It's been 6 years that I keep coming back to this version. I only have the following comments; listening to it brings back nostalgic memory, it's all-consuming and the singer (visually, musically, emotionally and with soul brings out the true interpretation of the lyrics of the song). Poetry in music!!!
My dad passed December 2021 from cancer. He always used to play it every day on repeat. Dedicated it to my mom and told her don’t cry when he’s gone it’s just an illusion. RIP Dad❤
This was my moms ringtone & i always played this when she passed away months ago. Makes me think of her so bad that i break down in tears. Beautiful song. R.i.p mom youll always be loved by your first son. Thank you for everything you have done for me & my wife & your grandchildren. We love you mom & miss you😢
This was my bro's favorite song which he always sings.he left for heaven on 22nd may 2021. I hear his voice Everytime I listen this song. Thanks for the sweet memory
My last souvenir in BORA BORA ISLAND. We were in a random shop on the island, this song started. Wooow, no words to explain what heaven can't explain. 4 years After, still an unforgetable moment. Thank you Julia Zahra ❤️
This is special. One of those captured moments in time. Her voice is so pure and the band are sublime. I go to this clip regularly. Simply beautiful. The Pa el are just captivated and mesmerised. Power of music right there 👌🏽🎤❤️
Omg this gives me goosebumps everytime i listen, my friend is dieing of cancer, she has lived with so much trauma and is going out with trauma, such a beautiful song, made me cry for her 💔😢
Kia ora, from Waikato & Waitomo. I was wondering what kind of personality your friend has. I am a very caring person. Sometimes I can't believe how many shocking things have happened in my life. I was diagnosed with cancer 9 months ago and have had lots of treatments and 2 minor operations. One thing about knowing, or even thinking you might die, is that you get your priorities right. You know who your friends are - you are in an honoured position and will grow a lot with the way you love ❤️ your friend. Caring a lot about people brings a lot of pain and suffering. But life is usually deep, enriched and blessed.
KiaOra back from Taranaki.. not long after commenting my friend passed. She had 10 weeks to live after the MRI results and 10 weeks it was, she left us on my child’s bday. I saw that as a beautiful thing.. he has autism and a few other diagnoses so she favoured him❤️ my friend was so generous and caring also tough and fierce. She called a spade a spade. Worked hard and loved her kids the best she could/ knew how. I was privileged to be part of her journey, she lived her life in a very Western way if that makes sense but after researching she did find out about her Māori side, she choose to have a Tangi and have her body at her home. She wanted a Harakeke casket in which she asked myself and a few others to help weave, one of the most beautiful caskets I’ve ever seen with Harakeke flowers and seashells attached. I will never forget her strength in the way she accepted at 52 she was going to die. 🦋 I hope for u things have improved after your treatments. I’m sorry to hear you to have bn through what sounds like a lot of trauma( the shocking things in your life you mentioned) I hope u have a lot of real love and real friends who supported and continue to support you along your journey. Thank you for asking about my friend, she will forever be in my heart ❤️
this song is so deep and touching to where you either can relate to it in your life and/or you feel the sincerity of every word. this song can make most people tear up regardless. it's like speaking to your soul. amazing song and singer!
When you have lost someone you love so much and have lived the life she is singing about that's when this song will touch you deep within and she sings it to perfection LOVE It ❤
gewoon weg zalig!! Een buur van mij heeft me deze laten horen en ze zegd' baby don't you cry' maar ik vind het zo mooi dat ik oprecht wel waterige oogjes heb ervan in de positieve zin natuurlijk, echt super, had ik deze maar 7 jaar geleden al gehoord, zal deze voor altijd koesteren hoor, echt super dit!
Listening from Kenya! I discovered this cover by Julia a couple of days back and must say it’s a smashing. Her voice is heavenly-indeed angelic-while the back~up vocals and instrumentals are A1! Julia is also amazingly beautiful.
Amazing song I was ignoring to listen to this song on my daughter phone however this is the first time for me to heard and I always repeat and repeat like a hundred times it's so deep and touching and can related to it in your life I love this song it's amazing
Heart touching version of a song with several layers of meaning. It's about the music industry but it's more about life and how it devours us in our innocence and naivete.
She is actually singing it here to the front man of that band, the man in the white shirt (Jan Keizer). The idea of this show is that singers perform each other's songs (or songs that are important to them) in honor of the other artist. I love seeing his emotional reaction.
I spent five hours just listening and enjoying the melodious voice of Julia Zahra, she really animates this song with the strains of a voice that is so beautiful in harmony with her guitar, a very touching message, I really like this song ❤❤
I remember my Swiss friend when he came to Indonesia, every night I always open this song. But now it's separated somewhere. So every time I open this song, I definitely remember him.I hope he is fine there, and hopefully we can meet again.😘😘
This song is my friend Emma Mason s fave and was always blasting on tv or other. Now Emma has passed away and the void is so painful so I play this to remind me of her and it makes me smile. Gema hx
This was one of my dad's favourite song. I remember talking him for his biopsy and this song was playing on the radio. I lost him on Feb....he had lung cancer. Dad U were always a fighter.....I love you
Agree with all, great song, beautiful strong voice and sang without much effort. She is a natural! I am in the US, about 2 hours from New Orleans, the French Quarter the home of Jazz and Blues.
I heard my niece sing this as a Karaoke song, as soon as i started hearing the lyrics, tune & tempo i started crying. My niece gave me the singer’s name and told me to watch this video. Well, I cried again. Its so beautiful to hear 🥰
Imo, you should also see the original from 1983 ruclips.net/video/9idmedIj5pk/видео.html because it was autobiografic. The singer is Anny (or Annie) Schilder from the Netherlands .Tree of the bandmembers wrote that song to Annie's live, she couldn't cope with" living like a star" and motherhood,(the words babe an baby you also have to take literarly, at the time of the song she had a 10 month old baby) and just one year later she left the band to look after her daughter.She once said " the moment that your daughter says * mom* to your sister than you know it't time.
Dear Stan Walker, My son 2018 August 11th played Three days before he passed suddenly 37 years old played this for me an said, Mum this us, sorry cry every time I listen too, an listen to regular as miss him dearly . But love so much , Bless you for giving hope in your voice , Respect Stan Walker, xxxx❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Listening from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼...I like the message in this song...it touches so much to us young people...we must be careful of the choices we make or we will live to regret all our lives
Just wandering about in RUclips.. Came across this. Now the song has been on repeat since yesterday. Couldn't get enough of it.💛💙💚 Love from Shillong, India
I was ignoring to listen to this song on facebook however this is the first time for me to watch it on youtube and my remarks towards this song is that this is the best song I have ever come across in my whole life.
I’d like to share our story of this beautiful song/rendition. I feel like my wife and I got to experience this song in a very unique and special way through the eyes of Fijians/Pacific Islanders, and it made this song so much more powerful, impactful, and heartfelt once we realized what it might mean to many Fijians. I could be totally wrong, but I feel like our experience really helped to explain why so many Pacific Islanders love and feel attached to this song. And so when I hear it now, it brings such deep sadness and heartache to me, but yet, it is still so beautiful and powerful. The story.... When we vacationed in Fiji back in 2016, we had never heard this song before. Not even the original. However, wherever we went, we kept hearing this song being played. In the airport, the stores, the buses, the boats, and eventually on our secluded getaway island. We did not pay much attention to it at all, until one night one of the Island crew members started singing it by the fire. She sang it while a few of the Island crewmen played the instruments. We were so surprised and in aw that we started recording her as she was doing an amazing cover of this song. Everyone applauded her and the crew once they finished. Then we put our phones down and went back to enjoying the beautiful night breeze by the beach side while the crew members went back to serving/busing tables. It was such a serene and magical night for us. My wife and I felt like we were in heaven on earth, and best of all, we had each other’s company to enjoy it all. A few days later, we packed up and got ready to board the boat back to the main island. We noticed a few crew members leaving with us. They seemed anxious and ready to leave this beautiful island. The ones left behind were giving them well wishes and telling them they would see them soon. Once on the boat back to the main island, the crew members leaving with us put on their headphones and enjoyed their peace and quiet. Eventually, I got a chance to ask one of them how long it had been since they’d been home. She said it’s been about a month since she’s been home to see her children and family. Her husband was also away on an island far away working. He would not be home for a another few weeks either. She shared that see missed her children dearly and was happy to finally be returning home. She also shared that many other people in her family work on islands far away from home for months at a time. This was common for many Fijians. Once back on the main island, my wife and I continued to hear this song played. Finally, at one point, I got the urge to look up the song. I Shazamed it and got the song title/info then saved it. Once we got back to the states, I finally watched the video we recorded of the crew lady singing the song by the fire. After that, I finally RUclipsd this song and landed on this video. For once, I sat down and really really listened to the lyrics and watched Julia sing it, and it finally hit me like a ton of bricks. This song must be the truest embodiment of the deep deep sadness of so many Pacific Islanders/Fijians who work on these secluded islands so far away from home for months at a time watching these foreigners bask in the paradise sun and lounge around with their loved ones, as they serve them night and day with a big big smile and happy face - but the truth is, it’s only an illusion, just an illusion. When I listen to this song now, I see the beautiful white sand and crystal clear water of Fiji, and the care-free happy foreigners lounging around with their drinks......but, I feel the the deep deep sorrow of the islanders who miss their loved ones and their home. Bula to all the beautiful and wonderful Fijian people. May all your dreams and wishes come true!
you know I must be honest I've listened to more of your hits today than any other just because you have shaken my love with your beautiful voice … wish I had a girl like you I promise I wish I could have been the one for you honey....I will always keep you in my heart because your songs is my happiest moment of my life they are all about real fact and truth... I can't imagine how you got those lyrics in such a real life format... thank you for the happiness you give ne in your music and performance
Hmm, Julia has done marvellously well with this song and for whatever reason listening to this song brings a kind of sadness with a very pensive way of thinking. Great son indeed and I can listen to it all the time.
I am blowing to my youth; already at 14 year i loved this song by BZN; now again this song touched me positive and deep; give s me great feeling of joy and relax rock and roll; thanks to the great and beautiful voice of this singer, super!!!
I've listened to this song a few times now and it's a great performance. Of course Julia Zahra is wonderful singer, she is amazing! But I want to give many compliments to the rhythm section here as well. Such a subtile drummer and still grooving and the bassplayer, he is so concentrated and relaxt the same time. In the first part I hear this great hanging full bass sound just after each kickdrum it's placed and at the end he turns to spot on with the drummer. You guys groove man!
Brother hampao( T.h tyler) i really missed my highschool and college days that i've spent with you... If you're reading and listening to this song, i dedicated this to you❤
This is so much better than the original cover. Love her voice. Such a beautiful & natural voice. Yes im still listening to this song on the 12 May 2024. Love it!
No wonder this songs blowing up with Polynesian people. The lyrics, instruments nd the way she sings it is SOOOO similiar to our own music. You go Glen Coco!
Lord , what a magical rendering of a song I have never heard before ! I am 82, love to sing...always did ! I believe this song, done with such love and soul, leaves me speechless and, with gratitude for God's creations especially his gift of heavenly voice in some of his loving people ! Praise to GOD !
It's been 6 years that I keep coming back to this version. I only have the following comments; listening to it brings back nostalgic memory, it's all-consuming and the singer (visually, musically, emotionally and with soul brings out the true interpretation of the lyrics of the song). Poetry in music!!!
If you still listening to this in 2024, trust me you got good music taste. Never get old, still the best❤💯❤🔥🙏
Listen to it all the time love this song🩷
O ya
Super super cool❤️❤️❤️👋
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My dad passed December 2021 from cancer. He always used to play it every day on repeat. Dedicated it to my mom and told her don’t cry when he’s gone it’s just an illusion. RIP Dad❤
🥺💔😭
I cn feel it.. Newys be strong
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What a lovely man xl, sorry for your loss x❤
💔😭😭😭😭
this is perfection at its best.everything is in harmony including the man behind the cameras.he has captured every moment/emotions.
2024 who still searching
Just did😢👌😪
Song makes you long for people you dont know❤
Me
Will keep searching untill I'm found or met ❤ thinking of U as I watch the night sky star gazing talking to the moon
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My wife found this version on you tube. it's beautiful and played a lot in our house, the lyrics are so humble and true to life. What a voice
The drummer be like
'' I'm so proud of this girl''
Warms my heart💓
This was my moms ringtone & i always played this when she passed away months ago. Makes me think of her so bad that i break down in tears. Beautiful song. R.i.p mom youll always be loved by your first son. Thank you for everything you have done for me & my wife & your grandchildren. We love you mom & miss you😢
This was my bro's favorite song which he always sings.he left for heaven on 22nd may 2021. I hear his voice Everytime I listen this song. Thanks for the sweet memory
Rest in peace🤗 keep stronger🤗
RIP be strong bro....
Hope you doing well. 🖤
By God's grace,I'm doing well
@@sailormoonsaya2988 please be well. 😇🖤
Anyone listening in 2024..
May God bless you immensely 😊
Me😊
August 2024
My last souvenir in BORA BORA ISLAND. We were in a random shop on the island, this song started. Wooow, no words to explain what heaven can't explain. 4 years After, still an unforgetable moment. Thank you Julia Zahra ❤️
Mizo in aw! Kan tam awm em Mai😁 Nalh lutuk.... This song really touched my heart ........just an illusion 😭😭🤪
Ka ngaithla mek
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30th July 2024.. I have shared her everywhere for years!!, No-one seems to appreciate her as i do!!❤
I do! Am going to share it again as we have been through this illusion!❤😊
@@barrier33able 😁✌️
BS ofc lol....
Yes.! I'm I love her seeing singing don't get me wrong!
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This is special. One of those captured moments in time. Her voice is so pure and the band are sublime. I go to this clip regularly. Simply beautiful. The Pa el are just captivated and mesmerised. Power of music right there 👌🏽🎤❤️
Omg this gives me goosebumps everytime i listen, my friend is dieing of cancer, she has lived with so much trauma and is going out with trauma, such a beautiful song, made me cry for her 💔😢
Hello Lani how are you doing?
@@barrymarcus9874 Kia ora, I'm ok thank u.
I really hope this song could some of your friend's pain! You are so kind to play this for her, in order to try and survive! Admire you!!
Kia ora, from Waikato & Waitomo.
I was wondering what kind of personality your friend has.
I am a very caring person. Sometimes I can't believe how many shocking things have happened in my life.
I was diagnosed with cancer 9 months ago and have had lots of treatments and 2 minor operations. One thing about knowing, or even thinking you might die, is that you get your priorities right.
You know who your friends are - you are in an honoured position and will grow a lot with the way you love ❤️ your friend.
Caring a lot about people brings a lot of pain and suffering. But life is usually deep, enriched and blessed.
KiaOra back from Taranaki.. not long after commenting my friend passed. She had 10 weeks to live after the MRI results and 10 weeks it was, she left us on my child’s bday. I saw that as a beautiful thing.. he has autism and a few other diagnoses so she favoured him❤️ my friend was so generous and caring also tough and fierce. She called a spade a spade. Worked hard and loved her kids the best she could/ knew how. I was privileged to be part of her journey, she lived her life in a very Western way if that makes sense but after researching she did find out about her Māori side, she choose to have a Tangi and have her body at her home. She wanted a Harakeke casket in which she asked myself and a few others to help weave, one of the most beautiful caskets I’ve ever seen with Harakeke flowers and seashells attached. I will never forget her strength in the way she accepted at 52 she was going to die. 🦋 I hope for u things have improved after your treatments. I’m sorry to hear you to have bn through what sounds like a lot of trauma( the shocking things in your life you mentioned) I hope u have a lot of real love and real friends who supported and continue to support you along your journey. Thank you for asking about my friend, she will forever be in my heart ❤️
Julia zahra hian avan thiam tak....Ka feel veng veng mai...ngaithla in la awm ve em😘😥😥
Imm
U Mapuii, mamawia nu i ni chiang
Heipon ka hla duh ber te zing a mi
@@lalthanhawlaoffisial5050 àl Kim
@@ramtearamtea6570 rErik
this song is so deep and touching to where you either can relate to it in your life and/or you feel the sincerity of every word. this song can make most people tear up regardless. it's like speaking to your soul. amazing song and singer!
She is aware of this!
very nice song and deep meaning
Ngaw
Love the voice, the lyrics. Man... Oh man
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Her voice is natural and absolutely beautiful 🤩 That's what a real music artist sounds like 👌💯
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Nice
Nia😂
I love this song🥰
Sie fühlt dieses Lied
When you have lost someone you love so much and have lived the life she is singing about that's when this song will touch you deep within and she sings it to perfection LOVE It ❤
This song always makes me cry because I heard it 1st time when I say goodbye to my grandparents. Love from PNG
This song is deep and really touch my heart whenever I heard it 😔💯..Her voice is something else,..
Love from 🇵🇬
Love from New Zealand 🇳🇿 ❤ 😍 I love this song 🎵 ❤ ♥ 💕 💜 💖 🎵 ❤ ♥ 💕
Me too I'm emotionally 😭 I love this song ❤️
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I love her VOICE too beautiful
gewoon weg zalig!! Een buur van mij heeft me deze laten horen en ze zegd' baby don't you cry' maar ik vind het zo mooi dat ik oprecht wel waterige oogjes heb ervan in de positieve zin natuurlijk, echt super, had ik deze maar 7 jaar geleden al gehoord, zal deze voor altijd koesteren hoor, echt super dit!
Me too heard from a friend of mine and it touches me alot
I am from America and this is the best lyrics and song and voice.. I love it :) Found it and can't stop listening!!
That drummer is in heaven, oh boy.
That's the drummer you want having your back.
she got an angel's voice..
Listening from Kenya!
I discovered this cover by Julia a couple of days back and must say it’s a smashing.
Her voice is heavenly-indeed angelic-while the back~up vocals and instrumentals are A1!
Julia is also amazingly beautiful.
Hello there in beautiful Kenya!
@@conradquilliam6076 ✋🏾
I always come back to this video. It sounds so relaxed, laidback and her voice is just crystal clear, love it.
Pp
Amazing song I was ignoring to listen to this song on my daughter phone however this is the first time for me to heard and I always repeat and repeat like a hundred times it's so deep and touching and can related to it in your life I love this song it's amazing
I repeated this song like million times, she got a beautiful voice an she's beautiful too.love
Heart touching version of a song with several layers of meaning. It's about the music industry but it's more about life and how it devours us in our innocence and naivete.
This is the best cover version that I have heard, so far --- this is GOLD. The original version by BZN is.... DIAMOND.
She is actually singing it here to the front man of that band, the man in the white shirt (Jan Keizer). The idea of this show is that singers perform each other's songs (or songs that are important to them) in honor of the other artist. I love seeing his emotional reaction.
Story of my life...We Samoans live a life where we must ALWAYS keep up appearances...Luv this song nd WHAT a BEAUTIFUL VOICE!!!
Mn kleine wonder John west
John west
Jaime dia de formatura
Kim
Jaime dia de formatura
I love the reaction from the drummer when Julia started singing!
I spent five hours just listening and enjoying the melodious voice of Julia Zahra, she really animates this song with the strains of a voice that is so beautiful in harmony with her guitar, a very touching message, I really like this song ❤❤
listen and think about what
I remember my Swiss friend when he came to Indonesia, every night I always open this song. But now it's separated somewhere. So every time I open this song, I definitely remember him.I hope he is fine there, and hopefully we can meet again.😘😘
What an extraordinary and beautiful voice
This girl really knows how to perform a good song
Jesus loves us all that's why he died for our sins.
I love that's angelic voice ☑️👍👍❤️💖💖💖
Really awesome
@@trspanda2157 Amen
Thumbs up
This song is my friend Emma Mason s fave and was always blasting on tv or other. Now Emma has passed away and the void is so painful so I play this to remind me of her and it makes me smile. Gema hx
This was one of my dad's favourite song. I remember talking him for his biopsy and this song was playing on the radio. I lost him on Feb....he had lung cancer. Dad U were always a fighter.....I love you
Wow she’s amazing love her voice and the song is very touchy ❤️
2024... Anyone listening to this song😢😢😢
. Here🙋😀
Of course 😊
Me
Here 😊
Off course
Agree with all, great song, beautiful strong voice and sang without much effort. She is a natural! I am in the US, about 2 hours from New Orleans, the French Quarter the home of Jazz and Blues.
My mom likes this song and this deserves a 100/100 love from 🇰🇮Kiribati🇰🇮
I fell in love with this song ever. She's the greatest gift from god
Freddie Mercury
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Which god?
@@zhozhelierahul9567 satan
Yaaaa😄😄😄😄😄
I heard my niece sing this as a Karaoke song, as soon as i started hearing the lyrics, tune & tempo i started crying. My niece gave me the singer’s name and told me to watch this video. Well, I cried again.
Its so beautiful to hear 🥰
Imo, you should also see the original from 1983
ruclips.net/video/9idmedIj5pk/видео.html because it was autobiografic.
The singer is Anny (or Annie) Schilder from the Netherlands .Tree of the bandmembers wrote that song to Annie's live, she couldn't cope with" living like a star" and motherhood,(the words babe an baby you also have to take literarly, at the time of the song she had a 10 month old baby) and just one year later she left the band to look after her daughter.She once said " the moment that your daughter says * mom* to your sister than you know it't time.
@@joekel55 I remember that song now. I liked it back then too. Thanks for the info & the link.
Absolutely amazing. Most beautiful voice I've heard in a long time. Thank you...
André ieu
Dear Stan Walker, My son 2018 August 11th played Three days before he passed suddenly 37 years old played this for me an said, Mum this us, sorry cry every time I listen too, an listen to regular as miss him dearly . But love so much , Bless you for giving hope in your voice , Respect Stan Walker, xxxx❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I fell in love with the song "Just an illusion." Thank you! Amazing singer Julia Zahra! I've listened to every word of the song!
Wat Jan Keizer terecht opmerkte, best gezongen lied van die avond. Geweldig.
Can't stop listening to this song. The voice, lyrics, melody, oh everything about it is just awesome.
thac you
Same here
@@piritangira1867 pp000
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Me too!! I can't stop listening 😭❤️❤️
This song went on the other side of the world...and touch most polynesian souls thanks for sharing it 🤙🇵🇫
This song touches my heart. I wish I could be in one of her shows. This is an amazing talent.
Listening from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼...I like the message in this song...it touches so much to us young people...we must be careful of the choices we make or we will live to regret all our lives
A very nice song .I like the message. Listening from French West Indies .Like your comment
Listening from Uganda but I ve failed to get the meaning of the song.
@@mawogolemoses8974 in my understanding it's like things are not always the way they seem to be
@@oppamatamba9127 true
@@marie-michelmaston8207 thank you
Toch wel een van de beste nummers van bzn. Denk persoonlijk dat anny wel de meeste mooie nummers gezongen heeft.
Who’s here in 2024?!
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Just wandering about in RUclips.. Came across this. Now the song has been on repeat since yesterday. Couldn't get enough of it.💛💙💚 Love from Shillong, India
me too its been on repeat for like 5 hrs
Khiiikkoll
Same here 🙋
This song touches my deeply heart.
I've never heard this in the U.S. I heard it for the first time in Bora Bora and it is now my favorite song!
Well done.Beautiful and emotional performance. Lovely soothing voice.
I was ignoring to listen to this song on facebook however this is the first time for me to watch it on youtube and my remarks towards this song is that this is the best song I have ever come across in my whole life.
awww isekeli is fall in loveee
lol
something like that!...cheers!
+Isaac Isoa hahahahahahahahahahahha
hihihhihihihi
I love this song. She's beautiful and she sings it beautifully. Love her voice
2021 thleng pawn analh dan la ngai reng ni hi.. Ka va han duh chiang em a satu leh a hla hi..🤗🤗😘😘😘
The drummer knows what's coming! Love this jam from Aotearoa, New Zealand! 🤙
Kia ora from Mahoenui, near Piopio. Nice song.
Blijf deze prachtige uitvoering steeds weer afspelen, zo mooi!
Prachtig deze song raakt je. Julia geweldig!!!
Simplicity at its best, what a catchy tune and the vocals is pure delight, hope you come up with greater songs Julia.....respect respect
Kewepu Tsuhah was
I’d like to share our story of this beautiful song/rendition. I feel like my wife and I got to experience this song in a very unique and special way through the eyes of Fijians/Pacific Islanders, and it made this song so much more powerful, impactful, and heartfelt once we realized what it might mean to many Fijians. I could be totally wrong, but I feel like our experience really helped to explain why so many Pacific Islanders love and feel attached to this song. And so when I hear it now, it brings such deep sadness and heartache to me, but yet, it is still so beautiful and powerful.
The story....
When we vacationed in Fiji back in 2016, we had never heard this song before. Not even the original. However, wherever we went, we kept hearing this song being played. In the airport, the stores, the buses, the boats, and eventually on our secluded getaway island. We did not pay much attention to it at all, until one night one of the Island crew members started singing it by the fire. She sang it while a few of the Island crewmen played the instruments. We were so surprised and in aw that we started recording her as she was doing an amazing cover of this song. Everyone applauded her and the crew once they finished. Then we put our phones down and went back to enjoying the beautiful night breeze by the beach side while the crew members went back to serving/busing tables. It was such a serene and magical night for us. My wife and I felt like we were in heaven on earth, and best of all, we had each other’s company to enjoy it all.
A few days later, we packed up and got ready to board the boat back to the main island. We noticed a few crew members leaving with us. They seemed anxious and ready to leave this beautiful island. The ones left behind were giving them well wishes and telling them they would see them soon. Once on the boat back to the main island, the crew members leaving with us put on their headphones and enjoyed their peace and quiet. Eventually, I got a chance to ask one of them how long it had been since they’d been home. She said it’s been about a month since she’s been home to see her children and family. Her husband was also away on an island far away working. He would not be home for a another few weeks either. She shared that see missed her children dearly and was happy to finally be returning home. She also shared that many other people in her family work on islands far away from home for months at a time. This was common for many Fijians.
Once back on the main island, my wife and I continued to hear this song played. Finally, at one point, I got the urge to look up the song. I Shazamed it and got the song title/info then saved it. Once we got back to the states, I finally watched the video we recorded of the crew lady singing the song by the fire. After that, I finally RUclipsd this song and landed on this video. For once, I sat down and really really listened to the lyrics and watched Julia sing it, and it finally hit me like a ton of bricks. This song must be the truest embodiment of the deep deep sadness of so many Pacific Islanders/Fijians who work on these secluded islands so far away from home for months at a time watching these foreigners bask in the paradise sun and lounge around with their loved ones, as they serve them night and day with a big big smile and happy face - but the truth is, it’s only an illusion, just an illusion.
When I listen to this song now, I see the beautiful white sand and crystal clear water of Fiji, and the care-free happy foreigners lounging around with their drinks......but, I feel the the deep deep sorrow of the islanders who miss their loved ones and their home.
Bula to all the beautiful and wonderful Fijian people. May all your dreams and wishes come true!
Thank you for sharing this.
you know I must be honest I've listened to more of your hits today than any other just because you have shaken my love with your beautiful voice … wish I had a girl like you I promise I wish I could have been the one for you honey....I will always keep you in my heart because your songs is my happiest moment of my life they are all about real fact and truth... I can't imagine how you got those lyrics in such a real life format... thank you for the happiness you give ne in your music and performance
It's insanity how good this is. It is absolutely incredible. I don't think I heard any flaws.
This is music....one of the best i ever heard...i salute you!
Yes I’m not feeling well I’m sorry ☹️ I’m not feeling good 😌 is it’s ok ✅ and let me know when you can come and get some stuff
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How beautiful her voice is!!!! It's really a part of music...love from Mizoram...😘😘😘😘
Ori BZN tluk ve tep
Ni reng asin
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Hmm, Julia has done marvellously well with this song and for whatever reason listening to this song brings a kind of sadness with a very pensive way of thinking. Great son indeed and I can listen to it all the time.
I am blowing to my youth; already at 14 year i loved this song by BZN; now again this song touched me positive and deep; give s me great feeling of joy and relax rock and roll; thanks to the great and beautiful voice of this singer, super!!!
I never was a BZN fan (a band from Volendam, Holland), but hearing this version, I only have one word: WOW!
NO ONE sings "It's an illusion" as good as Julia Zahra.
Yes that true
@@와이에스케이-t8v She not only pretty, she is a very humble person too.
Annie Schilder....
Look at the original song... better 😉
Original is by Annie Schidler from the Dutch group BZN. If you listen to Annie singing, you will not listen to anyone else.
It is the first time ,I have heard you sing.Lady,you are not an Illuson,you are fantastic.
Oh wow.. I just love this song. Really touched my heart listening to this song. I can just imagine with my glass of red wine and looking out the sea.
This song touch my heart my
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I like listening to this music when I'm down .....it makes me emotional thou, I do cry alot
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I like you sist🥰🥰🥰😘
Im a big fan of Julia Zahra i really love your voice its sophisticated!! Mizo ka nia thats it!❤
I've listened to this song a few times now and it's a great performance. Of course Julia Zahra is wonderful singer, she is amazing! But I want to give many compliments to the rhythm section here as well. Such a subtile drummer and still grooving and the bassplayer, he is so concentrated and relaxt the same time. In the first part I hear this great hanging full bass sound just after each kickdrum it's placed and at the end he turns to spot on with the drummer. You guys groove man!
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Brother hampao( T.h tyler) i really missed my highschool and college days that i've spent with you...
If you're reading and listening to this song, i dedicated this to you❤
This is so much better than the original cover. Love her voice. Such a beautiful & natural voice. Yes im still listening to this song on the 12 May 2024. Love it!
Have u heard Juanita and Franja du plessis they also sing just an illusion
You and your voice..... you give me chills🥰 I also play guite & try sing but your voice ..... no words, you speak to me.
So BLOODY F......... GOOD
Great Harmonies as well!
Love it,
thank you
Oh wow I hve not heard this song for ages,beautiful singing girl, love da words, watching from New Zealand.🙏🙏🙏🙏
So nice...it brings tears to me 🌹
Greetings from Malaysia 🌹
If you still listening to this in 2023, trust me you got good music taste. 👏
Crying my eyes out right now, this song cuts to the soul of me.
What a deadly voice,she sounds like a angle ✌️🙏🖤❤️💛
I absolutely love this song , the lyrics are beautiful :D as is your voice !
Your voice touching to my heart , amazing voice with wonderful lyrics , cant stop to listen everyday... Love from Paris
Wat een ontzettende mooie uitvoering van een nummer van meer dan 30 jaar oud top.
Henk Westerhout het BZN nie die liedjie jare terug gesing nie?
Ja klopt, de zanger zit in het publiek.
What a perfect voice she had, which really fitted with the sound of music she played... So lovely and heart touching....
No wonder this songs blowing up with Polynesian people. The lyrics, instruments nd the way she sings it is SOOOO similiar to our own music. You go Glen Coco!
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@@jimmcdonagh9149 Fijian song
Who is listening this song today 23 Jun 2024
I'm still listening to it in 2024 ❤
O shit..🙋🙋
Am their from mauritius....just woaaoo
It's been 2 years but it always feels good in my ear.. Love this girl!
and after 2 years i read this
Lord , what a magical rendering of a song I have never heard before ! I am 82, love to sing...always did ! I believe this song, done with such love and soul, leaves me speechless and, with gratitude for God's creations especially his gift of heavenly voice in some of his loving people ! Praise to GOD !
Wow 😊 82 can I know you
Can't stop listening to this song,it stays right in my memories and heart 😭👌💜
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This performance is unreal. Love it.
She just did a show on Guam. I understand it was a "SOLD OUT". She is such a great person, great singer, and beautiful.
Woow thx for sharing . Greetings from Southafrican from Germany. Great Song.
The best song on RUclips so far.....love it really 😍😆
Anyone 2024 ?
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For sure!!