrics. When it got to the point where they say BE QUIET, BIG BOYS DONT CRY. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND GATHER MYSELF. I COULDN'T CONTROL MY TEARS.
Grief takes time. Stay strong. Think of the good time and funny moments you had and hold it in your heart
You just now had me in tears. My dad died 2 mos ago…
@@cathyswanson6387 I wish you all the best. I'm so sorry for your loss. My father passed 49 years ago. I think of him often. I'm retired now and music has helped me get through many problems in my life. When I was young and dumb. I didn't realize how important people are. They say.....
Whoever " THEY " are. You don't know what you got till it's gone. How true.
So curious, why would this song remind you of your father?
Sorry for your loss...
Sometimes the classics should be left alone …. This is not that time ….. beautiful version , beautifully done by you both … thank you ❤
I totally agree!
Usually, in fact….
Your comment is the reason that I gave this a listen. Thank you!
yes thank you for this
I saw this performed in Armenia by the guy who actually wrote it. Brian May played the guitar
Anyone who criticizes this song obviously wasn’t around in 1975, this version is spot on, when music was at its best!!
As a 68 year old woman, this song brings a lot of bittersweet memories and associations c.1975 because I was in love and he wasn’t :) Beautiful song and brilliantly performed. Just amazing!
Sorry to hear Cindy, hopefully time has healed
Same! High school was hard in the love department! 😂
Truly sad for you...I was 19 myself when this came out...I hope he didn't break your heart...by your looks, you couldn't possibly stay alone too long.
It's okay Cindy!!
I'm 68 also, and this song also reminds me of unrequited love , still beautiful, though 😊
I remember laying on the floor, near a heat vent, when my brother put this 8 track in. He played this song a lot. I didn't know it then because I am 5 years younger, but my bro was in love at 13. He and his sweetie married at 17 and stayed married for 40 years and in love until the day he died. Such a beautiful song and an amazing cover as well.
Damn, I thought for sure the gal was going to whisper, "Be quiet, big boys don't cry, big boys don't cry, big boys don't cry..." Would have been epic.
Anyone who truly appreciates this song realizes that the background vocals makes it so much more like the original. They did an amazing job… The best cover!!!!
For anyone feeling the sad need to inject negativity, these are just two unknown but INSANELY talented musicians doing a cover of a song that is incredibly challenging to replicate - and they have done an amazing job!! Thanks for sharing 😊
They were fantastic. She was amazing. I've always wondered how that part of this song was done. I always figured it was a tape loop.
Negative feelings should be addressed along with great feelings after all we experienced both in life.
Learning how to deal with those feelings in life I think is the challenge of life. Your not always going to happy. Your not got always going to be sad. Learn to deal with it!
The whole by saying " I'm not in love is a lie" he's deeply in love. So don't forget it ! He's in love ITS A LOVE SONG NOT NEGATIVE AT ALL.
Just beautiful
As an older guy I enjoy seeing an older guy with some pipes.
Does anybody understand how incredibly difficult it would be to make this song sing like this , beautiful and you have great guts too even attempt this version , pure music magic , thank you 🙏
Agree❤
Excellent! 10cc looped the original so that it gave them 624 voices to simulate a choir . I think the three members spent three weeks in a studio to get the effect they desired . They did 16 tracks and then just kept looping it . The female voice in the original was a secretary who interrupted the session to announce that someone had a phone call . When they heard her voice , she was chosen to be the background voice ! I’m remembering from a while back so don’t shoot me if I mixed up some of the details . No fake news was intended and no animals were harmed burning this comment!
Finding diamonds like this justifies the hours wasted on RUclips. Thanks! 🤗
She has an angelic voice.
61 years old, so I can say, that was fantastic, harmonious and perfect
Why mention age ? Strange
Well, as a musician for 51 years, I can give a qualifying opinion and compare it to decades of high quality instrumentation/vocalization. In contrast to being a basement keyboard warrior who has no class.
The sound of the guitar, the great chorus from woman, the general feeling, wow all is incredible good, the best cover ever!!
Whoa! That woman pulled off some amazing effects. That was impressive to hear.
I'm simply dumbfounded. The original was an incredibly complex song to create and you guys knocked it out of the park!!! BRAVO!!!
What a wonderful job! I'm enjoying every part of the song in my headphones, that's an excellent mixing. Congratulations
Perfection!!
Fantastic. I love this tune and super impressed by your version. I cant wait to try i myself. Applause!
@@kimjerkhagen6630I hate it. I was a 10 cc fan until this. I despise weird sounding songs.
My dad died 2 weeks ago. I'm a 60 year old truck driver and ex soldier. I feel like a little boy. I can't stop crying crying .
Condolences
@@jimfreestone3119 thank you
Amazing what music is capable of. Sorry for your loss. My father has dementia so I'm making the most of the time we have left. I got my love of music from him. We will always have the music & memories ❤
Also thank you for your service.
My parents are gone and I am 58. This song takes me back to 1975 when I was 9 driving around with dad in 🚗 🚘
Outstanding! And yes... we older people can still make good music. 👍 Well done.
What an awesome rendition. For about 4.5 minutes, I did not feel any pain from cancer. Thank you !
God loves you. I promise.
God bless you❤
An incredibly complex vocal arrangement of over a hundred voices handled ably by two. Well done!
Well let's be realistic they have a little help. But great job
Actually over 600 voices on the original for the background humming. Band members voices dubbed over and over. It was an experiment with wonderful result!
It doesn’t matter how they did it it sounded brilliant
@AlmostReady504 true. But still a great job. Question though: is the main help they are getting through turning up the echo very high on her microphone?
At his age, his voice is incredible.
I just spent the entirety of the song with a stupid grin on my face. So beautiful. "Big boys don't cry, big boys don't cry".
Ha! Me too. ❤
Silly boy 😭
Be poised, don't cry
I love the original. With all the layered overdubs on the original, i didnt think it was possible for just 2 people to do the song justice. But these two are excellent.
I agree. They nailed this perfectly. Bravo. The older gentleman with the tenor voice is unreal. And her background vocals are spot on. Beautiful. Well done. Well done. Especially knowing how difficult the original, one of the masterpieces of the era, and how it was constructed. These two are phenomenal together. Again, congratulations. Well done.
I didn't think it was even possible to do this with two people and a guitar. Amazing.
Right!???
Ignore the negative people,they are the ones that don’t sing or play.
They sing beautifully together and her voice is like an angel. I love this cover.
Hello 👋 how're you doing?
This song both brings me joy and breaks my heart. This brings me back to my best friend's bedroom where we would listen to the song over and over again.
Why bother commenting just to dismiss these two without some good critique. Why the nasty stuff. Truth is it's great , thanks guys, I love this song and it was just a good cover.
One guitar, two voices... I'm blown away, it's so good!
Too bad today's generation won't know talent like this. Excellent job on a great song
So good. She's excellent . Love this song.!!!!!!
I hope nobody underestimates how incredible the back up vocals are. The power and control is pretty great.
It might just be the best cover.
Takes me back to 1977 slow dancing with Lorain Cummings Prez disco ...I can still smell her hair 😮
The original 10CC track was done with many overlays. Who needs overlays when you sound like this. Simply amazing.
With only two voices? What a great job!
Yep. This is the best cover ever ! I keep coming back to hear it again and again and it never gets old.
Those who can perform do; those who can't - teach; and those who can do neither - critique. Martin & Lina - outstanding! Keep the covers coming.
A song that no bar band ever tries to pull off.....but these two could!! Great version of one of my all time favorites.
Great cover!!! I would love too see more from you two. You harmonize beautifully.
wow! superb performance! so beautiful blending and Linda's backing vocals is phenomenal! thanks for sharing this, Martin and Linda!
When the guitarist starts bobbing his head helplessly, 3/4 of the way through the song, you know they’ve both fxxxxxx nailed it.
Yeah, when you’re in the zone, your body jams along.
Sat through the song with my mouth hanging wide open. Sounded mesmerizing.
I loved this song when it first hit the airways during the '70s and I still love it all these years later
Here I am again, dunno how many times this cover has brought me to tears 👍
Thought I would just give the intro a quick listen. Found myself totally lost in the song and appreciating all 4 minutes and 39 seconds. I wish it never ended. Thank you so much !!!
Perfection.....just because.
The original soundtrack chorus was re recorded several hundred(?) times to produce the quality that made the song famous. And here you are both doing it as if that was a whole waste of time. I love this music and now i love you both. Thank you for sharing.
10cc would bow in praise I'm sure! So beautifully done on all levels.
It’s amazing what can be done with a guitar, a couple of exceptional voices and oodles of talent.
Wonderful! My gosh this was a difficult song to cover! That is if you wish to replicate it’s sound. I am most blown away by the woman’s harmonizing. The original in studio laid over 48 voices for this sound and she did it alone! Beautiful and well done! ❤
This brings so many great memories and feeling's back. Thank's for the emotional visit back to the 70s..Good time's! 🤗
Very clever way to cover this song! Love the harmonies, the playing, the singing. All great!
Well damn, don't stop now! Give us more!
That backup is hauntingly beautiful. It’s from a time that that sound was so amazing.
I was 12, this song still touches me,,61. Now
What a fantastic rendition of a pure Classic. Clean, pure and almost ethereal. Goes to show that it doesn't need a 16 track sequencer to make beautiful music. There'll never be a replacement for pure talent. Well done guys, simply beautiful to listen too.
There is some tracking actually but that doesn't matter, still an excellent version
É verdade. Parabéns.
I didn't think this song could be done acousticly- I was wrong this is superb ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I`ve watched this clip 4 or 5 times now. Enjoy it every time. Thank you.
When I saw that this video has 1.4 million views, I was like, wow this must be good. Then I watched and was blown away. Great cover of a beautiful song from my youth ❤.
That's a baby boomer for ya. As old as he is, he can still knock out a decent tune without the need of auto tune. All the other generations just listen and weep.
One of the most hauntingly beautiful songs, ever. Great version.
The incredible ingenuity that 10cc invested into creating this song stands the test of time. Brought tears to my eyes as a 13-14 year old kid and still does at 60.
Me too!
Wow where did the last 45 or 50 years go!?
Even now I still equate feelings of love and devotion to the emotions kindled by hearing that song. It stings a little cuz I'm single at this point in life but those were much better times and the music of that time period was unequaled in my opinion today's music just don't have the same feeing.
This is one of my favorite songs of all time. This performance just became another reason why. Bravo! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Brings back lots of memories. Some painful, some not.
The gal has an angelic voice - her harmony makes this cover!
How you two can cover such a full, lush sounding song so beautifully just made my day.
to say "GOOD" would be a supreme understatement; SUPERB, and yes, ANGELIC. thank you!!👍👍👍
I love it when something a beautiful as this just pops up on my feed… what an amazing cover, took back to my teenage years.
This popped up and I thought...no way could anyone do justice to that incredible song...but you got me - it was just as incredible as the original and more so in it's purity! Amazing - thank you for doing credit to this beautiful song.
There’s a RUclips video of 10cc putting this song together Genius
Would never have dreamed of even attempting this song given the technical complexity of the original vocal. Your courage paid off - well done!
This song came out when I was a very young child, before I started school I believe. I have always found it eerie to the point it gives me goosebumps, but it's beautiful at the same time. Haunting.
I’m amazed how they did an excellent cover.
I'm waiting for her to whisper "Be quiet. Big boys don't cry. Big boys don't cry..."
But seriously, I like her staccato-like attack on the backing vocal to give it that machine-like quality (yet still human) that 10CC had.
The effects used were also spot on. It all worked to perfection. Great work. Great piece.
I watched this a few days ago and was amazed. Now that song is in my head. I just showed it to my wife, who also loved it.
Just two vocals and a simple acoustic guitar? Never thought this song was doable this way. But now I stand corrected. In awe.
Excellent, one of my favorite songs, really well done!
One of my favorites. Thank you 😊😊
This is a completely stripped down version of this song and it works. You both performed this beautifully, kudos.
Very nice couple, excellent singers.
That was impressive. Not an easy song to sing. Most enjoyable! 👏
That was about 100x better than I thought it was going to be. This is a really hard song to cover outside of a studio and make it sound good. Really nice job, particularly Linda, not and easy vocal line.
One of my favorite songs….great job you two!
One of the most beautiful songs ever written and produced. Well done.
Loved it. His voice and guitar, and her haunting vocals. Both were outstanding. OMG! Wonderful.
That song had such resonance and meaning for me growing up in the 70s that I was leary to hear this. But you both nailed it! Awesome job!
Not an easy job to recreate the layered vocals but these wonderful people have really done an amazing job …. A beautiful cover x
Brilliant cover Martin, Linda. Have watched this a few times now, amazing guys
Right out of the park you two! I am delighted with your cover. This is one of my favorites.
That, THAT folks was nothing short of spectacular...
You two are so awesome! Pure simple music naturally! This world needs more real music like this. Keep it up, us old Hippies are digging the real music!
The lady on your right sounds absolutely angelic.
Could listen to this obsessively, please do more, especially with your partner.
I saw 10cc play this live at Newcastle City Hall many years ago - the Original Soundtrack tour. They had the voice part on a playback track and sang along to it - everyone sat mesmerized as it had not hit the radio yet. The story of how they created the song that predated synthesisers is highly entertaining. Your very nice rendition neatly captures that sound. Thank you both.
From a 10cc fan for decades, I must say this is very beautiful.
Man does this bring back memories! I was 14 when it came out, in 1975. These two did an amazing job of it!
Greatest cover I’ve ever heard! I’m impressed and I don’t impress easy