Colin Hay "Waterloo Sunset" (Acoustic)
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks is a song that helped spark Colin's love for music. Watch a special acoustic performance of the track from his new album, 'I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself'
"'Waterloo Sunset' is brilliance on so many levels. It stalks the boards of vaudeville halls of Britain, it talks of the exquisite beauty of home. It introduces us to Terry and Julie, two people who remain in our eternal consciousness. A sublime melody, one of the greatest guitar lines ever, a perfect pop song. Whenever I listen to it, or play it, it creates an ache in my heart, for family I loved and lost, and for a time forever unforgotten. It was nothing but joy to be able to record a version of one of the greatest songs ever written.” - Colin
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Have you ever met someone and thought to yourself, "This guy is so cool and so deep and in general a true, pure, gift to mankind, I'd love to just spend the afternoon shoulder to shoulder, making music"...
This is that guy.
I saw the the title and said to myself “I bet Colin Hay would do a great job with this song!”. I was right!
After listening to The Kinks` original recording, I came here to hear this. I don`t usually listen to other folks` renditions. So I said to myself - Let`s see what sort of mess this bloke has made of it . . . I was gobsmacked on my first listen, so I googled Colin Hay . . . he`s only the vocalist from Men At Work, I never knew . . . Lovely rendition of this classic, Colin, I`m glad I ventured in for a listen! My best wishes to you.
That’s a nice story and I like the way you wrote it. Thanks for relating it
@@shizuokaBLUES You`re welcome and thank you also.
What are you a world authority !
Years ago (2002, maybe?), I saw Colin Hay do a solo acoustic show at the Ironwood Grill in Calgary. In addition to being a very talented songwriter and performer, he’s also incredibly funny. His commentary between songs had the audience howling with laughter. If you have a chance to see him perform, go!!
Of course it’s him busy at work
Colin's voice really brings out the emotion in Ray Davies's lyrics. You can feel the narrator's sense of isolation. A brilliant performance of a brilliant song.
One of the things i like about CZcams is how you sometimes come across cover versions that take an already class song and make it sound even better. This is one of those times, i love this!
Colin Hay adds such a NICE touch to, “Waterloo Sunset.” Ray Davies would be proud!
Ray Davies wrote the perfect pop song in 1967. I've loved this song from the first time i heard it on the radio, when I must of been about 7 years old. I'm 52 now and I still love it every time I play it on my Something Else cd. How can anyone dislike this song.
I've always felt that the 'sha la la's' were an unnecessarily cheesy choice that sort of trivialized the song - but loved everything else about it. Certainly didn't miss them in Colin's rendition, although I miss all the other harmonies. So I'd say the song is nearly perfect minus the sha la la's.
I discovered the Kinks when I started learning guitar... they are now, one of my favourite bands of all time.
@@John1873-- I like to play Waterloo Sunset on the acoustic
Collin truly gets better with age.
That song makes me cry with joy every time I hear it, and Colin Hay did it real justice here!
Waterloo Sunset is the only song that when I listen to it on my own and eyes closed, I can visualise every line that Ray Davies wrote and is singing about. Colin James hay did a splendid job here. He's Scottish born, but Australia happily claims him :)
Me too.
@@Bambooken Same here.
Colin's voice is perfect for Ray Davies!! I love both these guys!! I have nothing but mad respect for both of them!! 😎
The combination of both!🙌🎶💓
just saw Col and the band do this in a rocking version at our Birchmere!
@@kirktaylor4954 Awesome Kirk! 👍🤘
I’ve always loved Colin Hay, but I especially like the mature, natural and acoustic Colin. I would love to catch one of his shows.
Colin Hay had such a wonderful voice, and it just keeps getting better. The magic really happens when it’s just him and a guitar,
Beautiful rendition and what a gorgeous guitar sound.
Yeah how nice, what does he do to his tuning? Or is just a lot better made instrument rather than my cheap thrapping box
Yes, the guitar playing is absolute perfection.
@@vickiwhalan4328 agreed as well
Indeed..
As long as I hear Colin’s singing I am in paradise 😊
You win the Internet today…Rock on!
Men at Work's masterpiece1st album is one of the best debut records in rock n roll history. Colin Hay does a superb job on Waterloo Sunset. But not surprised.
My dad just showed me a live version of “I Just Don’t Think I’ll Ever Get Over You” the other night and I sat in rapture. When it was over I said “Why have you never shown this to me?!”. Then I realized you wrote “Down Under” which was my favorite song as a kid. I’ve listened to you probably every day since. Just wanted to let you know that you’ve been inspiring this young musician (with a little strabismus of my own no less!) for most of my life. Thanks for the music and the stories and the smiles. You’re one of a kind, man. ❤️
If that is the same version I've seen, it's pure magic.
👍🏼 Ditto
One suggestion - SEE HIM LIVE!!! You will not be disappointed. Pure genius as a story teller....and then there's the music (ahem) to cap of the great stories...... and by the way, he's a pretty fucking decent talent on the guitar. Just sayin'
Colin is great singer and has composed some real gems. His voice is
quite incredible since he actually reaches a C#5 in Overkill which is
really high for a man using his normal voice (not falsetto). He's also a
very decent rythm and lead guitar player and a really entertaining
story teller. I actually like him better on his own than with Men At
Work. Thierry from France
You make the world a better place Colin, well done mate.
This guy captured the Australia I grew up in: irrelevant, cheeky, funny, playful. Great musician, great cover, great voice.
Hes one of Scotlands best singer songwriters.
@@martyrea79 C'mon mate. I agree wholeheartedly. And if by chance I caused any offence by claiming Colin, like some might claim Bon Scott, as one of our own, and you feel an apology is in order. I can tell you good sir, there's one due about the now. Sorry for making a contested claim as one of fact.
All the best friend.
One of my fave Kinks tunes. You've done a wonderful job with it! Thank you and best wishes!!!! ❤
I love your voice, and your rendition of this song. GREAT!!
Awesome, favorite song by the kinks.
Thank you so much Colin , my SCOTTISH Brother .
I’ve loved the kinks since my childhood and changed everything , the songs , the melodies and the brilliant lyrics , always with a story behind them
Wow his voice is still amazing
This is excellent. He sounds great..
Brilliant. Thank you.
What a beautiful cover! Thank you Colin. Hope you're well and safe and that we'll get to see you live in concert soon.
At 2:59 Colin giggles and it’s so precious to see him surprised by something he played unexpectedly. 🎉Cheers Colin.. thanks for that unexpected moment..
Hey... Colin. Landed here by accident (similar to @Guytunes below), skeptical... but hey, in case he butchers it (alone, and I was looking for the harmony vocals, too), I'll go on to the next version... and then, you just play & sing, nothing fancy, really - and then (I'm just 1 in 7.5billion, right) you capture the essence of one of the greatest tunes of all times, in beatiful simplicity. I guess I just want to say: Thank you. Thank you very much!
Gr8 job my friend!!
God bless you Colin
For some reason this Kinks song is a time traveller for me.
All the emotions that were happening when youre 15 or 16, the girls you liked, the beach and the future at your feet all come back for a moment.
Beautifully done! What a classic song that is 👍
Stunning guitar work there. The feel…👏🙏
Sounds good with my early morning coffee. Ha ha
You’ve done Ray proud here 👍🏻
Nice. God bless Ray Davies.
I love his lyrical timing
Masterfully. Obeisance from Austria.
I've been only learning guitar for 1yr. You inspire me to keep learning every time I listen to you play.
I’ve been at it for 36 years and he’s still inspiring me too. Keep at it!
Learning from the best. Colin is a master.
exactly how i sound in my head but i was born 70% deaf 😘my aussie youth , thank you collin
Exquisite rendition of an exquisite song.
Hell yeah!! Great version in Hay's distinctive voice!!!
Bravo! One of the most beautiful songs ever written, and a moving performance of it.
YESSS THE KINKS VERRY NICE COLIN ALSO NORWEGIAN WOOD
Outstanding
Saw Men at Work in Austin TX on the Business as Usual tour. Seems like yesterday. Colin Hay is such a great songwriter.
Thanks Colin my fave Kinks song. Lovely rendition. Hope to catch on the road.
Apparently the title was changed from 'Liverpool sunset' as the kinks where regulars at the cavern club there!
Attaboy!! Lovely..
Excellent,
Thanks Colin.
Beautiful. Have come a long way from the Cricketers Arms in Richmond
Lovely, thank you Colin
Fantastic. First hear this in my sister's 45 collection, I might've been five years old. I loved it so much. I was in the San Fernando Valley so what did I know from Waterloo Station, lol. Then I saw The Kinks Schoolboys in Disgrace tour at CSUN Gymnasium, met Ray and got a pic with him. By then I was about twelve. Excellent cover, Mr. Hay!
Sweet. Thanks, Colin.
Hats off Colin, you have nailed it. Your voice has the same timbre as it did in the early 80s when you were the sixth form rage - and to date pitch perfect. I once saw you in the late 90s at the Australian Embassy in Bonn, aptly called the Foster’s Boomerang Bar. Driving from Broome to Darwin in 2001, I had Transcendental Highway on repeat in the car CD. So somehow every decade, I unwittingly keep on bumping into you.
What a lovely rendition. Thank you for contributing to the world of music with this version.
Jim
Thank you!
I never realized how beautiful this song was until I heard this cover. Thank you!
Naturally Ray n Dave, good laid back version, unforgettable. Still recall the shivers got as a teen.
Ahhhhh... when artists were artists and had voices like this. Beautiful vocals colin.
Came across Colin Hay by accident , watched him play Wichita linesman , then looked a little more closely "Land down under" when he was younger, Love his sense of humor .
So excited about seeing Colin this Sunday (5/8/2023) at the Majestic Theater in Dallas!
Feckin’ brilliant!
You are one big grin Colin.
Bless you cobber.
Top shelf.
Master piece.
Nicely done
yeah yeah yeah
Fabulous
Great job my friend😊
Wonderful
Captivating. Thanks Col
I listened to Colin’s version for the first time this morning. And again tonight. This is one of those songs you wish everyone could hear so you could ask them if they felt like you do when you listen to it.
Grande!!!!!!!!!
I love this song and I've been a long time fan of Colin as well.
You did it justice sir. ❤
Amazing Colin. Still got the pipes amigo.Well done mate
For an old guy his voice had held up well. I love it and by the way Men At Works first album Business as Usual still kicks ass. Rock on Colin.
Incredible.
Beautiful.
Bad ass!!!
Masterful!
Sublime cover
Beautiful
One of my favourite songs performed by my favourite artist. Excellent.
Brilliant! Thank you!
Superb
Brilliant!
I loved the song long ago, and spent a semester (sort of) studying in London, fall of 1972. London was a great city to walk, and watching the sun set from the Waterloo bridge was always a treat. Colin- thanks for reviving those memories!
Best version I've ever heard.
like so many here I could listen to Colin sing and play all day.....
A+++
Can you believe I actually didn't know anything about this song ? What an amazing tune... Never heard the original, but this version is simply sublime.
No, i can’t believe it….
Under a rock Or 4and a half?
Great cover.
I love you Colin since Men at Work emerged on the top scene and I always will!
So much talent, just blew me away.
Legend
Guitar solo in Overkill is one of my all time favourites.
Lovely as always!
Brilliant performance. Simply brilliant. Thank you, Colin.
Exactly.
Great job, thank you.
You’re just brilliant. Cheers.