I've already commented on this, just wanted to add: This cover takes on an entirely different meaning than the original. Coldplay's original is a declaration of love. Sara's is almost like a plea; a confession. She seems to be saying "I love you, I bleed for you, love me too". It's heart-wrenching. So wonderful.
The fact that she can play such a simple piano chord(s) throughout the whole song and make it that emotional is a testament to both the song and her artist talent.
Coldplay is my favorite band. I love them. Own every song they've ever recorded and all live albums. I don't consider this to be someone trying to make something "better." Sara is just adding something to the song like the artist that she is. There is something heartbreaking in this version; something raw and beautiful. I love this. I love it so much. Its respect any time someone covers someone else's songs. She is doing nothing but tipping the cap to Chris and Coldplay.
Both this rendition and Coldplay's deserve too much respect, there is no need to compare. Hats off to Coldplay for giving us a beautiful song, and to Sara for giving us an equally beautiful rendition.
Is there anything this woman cannot do musically? Thankyou Sara for making me want to carry on...your music makes the world a better place! #1fan from San Diego
When an artist covers a song, they reinterpret it and make it their own. Often, it doesn't end up sounding as good as the original. But Sara was able to take a beautiful, amazing song and play it in a totally different way that is somehow still just as beautifully emotional. One of my favorite covers of any song, ever.
Sara is FANTASTIC! ... I just wish she did more covers like this and Yellow Brick Road. I love this whole cover start to finish, but at 1:50 where the "I love you soooooo" comes in just sends chills up/down my arms ... what a voice!!
+imapumpkin1 Thanks, I hope you listened to it on more than just laptop speakers. You HAVE to hear her do this and Yellow Brick Road cranked in surround to truly appreciate how beautiful her voice really is. I could listen to her all day, but the only problem is she doesn't do enough covers, I like some of her own songs but not crazy about all of them. Happy Easter!
This song came out the year my aunt died. We were so close. I remember listening to it late at night as I drove home from the hospice. This version really gets the emotion of that summer.
“To make a song your own” is the greatest feat an artist could achieve with a cover. I couldn’t think of anyone that does this better than Sara. She is so dynamic in terms of both energy and complexity, and her compositional choices are always spot-on. As an aspiring musician, I feel she is a great reminder to never become complacent with my level of accomplishment. There is always space for improvement, we are capable of such remarkable things.
She is soul singing , the lyrics are touching her soul at this point in her life as music is meant to do.we are privileged that she is willing to be this raw and record it for us.I felt like this after 20 yrs with someone but the fact that she shares those emotions with the world wow.
I have listened to this song since I was in highschool. It was there for me in treatment after I tried to commit suicide. It portrayed my pain when I cried in bed after my family members did scary things to me. It gave me comfort when I left my childhood home and gave me rest on nights when my mind was torn apart by nightmares of the past. It was a friend when I spent lonely nights in different foster homes. The amount of love and pain in this song will stick with me for the rest of my life. Thank you Sara, for getting me through everything with just a melody.
I've listened to a lot of music. That is one of the best covers I have ever heard. She made one of the most famous songs of the last 20 years completely her own. And I only know one Sara bareilles song. That's gonna have to change.
Checkout her cover of Chandelier by Sia (find a live recording). Once Upon Another Time, Satellite Call, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John cover), Between the Lines, and Gravity (if you haven't heard that one). She has a beautiful way of making songs her own and I love the stories she tells as a songwriter.
Sara B's originals from her first 3 albums are amazing, but in general i do not care for her interpretations of covers. If you look around RUclips you'll find that she has butchered quite a few classics. Most notably Yellow Brick Road by Elton John.
@@willritter4076 Going to have to disagree with that one! Her cover of goodbye yellow brick road is the best cover of any song I have heard, ever. Every few months I'll go back and watch it, and get chills every time. If you're a fan of the original, then it's a bit different. But imo it's perfect.
Oh I see... when I first read your comment I thought you were saying that she changed key during the presentation of song. She did not, but I think you are saying that the key in which she is presenting the song here is a different key then the one recorded by Coldplay...
Loved this cover! Bc it's a completely different perspective from the original Coldplay song. She makes it completely different, although the Coldplay version is perfect this one is too. It's magnificent how she can make it sound so different yet amazing. Coldplay and Sara should do a duet
lawl... I was also sent here by Chloe. Altough it's not really "sent" it's kind of...lured me in here(yeah, obsession) Always following her footsteps. But enough about that;The video : This woman gave me the chills. Playing the piano and concentrating to sing all together is really a difficult combination. I know she's not the first one to do it even so... deserves the respect. Her voice is calming and the tune of the piano is chilling.Simply beautiful.
i love how she rearranged it, she's not just an incredible vocalist and songwriter, her knowledge and application of music theory are there, too, she took this song and made it a completely new and different song without making it unrecognizable or changing a word... i love her interpretation of this...
im an all time coldplay fan....and an all time sara fan. i never thought it was possible to turn yellow into something like this.............. the original touched me and so did this............thank you both for this beautiful song
Included this version of "Yellow" in my wedding procession! I love Coldplay's original, and this version just made it more romantic for me. I've been waiting years for her to record this!
I broke up with my fiance the day before yesterday, and had to tell him never to contact me again yesterday... I didn't cry about it - I felt good about it! He was emotionally abusive. I just listened to this song and all of the sudden I started crying harder than I have in over 6 years.
There is something so emotionally cathartic about Sara's version of this--I'm not surprised you cried. Hopefully it was good for you and will help you move forward.
There is a song about crying. By Don Maclean. But Sara's version can make you cry even if you don't have an abused past. There is something in her voice that simply melts the soul and triggers a connection to emotions buried in our eyes.
Sara is the best! Her music has been with me in every stage of my life-giving me hope and faith that we are here for a reason...iam her number 1 fan and when she hit broadway, she hit it out of the park THANKYOU SARA for EVERYTHING you do!
I don't understand how people can NOT like this. It's her own interpretation of an amazing song and she sounds incredible! She's amazing, just plain amazing.
her voice is so beautiful. This is one of the most amazing covers I've ever heard. Sara is so underrated.. she deserves a lot more attention and recognition than what she's actually getting.
how come is all yellow sara? - yellow brick road- yellow.... .................... you blast this song out of this world... i sooo hope I can see you perform live and cry my eyes out...
saw her perform this last night. it was the quietest concert i had ever been to when she played this people were trying their hardest not to breath and jsut listen to her sing. it was glorious. listening to this live felt like there was a posibility for peace in the world.
Paul Nye I mean, does she sound particularly exultant or joyous in this song? Expressing a love that’s passed, or troubled, or unrequited and yearned for can be felt as a sadness.
I actually just heard coldplay's version on the radio over the weekend. After listening to Sara's cover so much, I like Sara's version much much better. Not even a comparison now. So much more soul and emotion.
Sara Bareilles is perhaps the only popular artist that I would bet money on her not selling out. Love her new album; you can tell she's not just changing for expectations, she is simply evolving her music. I'm a huge fan of her voice.
the original and the acoustic version from Coldplay are amazing. I really love the song. But this is a super cover. I had goosebumps the whole time. The first time I heard it, it was live in the HMH and I loved it. Almost cried ;-)
I Love Sara's Coldplay cover version of this song. She takes it to a whole new level and even though Video is poor..her voice is amazing, which is usual:)
Love to hear Sara make this song her own. It's a testament to masterful musicanship and highlights how well written this song is in its ability to stand up even when the music gets turned on its head.
This is the most beautiful comment I have ever read. Because it is exactly how I feel and I am glad that you have been able to put words on many people's thoughts they couldn't describe.
... every time she covers a song it always sounds like it's her own song....she is my favorite singer.... every time she sings its all full of emotions....
I found this by accident at work one day after listening to a couple other SB tunes on YT. Stopped me in my tracks. And is one of my favorite covers EVER. Up there with Marvin Gaye doing "Maria" and "Heard It Through The Grapevine." Aretha Franklin doing "Respect." Etc., etc.
I am in love with this. Coldplay is my favorite band in the world, and this is one of their most brilliant songs. YET when I watched this for the first time I teared up. Because its damn beautiful. You go Sara.
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2023 and im still hoping she'll record this
I'm hoping in 2024
Just got back from the future, and we're still waiting in 2025
It’s true!! 😭😭😭
I've already commented on this, just wanted to add:
This cover takes on an entirely different meaning than the original. Coldplay's original is a declaration of love. Sara's is almost like a plea; a confession. She seems to be saying "I love you, I bleed for you, love me too". It's heart-wrenching. So wonderful.
agree, 1000%. She, as cheesy as it sounds, "made it her own"; in the truest sense of the word.
To me Coldplay’s is a song about being in love and Sara’s is about mourning a love. Personally.
very well put
The fact that she can play such a simple piano chord(s) throughout the whole song and make it that emotional is a testament to both the song and her artist talent.
bc her voice is truly her instrument ;)
2023 and I'm still here. This version is just so perfect
She needs to record this, man. I want to listen to it all the time for the rest of my life.
I assure you, all of her covers are this good or better.
I can't help but fall in love with her. She's definitely the most talented person I've ever seen or heard.
havent't seen or heard much I guess
Coldplay is my favorite band. I love them. Own every song they've ever recorded and all live albums. I don't consider this to be someone trying to make something "better." Sara is just adding something to the song like the artist that she is. There is something heartbreaking in this version; something raw and beautiful. I love this. I love it so much. Its respect any time someone covers someone else's songs. She is doing nothing but tipping the cap to Chris and Coldplay.
I agree 100%! She puts something so very precious into every cover she does. More of an interpretation than a cover really.
YES 100% AGREE this gives me shivers
I wonder if she knows how amazingly talented she is?
Chris wouldn't mind. He said "it" can be whatever you'd like, when it comes to music (when James Corden messed up the lyrics to Viva la Vida).
Both this rendition and Coldplay's deserve too much respect, there is no need to compare. Hats off to Coldplay for giving us a beautiful song, and to Sara for giving us an equally beautiful rendition.
Is there anything this woman cannot do musically? Thankyou Sara for making me want to carry on...your music makes the world a better place!
#1fan from San Diego
When an artist covers a song, they reinterpret it and make it their own. Often, it doesn't end up sounding as good as the original. But Sara was able to take a beautiful, amazing song and play it in a totally different way that is somehow still just as beautifully emotional. One of my favorite covers of any song, ever.
I almost felt like I shouldn’t be watching someone this emotionally open and raw without hugging them
Damn. It has been years since I last saw this. I’m glad I was able to revisit it again.
Love when she throws her head back, closes her eyes and just lets go--like a wolf howling at the moon--feels like a force of nature.
Sara is FANTASTIC! ... I just wish she did more covers like this and Yellow Brick Road. I love this whole cover start to finish, but at 1:50 where the "I love you soooooo" comes in just sends chills up/down my arms ... what a voice!!
WOW , spot on bro
+imapumpkin1 Thanks, I hope you listened to it on more than just laptop speakers. You HAVE to hear her do this and Yellow Brick Road cranked in surround to truly appreciate how beautiful her voice really is. I could listen to her all day, but the only problem is she doesn't do enough covers, I like some of her own songs but not crazy about all of them. Happy Easter!
Check out her cover of the Otis Redding soul classic, (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay! She does a terrific job on that one too!
Thanks! ... never saw that one and just watched a couple different versions. Very good!
I rarely have tears spring from my eyes unexpectedly. That one got me.
The emotion that she portrays through her voice is insane. Hands down my favorite female vocalist!
This song came out the year my aunt died. We were so close. I remember listening to it late at night as I drove home from the hospice. This version really gets the emotion of that summer.
“To make a song your own” is the greatest feat an artist could achieve with a cover. I couldn’t think of anyone that does this better than Sara. She is so dynamic in terms of both energy and complexity, and her compositional choices are always spot-on. As an aspiring musician, I feel she is a great reminder to never become complacent with my level of accomplishment. There is always space for improvement, we are capable of such remarkable things.
absolutely!!!!!!!!!!!
She is soul singing , the lyrics are touching her soul at this point in her life as music is meant to do.we are privileged that she is willing to be this raw and record it for us.I felt like this after 20 yrs with someone but the fact that she shares those emotions with the world wow.
I have listened to this song since I was in highschool. It was there for me in treatment after I tried to commit suicide. It portrayed my pain when I cried in bed after my family members did scary things to me. It gave me comfort when I left my childhood home and gave me rest on nights when my mind was torn apart by nightmares of the past. It was a friend when I spent lonely nights in different foster homes. The amount of love and pain in this song will stick with me for the rest of my life. Thank you Sara, for getting me through everything with just a melody.
12 June 2019. Still one of the most beautiful things I've come across.
She plays about 3 basic chords and captures an audiences complete attention for 5 minutes...Now that's talent.
you dont need fancy chords!!
yeah nah, i just learnt the chords, there's 16 of them @@piglet2548
Because her voice is the most beautiful instrument…a veritable orchestra.
I've listened to a lot of music. That is one of the best covers I have ever heard. She made one of the most famous songs of the last 20 years completely her own. And I only know one Sara bareilles song. That's gonna have to change.
Checkout her cover of Chandelier by Sia (find a live recording). Once Upon Another Time, Satellite Call, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John cover), Between the Lines, and Gravity (if you haven't heard that one). She has a beautiful way of making songs her own and I love the stories she tells as a songwriter.
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is one of the best covers I’ve ever heard! Even Elton gave her props for it!
Sara B's originals from her first 3 albums are amazing, but in general i do not care for her interpretations of covers. If you look around RUclips you'll find that she has butchered quite a few classics. Most notably Yellow Brick Road by Elton John.
@@willritter4076 Going to have to disagree with that one! Her cover of goodbye yellow brick road is the best cover of any song I have heard, ever. Every few months I'll go back and watch it, and get chills every time. If you're a fan of the original, then it's a bit different. But imo it's perfect.
God, isn't that the truth; the understated truth.
I also love how she has changed the key and the placement of the chords making it completely her own.
she is so gifted in that regard!
Oh I see... when I first read your comment I thought you were saying that she changed key during the presentation of song. She did not, but I think you are saying that the key in which she is presenting the song here is a different key then the one recorded by Coldplay...
best cover of this song ever !
This is where my heart is at right now, and I feel like I'll never come back from it.
+TheBethanyFae Did you come back?
+Jessica616ify no, she dead.....:(
I am fine! Life took a really hopeful, positive turn after this. Thank you for asking though!
Oh you’ll come back, better than ever before.
Loved this cover! Bc it's a completely different perspective from the original Coldplay song. She makes it completely different, although the Coldplay version is perfect this one is too. It's magnificent how she can make it sound so different yet amazing. Coldplay and Sara should do a duet
lawl... I was also sent here by Chloe. Altough it's not really "sent" it's kind of...lured me in here(yeah, obsession) Always following her footsteps. But enough about that;The video : This woman gave me the chills. Playing the piano and concentrating to sing all together is really a difficult combination. I know she's not the first one to do it even so... deserves the respect. Her voice is calming and the tune of the piano is chilling.Simply beautiful.
i love how she rearranged it, she's not just an incredible vocalist and songwriter, her knowledge and application of music theory are there, too, she took this song and made it a completely new and different song without making it unrecognizable or changing a word... i love her interpretation of this...
She just left her soul on the stage...fearless & vulnerable. 💘
im an all time coldplay fan....and an all time sara fan. i never thought it was possible to turn yellow into something like this..............
the original touched me and so did this............thank you both for this beautiful song
two years later and still hauntingly beautiful.
9 years later and it's still hauntingly beautiful
Included this version of "Yellow" in my wedding procession! I love Coldplay's original, and this version just made it more romantic for me. I've been waiting years for her to record this!
she should do a cover album!!
Yes! Like the Shawn Colvin covergirl album!
Omg! How have I not heard this until now? That was amazing...
I broke up with my fiance the day before yesterday, and had to tell him never to contact me again yesterday... I didn't cry about it - I felt good about it! He was emotionally abusive.
I just listened to this song and all of the sudden I started crying harder than I have in over 6 years.
So happy for you. Youll get over him, not soon, but eventually you will. Look forward to that day :) Cheers!
There is something so emotionally cathartic about Sara's version of this--I'm not surprised you cried. Hopefully it was good for you and will help you move forward.
Hi👋 I'm reading your comment 4byears later... How's life now?xx
There is a song about crying. By Don Maclean. But Sara's version can make you cry even if you don't have an abused past. There is something in her voice that simply melts the soul and triggers a connection to emotions buried in our eyes.
the quality within this womans voice is unbeatable
Sara is the best! Her music has been with me in every stage of my life-giving me hope and faith that we are here for a reason...iam her number 1 fan and when she hit broadway, she hit it out of the park
THANKYOU SARA
for EVERYTHING
you do!
I love this song, I appreciate her songs and her voice in general, this version is just too beautiful. I definitely wish I had discovered it sooner.
This brings me to the verge of tears, every time--it is pure DRAMA!
I've never seen this cover before! Incredible. All the feels. Great random RUclips suggestion for a Monday.
You can feel what she felt when she sang this. I'm in love with it.
I don't understand how people can NOT like this. It's her own interpretation of an amazing song and she sounds incredible! She's amazing, just plain amazing.
Sara Bareilles is a wonderfull woman. What for a voice.
Love Greetings from Germany
her voice is so beautiful. This is one of the most amazing covers I've ever heard. Sara is so underrated.. she deserves a lot more attention and recognition than what she's actually getting.
That's the whole point--the repetition of the chords builds incredible tension--that her voice eventually frees us from.
Most moving rendition I have ever heard. Brilliant!
I feel this to my core. She is a true artist in every sense of the word.
"I swam across, I jumped across for you"
The way Miss Bareilles sings those lines at the 2:22 mark.... just WOW. I could listen to that all day.
This is the only version i ever want
how come is all yellow sara? - yellow brick road- yellow.... .................... you blast this song out of this world... i sooo hope I can see you perform live and cry my eyes out...
I just cried listening to this beautiful performance ❤…wow wow her voice is so special
I came back here the most beautiful rendition ever Sara xxx
this is a piece of art
saw her perform this last night. it was the quietest concert i had ever been to when she played this people were trying their hardest not to breath and jsut listen to her sing. it was glorious. listening to this live felt like there was a posibility for peace in the world.
This woman is just brilliant! We are lucky to have her, and that her family gave her a safe place to be so brilliant!
The original is catchy, but this cover is completely heartbreaking.
Paul Nye the piano accompaniment and the singing? How does the song make you feel?
Paul Nye I mean, does she sound particularly exultant or joyous in this song? Expressing a love that’s passed, or troubled, or unrequited and yearned for can be felt as a sadness.
I love Coldplay. But this Sara's version... Omg... 2020 and I'm still crying every time I hear this. Is so heartbreaking... so painful
Look at the stars? Look this star! What beautiful and great presentation... I'm in love. So, please, continue singing ;D
This is such a masterpiece!!! Thank you for making a cover of this Sara!
Every time Sarah picks up another Artist song she simply makes it her own and thats both an Art and a Talent. Class upon class!
Sara is absolutely inspirational, a beautiful soul with an overwhelming talent!!! I adore hsr!!!
Damn ! Ive heard a many of versions of this song, but I'll never forget your voice
I actually just heard coldplay's version on the radio over the weekend. After listening to Sara's cover so much, I like Sara's version much much better. Not even a comparison now. So much more soul and emotion.
I absolutely love Sara, her voice is just so beautiful and refreshing.
Sara Bareilles is perhaps the only popular artist that I would bet money on her not selling out. Love her new album; you can tell she's not just changing for expectations, she is simply evolving her music. I'm a huge fan of her voice.
Gratitude is what I feel listening to this, I think of my son & still being single O:) But it's all gravy! B-) very thankful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is one of my fave song and how she owns it gives justice to the song. .
Ive listened to every album and every track... she shines when she's having fun... murders yellow...
the original and the acoustic version from Coldplay are amazing. I really love the song. But this is a super cover. I had goosebumps the whole time. The first time I heard it, it was live in the HMH and I loved it. Almost cried ;-)
Sara's voice is otherworldly...
her cover of u2 leads me here. well im pretty anxious what she will write in the next album with these kind of influences. all so goodie
I can't even begin to explain the feels.
for years I've been listening to this more than the original
This makes me sad and happy at the same time.
I Love Sara's Coldplay cover version of this song. She takes it to a whole new level and even though Video is poor..her voice is amazing, which is usual:)
Love to hear Sara make this song her own. It's a testament to masterful musicanship and highlights how well written this song is in its ability to stand up even when the music gets turned on its head.
This is the most beautiful comment I have ever read. Because it is exactly how I feel and I am glad that you have been able to put words on many people's thoughts they couldn't describe.
... every time she covers a song it always sounds like it's her own song....she is my favorite singer.... every time she sings its all full of emotions....
I am dead. She never ceases to floor me. MP3? I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE.
Go Sara. You shut the audience down. They only wanted to listen and witness.... Great job.
Everything she sings she sings with such heart such soul
Every time she sings my heart beat increases, dramatically. This is gold.
this woman can sing i seen a few of her cover what an amazing voice i love how you did this cover Sara thank you for sharing
It’s 2022 and i’m still listening to this.
Marvelous, marvelous. I want to cry. One of the most brilliant covers I've heard.
I found this by accident at work one day after listening to a couple other SB tunes on YT. Stopped me in my tracks. And is one of my favorite covers EVER. Up there with Marvin Gaye doing "Maria" and "Heard It Through The Grapevine." Aretha Franklin doing "Respect." Etc., etc.
Can't say that i can't get enough of this!!!hope to see you perform LIVE one day sara ! :)
Really love this version.
This is absolutely beautiful
I am in love with this.
Coldplay is my favorite band in the world, and this is one of their most brilliant songs.
YET when I watched this for the first time I teared up. Because its damn beautiful.
You go Sara.
dis is gon be mah solo song fo nextt yearrr :) yay im excited lol now i need to find a yellow solo costume...oh god
This song is so special and she did an amazing cover
it amazing transform this song! you capture your soul and put your things! very nice work!
i always wonder how she can make such a big 'noise', such a great music with her single piano and her voice... i love her!!!
3 seconds and this woman is making me cry
oh lord
I cried. Just amazing.
Thank you for making this your very Own! Beautiful
Every time she sings I can feel the power she's got n the feeling inside her that's amazing to know someone through only her voice!
This cover is just gorgeous...
She makes me wish that I could play the piano. She is AMAZING! What's better than that she seems REAL.
I love the original more than Sara's but I can't simply hate this cover. It's a reinterpretation and it's a lovable reinterpretation.
This is so good. I love artists who can perform originals as well as covers perfectly.