SIXTEEN TONS | Low Bass Singer Cover

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  • čas přidán 29. 01. 2021
  • Tennessee Ernie Ford is a legend and I hope I've done his classic tune "Sixteen Tons" justice in this re-imagining of it. Thanks for watching!
    LINKS AND SUCH THINGS:
    😃 PATREON: / geoffcastellucci
    🍎 Listen to "Sixteen Tons" on apple.co/38YdpSb
    🎧 Listen to "Sixteen Tons" on spoti.fi/2VpMvOr
    🎵 Grab Sheet Music Here: bit.ly/3dDcxo5
    🎤 Instrumental Version: www.geoffcastellucci.com/store
    📷 Autographed Photo: bit.ly/3vkyd0t
    👇You can watch me mine for coal here👇
    www.geoffcastellucci.com/
    / geoffcastellucci​
    / geophr3y
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    www.thevoiceplay.com/
    spoti.fi/2VpMvOr
    apple.co/38YdpSb
    "Sixteen Tons" was Originally performed by Tennessee Ernie Ford and his version is brilliant and iconic. I first heard this song in the title sequence of "Joe Vs The Volcano" when I was but a wee babe. You don't know that movie? Tom Hanks + Meg Ryan + giant suitcases + orange soda = hilarity.
    This version of "Sixteen Tons" was produced and arranged by me. Don't bother teasing me about it in the comments, I'm already busy in the gym working on my spaghetti arms.
    Audio Mix by Ed Boyer.
    Production Manager: Kathy Castellucci
    Filmed @ PattyCake Productions Studios - / pattycakestudiospace
    MY APOLOGIES TO MY PATREON COMMUNITY - THERE WAS A GLITCH IN THE CREDITS AND HALF OF YOU GOT LEFT OUT. I'M BESIDE MYSELF. COMPLETE LIST OF PATRON CREDITS BELOW.
    Joshua Marshall
    Cindy Barber
    Sebastian Moore-Read
    Connor Tucker
    Tony Barthlow
    Marion Kuiper
    Dominique
    Nikki Lloyd
    Gregory Topolski
    Terry Ford
    Blair Toblan
    Karen Greenwood
    Rick Duff
    Tyler Moeller
    xBlooddust
    Katherine Riley
    Sydnie Ledbetter
    Wendy Luntz
    Tracie Schlaak
    Tom Rice
    Will Bracknell
    Carl Thomas
    Kevin McLaughlin
    Michael Pearce
    Åse M Lagnestål
    W Graham Eyster
    Priscilla Witman
    james calvin daniels
    Jamie T.
    Hobbs Family
    Rebecca Yanulavich
    Colleen Kaufman
    Christina Dowdican
    Tabitha Livingstone
    Tina Larson
    Tim & Sarai Merritt
    Tylor Paulson
    Cindy Jones
    Ben Bass
    Sophie Llewellyn Smith
    Honeyberry
    Elizabeth Ratzlaff
    Ebel Knebel
    Julie Hobson
    Joslyn Heckert-Mitchell
    Georgia Delis
    Michael Bates
    Bailey Mattison
    Margo Zimny
    Gabriella Hohmann
    Cynthia Ross
    Mandi Wijas
    Debs Badger
    Mary D Fox
    Rosali Koudstaal
    Michael Rooney
    Susanne Fuetsch
    Sunniva Melhuus
    Tra Mason
    Thanks again for watching & stay tuned...
    Relevant Hashtags #TennesseeErnieFord​ #Bass​ #16tons
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  • @rawlinsonboy
    @rawlinsonboy Před 3 lety +13601

    His voice is so deep, I can hear Adele rolling in it

    • @gionefe323
      @gionefe323 Před 3 lety +448

      Underrated

    • @galahad692000
      @galahad692000 Před 3 lety +329

      Best comment so far.

    • @robertcornelius3514
      @robertcornelius3514 Před 3 lety +55

      Only with the help of a 100K dollar electronic voice enhancement machine.

    • @prinz4279
      @prinz4279 Před 3 lety +28

      Only with the help of a 100K dollar electronic voice enhancement machine.

    • @SleepyWonder85
      @SleepyWonder85 Před 3 lety +36

      Listen to The Platters version if you want original deep voice on this ;)

  • @sabikikasuko6636
    @sabikikasuko6636 Před rokem +4223

    Dude went so deep he found a new mine for the company.

    • @ianc88
      @ianc88 Před rokem +76

      comment of the year? 😆

    • @Settings208
      @Settings208 Před rokem +60

      his voice is so deep it became the mariana trench

    • @kingadvertise5566
      @kingadvertise5566 Před 11 měsíci +23

      Most underrated comment

    • @artv4nd3l4y
      @artv4nd3l4y Před 11 měsíci +11

      @@Settings208 that's just too much

    • @smartladylr
      @smartladylr Před 11 měsíci +14

      thanks for the humor

  • @wingsbeyondthegardengate1246
    @wingsbeyondthegardengate1246 Před 2 měsíci +533

    I'm 75 this year and I never thought anyone could do this song better than Tennessee Ernie Ford.
    It took 5 decades but you definately did this song proud. Absolutely love your voice!

    • @patriciabrown6754
      @patriciabrown6754 Před měsícem +16

      I have to agree with you. Geoff’s voice is amazing.

    • @curvball12
      @curvball12 Před měsícem +7

      71 this year... I also remember Tennessee Ernie Ford. He was good. This is better.

    • @Scotmend
      @Scotmend Před měsícem +14

      @@curvball12 Respectfully it isn't anywhere near as good as the original which has such charm and swag, Ernie Ford sells the character far more, has a better tone, and a far better accompaniment made up of talented musicians. Geoff's voice is indeed cool but there is also lot of production going on here including a staggering amount of pitch correction software and sub bass.

    • @sjan8629
      @sjan8629 Před měsícem +6

      I'll be 73 this summer. I loved Ernie but you are just as good and that shirt doesn't hurt either!

    • @Eleventhearlofmars
      @Eleventhearlofmars Před měsícem +4

      @@Scotmendwas about to say the exact same about the post processing of pitch etc, you can just hear it straight away. I prefer the original version but still like this as well.

  • @patriciasmith7074
    @patriciasmith7074 Před 4 měsíci +777

    Back in the 50’s this song came out with Ernie Ford singing it and I loved it. This is great, love that deep bass!

    • @carolinejohnson9165
      @carolinejohnson9165 Před 4 měsíci +10

      Thank you I couldn’t remember who sang this back in the day

    • @teresahelms1709
      @teresahelms1709 Před 4 měsíci +10

      I loved listening to Tennessee Ernie Ford when I was growing up ❤❤

    • @poorthing
      @poorthing Před 4 měsíci +13

      It took me a minute to place Ernie Ford...I kept picturing Ernie Kovacs!!
      Mr Ford was always referred to as
      'Tennessee Ernie Ford'..
      A fixture of 1950s & 1960s entertainment
      Kovacs & Ford were both born in 1919, huge 1950s stars, 1st wives were named Betty, later both remarried, they each had a child die young & both men had dark hair & trademark mustaches

    • @JimReynolds-dd4fn
      @JimReynolds-dd4fn Před 4 měsíci +9

      This was one of my favorites back in the day, so I looked forward to a cover. Wow! This is beyond great for what started out as a deep-voice guy singing acapella...but then, he was joined by three backup singers, all him! I had to go back and listen several more times, and I saved it to "watch later," as I'm sure I'll want to listen ...well, later.

    • @carolsimpson5581
      @carolsimpson5581 Před 4 měsíci +2

      So refreshing to hear ballads come back this man is a joy to listen to

  • @globaltrekkerexplorer
    @globaltrekkerexplorer Před 3 lety +5432

    Out of the 4 guys singing, the one in the white tank top was the best!

  • @JacobWahlbrink1925
    @JacobWahlbrink1925 Před 3 lety +4644

    This mans voice is measured in the Richter scale

    • @i_critique_your_vanity7216
      @i_critique_your_vanity7216 Před 3 lety +88

      Underrated comment

    • @jdubs6290
      @jdubs6290 Před 3 lety +17

      @@i_critique_your_vanity7216 very

    • @bramVE239
      @bramVE239 Před 3 lety +6

      so lame, copying a comment from another video...

    • @SuchALizard
      @SuchALizard Před 3 lety +32

      @@bramVE239 and so did you :)

    • @bramVE239
      @bramVE239 Před 3 lety +4

      @@SuchALizard sorry to disappoint but I’m 100% original 😌

  • @littlesofty01
    @littlesofty01 Před 4 měsíci +536

    Sixteen Tons" is a song written by Merle Travis about a coal miner, based on life in the mines of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.[2] Travis first recorded the song at the Radio Recorders Studio B in Hollywood, California, on August 8, 1946. Cliffie Stone played bass on the recording. It was first released in July 1947 by Capitol on Travis's album Folk Songs of the Hills.[3] The song became a gold record.

    • @Feeoryne
      @Feeoryne Před 4 měsíci +14

      Thank you for the information!!

    • @lonelymelon6623
      @lonelymelon6623 Před 4 měsíci +26

      didn't bother to remove the wikipedia references?

    • @user-rj6mz7um3l
      @user-rj6mz7um3l Před 4 měsíci

      Спасибо❤

    • @tinguspingus6976
      @tinguspingus6976 Před 4 měsíci

      lmao@@lonelymelon6623

    • @user-od9px2jq6n
      @user-od9px2jq6n Před 4 měsíci +1

      звучит в фильме Последний дюйм👍только медленнее

  • @bigdog3628
    @bigdog3628 Před 4 měsíci +324

    My grandfather was a miner for 35 years until his lungs just couldn't take it anymore and he had to retire. He would sing this song to me over and over until he died at the age of 93.

    • @axell15thewispmaster79
      @axell15thewispmaster79 Před 2 měsíci +6

      I'm so sorry for your loss pal. Wish him a happy life

    •  Před 2 měsíci +6

      Sou do Brasil e escutava essa música quando era criança na décadade 70, do disco que meu pai colocava na vitrola

    • @bigdog3628
      @bigdog3628 Před měsícem +5

      @@axell15thewispmaster79 Thanks. Loved him a lot. He was a gentle giant and he loved spoiling his grand kids.

    • @axell15thewispmaster79
      @axell15thewispmaster79 Před měsícem +1

      @@bigdog3628 I know that he will be a haopy man seeing you know

    • @MediocreHexPeddler
      @MediocreHexPeddler Před měsícem +6

      A miner who lived to 93? That's impressive. May he rest in peace.

  • @tanjabc1017
    @tanjabc1017 Před 3 lety +4540

    "How deep can you sing?"
    Geoff: "Yes."

    • @jogo-md8jq
      @jogo-md8jq Před 3 lety +22

      Correct answer is "czcams.com/video/zJVhVFRknTU/video.html 3:14"

    • @mlopez6179
      @mlopez6179 Před 3 lety +14

      That's .....ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE🤪

    • @LPMinifridge
      @LPMinifridge Před 3 lety +29

      @@jogo-md8jq Check out Voiceplay's cover of Oogie Boogie's Song. The low note he hits at the end is an E1 and with a decent sound setup you will *feel* that note

    • @jogo-md8jq
      @jogo-md8jq Před 3 lety +17

      @@LPMinifridge BUHAHAHAHA bold of you to assume I haven't heard ALL of voiceplay's and Geoff's songs and covers

    • @LPMinifridge
      @LPMinifridge Před 3 lety +7

      @@jogo-md8jq haha, a fair point. All his work is incredible

  • @ibuprofen_
    @ibuprofen_ Před 3 lety +15246

    My cat listened to this, now he's a lion

  • @user-kj8yb3cw9s
    @user-kj8yb3cw9s Před 4 měsíci +486

    Дар речи потеряла, услышав.... Вот это владение своим голосом!!!! Шикарно!!!! Браво!!!

    • @alexandergrishchenko4280
      @alexandergrishchenko4280 Před 4 měsíci +8

      А кто поёт-то?

    • @maksbo1456
      @maksbo1456 Před 4 měsíci

      @@alexandergrishchenko4280 в титрах первым Себастьян единорог. в комментах кое-кто назвал его Джеффом.

    • @natalyc783
      @natalyc783 Před 4 měsíci

      Джефф Кастеллуччи​@@alexandergrishchenko4280

    • @user-Valentina_Rumyantceva
      @user-Valentina_Rumyantceva Před 4 měsíci

      @@alexandergrishchenko4280 Читайте описание под роликом

    • @laryon8154
      @laryon8154 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@alexandergrishchenko4280Александр, вы задаёте этот вопрос, находясь на канале этого исполнителя. Прочитайте его имя в названии канала! (Geoff Castellucci)

  • @alinahayden5878
    @alinahayden5878 Před 2 měsíci +73

    My four-year old son can't stop listening to Geoff in the car. He is 100% sure that this is THE WHALE singing, and it makes him incredibly happy and joyful 😃

  • @Boffy
    @Boffy Před 3 lety +11013

    i can’t stop listening

  • @Weirdpoe
    @Weirdpoe Před 2 lety +3144

    I'm a Deaf guy that uses subwoofer to listen to music and I'm absolutely amazed! The bonus is also the close caption! Thank you so much. Subscribed!

    • @emiknapheide1817
      @emiknapheide1817 Před 2 lety +65

      I am curious. What is subwoofer?

    • @telejas
      @telejas Před 2 lety +303

      @@emiknapheide1817 they are speakers that pick up the really low frequencies/bass. You know when you're at a stop light and the car next to you has so much bass, your mirrors are shaking??? That's a (really powerful) subwoofer.

    • @emiknapheide1817
      @emiknapheide1817 Před 2 lety +31

      @@telejas cool

    • @grafgeo9194
      @grafgeo9194 Před 2 lety +177

      Listening to him on a subwoofer i would fear to get a bleeding nose

    • @SeliahK
      @SeliahK Před 2 lety +82

      Oh, man. His voice is perfect for a subwoofer! :)

  • @jerrie1946
    @jerrie1946 Před měsícem +44

    I'm 77 and I never thought anyone could do this song better than Tenessee Ernie Ford but Lord bless me you did but it did take five of you to do it

  • @trudyhopkins4049
    @trudyhopkins4049 Před 5 měsíci +316

    Wow! Perfection to the 7th degree in the stunning resonant voice, the extensive range, the smooth-as-soft butter delivery, the visuals, the timing, the editing, plus you're easy on the eyes!

  • @Depressivesetwas13
    @Depressivesetwas13 Před rokem +2652

    Everyone talks about his deep voice but I'm admiring this arrangement. This version has such a catchy jazzy vibe it's astounding.

    • @Grandream
      @Grandream Před rokem +75

      The bits using the tools as percussion, hammer on hammer tings. Also the screen wobble when they hit the ground with their tools.

    • @MissyandTonycat
      @MissyandTonycat Před rokem +42

      Not to mention his good looks

    • @CJ_536
      @CJ_536 Před rokem +40

      I agree. He is a brilliant arranger. He does all his own stuff and half of Voiceplay stuff. He even did home Free's arrangement for Elvira. It is a crucial part of the excellence in these songs.

    • @CookingWithCows
      @CookingWithCows Před rokem +7

      Some people say Mayonnaise's made out of muscle and blood

    • @deputyodeath.6316
      @deputyodeath.6316 Před rokem +5

      I misread Astounding As Arousing..

  • @cronocort2632
    @cronocort2632 Před 3 lety +1586

    this man deserves to have millions of subs.
    he is the reason i embraced my low voice and stopped trying to sing high tenor.

    • @andread6050
      @andread6050 Před 3 lety +69

      Imo low voices are wayyyyy better than higher pitched ones

    • @redlophix5670
      @redlophix5670 Před 3 lety +86

      @@andread6050 nah, all voices are good. But only if you embrace your voice like she is and don't try to be another one..
      I'm an alto, but I would prefer to be a mezzo soprano, and therefore used to sing songs which are too high for my voice.
      Actually, through voiceplay and Geoff this changed. I start to sing more in my lower range. 😂I mean, it's still like 3 octaves away from Geoff, but he was still the reason I started to appreciate low notes more.

    • @skylarcrisswell9003
      @skylarcrisswell9003 Před 3 lety +5

      Same bro

    • @cronocort2632
      @cronocort2632 Před 3 lety +9

      @@redlophix5670 its not that i cant sing in a high register, highest i can hit is f5 with some strain and lowest is a c#1 (subharmonic), but i am most comfortable with my lows.
      once i start singing in that upper register, riffs and runs start becoming more difficult to pull off.

    • @cronocort2632
      @cronocort2632 Před 3 lety +7

      @Aidan Todd i watched all of them but, including Geoff's, just relax your voice and find a confortable note for you practice with (i chose b2) and it took me a couple of hours to find that sweet spot where you apply the vocal fry to the note.
      it kind of feels like your vocal chords are rattling.
      drink lots of water and keep at it and don't over do it, try for 10-15 mins and take a break and try again, you will get it.

  • @callycharles2515
    @callycharles2515 Před měsícem +19

    WOW!!!!! I was blown away from the start and then at 1:34 he sang, "walk the LINE'" and my jaw dropped when he sang LINE. I've never heard such a low voice. And I believe you sang each piece so.... what a range you have too! AMAZING VOICE!!

  • @Crow_Smith
    @Crow_Smith Před 2 měsíci +6

    Showed my mom some base singings and remembered Geoff's cover of Jack's lament - and so we of course spent ages going through his catalog and she adores that he does "oldies". And this became one of my favorites he does.

  • @puggumpus
    @puggumpus Před 3 lety +798

    16 tons
    The weight of this man's voice

  • @D3aThKult
    @D3aThKult Před 2 lety +829

    His voice is so deep, the man described in the song went to the mine just to dig it up

  • @cathygould
    @cathygould Před 4 měsíci +78

    Love this! I grew up with Tennessee Ernie Ford's record, still a favourite❣️
    Love hearing it by young people today ❣️❣️👍🏽👏🏾

    • @catkeys6911
      @catkeys6911 Před 4 měsíci

      Same here. I first heard it back in the early 60's.

    • @veggirl1964
      @veggirl1964 Před 4 měsíci

      Same!

    • @mtnmagic1998
      @mtnmagic1998 Před 3 měsíci

      First time I heard it was in the mid-60's and that's when my dad first told us about the 'company store ' in Lynch and Benham, KY where he was raised. His father and bro-in law worked in the mines. Will always love Tennessee Ernie Ford for this but this is very close second!

  • @greatwarfighter-hl2mz
    @greatwarfighter-hl2mz Před 2 měsíci +12

    I used to be a miner back in the 70s I enjoy this song thank you for remastering the song

  • @_Lord_BoNes
    @_Lord_BoNes Před 2 lety +2468

    Geoff, I think you'd do an absolutely epic version of "The sound of silence". Your vocals are awesome!

    • @birdandcatlover5597
      @birdandcatlover5597 Před 2 lety +115

      Yes! I wanna hear it (based on Disturbed’s version)

    • @_Lord_BoNes
      @_Lord_BoNes Před 2 lety +36

      Yeah, that'd be the one to base it on.

    • @RLC302
      @RLC302 Před 2 lety +76

      He'd sing it so low it WOULD sound silent!

    • @18deadmonkeys
      @18deadmonkeys Před 2 lety +16

      oh yeah that would be epic

    • @darkscorpion6534
      @darkscorpion6534 Před 2 lety +12

      Yes He must Do It!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @algreer10
    @algreer10 Před rokem +2034

    As a member of the older generation, I didn't believe that anyone could do, "Sixteen Tons", as well as Tennessee Ernie Ford, but Geoff Castellucci has! I really appreciate, not only Castellucci's rendition of this classic song, but his creative videography and his percussing use of tools is genius!

    • @melodyjordan6052
      @melodyjordan6052 Před rokem +11

      Yes

    • @AndreaDeanVanScoyoc
      @AndreaDeanVanScoyoc Před rokem +36

      I was thinking the same thing. I grew up listening to Tennessee Ernie Ford and I think he's be REALLY impressed by and proud of this.

    • @caroljo420
      @caroljo420 Před rokem +16

      His version of House of the Rising Sun blew my mind!!!

    • @user-bv3mo9ez7c
      @user-bv3mo9ez7c Před rokem +7

      Это невероятно!!!

    • @Frostiken
      @Frostiken Před rokem +7

      This song is one of the few songs Cash covered that I think he made worse.

  • @Pattiemarie3
    @Pattiemarie3 Před měsícem +7

    One of my favorite songs for 71 years. Thanks going to see what else you have to share with your smooth voice 😊

  • @user-ts6dd3np7w
    @user-ts6dd3np7w Před 5 měsíci +140

    Влюбилась с первого звука ..ого!!! Вот это и есть красота!!!

    • @user-oo7nd8kh2p
      @user-oo7nd8kh2p Před 5 měsíci +11

      Ошарашена красотой и мастерством Джеффа!

    • @GolubchikRD3956
      @GolubchikRD3956 Před 4 měsíci +6

      ❤❤❤❤❤❤
      Слушала несколько раз подряд!! Браво!!! Великолепно звучат исполнителей!!! Музыканты от Бога! Восторг!!!!

    • @GolubchikRD3956
      @GolubchikRD3956 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Слушала несколько раз подряд!! Браво!!! Великолепно звучат исполнителей!!! Музыканты от Бога! Восторг!!!!

    • @marinaoreshkevich549
      @marinaoreshkevich549 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Слушаю много раз- такое мастерство исполнения, голоса и вкуса!

    • @Abdulla_Izrailyevich_von_Stahl
      @Abdulla_Izrailyevich_von_Stahl Před 4 měsíci +1

      Парень молодец, и голос прекрасен, спору нет, но моё ИМХО уже ничем не перешибёшь: The Platters исполняют эту песню лучше.

  • @lebenshofauenland
    @lebenshofauenland Před 7 měsíci +479

    You don't even know where to start praising, the voice the arrangement, the editing, it's a total work of art, absolutely great. I bow respectfully

  • @dorisdonnell8791
    @dorisdonnell8791 Před 3 lety +923

    Geoff's voice is like melted hot chocolate poured straight into the soul.

    • @kaiverheyde9877
      @kaiverheyde9877 Před 3 lety +22

      that is scarily accurate

    • @KC_rodriguez
      @KC_rodriguez Před 3 lety +7

      Such an under-rated comment!

    • @slime9706
      @slime9706 Před 3 lety +8

      i was looking for how to describe the feeling this is so good.

    • @cardboardbox191
      @cardboardbox191 Před 3 lety +1

      That sounds terrible like getting hot chocolate in your eye only worse. Not that I don't get your point or that I'm not a hot chocolate fan.

    • @carl6909
      @carl6909 Před 3 lety +6

      You could say it would be like getting SIXTEEN TONS of hot chocolate poured into your soul....ok i will leave.

  • @DrModestMom
    @DrModestMom Před 4 měsíci +44

    Wow!!! Amazing to see a young man sing real music! His voice….I have no words….

  • @user-wh4cq3lu5i
    @user-wh4cq3lu5i Před 4 měsíci +116

    Всё новое хорошо забытое старое😊 исполнение потрясающее, браво👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥

  • @dawnhenderson5057
    @dawnhenderson5057 Před 3 lety +647

    My uncle used to sing this in the shower everyday. Drove my aunt crazy. He taught it to us and his kids just to aggravate her lol. Thank you for bringing back good memories on a very bad day

  • @jonathanpozos
    @jonathanpozos Před 3 lety +3344

    “Girls talk in a higher pitch when they’re around guys they are interested in!”
    My crush talking to me:

  • @angelamartin3867
    @angelamartin3867 Před měsícem +3

    So awesome! This is the song I remember Tennessee Ernie Ford for. Never thought I'd hear another version as good. But here it is!

  • @helenalecompte6734
    @helenalecompte6734 Před měsícem +3

    Oh my goodness, the vibrations from singing so controlled so low just tickle my brain. This was amazing!

  • @redneckmechanic94
    @redneckmechanic94 Před 3 lety +3059

    Anyone else want to see him and Tim Foust and Avi Kaplan cover a song. Just to see if the earth cracks in half.

    • @Igneusflama
      @Igneusflama Před 3 lety +161

      Just have them do this song with 4 basses (with Matt).
      You'll know it's being recorded when your plates start rattling in the cupboard.

    • @diananoonen2262
      @diananoonen2262 Před 3 lety +18

      REALLY FUNNY! AND YEEESSSSS!

    • @Ace-Lee
      @Ace-Lee Před 3 lety +10

      YES

    • @cindydanks949
      @cindydanks949 Před 3 lety +25

      Absolutely awesome, I bet they could make it happen

    • @tylernicodemus8011
      @tylernicodemus8011 Před 3 lety +71

      @@Igneusflama throw in Jules Cruz the bass from The Filharmonic and Richard Sturbin from Oak Ridge Boys too and make it 6 just to see what happens lol

  • @kenferrer4199
    @kenferrer4199 Před 3 lety +767

    I love when he produced the sound of the hammer by hammering the hammer using the hammer

    • @armouredjester1622
      @armouredjester1622 Před 3 lety +6

      It would've slipped right by me if I hadn't seen your comment, nice catch catch.

    • @nedron
      @nedron Před 3 lety +2

      Who would have thought that hammering a hammer would make a hammering sound! =D

    • @misscabbyp7198
      @misscabbyp7198 Před 3 lety +6

      Nailed it!

    • @asahoura2798
      @asahoura2798 Před 3 lety +2

      Pretty dangerous to strike two hardened surfaces together. Shatters can be almost explosive. Be a shame to punture those vocal cords with self inflicted shrapnel.

    • @sardaukar9058
      @sardaukar9058 Před 3 lety +1

      I've saw here no saw except the saw I saw. Oops, with the "hammer" t'will be less happiness...

  • @bluebird6499
    @bluebird6499 Před 24 dny +4

    Incredible! I grew up hearing TN E Ford! He would be proud. Y’all are great. Thanks.

  • @PoetGorman
    @PoetGorman Před 2 měsíci +4

    Thanks for the musical memories. My dad used to sing this for us at bedtime. And yes, you did it justice.

  • @pollycluff8551
    @pollycluff8551 Před rokem +1173

    I am 80 years old and was around for the originals of Sixteen Tons, The Monster Mash, Big Bad John and Ghost Riders in the Sky. You add to each one with your own talents while remaining faithful to the originals! I don't remember enjoying their music more than your renditions, Thank you! 🤩🎶🎵🎼🎹

    • @dianabays9711
      @dianabays9711 Před 10 měsíci +30

      I grew up listening to these songs I'm 66 I loved them then and I love them even more now you are a fantastic singer ❤️❤️

    • @artv4nd3l4y
      @artv4nd3l4y Před 9 měsíci +14

      Yeah I think the originals are awesome, but with all the new production techniques it really is hard to not like this version better. Ernie Ford was so good live on the recording I watched, he really had amazing control of his voice.

    • @agnesandreagyorffy6186
      @agnesandreagyorffy6186 Před 9 měsíci +4

      ❤❤

    • @gyxirl5781
      @gyxirl5781 Před 9 měsíci +9

      you are not 80 with that pfp

    • @denickite
      @denickite Před 9 měsíci +4

      Another oldie who remembers the original version.

  • @teresa_ok_2691
    @teresa_ok_2691 Před 3 lety +565

    Didn't even finish listening before I hit the like button. Now. Sit down kids. This Grandma's enjoying this.

    • @denicelewis1224
      @denicelewis1224 Před 3 lety +5

      Same here!

    • @_s827
      @_s827 Před 3 lety +10

      I'm absolutely blown away that anybody at all hit a dislike button. It must have been an accident

    • @corpuschristi.fiatmihisecu9841
      @corpuschristi.fiatmihisecu9841 Před 3 lety +6

      My Grandpa showed this to me all the time when I was little and I love this song and I’m from “Gen Z”

    • @dorothytaylor7369
      @dorothytaylor7369 Před 3 lety +2

      Same here , the same !

    • @MuriKakari
      @MuriKakari Před 3 lety +1

      Didn't even finish listening before I hit the subscribe button.

  • @user-kb4xu3lt5o
    @user-kb4xu3lt5o Před 4 měsíci +11

    My GOD!!! What a VOICE!!! WHAT A BASS!!! Magnificient vocal.

  • @KlinIrina
    @KlinIrina Před 4 měsíci +29

    Шикарный бас! Это нечто невероятное! От его голоса мурашки совершают свой бег вдоль позвоночника, а потом начинают носиться по всему телу. Старая песня звучит по-новому. Браво, Джефф! ❤❤❤

  • @rafaellago172
    @rafaellago172 Před rokem +1189

    I'm a tenor, but I can't help but love this guy's voice. Silky smooth and so rich. Basses are still horrendously underrated outside of classical music circles and it drives me nuts. Mad respect to you, my dude.

    • @crimsoncrow1593
      @crimsoncrow1593 Před rokem +4

      I might be tenur or countertenur

    • @harpintn
      @harpintn Před rokem +22

      Back in the 60's and 70's basses were very popular in Southern Gospel Quartets, but yes, they are pretty much ignored now.

    • @nemiza8288
      @nemiza8288 Před rokem +4

      I love singing bass

    • @jakedebagel4073
      @jakedebagel4073 Před rokem +3

      POV: every other pitch sings louder than you

    • @redbloodedamerican2346
      @redbloodedamerican2346 Před rokem +1

      @@harpintn Absolutely!

  • @PeedleLeedleLee
    @PeedleLeedleLee Před 3 lety +788

    Nobody is allowed to be this good looking and this good at singing, its illegal. THIS IS NOT OK lmaoooooo

    • @resultofboredomowo950
      @resultofboredomowo950 Před 3 lety +14

      I cannot contain myself around men like this I go primal

    • @emilyelder6413
      @emilyelder6413 Před 3 lety +3

      @@resultofboredomowo950 SAME

    • @Piflle
      @Piflle Před 3 lety +4

      **laughs in bi**
      *pan

    • @emilyelder6413
      @emilyelder6413 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Piflle ah yes same.

    • @Em_-xo7pb
      @Em_-xo7pb Před 3 lety +2

      I know right, another man who sings swell AND is hot is Jim Morrison

  • @zaidefrancis678
    @zaidefrancis678 Před měsícem +9

    76 here and did not want the piece to end. The original was a favorite.

  • @bschaffer5831
    @bschaffer5831 Před 29 dny +4

    I have listened to this song 25 times in the last few hours 10/10 love it

  • @ToOliver22
    @ToOliver22 Před 3 lety +410

    I can't keep from thinking that Tennessee Ernie Ford would believe that you are carrying the mantle with honor...

  • @ChrisMc2004
    @ChrisMc2004 Před 3 lety +810

    Fun fact- after labor laws were introduced coal companies would pay there employees scrips(credits which could be used for rent in company housing or companies stores.The average coal miner wouldn't have enough for rent and food so they would end up going into debt with the company and would continue to be in debt until they died and they couldnt afford to stop working until they were fired or dead.Thats were the saying "I owe my soul to the company store" came from and why he brings up 16 tons because that was usually the daily quota per miner.

    • @maryannweldin4633
      @maryannweldin4633 Před 3 lety +33

      And we are getting compAny towns again. Nevada’s governor just sold us out to box stores for the same premise of the company owning 78 square miles of land and building their own town with their governing body and law enforcement. No local taxes

    • @elizabethschmidt4030
      @elizabethschmidt4030 Před 3 lety +41

      Yup. They did that in eastern and western Kentucky.
      The mining company came in and bought the mineral rights to the farms where I grew up in central Kentucky. The corrupt banker in our small town did it. The company man came out to tell the families they would have to move, just for a while, because they were going to strip mine the area. (Of course there wouldn’t be any trees, soil, animals and homes left after) The man was met with silence and a lot of guns at the small central store. They didn’t come back. My dad was at the meeting. He said he was seriously scared for the guy. He needed to just stop talking and go.

    • @polyrhythmia
      @polyrhythmia Před 3 lety +14

      The fact might be fun, but the work sure wasn't.

    • @bonniemoerdyk9809
      @bonniemoerdyk9809 Před 3 lety +20

      Christian M ... I remember my dad telling me about that! 16 Tons was his favorite song, and he grew up during the depression, and lived in Tennessee for a while (1962-63) when our largest factory in town (his job) closed down. There were NO jobs available in Terre Haute since abt 2000 men were out of a job on the same day. Dad also love deep bass/baritone singers, which he was pretty good at himself....but this guy is incredible! He would have enjoyed this!!

    • @mtnhayes8592
      @mtnhayes8592 Před 3 lety +18

      I suppose they were enjoying "white privilege"

  • @Nailenthusiast1981
    @Nailenthusiast1981 Před 3 měsíci +4

    I grew up listening to Tennessee Ernie Ford because of my dad. 16 tons is the first song I taught my son. He just turned 18 on the 20th and still sings it. What a wonderful rendition you did. Thank you.

  • @PhilKelley
    @PhilKelley Před 4 měsíci +13

    Thank you for making this excellent tribute to a great performer. I heard this song on the radio when I was a child in the late 50's. It has stuck with me to this day. You capture the feeling of a man who is trapped in a situation he cannot escape. I don't think we have heard that in many a year. Let us pray for those in a morally equivalent situation today, such as those oppressed by rich men near Richmond.

  • @DavidWilliford
    @DavidWilliford Před 3 lety +307

    I mistakenly had my volume turned up a little too high when I started this but chose to leave it there. Thank you Mr. Castellucci for rearranging my living room furniture! ;-)

  • @anathem9982
    @anathem9982 Před 3 lety +602

    Ok but imagine Geoff doing a sea shanty though

    • @error5202
      @error5202 Před 3 lety +37

      ^ This man is asking the real questions!

    • @kmagmom
      @kmagmom Před 3 lety +17

      Oh yes please

    • @xyzconceptsYT
      @xyzconceptsYT Před 3 lety +22

      Drunken Sailor!

    • @diohsilvah2752
      @diohsilvah2752 Před 3 lety +30

      Or Wellerman

    • @hanadasgardkeindlova2750
      @hanadasgardkeindlova2750 Před 3 lety +4

      And now this is something I want to hear! I am adding it to list of songs I would love to hear him cover. Maybe one day...

  • @hesaid-shesaid995
    @hesaid-shesaid995 Před 4 měsíci +5

    Wow, just wow! That bass is stunning... like chocolate velour... impressive range

  • @rustyshackleford1092
    @rustyshackleford1092 Před 23 dny +5

    Can’t believe im just now hearing this. My new anthem.

  • @piros100
    @piros100 Před rokem +689

    it's not just how deep his voice is but the range of it is so freaking impressive. and how effortlessly and smoothly he jumps between high and low notes. I'm in awe. I had chills while listening to this :)

    • @Jelau22
      @Jelau22 Před 9 měsíci +10

      He makes going to the high notes and low ones look so easy.

    • @user-kq1qu6sh8k
      @user-kq1qu6sh8k Před 6 měsíci +1

      He really does make it look so much easier

    • @user-kq1qu6sh8k
      @user-kq1qu6sh8k Před 6 měsíci +1

      He really is the most amazing singer I've ever heard and seen.

    • @kookiedabear
      @kookiedabear Před 5 měsíci

      I was impressed too, this being the second video I've watched. Only one critique - the bass aspects aren't clear/smooth, they are rather nasally.

    • @user-rf9pg6fr6c
      @user-rf9pg6fr6c Před 5 měsíci

      Димаша послушай

  • @susancuzzort6779
    @susancuzzort6779 Před 3 lety +272

    I love how clear his words are while singing so low. It’s also great to see his range.

  • @user-zf5cx7gd7i
    @user-zf5cx7gd7i Před 4 měsíci +66

    Какая шикарная песня, помню её с молодости, но это исполнение нечто невероятное!!!! Какие голоса, какие глубокие и бархатные ноты.... Потрясающе!!!!!!

    • @natalyc783
      @natalyc783 Před 4 měsíci +10

      Это один человек поёт разными голосами.

    • @user-zf5cx7gd7i
      @user-zf5cx7gd7i Před 4 měsíci +6

      @@natalyc783 неужели один? Ну тогда это вообще шевр!!!!

    • @natalyc783
      @natalyc783 Před 4 měsíci

      @@user-zf5cx7gd7i Да, один. Его зовут Джефф Кастеллуччи, у него есть свой канал на ютубе, там много песен в его исполнении, где од поёт иногда четырьмя, а иногда и пятью голосами. Его низкие ноты - просто верх совершенства, всё тело вибрирует от них) Его смело можно назвать достоянием Америки и всей планеты.

    • @natalyc783
      @natalyc783 Před 4 měsíci

      @@user-zf5cx7gd7i Да, его зовут Джефф Кастеллуччи (Geoff Castellucci) У него есть свой канал на ютубе, там все его каверы выложены. От тембра его голоса и от низких нот вибрируют все внутренности)

  • @galina4750
    @galina4750 Před 4 měsíci +38

    Сейчас, почему-то, редко услышишь великолепный бас! Потрясающе!

  • @rubiksman001
    @rubiksman001 Před 3 lety +612

    Oh man. This man singing Big Bad John would be perfect.
    Edit: he did it!

  • @lanaparedes6460
    @lanaparedes6460 Před 3 lety +396

    I’ve now lost count of how many times I’ve watched this. I just can’t seem to get enough. Such tremendous talent and quite easy on the eyes. 😊

    • @dianapeek2036
      @dianapeek2036 Před 3 lety +6

      I agree!

    • @katieburns4674
      @katieburns4674 Před 3 lety +7

      I couldn't count how many times I've watched it as well.
      It's been quite awhile since I've found myself having one song in my head almost daily. Oh and once is not enough either.
      🎼🎶🎵🎶😊

    • @BunEBabe
      @BunEBabe Před 3 lety +4

      I'LL SECOND THAT!!!🤩

    • @corpuschristi.fiatmihisecu9841
      @corpuschristi.fiatmihisecu9841 Před 3 lety +4

      I just leave it on repeat it is to good

    • @kirstenmcmillan2505
      @kirstenmcmillan2505 Před 3 lety +6

      Cant agree enough, and the bass voice just sets your ovaries rumbling honestly!

  • @donhendricks3190
    @donhendricks3190 Před 4 měsíci +12

    Amazing voice and performance! The production quality of this video is a level of EXCELLENCE to which many aspire but few achieve. Bravo! Kudos to all the team - with love from Atlanta.

  • @marypownell-styer2309
    @marypownell-styer2309 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Goosebumps. Shivers. This arrangement is amazing. Love his voice.

  • @uality
    @uality Před 3 lety +343

    He hit a bass note that I don't think is even on the scale, plus able to hit higher notes. Totally great.

    • @OctoLemon06
      @OctoLemon06 Před 3 lety +3

      yeah for real its amazing how many notes he can hit

    • @saplingdatree4111
      @saplingdatree4111 Před 3 lety +3

      Unless you're talking about a singing note scale (of which I have no knowledge), the only notes that are not on the scale would be notes we can't hear, and obviously we were able to hear that note, and actually as I'm writing this, I realise that no that's wrong, because even notes we can't hear would be on the scale, I also just remembered that the world record holder for the lowest voice, can hit a so low that only elephants can hear the note.
      If you turn on captions, he says (dramatic bend to a low f#)
      edit:not to undermine the comment or be rude, (sorry if it came across that way), I just wanted to clear this up, and also pose a question if there is a singing scale you know about that I don't.
      and of course hes still an amazing singer, I do agree with you on that part.

    • @johndeeregreen4592
      @johndeeregreen4592 Před 3 lety +11

      Honestly, those notes can be hit by many bass singers (I can hit every low note in this with ease). It's Geoff's vocal agility and arrangement that sets him apart from most singers. I even have a similar high range to Geoff, but his ability to access that range at-will is insane!

    • @sproctor1958
      @sproctor1958 Před 3 lety +4

      @@saplingdatree4111 And to top it off, after the low F#... he followed it with even lower notes... ones I can only achieve when I have the flu...

    • @dmytrotsvyntarnyi799
      @dmytrotsvyntarnyi799 Před 3 lety

      @@johndeeregreen4592 can you hit A4 chest?

  • @Marcell0Bass
    @Marcell0Bass Před 3 lety +228

    Geoff has expressed that one of his favourite basses is Barry Carl. I hadn’t heard of him until I looked him up and the first song that came up is 16 tons so I feel like this will be inspired by that.

    • @pennygod6413
      @pennygod6413 Před 3 lety +5

      Think there was a g1 in there. Mark that down haha

    • @StooPidasso
      @StooPidasso Před 3 lety +10

      Rockappella, the start of modern a cappella. Granted, Geoff and the gang have taken it up 3-4 levels.

    • @BACCHUS3DAnimation
      @BACCHUS3DAnimation Před 3 lety +1

      czcams.com/video/pxCzfybdI_c/video.html

    • @lurecy97
      @lurecy97 Před 3 lety +4

      @@pennygod6413 F#1 and G1 yay

    • @littlesounder1932
      @littlesounder1932 Před 3 lety

      It was incredible, I always love his singing.

  • @tomgerlach4489
    @tomgerlach4489 Před 3 měsíci +4

    Yes. Make the bass popular again like Tennessee Ernie Ford. Awesome. You are the only bass deeper than me I've heard since my dad. Love it!

  • @Gabriel10406
    @Gabriel10406 Před 2 měsíci +4

    I can't stop listening to this song. He just hypnotized me.

  • @Clasteau
    @Clasteau Před 3 lety +491

    Easy, dude, I just got these speakers a week and a half ago.
    Be gentle.

    • @serendipity1237
      @serendipity1237 Před 3 lety +3

      😂

    • @dorisdonnell8791
      @dorisdonnell8791 Před 3 lety +2

      RIP your speakers.

    • @gamewizerd01
      @gamewizerd01 Před 3 lety +1

      @@dorisdonnell8791 you joke but this busted my speakers apart the other day...

    • @Piflle
      @Piflle Před 3 lety +1

      I tried to listen to this and my speakers caught fire

  • @BBQDad463
    @BBQDad463 Před 3 lety +213

    As a retired Coal Miner, I say, "Thank You!" and BRAVO!😎🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

    • @pacificcoastpiper3949
      @pacificcoastpiper3949 Před 3 lety +12

      Glad you made it back topside

    • @Peagaporto
      @Peagaporto Před 3 lety +1

      How do you think this compares to the original?

    • @BBQDad463
      @BBQDad463 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Peagaporto I think it compares quite well. Each has its own merits. Both are outstanding.

    • @BBQDad463
      @BBQDad463 Před 2 lety

      @@TMD-2147official I thought about this for a long time. I respect the sentiment that each has his or her burden to bear. Still...
      Adding up the brutally hard work, the multiple, omnipresent threats to life and limb, and the utter hopelessness that were the hallmarks of the coal miner's lot prior to the advent of the United Mine Workers of America, I would say this:
      No other work compares to shoveling 16 tons of coal in a five-foot vein in an eight-hour shift.
      I did it as a UMWA member, in a safe, modern mine, for good pay and benefits, and it was hard work.
      No other job I ever had was near as hard.
      By the way: My personal best record was 27 tons (three, nine-ton wagons) in one, eight-hour shift. I admit I had to work through lunch to do it.

  • @ceciliagincho6806
    @ceciliagincho6806 Před 3 měsíci +2

    There are several versions of this tunes, but this is my absolute favourite. I just love Geoff Castellucci's 'multiplication' and how each character behaves differently - not to mention the variety of voices. VERY amusing!🤩

  • @bulkinfedia192
    @bulkinfedia192 Před 21 dnem +7

    Чудесный голос, прекрасное исполнеие🎉

  • @freddiestudio7668
    @freddiestudio7668 Před 3 lety +333

    Geoff release a new video
    His vocal range videos:PANIC

    • @JaviaMusic
      @JaviaMusic Před 3 lety +10

      I can’t tell how low he got but I bet his lowest chest note in them is just going 📉

    • @chrisk3097
      @chrisk3097 Před 3 lety

      Oogie boogie song

    • @peterk7428
      @peterk7428 Před 3 lety

      I think it was at least an E if not lower.

    • @lenzj8968
      @lenzj8968 Před 3 lety +2

      @@chrisk3097 not his lowest anymore

    • @White2530
      @White2530 Před 3 lety +3

      @@peterk7428 without sliding we’ve only been able to hear Geoff go to an F#1 during the twenty one pilots mashup and superstitous that they released recently in 2020, but yeah we’ve seen him doing a slide down to an E1 on 2 occasions in chest, 1 being cheerleader by OMI and villains in Aca top 10 of voiceplay, but in mr blue sky he slid to a D1, but him sliding can’t really determine his actual lowest note but officially outta their videos, F#1 is the lowest so far

  • @hayleemaewashburn
    @hayleemaewashburn Před 3 lety +605

    I’m so glad my generation hasn’t forgotten this song.

    • @user-gi2cz8jt6w
      @user-gi2cz8jt6w Před 3 lety

      Так что, это шахтерская песня (шучу)? ... Напомнила мне про папиросы "Шахтерские", которые курил мой дед (опять шучу).

    • @michaellatanada1173
      @michaellatanada1173 Před 3 lety +7

      It's one of my favorites classics! So classy

    • @BigMamaDaveX
      @BigMamaDaveX Před 3 lety +3

      😎 Best. Cover. EVAH.
      And a real ear worm!

    • @michelleday3105
      @michelleday3105 Před 3 lety +1

      @@BigMamaDaveX YES! What you said🤗

    • @wrothgar
      @wrothgar Před 3 lety +1

      Born in '97, I was lead bass in highschool to sing this in my junior, I still tune in to it here and there to listen, I love older music too. This stuff is awesome!

  • @user-ij5xt7uy5f
    @user-ij5xt7uy5f Před 4 měsíci +135

    Всë гениальное просто. И нет ничего лишнего. Потрясающе!
    Благодарю вас от души 🙏💕🙏💕🙏💕

    • @RedPart1zan
      @RedPart1zan Před 4 měsíci +5

      Это совсем не просто

    • @user-ij5xt7uy5f
      @user-ij5xt7uy5f Před 4 měsíci +9

      @@RedPart1zanВы меня не так поняли, я говорю о том, что ничего лишнего. Хотя, если занятие в радость, то оно приносит только удовольствие и от него совсем не устаешь.
      Желаю Вам найти занятие по душе. Когда всë сложно, значит занимаетесь не тем делом.

    • @user-lz2ol7is4z
      @user-lz2ol7is4z Před 4 měsíci +7

      ​@@user-ij5xt7uy5fтут речь о другом... Нужно много времени и сил, чтобы так великолепно свести звук, смонтировать видео, ну и так спеть, чтобы всё было на высоком уровне 👍
      Весьма трудоемкий процесс, но стоит того 👏👏👏

  • @sgarcata
    @sgarcata Před 4 měsíci +5

    VERY IMPRESSIVE. I remember that song from my youth. A classic. And your expression and talent are superb. Thank you.

  • @metusmihi8094
    @metusmihi8094 Před 2 lety +1753

    As a bass singer, this was the first performance I'd ever done in front of my GCSE music class, thanks Geoff! Couldn't have done it without you! (don't worry, I credited you)

    • @Gr1mR3aper118
      @Gr1mR3aper118 Před 2 lety +17

      You do realize this is a cover?

    • @77_parano1a
      @77_parano1a Před 2 lety +85

      @@Gr1mR3aper118 yes but this cover is especially bass

    • @trashsir9162
      @trashsir9162 Před 2 lety +77

      @@Gr1mR3aper118 he's a bass the original isn't a bass singer he used this as a reference because it better fit him as a bass singer as opposed to the original

    • @philippegauvin-vallee9371
      @philippegauvin-vallee9371 Před 2 lety +14

      It does sound like an amazing song to showcase a bass range.

    • @karelpgbr
      @karelpgbr Před 2 lety +9

      Great! I hope you passed that test?

  • @dmvowell
    @dmvowell Před 2 lety +379

    I'm tone deaf, can't carry a tune in a sack but that didn't stop me from singing along, or at least I think it was singing. The neighbors may have thought I was being slaughtered with a dull shovel. You not only did it justice, you owned it.

    • @SpaceAtomz
      @SpaceAtomz Před 2 lety +19

      Well you had fun and forgot about life’s hardships. That’s the essence of music, and I’m happy for you

    • @dland154
      @dland154 Před 2 lety +13

      You have other talents. Like a great sense of humor.

    • @kathyborthwick6738
      @kathyborthwick6738 Před 2 lety +6

      Singing is a gift but we need an audience-great comments 👵🏽👋🏾🦅☀️🦅💚

    • @danacarpendersketoloworno2043
      @danacarpendersketoloworno2043 Před 2 lety +5

      If God gave you a good voice singing is the way to thank him. If God gave you a bad voice singing is the way to get even.

    • @iciclecold2991
      @iciclecold2991 Před 2 lety +2

      You have made me laugh and smile with this comment. Thank you!

  • @---zb4qk
    @---zb4qk Před 4 měsíci +98

    Голос роскошный, исполнение отличное, с радостью послушала.😊

  • @lindaross783
    @lindaross783 Před měsícem +2

    Beautiful old song with real meaning. Beautiful man.

  • @jcavilia1
    @jcavilia1 Před 6 měsíci +251

    I love to hear a real bass, and you're one of the best I've ever heard. Since I was in high school I've sung in choral groups and church choirs, where I'm usually put with the basses because I can reach all the low notes. But I'm really a tenor/baritone, and my low notes don't have that real bass character. This song needs that depth, and your arrangement is magnificent. Thanks.

    • @IsaacAsimov1992
      @IsaacAsimov1992 Před 5 měsíci +8

      Similar to me. I think there are a lot of us out there.

    • @sergiomeza4610
      @sergiomeza4610 Před 5 měsíci +4

      @@IsaacAsimov1992yes we are and I’d like to have that deep bass

    • @elementalofdark5555
      @elementalofdark5555 Před 4 měsíci +2

      the irony is he says he's a Baritone with a bass range

    • @dawnmccarthy1
      @dawnmccarthy1 Před 3 měsíci

      You hear the bass version of Hoist The Sails on the Bobby Bass channel? Third solo so deep you feel it in the soles of your feet.

    • @elementalofdark5555
      @elementalofdark5555 Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@dawnmccarthy1 Eric Hollaway is another being entirely

  • @annam31
    @annam31 Před 3 lety +220

    That. Isnt a standing bass. That is a Geoff. That is both brain breaking and absolutely delightful.

    • @IAmCrystalPalm
      @IAmCrystalPalm Před 3 lety +20

      You’re right he’s not a standing bass he’s a sitting bass

    • @hudsonpallett6184
      @hudsonpallett6184 Před 3 lety

      Actually?

    • @bramVE239
      @bramVE239 Před 3 lety +6

      There's definitely an upright bass in the track. this isn't 100% vocals

    • @AnymMusic
      @AnymMusic Před 2 lety

      @@bramVE239 well yeah his own compositions aren't solely acapella (for the most part anyway)

  • @elainesandman9874
    @elainesandman9874 Před 4 měsíci

    Thank you! God Bless and keep each of you. Love these types of tunes. Makes the body move, makes sense and can understand all the words. MORE PLEASE!

  • @yateleyhypnotherapy2111
    @yateleyhypnotherapy2111 Před 4 měsíci

    That was brilliant! It was wonderful to hear such a classic song so beautifully done.

  • @ronniephillips3677
    @ronniephillips3677 Před 3 lety +238

    I love this 💓 Can you imagine him covering Jimmy Dean's "Big John"?!?! He would crush it ❤️❤️❤️

  • @ootob
    @ootob Před 3 lety +142

    He honors the original message of the song while using it to showcase his vocal range, a true masterpiece, now excuse me while I try and hit those low notes for the next 2 months

    • @jer1014t2th
      @jer1014t2th Před 3 lety +2

      Ditto lol
      I mean I can kinda hit those notes in a throat growl, but getting a similar volume, rapid transition, and smoothness - that's a whole different story.

    • @cruss4612
      @cruss4612 Před 2 lety

      CZcams says its been 2 months. Did you do it?

    • @blazingbisharp736
      @blazingbisharp736 Před 2 lety

      I can comfortably sing about 90% of the song, with another 5% that I have to try to hit, and the last 5 that is completely beyond my current range

    • @ootob
      @ootob Před 2 lety

      @@cruss4612 not yet lol

  • @user-ep4pf6es7s
    @user-ep4pf6es7s Před 3 měsíci +1

    Absolutely love his voice. So amazing!

  • @madamelara777
    @madamelara777 Před 4 měsíci +31

    Шикарный голос! 😳😍🙏
    Только за такой голос можно влюбиться! 😁

  • @rio5439
    @rio5439 Před 3 lety +646

    Geoff clones from left to right:
    There's super extra and kinda done with the world sledge-hammer-percussionist Geoff, then very chill and shovel-holding Geoff, next to him lead-singer Geoff of course, who's kinda intimidating with that huge pickaxe and "better step aside", and last but not least "just-vibin'-with-the-music"-Geoff, who doesn't quite seem to know how he's landed there, but is fully enjoying himself and happily participating in the song!
    I love how every one of your clones seems to have their own personality of some kind... I don't know if that was intentional, but I have to say it's genius and so fun! xD This was an amazing arrangent in every way and I literally can't believe it's all full voice... wow. Thanks for again and again introducing me to awesome music!

    • @littlesounder1932
      @littlesounder1932 Před 3 lety +39

      We have Jeff, Jeoff, Geoff, and *_Frank_*

    • @peterk7428
      @peterk7428 Před 3 lety +10

      It bothers me that I can't tell what Vibe-Geoff is holding.

    • @rio5439
      @rio5439 Před 3 lety +10

      @@littlesounder1932 But not to forget about Geoph and Goeff, they surely helped behind the scenes! 🤣

    • @rio5439
      @rio5439 Před 3 lety +4

      @@peterk7428 Same, but I figured it must be the upside-down turned version of the pickaxe! There weren't enough tools for all the Geoffs...

    • @livvhas3447
      @livvhas3447 Před 3 lety +6

      Your descriptions are spot on.

  • @zeezee4518
    @zeezee4518 Před 2 lety +730

    Absolutely the best cover of 16 Tons I have ever heard.
    Brilliant use of mining tools and shaking the screen, and the dings on the hammer were perfection.
    I second the request for Big John, because you could do my favorite cover of that too.
    Oh, and you are gorgeous too, seriously.

    • @RLC302
      @RLC302 Před 2 lety +6

      AMEN!

    • @erik1836
      @erik1836 Před 2 lety +5

      It is true. He's not very ugly!

    • @RLC302
      @RLC302 Před 2 lety +11

      @@erik1836 Back off! I saw him 1st! Lol! 😊

    • @erik1836
      @erik1836 Před 2 lety +5

      @@RLC302 I fear he may have trouble getting dates! 🤔🙄
      If EVER there was a man for whom THAT is not or ever will be a problem, it is our boy Dimash.
      He sings like an angel, looks like a Greek God and is as handsome as is legally allowed and, he has a kind and loving heart of gold full of love.
      Lucky the woman he marries.

    • @BogWarThunder
      @BogWarThunder Před 2 lety

      Wenn ein deutscher dir Kommentarsektion betritt und nicht weiss was löffel (spoon) auf englisch ist, hab mich schlappgelacht, nicht böse gemeint😂

  • @c.h.9193
    @c.h.9193 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Oh my gash that was fantastic!!! I have never heard anyone else but Tennessee Earnie Ford sing that song. You did a wonderful job. So greatful I got to hear it. Thank you so much! Cathleen WOW!!

  • @bobbarker1798
    @bobbarker1798 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Brilliant! A favorite classic.

  • @JigyasuBansal
    @JigyasuBansal Před 2 lety +349

    I heard this first on Spotify, and could've never imagined that a single man did all the voices. 😳

    • @doctorsphoenix4681
      @doctorsphoenix4681 Před 2 lety +11

      Hey same here!
      And I agree, the other voices sounded so different and high 😳

    • @tauniafemrite2963
      @tauniafemrite2963 Před rokem +2

      Wait.. what? Only 1 guy?

    • @smallbeginning2
      @smallbeginning2 Před rokem +3

      @@tauniafemrite2963 I mean, I think if it was quadruplets they'd have been Oprah by now 😜

    • @RonBand01
      @RonBand01 Před rokem +1

      it's unbelievable how many individual people can carry so many parts in a thick song. Danny Fong is one of the oldest ones on youtube to do parts. He has some amazing work, like hit road Jack. Go the distance and many others, If you like Geoff, you check out Danny.

  • @fattkidd1298
    @fattkidd1298 Před 2 lety +139

    My work got mad cause we played this over the loud speaker in the Warehouse during mandatory overtime !!! Love this song great job on this classic

    • @Indomitable_Alykat
      @Indomitable_Alykat Před rokem +5

      King behavior 👏👏👏

    • @emilrogengellschwaner3555
      @emilrogengellschwaner3555 Před rokem +2

      It's on the playlist that plays in the store I work at. I hear it literally every day.

    • @Mk-ly9re
      @Mk-ly9re Před rokem +1

      legit best thing ever

    • @Tarantio1983
      @Tarantio1983 Před rokem +2

      I got in trouble for playing this through an unsecured Bluetooth speaker at a gypsum mine a mate works at ...
      Apparently, I hacked a speaker with an admin account where the a/c name was the mine's name and the password was non-existent!
      The cops had fun at end of shift on that Friday, blasting KRS-One's Sound of da police as they nicked miners for DUI!

  • @darcyjane8031
    @darcyjane8031 Před 5 měsíci +6

    i was randomly swamping around the net tonight and stumbled onto this. WOW.. i Am impressed. LOVE his voice. Im in LOVE. He is gorgeous TOO !

  • @moniquenstein
    @moniquenstein Před 4 měsíci +1

    Found that voice down there in the deepest shaft of the mine, and it’s PURE GOLD!!

  • @thirdofherne9232
    @thirdofherne9232 Před 3 lety +1424

    Anyone else wanna hear Geoff singin' 'Misty Mountain' from The Hobbit?

  • @erikamarson3337
    @erikamarson3337 Před 3 lety +291

    ❤LYRICS:
    Some people say a man is made out of mud
    A poor man's made out of muscle and blood
    Muscle and blood and skin and bones
    You've got a mind that's weak and a back that's strong
    You load 16 tons and what do you get?
    Another day older and deeper in debt
    Saint Peter, don't you call me, 'cause I can't go
    I owe my soul to the company store
    Saint Peter, don't you call me, 'cause I can't go
    Saint Peter, don't you call me, but to the company store
    Saint Peter, but don't you call me 'cause I can't go
    I owe my soul to the company store, c'mon
    Well, I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine
    I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
    I loaded 16 tons of number nine coal
    And the straw boss said, "Well-a bless my soul!"
    You load 16 tons and what do you get?
    Another day older and deeper in debt
    Saint Peter, don't you call me, 'cause I can't go
    I owe my soul to the company store, yeah
    I was born one morning, in the drizzlin' rain
    The fightin' and trouble have been my middle name
    I was raised in the cane brake by an old mama lion
    Can't no high-toned woman make me walk the line
    Yeah, 16 tons, what do you get?
    Another day older and deeper in debt
    Saint Peter, don't you call me, 'cause I can't go
    I owe my soul to the company store
    I owe my soul
    If you see me comin' better step aside
    A lot of men didn't, a lot of men died
    One fist of iron and the other of steel
    If the left one don't getcha then the right one will
    You load
    16 tons, what do you get?
    Another day older and deeper in debt
    Saint Peter, don't you call me, 'cause I can't go
    I owe my soul to the company store
    Saint Peter, don't you call me, 'cause I can't go
    Saint Peter, don't you call me, but to the company store
    Saint Peter, don't you call me, 'cause I can't go
    I owe my soul
    To the company store
    Saint Peter, don't you call me, 'cause I can't go

    • @KNIDLZ
      @KNIDLZ Před 3 lety +9

      You are an angel

    • @erikamarson3337
      @erikamarson3337 Před 3 lety +4

      @@KNIDLZ Aw deary, so cute. Thank you❤

    • @teenadavisson3235
      @teenadavisson3235 Před 3 lety +2

      Sorry to say this but if you listen to the original that's not the lyrics

    • @enzolescure5833
      @enzolescure5833 Před 3 lety +8

      @@teenadavisson3235 who cares, it's this version I'm listening to

    • @enzolescure5833
      @enzolescure5833 Před 3 lety +3

      @@teenadavisson3235 who cares, it's this version I'm listening to

  • @lexloose2112
    @lexloose2112 Před 2 měsíci

    60yrs old now, in the UK. very odd I remember every word to this song and wandering star. I'm blessed with a deepish voice and love singing along. thank you.

  • @CD-om8iq
    @CD-om8iq Před 4 měsíci +1

    Beyond amazing! The voice, the visual and the arrangement, the hair! :)