Remembering how this song was initially released when it was still uncomfortable for the gay to be a lonesome soul in small neighbourhoods, yet the lyrics can equally be akin to anyone who is in the situation of being an ‘outsider’ in a community, whatever their persuasion. A true warrior of his time, Jimmy, and this tribute fits like a glove ! 🙏🏼💯👌🏼🔥🔥🔥🌹

@nicbalders8682

10 ай бұрын

T

@colinmiller5502

6 ай бұрын

God bless Jimmy❤

@christinethornhill

6 ай бұрын

@@colinmiller5502 ❤️🥰✌️

@BongDonky

5 ай бұрын

Jimmy echoes this sentiment. There is a video of him sayin as much. Its from 80's.

@email6557

5 ай бұрын

that is a brilliant comment ❤

I like the mellow quality in her voice. This version is terrific and really compliments the original by Bronski Beat.. Dido is some singer.

@FilmBuffBros

3 жыл бұрын

It is a great version. But I don't think compliment or complement is logical diction to describe a cover song. It is a marvelous addition, and rendition, though.

@APH1991

3 жыл бұрын

It's as if she's become the female Jimmy Somerville here.

I always thought this song was uncoverable, but she absolutely nailed it! It gives me goosebumps! Thank you so much, Dido!

@user-oz7tc2cv1x

9 ай бұрын

You must be hard of hearing!! Sounds nothing like Jimmy???

@Moppedsebi

9 ай бұрын

@@user-oz7tc2cv1x A coverversion is not about ”sounding the same as the original”. It is about catching the spirit and giving it a new sound. Dido absolutely catches the spirit and that makes her version great!

@BombayPotnoodle

9 ай бұрын

she really doesn't. If anything it kills the song. However, glad you enjoyed it.

@GameMakerRob

4 ай бұрын

Heavy Ball do a good cover too imo

It’s taken me many many years to really appreciate that song, the lyrics and the incredible voice of Jimmy Summerville but as a cover Dido did the original proud; just brilliant. ❤

What a talented person she is.

@julianhodgson1961

3 күн бұрын

Yes - Eminem certainly thought so and he’s a pretty good judge of a musician!

The original is pretty near untouchable, but she absolutely smashed that.

@suziejane1008

3 жыл бұрын

Lovely but she didn't live it like Jimmy and that's what makes his version real. Dido is amazing tho.

@petervincent9261

3 жыл бұрын

@@suziejane1008 nailed it

@John-hq5sc

3 жыл бұрын

The original is absolutely untouchable !!! I do like Dido though.

@ECCENTRICERIC69

3 жыл бұрын

@@suziejane1008 How can she live it in a radio station with no audience and not being gay!! Dido more than did it justice despite your faint praise and patronising condescension.

@jasoncarter4172

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure if you can ever beat the original, or reprise, but great version Dido 👏👏🙏

Unreal. Just learned this on acoustic and decided to search for covers - this really is awesome, her voice is perfect ...

Dido is absolutely ethereal, her voice always sends me goosebumps. One of the largest diamonds in the crown of British music - the best in the world in my opinion.

@alonzomosley7

3 жыл бұрын

I agree she is just magic

Can't think of many artists who could perform such an iconic song without trashing it...But Dido manages to pull it off...

She sang this beautifully...I wasn't expecting it to be this good.

@user-nz7nj9mv6g

3 ай бұрын

Me neither

@blackprimeminister

14 күн бұрын

@@user-nz7nj9mv6g Me neither!!! I'm surprised. Very moving.

omg i never thought I’d ever hear anyone sing this song and give me goose bumps other than Jimmi Sommerville wow 😮

Dido's soothing voice, the acoustics. This is such a beautiful rendition. Dido is a one of a kind and just incredible musician.

Her voice melts my heart.

The wonderful voice of Dido singing one of the best songs ever = Sure Brilliance! Love it.

Beautiful version of a timeless classic I neither understood nor appreciated as much as I should have done when BB released it.

Dido is one of the few artists with the caliber to cover such a great song so well!

@sfbunnyman

5 жыл бұрын

I don't know that I would be alive without this song.

@boogieboy1974

5 жыл бұрын

Good cover, but not jimmy

@smyffmawzz

5 жыл бұрын

Really?.....Dido? are you serious ?

@booishoois309

5 жыл бұрын

She has a great voice, but this song only has 4 chords repeated over and over, it's not very complex. I'm sure there are many singers who could do a good version of this song.

@happyads9439

4 жыл бұрын

@@booishoois309 The best ones are the easy progressions

This song suits her voice so well. Very pleased to hear her on Chris's show. It's great to be able to watch it on here.

Her voice will always make me melt. I love her

The total commitment in her personal performance is amazing. Have so much love & respect for Dido🙌

She has always been very unique to me, but this cover is perfect🤗🤗. 2019 anyone?!!!

@stuartmckern3434

5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant

@bensims7501

5 жыл бұрын

Does what year you listen to it really matter?

@sweiland75

4 жыл бұрын

What is contrarian about that?

@darkpitcher5242

4 жыл бұрын

Very Unique ARRRGHH unique she is ID EST one of a kind you can't be very one of a kind

@CSM100MK2

4 жыл бұрын

stfu anyone

Normally I can't stand covers, even if they are my talented artists, but this.... Just wonderful!

@geoffreystanton7318

4 жыл бұрын

I actually like covers if done right and not just a copy of the original, this is a very good cover.

@glasgowjohn7831

4 жыл бұрын

thats an absolutely stinking attitude to have i bet theres tons of songs that you like and think are originals but are covers

@paulineodonnell3163

4 жыл бұрын

I love covers when it’s not just a like for like karaoke cover

@paulineodonnell3163

4 жыл бұрын

glasgow john very good point. So many classics are covers. The original version of Tainted love never charted by Gloria Jones but is so much better than the version soft cell managed to chart 3 times

@lewis72

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulineodonnell3163 Elvis' "Fever" was a cover too !

Oh my, Dido’s got one of the most beautiful voices on this planet.

@deaddoll1361

3 жыл бұрын

It's a shame her inhaling is so audible. You wouldn't hear that with a classically trained singer, unless they deliberately used it to add emotion to a piece that benefitted from it. Too many people seem to think it's unavoidable but you won't hear an opera singer sucking in a lung full.

Never ever imagined anybody could better this magnificent song but Dido just nailed it , simply beautiful.

Excellent cover. Dido is timeless.

2020 Smalltown Boy is still one of my favorite

Absolutely exquisite cover of a beautiful song...

A great song and a terrific cover. Music and lyrics can make the difference in your life between love and agony.

What a quality rendition second only to jimmy himself, what a talent 👍

Saw him live in Germany, mid 80’s...what a gig and so much energy and passion in one person.

dido is back new single is brilliant and just admiring some old tracks... this is amazing quality :)

Beautiful version of this song. Indeed a very underrated artist.

brilliant cover by dido awesome ..one of the best songs ever written ...the original is magnificent

Couldn't have found a better voice to cover this classic,Always liked Dido too but she has exceeded my expectations with this,Brilliant ✌

What a surprise! It's unbelievable, just found and its truly unbelievable. One of my favourite-songs of the 80-ies covered by Dido. And it is realy excellent. Thank you very much Dido :-D

One of my all time favourite songs from the 80s. Great to hear an alternative take on it.

One of my favorite 80s classics and Dido is one of my favorite singers. Best of both worlds for sure.

Singing a cover RIGHT, isn't an easy job. She nailed it!

@miked1869

4 жыл бұрын

Pieter Stedehouder hmm. I wish she wouldn't do that yelping/ yodelling thing at the end of the lines in the chorus. It sounds like an affectation.

Fantastic. Her voice is pure gold.

@janetsmyth3462

10 жыл бұрын

Possibly the best cover of Smalltown Boy by Bronski beat. Her voice is liquid gold.

@shhh3185

4 жыл бұрын

@Midnight Toker it's like she cant get enough breath. Average chick but pretty and well connected.

@ryanfarrell153

4 жыл бұрын

@Midnight Toker it's probably hard for her to sing in the high voice the entire time. The song was sung in falsetto, but she is singing in normal voice

@megdelaney4451

4 жыл бұрын

@@shhh3185 Dido is know as a very breathy singer.. her style.

@megdelaney4451

4 жыл бұрын

@Dr Bastard do you sing? It's just her style. Preference

WOW! You can tell she listened to this track back in the day in her room. Brilliant cover.

OMG she absolutely nails this and makes it her own. Such a clear Voice. Awesome many thanks.

Absolutely brilliant!!!!Dido is just amazing!!!Marcio from São Paulo,Brazil!

I'm so happy to find this...brilliant, it's just the Dido way!

Dido's clear voice allows my cloth ears to hear the lyrics and the sad edge for the first time since the song was released... amazing such a great cover and a great voice !!!!

Love it! Heart-felt and such a great voice!

Amazing song. This beautiful woman expresses empathy & humanity in such an stunning way. Hope Jimmy agrees.

Dido is just great, I love this. Thank you

Always been a favorite song and Dido does a great cover ( early in the morning as well !) .

Pure class. A brilliant song needs to be brilliantly covered - Dido smashes it!

Lovely that, the perfect voice to do it justice

Great performance, beautiful voice for a beautiful song.👍 3 likes for Dido 😎 🇮🇹

It's a great classic song and she does it justice.

Just come across this amazing she has such a great voice. Has put a smile on my face love it love it love it.

Her voice is fantastic...

Brilliant cover!

I just now discovered this, wow. The original and the cover still sound great in 2019 and beyond.

I remember this song so well. What a great cover!! Awesome.

brilliant & beautiful cover of a truly iconic song!

She's so so good!

Dido is by far my favorite female artist. Just melt from her voice. Good choice and great version.

She's one of the very, very few real true talents alive today. Thank you, and much success.

essa mulher quando canta, faz a gente ir pra outra dimensão.

absolutely magnificent version ..she makes it sounds brand knew

wow wow wow!, this has always been a great song but that took it to another level..

Always keep coming back to this. Second only to Jimmy’s rendition. 👏👏👏👏

Love the song, and love her, so... Excellent! Greetings from São Paulo, Brasil.

Ela consegui melhorar o que já era perfeito. Brilhante versão.

Wow.... This is one of my favourite eighties-songs, and this version... awesome!

I have also hoped Dido would one day record this version because it is sublime!

Hermosa dido y muy buena versión de éste clásico!

@philipfitzpatrick7765

4 жыл бұрын

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Would love to hear her doing this as a duet with Jimmy ... can’t believe they haven’t thought of it ... and release it

Fabulous cover of a great song in so many ways =)

That was amazing. One of the best covers of this classic song. Well done.

Wow now that's how you tastefully honor a a classic 80s song I'm sure johnny sommerville is proud essa mulher quando canta, faz a gente ir pra outra dimensão.

@jonc3295

4 жыл бұрын

Is Johnny Somerville Jimmy's brother?

I had reservations when I clicked on this - but wow, she made this hers!

@richardamner7432

5 жыл бұрын

me to but it so good

@beautifulguitarhands

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Brilliantly covered

@ashleyclough9277

3 жыл бұрын

Same as you kid 👍

gosh my dream acoustic guitar it sounds amazing. Love this song❤️ she did a good job

Such a fabulous talent. A wonderful cover of a very melancholy song. Lovely!

Her voice is deep, majestic. My most favorite active female singer.

Such a voice and tone. Beautiful girl, too...👌👌😍😍

Beautiful voice, beautiful soul!!! She's just amazing and would love to see a comeback 😍😘😊

@kevenlaw4280

5 жыл бұрын

Dido is most definitely back, she has a new album & was on tour until yesterday, I saw her play at the Roundhouse in Camden, London, on Friday, she was AMAZING! Here's one of the videos I took, I've uploaded 11 in total..:) kzread.info/dash/bejne/kYWZ1rejZ6y-cdo.html

This song is so haunting from back in the 80’s. I only wish my brother had lived to hear it.

Wow Dido... your powerful and fantastic voice! Uff you're amaizing😃

Regardless of the implications of the song's lyrics, let's enjoy Dido great vocal and the rich acoustic guitar sound.

Dido is a total chartreuse! Love her voice...

Fantastic cover, beautiful voice, sung with so much raw emotion

epic. Dido is a star .. lovely voice..

Beautifully done. Really lovely.

Hadn't heard this version before.Great version of an awesome song.

how is this recording so great? that is PURE TALENT right there, if we didn't have the clapping at the end I'd think it was a dubbed studio version b/c she sounds so AMAZING! I've always loved this song, now I have another version to enjoy-thanks for sharing!

Jimmy you're still a legend son.

She absolutely nailed it, such a banger of a tune too

Great version nice job Dido much love for you guys to.

One of. My favourite songs It came out the year I lost allu family I was 14. Its difficult for people to believe that a 14 year old boy can slip through the government security net. So I packed my bag an hitched out of Cornwall to London... I did things I'm not proud of to servive. Aged 19 with no drug habit one hot summer day I hitched down to Brighton an never left I fell in love an had a wonderful 28 years together. We moved back to Cornwall 6 years ago and last year cancer came knocking an took him.. Now alone again an almost back fr the town I left. I'm 52 now an I feel like iv one last adventure in me. I miss Brighton. An I really miss Johnny. So every time I here this song it take me back. We had so much laughter in our life's

It's cool how H&R Block let them record in one of their conference rooms.

@richardcook5922

4 жыл бұрын

fododude hahahahaha

@kosmonautik639

4 жыл бұрын

@Distorted Vision you don't get sarcasm , do you????

@fidomusic

3 жыл бұрын

LOL

@deadinthewater218

3 жыл бұрын

No shit who are those nonces?

@wendyrathbun4724

3 жыл бұрын

Lol!

a true performer unpluged great job !!!!!!!

Love dido love this song love this performance ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Always loved this song...was lucky to see Bronski Beat at a small club in San Jose. Lovely guys....beautiful cover.

@patrickcoyne2884

4 жыл бұрын

One step beyond in sunnyvale i saw bronski beat in 1988

@dustyandmax2239

4 жыл бұрын

@@patrickcoyne2884 yes....that's it....couldn't remember the name

Hairs on my neck standing up. How many artists can still do that with a voice and a guitar? Lovely pure performance.

Sa voix est magnifique, sans aucun doute la plus belle voix au monde. Quelle belle reprise, elle aurait du en faire un single. Elle est définitivement la meilleure chanteuse au monde avec Vanessa Carlton. "Safe trip home" est un bijoux, j'adore cet album. J'aime bien "Girl who got away" aussi, tous ses albums sont excellents en fait ! Dido, great voice :) !!!

OMG! Giving me goosebumps

Beautiful cover to this iconic song .