I'm slightly obsessed with this song and am always seeking out new versions. For me this is far from the best version BUT it is a contender for "most unique". It is beautiful and this man is truly talented. I will be adding it to my playlist of covers of this song.
As a musician, I've always thought that it was my job to make people feel things that they didn't know they wanted to feel. Your voice has a way of doing just that. It doesn't matter what I listen to you perform. Thank you for sharing your gift with us.
Marty, I just discovered you. You have a talent that takes my breath. Been sitting here in my office listening to you music. My daughter walked in, and saw me captured, tears running down. She asked, "Daddy, whats wrong? Why are you sad and crying?" I responded, " Sweety, I'm not sad, its just that his voice, the emotion in his singing is so beautiful, that it makes me cry from happyness." And after that, my daughter curled up in my lap, and we listened to you together, sharing the beauty. Thank you Marty.
I run a call center in Maine and I am always playing Marty Ray loudly and watching the crowds reaction. Never a surprise that most dig it! Its always fun to see the songs you make your own . If your ever in Maine lmk and I have a place for you to JAM! We will blow the roof of the building
please keep the MUSIC ALIVE!! you are a sound for jaded ears.... You have an unique gift!!!!! you are a GOD of music!!!! please please pretty please with a cherry on top..... make more!!!
Your voice flows in prayers and each moment new words have their own power. Like you abandon yourself at every moment and are ready for the next. I don't know how to explain. To some good ears, it's a blessing to hear. Thank you
That soul in his voice! Incredible! I hear his scarred and crushed heart aching and crying! That beard represents his luggage he collected and he took with him living his life. I believed every single word he sang!
My older brother recommended you to me after your ice ice baby cover and that was it, I searched RUclips for all your different songs and I am hooked and here you are with yet another beautiful songs sung so so well, your voice is so unique and amazing. Really hope you make albums one day because I need to have your CD in my car for the long journeys I make, so relaxing and emotive, keep them coming mate, much love!!!!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!! My 11yr old son found this....I just bought his first acoustic, and he's fully commited. I said "why" his response was......"If I could just be almost as good as that Marty Ray guy, then I'll be the man!" So Marty thank you....he put aside his video games and now it's all about his music!!!!!!!!!! I know it may not mean much but you have the my greatest thank you, I'm one proud dad!!!!!
Caught the "Ice Ice Baby" cover on Facebook. Brother you have a real gift there!! Keep pumping out the originals, although the covers are great too! God Bless!
Absolutely amazing! I know where to go when I'm feeling down and I was but all of a sudden there's this peace at the moment. I thank you! You have a lot of soul my friend and God has definitely given you quite the gift! Keep sharing it with the world. You have found your purpose!
Only channel on RUclips with 100% positive vibes in the comment sections.... his voice can bring the world together and forget about our differences... if even just for a few minutes at a time
We spend our lives discovering who we are one piece at a time. I just found another piece in this man. Hope you did too. Rock on Mr. MartyRay. Be blessed
Clearly I'm gonna spam your videos tonight... I LOVE YOU!!! This blows my mind. I have loved this song since it came out, and know every word, but I got a real soft spot for acoustic stuff. This is genius, soulful, beautiful... perfection
Instant fan seen ice ice baby on fb and damn near cried , your amazing and listening to your other songs its only getting better no lie i can listen to you sing anything all day long thank you for being you :) stay amazing
Wow Marty, that was great ! You are a very talented man with so much soul in your voice. I don't know the hard road you've been down, but the truth of that journey resonates in your voice. Thanks for sharing. Thumbs Up !!
brother your voice is amazing i could literally sit, drink some beers, and listen to you all day. Keep doing what your doing man you got that heart for music that most have lost. The good lords got a great plan for you brother never stop moving forward. God bless...... You should some Newsboys covers or Big Daddy Weave or even Toby Mac
one word to describe your voice...... WOW!!!!! this is amazing.... I listen to your songs all the time! your voice is unique and i will defo be buying your album! keep it up marty.... ☺
My co-worker shared this amazing artist with me yesterday. I really love your take on these songs. keep this up and look forward to viewing the rest of your videos.
Dosent or won't sell out to the new world order and illuminati for his soul to change his style and music to brain wash the masses into what they want. Freedom and own who you are is more important than fame
holy shit! where has this been. i consider myself big on finding/listening to non-mainstreet music (radio sucks) after listening to him for two songs, i know i have been lying to myself. keep up the amazing work my man. wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man just gotta say thank you! been trying to figure out an arrangement for so long for this song and you nailed so much of what I have wanted and added so much more! You my friend are my inspiration.
Wow!! Just wow!! I love Coolio's song, love it. This again proves music transcends. Very well done, Mr Ray! Only thing could make this better is a collab with Coolio. Call him up, he may be down.
Your voice and your amazing covers makes me really listen to the lyrics. You make this song SOOOO much better. Honestly ive never liked this song before, thanks to you i love it, when its your cover ofcourse. ! Great job, keep up the amazing work.
I love everything Marty sings. It's like it comes from deep in his soul which you do not find much anymore!!! Y'all should check him out on periscope he really a great guy!!!
I rarely find anything new that moves me, I'm old and tend to revisit what I know, not that I don't keep up with the latest trends (got a 16 year old granddaughter I got to keep up with) I normally hate covers but you my man have made my day, authentic reinventions of songs which I'm sure resonated with their intended audience at the time and passed me buy but now have managed to touch my spirit. Have subscribed, can't wait for more. Sending links to all my senile dodery old friends to. let them know what they're missing. Pougle
Great stuff man, you built that crescendo up beautifully!!! Looking forward to hearing more of your work. I would especially love to see some more up tempo stuff and hear you throw your voice into it. Keep it up:)!!!!
There's just something amazing about hearing a song done in an entirely different style and genre.
Easily the most unique and best cover I have ever heard of this song.
Damn dudes got a great voice
He is AMAZING
Really puts my mind at ease working late at night hearing his songs. Amazing voice and style !!
He changes it to a completely different style of song meanwhile making it sound great.
I'm slightly obsessed with this song and am always seeking out new versions. For me this is far from the best version BUT it is a contender for "most unique". It is beautiful and this man is truly talented. I will be adding it to my playlist of covers of this song.
As a musician, I've always thought that it was my job to make people feel things that they didn't know they wanted to feel. Your voice has a way of doing just that. It doesn't matter what I listen to you perform. Thank you for sharing your gift with us.
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I have heard this song literally a 1000 times... yet never heard it. Made a huge fan... Love when folks get outside of the box.
Marty, I just discovered you. You have a talent that takes my breath. Been sitting here in my office listening to you music. My daughter walked in, and saw me captured, tears running down. She asked, "Daddy, whats wrong? Why are you sad and crying?" I responded, " Sweety, I'm not sad, its just that his voice, the emotion in his singing is so beautiful, that it makes me cry from happyness." And after that, my daughter curled up in my lap, and we listened to you together, sharing the beauty. Thank you Marty.
Just ran across Dancing in the Sky... man, what a song. You're the best thing to happen to music in a long time.
I run a call center in Maine and I am always playing Marty Ray loudly and watching the crowds reaction. Never a surprise that most dig it! Its always fun to see the songs you make your own . If your ever in Maine lmk and I have a place for you to JAM! We will blow the roof of the building
From one bearded brother to another, keep doing what you're doing... Your music is bringing joy to this crazy world. Many blessings my friend.
please keep the MUSIC ALIVE!! you are a sound for jaded ears.... You have an unique gift!!!!! you are a GOD of music!!!! please please pretty please with a cherry on top..... make more!!!
Amazing. I don’t know what I feel..just amazing. Breathtaking..beautiful..👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🙌🙌🙌👏👏👏👏
Your voice flows in prayers and each moment new words have their own power. Like you abandon yourself at every moment and are ready for the next. I don't know how to explain. To some good ears, it's a blessing to hear. Thank you
+thirdtrinity Hey Ive never heard it described quite as beautiful as that before! Thank you!
+Marty Ray Project that is the sh!t, the depth, the pain, the love, the anger, the hope.... great voice - make some bank for touching people!
+Marty Ray Project dude i love your covers! i love your voice is just amazing bro! you have my full support! Amazing artist!
Perfectly said...
+thirdtrinity, you did an awesome job of explaining this dear man's voice & music! You ought to be a pro-music-critic!
That soul in his voice! Incredible! I hear his scarred and crushed heart aching and crying! That beard represents his luggage he collected and he took with him living his life. I believed every single word he sang!
I don't understand how Marty doesn't have over 1 million followers, his covers are amazing.
Ikr wtf is wrong with these folks
OMG THIS this cover s making me crying i love all your songs keep it up your a good singer
That sob you put in on the word anger told me all I need to know. Pure perfection. And I utterly love the Sabotage interpolation.
My older brother recommended you to me after your ice ice baby cover and that was it, I searched RUclips for all your different songs and I am hooked and here you are with yet another beautiful songs sung so so well, your voice is so unique and amazing. Really hope you make albums one day because I need to have your CD in my car for the long journeys I make, so relaxing and emotive, keep them coming mate, much love!!!!
I have an EP and two singles on iTunes and a new album coming Aug 31
Omg, that so good to hear, will be buying these come pay day!!!!
This Guy has the biggest heart in the world he pours it into every song absolutely amazing!!!
Who still listens to this beautiful cover 5 years later?
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!! My 11yr old son found this....I just bought his first acoustic, and he's fully commited. I said "why" his response was......"If I could just be almost as good as that Marty Ray guy, then I'll be the man!" So Marty thank you....he put aside his video games and now it's all about his music!!!!!!!!!! I know it may not mean much but you have the my greatest thank you, I'm one proud dad!!!!!
+marccus wilkerson It actually means the world! Thank you for telling me! Jesus bless y'all!
As an oldschool hip hop fan, you sir treat the song with respect. So you have my respect. Love right back at Ya :)
Wow those lyrics really tell a story when u deliver it like that. Did that song massive justice. Thanks
Caught the "Ice Ice Baby" cover on Facebook. Brother you have a real gift there!! Keep pumping out the originals, although the covers are great too! God Bless!
Not only do u have a beautiful voice that transformed this song but u put ur heart into it and that made it the best cover of this song.
beautiful. ..your voice brings tears to my eyes.... chills down my spin... almost spiritual. ... keep singing .... never lose the passion !!!!
Not many people can take someone elses song and sing it with so much emotion! Great job man!
Real music, real talent.
Simply brilliant!!!
Thank you
Absolutely amazing! I know where to go when I'm feeling down and I was but all of a sudden there's this peace at the moment. I thank you! You have a lot of soul my friend and God has definitely given you quite the gift! Keep sharing it with the world. You have found your purpose!
Only channel on RUclips with 100% positive vibes in the comment sections.... his voice can bring the world together and forget about our differences... if even just for a few minutes at a time
In love w this version 👍🏾👍🏿👍. Thanks so much for posting this.
Keep playing and singing from the heart! Putting new spins on old classics like you, is amazing. Thank you for sharing!
We spend our lives discovering who we are one piece at a time. I just found another piece in this man. Hope you did too. Rock on Mr. MartyRay. Be blessed
from beard to beard. thanks for tunes. all you need is heart, and to listen. good stuff brother.
Clearly I'm gonna spam your videos tonight... I LOVE YOU!!! This blows my mind. I have loved this song since it came out, and know every word, but I got a real soft spot for acoustic stuff. This is genius, soulful, beautiful... perfection
I just discovered you tonight, and I gotta say you have definitely made a fan out of me. You're awesome man. Keep it coming.
Love his voice and take on all the covers.
keep giving this heart & soul, this depth, that lyrics like this deserve! BEAUTIFUL!!!!
I've heard this song before but today I felt it. This dude is so talented.
Instant fan seen ice ice baby on fb and damn near cried , your amazing and listening to your other songs its only getting better no lie i can listen to you sing anything all day long thank you for being you :) stay amazing
Absolutely tremendous take on a classic tune with a world class voice. Keep doin what you do and making the rest of us smile
When he sings 'you and your homies might be laying in chalk', that gives me chills. Amazing voice & even more amazing beard Marty Ray! 🤔🤘🏻👍‼️
Wow Marty, that was great ! You are a very talented man with so much soul in your voice. I don't know the hard road you've been down, but the truth of that journey resonates in your voice. Thanks for sharing. Thumbs Up !!
Rudy Jaboor Thx so much my friend! I wouldn't be here today if no for Jesus so I treasure the moments for sure.
I've just spent hours listening to your covers, parody and Mixed Emotions.....love it....this is music....This is art!
You are helping me get through this. Thank you for sharing your talent. You are an American Gem.
brother your voice is amazing i could literally sit, drink some beers, and listen to you all day. Keep doing what your doing man you got that heart for music that most have lost. The good lords got a great plan for you brother never stop moving forward. God bless...... You should some Newsboys covers or Big Daddy Weave or even Toby Mac
one word to describe your voice...... WOW!!!!! this is amazing.... I listen to your songs all the time! your voice is unique and i will defo be buying your album! keep it up marty.... ☺
by far the best cover of this song. the acoustics are amazing. Thanks for your sharing this and great talent of yours.
Oh my god this brings a whole new meaning to the song
My co-worker shared this amazing artist with me yesterday. I really love your take on these songs. keep this up and look forward to viewing the rest of your videos.
You do Such great renditions of old classics I grew up to. Keep em coming cant stop listening
dude! you're freaking awesome. been listening to all your songs. Simply put, Fantastic
Simple, yet super effective. Just discovered your channel, and I feckin' love it. You have made my weekend.
Another great one Marty. Keep it up. I agree WE need more.
i seriously LOVE every single song that you do. Keep rocking it and giving us a fresh new way of hearing a classic or new song. AWESOME!!!!!!!
i loved the original version of this but this....this just blows me away. puts a whole new turn on it. definitly a different feel to it
My God. You totally transformed this! Love it!!
Just discovered this man today and cant stop listening to him. Absolutely amazing singer.
Dude your so talented . I heard you for the first time on Facebook on the vanilla ice vid. Came here for more ! Keep it up !
CANT GET ENOUGH OF YOUR COVERS, AND ORIGINALS, LOVIN' YOUR STYLE BROTHER!
I love Marty Ray’s music! I gave up going to concerts a long time ago (cause I gained some weight) but if he comes to San Antonio, I’ll go see him!
I love this guy. Glad i found this music. Thankful really.
Very good Job Dude!!! Dont Stop doing this real music!
Greetings from Germany
Am i the only one woundering how he is not famous
emmet king Lol Thx!
needs more publicity,
I think he would be brilliant at girl from the north country by bob dylan
Dosent or won't sell out to the new world order and illuminati for his soul to change his style and music to brain wash the masses into what they want. Freedom and own who you are is more important than fame
Dude is famous. He number 1 to me
Marty Ray, you sir have quite an amazing gift. I could have never dreamed of this song being so beautiful.
I came across you on Facebook, now I can't stop listening to your music. You have an amazing voice!
Mr. Ray, you are awesome, sir. The tempo, tone, range and soul you put into this song is amazing!
Outstanding as always man. Thanks for sharing.....Great rendition.
dude you're the man!!! I listen to you everyday!!
+jconner96 Thank you!
Que mágica tu fez?? 😵 Ficou perfeito. Como mudou tudo na música, e fez isso? Jesus. Parabéns brow. Muitoooo bom!
holy shit! where has this been. i consider myself big on finding/listening to non-mainstreet music (radio sucks) after listening to him for two songs, i know i have been lying to myself. keep up the amazing work my man. wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man just gotta say thank you! been trying to figure out an arrangement for so long for this song and you nailed so much of what I have wanted and added so much more! You my friend are my inspiration.
Since start i've got goosebumbs all over my body. Perfect cover, Marty!
Your voice brings tears to my eyes, and im not even kidding!
Thank you for uploading this marty keep going with what you do and have fun with it you will come there i believe in it
And maybe try to make song 2 from blur into soul that would be nice to hear
Absolutely love your covers, Great voice !!!
Wow man.... Just found you on here with this song and iceicebaby...... Freakin A man.... Amazing.... Can't wait to listen to the rest.
Wow!! Just wow!! I love Coolio's song, love it. This again proves music transcends. Very well done, Mr Ray! Only thing could make this better is a collab with Coolio. Call him up, he may be down.
Haha! Ill call him now...
Dirty, soulful, well done. Your passion shows, keep it up!
Dude you make me want to listen to Gansta Rap. You absolutely rock! Keep it up. You gonna go places my man.
Well done, great voice and a nice rhythm that had me tapping my feet!
Your voice and your amazing covers makes me really listen to the lyrics. You make this song SOOOO much better. Honestly ive never liked this song before, thanks to you i love it, when its your cover ofcourse. ! Great job, keep up the amazing work.
I love everything Marty sings. It's like it comes from deep in his soul which you do not find much anymore!!! Y'all should check him out on periscope he really a great guy!!!
Josh L tf “you don’t find anymore”
This is a amazing! I've been stalking your videos and love how you can make any song your own. This takes the cake.
I rarely find anything new that moves me, I'm old and tend to revisit what I know, not that I don't keep up with the latest trends (got a 16 year old granddaughter I got to keep up with) I normally hate covers but you my man have made my day, authentic reinventions of songs which I'm sure resonated with their intended audience at the time and passed me buy but now have managed to touch my spirit.
Have subscribed, can't wait for more.
Sending links to all my senile dodery old friends to. let them know what they're missing.
Pougle
I looked up your page from a beardilizer commercial, and am blown away by how awesome this and all your stuff is.
bro, I'm so glad I found your channel. you are crazy talented and I love your music.
Amazing cover👌 really loved how you have slowed it down and gave it passion ✌🍁✌
This is the best cover of this song iv ever heard purely amazing
much respect never heard any other remake that i like. FIRE
Wow!! Killer tune. Them vocals are amazing.
Amazing rendition! Your voice does a great job of conveying the pain in the lyrics. Shared!
Dude, you just made me tear up to Gangsters Paradise. I didn't think that was even possible.
Amazing version. Thank you, man, for this piece of Art!
You might not believe it but I’m your biggest fan! I love you, and you inspire me to sing. I’m working on an album now.
Discovered your music today. I'm sharing your videos like crazy!!! wow. just wow!!!!
i love this one too! 5th video so far and im excited to find more! im about to be your biggest fan!
Great stuff man, you built that crescendo up beautifully!!!
Looking forward to hearing more of your work. I would especially love to see some more up tempo stuff and hear you throw your voice into it. Keep it up:)!!!!
Touching the bare tips of my soul amazing peace✌ and love ❤
Best version I've ever heard of this song. You da man
This is completely creative and very cool. What a voice too!
Dude your amazing!!! That was completely AWESOME!!!!!