Grace VanderWaal covers the Turtles' 'Elenore', Railbird Festival, Lexington, KY, 2019-08-10
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- Grace VanderWaal performed on the Elkhorn Stage at the Railbird Festival in Lexington KY. She was a ball of energy and fun, holding her audience in the palm of her hand.
Apart from her new music and a few older favorites she performed two covers we haven’t heard before, plus Billy Joel’s Vienna that she first sang on Wednesday this week at the introduction of “Waste my Time”. And she even suggested we might not like it when she sings covers. Silly girl! There is no song so good that it can’t be made better by being sung by Grace!
One of these new covers was “Elenore” by the Turtles. Not that obscure to my generation, but apparently very much so to Grace’s.
The fun she’s having performing it is contagious.
Oh, and the style she chose for her performance… Oh là là!
Sorry for the shakes and the sometimes bad framing. I very much tried to enjoy her performance which sometimes interferes with handling of the camera.
So, yeah, I finally got to see Grace live for the first time. But certainly not for the last.
I may have some some improvement on the shakes when I’m home and have all my tools and speedy internet again.
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One of the most notable things about an artist, of course, besides the fundamentals of vocal talent and other people, is her posture on stage, form and dynamics of the performance, and she does very well. The band has a very good melody and the music is excellent. Professionalism, dedication and commitment define this work, congratulations and "success always" !!!
I can agree on the stage presence but I feel like the vocals should be top priority and they’re pretty bad
Grace's dance moves are enchanting. She oozes youthfulness and fun.
I hope no one resents and hate on Grace if she ever does a mistake. People painting a perfect image of someone in their mind and then expecting them to stay way forever is just terrible. Remember! Humans aren't perfect.
I will always love Grace in the GOOD times and the BAD times.
It's natural for people to attack after a while, what happened to Taylor is par for the course. The purer you appear the more attackers there are on the sidelines
She has a way of turning every mistake into a cute and funny moment, so bring 'em on ( in moderation, of course).
She is so adorable how she turns every one of her fans into her BFF
The joy she emits on stage is infectious! I love Grace Vanderwaal! 🥰❤🥰❤🥰
OMG! Grace covered "Elenore"! The girl continues to astound and amaze. The Turtles were a good and fun band.
I loved the Turtles when I was a boy. I hear Tina informs Grace of things she's read or seen and there has been a number of people suggesting Grace look at old 60s songs (I believe old songs have kept Miley's career going in the last year) There have been lots of one hit wonders in the last 70 years but I believe the best ones came from Garage bands of the 60s and Grace has a bunch of them to explore if she wants to. I used to be so antsy for new songs that I was actually disappointed when Grace did a cover instead of showing us a new song but I've calmed down and realize it's a gift to watch her do anything
Sweet girl we love you!! Really happy that you embrace old music 🎶 thank you for bringing back memories 🥰🥰🥰❤️🙏
I just love this. She really does have that late 60's early 70's sound in some of her tunes. Love you, Grace. (Please keep your voice strong) The doctor.
Thank you. Another great performance from our stage queen, love it.
She does this song so well, like she makes it her own, and I remember the Turtles version very well. I just love her stage presence while she sings especially that little stop wave near the end.
From the shy coffee house singer to cutting loose on stage to Flo & Eddie (Turtles, Mothers of Invention) with a ton of confidence & being herself in the moment! I'm hooked, she has me under her spell.
@@jailaye6929 Yep. I think she has all of us under her spell now.
That came out of the blue, a fun and forgotten song from the mid-sixties--it's even older than me, and I'm OLD 😁😁 WTG Grace, still rockin and tick tockin for fans young and old. Love this girl 😊
OMG! How is it possible a 15 years old girl select a more than 50 years
old piece of music I danced on during my school time end of the Sixties
(!!).
Grace shows again her variability and distinctive feeling for music
independently from its year of publishing. Remember the "Moonriver"
Cover more than one year ago. Her live show is a perfect prove for a
well seasoned artist.
I like to quote Grace herself from AGT audition time: I hope there is more to come.
I see "so much more than this", is coming from this new generation of talent I haven't see since the Monterey Pop festival on June, 16th., 17th., 1967', When I was18 years old. 2nd. Row When the Momma's and Poppa's were on. Grace has that happy innocence that Michelle Phillip's had back in the day. Of course I know that back then things were different. And Grace is the ultimate center of this concert, but people at or around my age can relate to the music of the past, as I am sure Grace proven this to my generation.
Feuerbaecher because she is an old soul!
@@jamesgriego1089 wow, you went to Monterey Pop? The cool thing is people on yt have song list of old songs from the 60s and 70s you can view, or Grace has been collecting old 45s from thrift shopping
@@christinealtenhofen-sonner8313 Christine, I hope you are right, because Grace will have then the back bone to withhold the negative impact of the musical industry.
Somehow Mr Cowell & Col. agreed by contract (a bit strong head) when she insisted (otherwise she'll look for other companies willing) she'll have a bit free hand to her artistry (genius) + of course consensus. For now Its working. If she i believe, incredibly chose these Cover Songs she's an Enigma! I Hope she'll never be 'ruined' (listen & hold to family) i gonna cry.. gosh!
The fact that she is having fun doing this is great! Other than that...in 1969... This was my favorite song. Go Grace!!
Queen
I haven't watched this since shortly after you posted it. OMG what a great performance Grace gave - she was totally amped up and having so much fun! She looked beautiful and sounded great, and it was well worth the cross country trip to witness Grace's 2019 return to the big stage! Great video!
Grace is just brimming with confidence, great stage presence and audience interaction. Super cover of Eleanor Grace.
That came out of nowhere. Hope she shares how she decided too cover these songs.
I love her willingness to publicly perform such a wide range of songs. It's too bad that what many of us like in her will frustrate some fans because they would rather she stay in a single genre.
People will always love her for one or two particular things while others will love everything she touches and that is what makes up our fan clubs. The one or two things people are usually the ones commenting on her sudden growth, lol. The diversity of fan clubs frustrating for some while others enjoy the different perspectives of the members. Even here away from the facebook and twitter groups people come to these videos to question someones opinion while others come to see another point of view or if they've missed something. I love her and this diversity
I think that is aimed at the likes of me. I don't mind seeing her perform a wide range of songs, but I should be allowed to say when a song, like Best Friend, is so bad not even her vocals can save it.
Also I’m really happy she released the brilliant Waste My Time now. I was afraid she would it would be Ul Get Bored which would have meant two poor songs in a row.
ikr.. how the process to select amongst.. Mils of songs in millenia. How deep is her Music Library? Or goes to a certain..tempo? We may never know but its just..incredible!
@@valleyem1 Sorry if my comment came across as criticism. It was meant simply as an observation and opinion. It reminds me of another band I like (and hate) and singer that will occasionally leave their fans scratching their heads: Faith No More and an awesome singer, Mike Patton.
Disagree violently about You'll Get Bored. That's Grace as she breathes and lives. Waste my Time OTOH, especially the way it was produced: Way too poppy for me. But it's still Grace singing it. And the lyrics have her spark.
But then, we all have or own boat to float.
"It's even better!" "I KNOW!" 😂
Wow love how Grace can sing so many songs from many genres and decades!! Such a pure raw talent ! please stay your sweet self!! ❤️🙏❤️
Thanks for keeping up the work. It was an unforgettable year with a wonderful event, we hope that new events like this happen soon, a beautiful job!
"Success always"!!!
I am so glad that i was at this concert and right up front.
Me too!
Your big head was blocking my view .
That “Happy Together" bit is a real gem. Thanks for posting.
Biggest LIKE of August 2019! Like it's such a cool song, like it's Graces' coolest cover to date, like it's even cooler with her in that jumpsuit, like it's crazy retro cool, like it's Vanderwaal right!
So cool Grace singing this one! Just saw the real Turtles sing LIVE two weeks ago here in SoCal. They're getting pretty old, but still got it! LOL
In Vegas only a few kids recorded small snippets of Grace performing, thank God we got the One and Only song recording from that. Most of the videos we got from Vegas were people in the main lobby saying how much they loved Grace but they didn't video Grace once they got in to the show. In 2017 there were a few times we got very little from a Grace performance, the WE Days sometimes we just what Tina filmed. After that facebook and twitter asked people to video what they can from Grace's performances because of how little we got from that first year. People who went through the frustrations of nothing coming out of her shows back then appear to have more patience than some of the newer people here. Hopefully we won't get people saying to themselves "I'm not going to video this because it will probably look or sound like crap" then we will be back to were have nothing again
Grace VanderWaal Rocks!!!😎💜💜💜
Graceㅠㅠoh Grace you sound so mature in a good way💞💞
Thank you for posting!!!
Grace is awesome our stargirl is amazing
What a awesome outlook on life she is great
Loved the little pinky going up when she have a drink at the beginning. 🤙🤣
It shows a good upbringing
@@johngeorge9865 Oh yes! Countlessly lampooned by the Three Stooges, etc. :)
It still is a hangover from Victorians not third rate comedians
@@johngeorge9865 HUH?? "It still is a hangover from Victorians mocked by third rate comedians" would make better sense.
Yea she is good nice and funny love you grace
Whenever I see her so happy on stage dancing around, I just want jump up and dance!
Thanks Markus! I was afraid something had happened to you because of the radio silence. What a way to return! Great work!
Someone's going to have to do an awfully superhuman job to beat you in our contest based on what you captured at Railbird!
Radio silence? Tell me.
@@2manycatsforadime Hotelpapa just went quiet for about a month while he traveled to the States to attend Railbird and another show. 👍
Oooh! 💗💓💕 thank you! 💓💗💕thank you for posting💗💓💕🥰
I think we’re all Nolan at 2:11 whenever Grace performs.
Love you Grace
Your awesome
OMG I Love her ❤️❤️❤️
The energy !
You are a great singer-songwriter. Cheers to you.
We know it. Great song and love that you chose to do it.
Love Grace enjoying herself ! The right Beatles cover someday PLEASE! "Do You Want to Know a Secret" from their early days maybe. Or "Oh Darling" from later - My two cents given ..,. Much Love 💖💖💖💖💖
grace is the jennifer lawrence of the music industry irreplaceable natural talent and beautiful spirit
I agree, but I guess many wouldn't about Jennifer's spirit. Her rough edges (love them) clash with quite a few.
@@HotelPapa100 Olivia's way is more in tuned with Jennifer, lol
I love her
what is that jumpsuit called it looks too good on u girl I wish I had it. Btw how u make your voice crack so good man I wish I was you
Yes!
I can get past bad audio and hear, and see the quality of her performance and that was excellent. Live show dvd?
Quando mi piaci 👍💯🎙
She is just GREAT to see and hear. I can listen to her all day.
You mean you can actually hear her ?
This is embarrassing!
No voice at all !!!
@@jorgeestomba9888Such an ignorant comment. It's called being a cellphone recording, which isn't going to have great audio right at the front of the stage. That's just the way it is. She sounds perfect in person. Nothing "embarrassing" about it
Love her energy and spirit. With the audio was better here...
NOTE: Railbird had professional TV Cameras in towers opposite the Stage, and her image on Screens on each side of the Stage. I'm PRETTY sure we'll see a DVD/BluRay for sale eventually. And... I was there, on the left, in front, under the banner! Has Anyone NOTICED those COOL heels? They looked like little crystal balls.
Railbird would make a pretty cool TV Special, btw. The higher quality audio would be AWESOME.
One can hope. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
@@HotelPapa100 That's a very good recording... But I want people here to understand that LIVE does not have the Vocals dropping out or being attenuated! It sounded perfect. I finally got my videos off my cell... and I'll consider sharing if I think it contributes. I used a BLU phone, not as good as an i10, but I was a bit surprised the audio did not drop out as much as expected. It's not as good as the others, including yours. But I do have on video her going stage right to be greeted by her group with her, at the end of the show. Maybe we can figure out who they are. I was in the 1st row on the left, with my Autistic Sister standing under the Tall Speakers.
I do want to share a Panorama of Railbirds in the Parking Area, or anything relevant. I'll post later on Grace Vanderwaal News fansite on Facebook, when I can. There is also some pre-show pics from the grove on the extreme left that show the growing crowd. It might be important for the archives. I'll look on whether strangers are too exposed or not. I'm more worried about the Rules of Railbird, however, than Grace's people.
I think I have fallen in love ❤at 67🎉 wonderful version of a timeless classic 😮
Wow great cover
I also notice the band chemistry is great ,thought you kinda made it your way band is tight and your voice as great as ever thanks
She's adorable
No one does it quite like Grace!
"Happy Together" was a better HS school romance song but I cannot hear Grace singing it. Wise choice on her part. :)
Thank you HotelPapa100.
Just one comment: the correct name of the song is "Elenore", but it doesn’t matter.
Thanks. Will correct that.
I like the cool moves
Excellent progression of an amazing talent. She's getting professional.
So now she needs to get her own pro mixer.
She needs someone to do a personal mixing job on the audio levels. Especially at these smaller live gigs where it can be hit and miss.
Ya those vocals were really bad some of it was her but a lot of it was just the volume
Drummer stands out too much, turn up her mike!
It is just the recording mate. Phone picks up the drums more
think about it the drums are right in front of the phones mic and the speakers for the microphone Grace is using are off to the side. Nothing can be done about that except film closer to the speakers.
I was there. She sounded great in person!
No one has yet to figure out how to mic/mix Grace live.
yeah! 28th. realize now it's where you are in the crowd with a cellphone recording
Maybe that's the phone recording that get the drum more louder that the voice. HotelPapa100, was it the same impression live ?
Great song choice by Grace. I hope sometime to hear a recording where the drums aren't overwhelming everything else.
@@andjaly Well, I was located close to a bass woofer, that might have something to do with it.
But I generally don't like the sound mix too well they use on her live music.
Listen to all the comments on 'Broke' and how great that a cappella ending was. Folks want to hear Grace's voice.
@@HotelPapa100 It's easy to get antsy, forgive us, when the main reason for viewing this is her vocals
@@HotelPapa100 did you see any professional cameras in the crowd?
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DANG Grace is looking good
🤟
Everyone complaining about the audio....aren't we watching a video filmed with a phone?
Actually no. It was a decent point-and-shoot camera. But the mike IS pretty crappy, and I wasn't positioned for good audio.
(Still my most viewed video to date, so I'm not complaining...)
@@HotelPapa100 That was my point. It wasn't a production failure.
I know it Grace, I was there when it FIRST came out. I loved the Turtles, they were so good with songs that had beautiful melodies. I don't think they are given their due, they came along at the wrong time. A year earlier and they might have been huge. I went from these guys to The Allman Bros Band. Your mic should have been turned up, but I also think it is the phone, all phones, not specifically this particular one. They all seem to have problems getting human voices to be loud enough.
Bem simpática
It would have been much better perhaps if we could hear more than the monitors and drums.
Hopefully the main mix was much be.
I do remember her and I’ll admit, I like her better now that we get to hear performing with such joy.
Her Mic should have been higher. Can't barely hear her over the band.
she really great the sound quality is really poor.
Seems like I often see a person on stage, and sometimes another in the audience area, recording Grace with professional video equipment but then I never see those videos anywhere. Wonder what that's all about? Not to knock this video, it is excellent quality and I realize you have problems with the sound that are beyond your control.
Yeah, it's a pity. In the organizers Mashup/Report on the festival, Grace got all of one second, split in two clips.
Anyone else notice that in the first verse "break" between lyric lines, she does that same moves that Joaquin Phoenix does as the Joker when he's dancing down the steps? :) (@1:06 - 1:08)
turn down the background music and turn her mic up... audio production failed her here
AGAIN ... its just about very gig ...
It's also about my position in the crowd. I was a Railbird, close up, and near a bass woofer, with mediocre recording equipment. I got the impression that many of the more recent indoor gigs had better sound mix, especially for positions more typical for the majority of the crowd. Houston, Austin, El Rey sounded decent.
@@HotelPapa100 I will be honest with you, Grace's more recent songs, which due to their arrangements demand more aural attention are virtually unintelligible due to the naff sound. In most cases the drum-kit is drowning her out. Worse those delicate nuances of her vocals we all love are grunged, else trailed off. The nd result of all this is that as far as the live - the reason we love Grace -performances are concerned it is not worth listening to them. The VEVO offerings do not really do her justice. The initial impact she had on all of us has been relinquished to mediocre coverage. No one is going to like me saying this, but that band around her is totally wrong for what she is doing. They are neither one thing nor the other, and seem to lack the subtlety Grace and her music desperately needs.
@@strongangel Wow. That's harsh. But you do have a point there. It hit home when I read the raving comments on Grace's finale on 'Broke'; where she sings a cappella. Everyone raved about that. It doesn't get any more voice-centric than that.
Now Grace LIKES a somewhat more arranged sound to her music. Let's hope they develop a middle ground in the future.
I have also noticed that the more recent concerts, starting with Austin, seemed to show more care to mixing.
@@HotelPapa100 I didn't mean for it to sound harsh, it is just for my money Grace is too much now a bit part in her own set up. The band are good people I know, but there is something going on in s much as the mystery and beauty of Grace's songs, and her delivery of them are becoming second best to a formulaic way of gigging them. An example is the drumming, which in imho is not in the right style, being far to clunky and rockish. The kit needs leverage, with more emphasis on percussive touches; thhe sound is far too metallic and is clashing with Grace's sweet tones, some congo/bongo type sounds would be far more appropriate, else the type of thing going on in some of Billie Eilish's songs, which use less intrusive sounds to create a wall of rhythm, as opposed to a driving beat.
NO NO NO. TURTLES YES YES YES.
Has her sound mixer chap gone for a break? She's good and I'd really like to hear her.
Maybe it's the camera mic?
The best artist ever
Oh... Rest in peace Birdie...
아어떡해너무귀여워.......
Indeed. She stuns time and again.
(tx, Google translate...)
more grace, please vinyl vidkun
Vc e muito linda ♥️♥️
Would have been nice to have heard her ...
dont let them out loud you
They're not, it's the recording
She got tall quick !
If you meet her in person she still feels tiny (she's such a waif).
Yes the sounds not great, it's recorded on a phone close to the front of the stage in front of the drums. To get better audio you need to stand further back , usually nearer the mixing desk, or to the side in front of the speaker stacks. Great song choice grace.
I have heard that recommendation before, to get a listening spot close to the mixing desk.
If I ever get to do this again, I will definitely follow along for a few concerts for different roles. (Good audio, good video, and most importantly *enjoy Grace undiluted.*
BTW: That wasn't a phone. I used a Panasonic Lumix vz 202; but its built in mic is pretty crappy, too, though others have commented that it does less of the dynamic compensation that often happens with phone audio.
That I added a makeshift wind sound suppressor probably didn't help either.
@@HotelPapa100 Don't know the camera, but zooming in on the picture will usually zoom in on the sound as well. Sounded like you wanted to be nearer the sides to get some of the mid range and treble.
@@trevorwhiteman8056 It's a simple point and shoot with a decent zoom and two individual small mics for stereo. Don't think there's any zooming of sound going on, unless they can do that with some processing gimmikry of the two data streams.
As for positioning: you take what you get, if you still want to be a railbird, while at the same time giving the kids present a good spot.
:)
turn her mike up and get the lady a table for her drink
Volume! Volume!!!
The volume is fine in person. It's a cellphone recording though.
Lil Gracie is all growed up lol
She is so great, but the quality of the videos is not good at all. It's a tragic loss.
So sorry for having tried to actually enjoy her show and be an appreciative audience. I suggest you go and video yourself next time.
There's better audio out there,
Next time turn her up.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Audio is fine. This isn't a professional recording. Appreciate the fact that the uploader decided to share
is 2020 now is covid 19
Too bad the sound is bad, it sounds like the drummer's show.
There's a carrot, a carrot called Grace Vanderwaal ...
Drum too loud in every grace live
Check out her performance in Austin. Finally a mixing crew who know what her voice deserves. Unfortunately the videos are hard to find, here's a pointer: czcams.com/video/H7itZ4d0fPc/video.html
La música demasiado fuerte . La voz no se escucha bien
Thank God, girls are no longer getting tattooed!
If you're talking about Grace you'd be wrong.
I'm afraid you're out of luck if tattoos are a problem for you. Grace has tattoos. You can even see the elephant tattoo she has on her right arm in this video.
@@HotelPapa100 I would have left him alone thinking that Grace is this good girl. I've been asked for years to draw things for friends tattoo and I won't do it because I think most art looks like crap on the arm or back. My daughter has some and they look terrible
@@Calers-gu1ib Well, just knowing that it's something she likes and is quite passionate about makes me defensive. I don't think it's anybody's business to judge however any human on this fine earth decides to express themselves.
@@Calers-gu1ib having tattoos doesn't make Grace not a "good girl", but I suppose some people might think differently. As for the art not looking good, that might be true for some things, but Grace's tattoos so far have been tasteful
dont let the band out loud you your not there for them thet are there for you
The cell phone recordings farther back sound better czcams.com/video/m10ah2tSwOQ/video.html
This talented child is going to become a beautiful woman. Here's hoping she doesn't morph into the neurotic screwed up mess so many performers become.
I don't see that happening. :)
She already is and she wont.
Too bad you can’t hear her