There are some performers that one might call a national treasure. But every once a while a talent comes along and you just shake your head and think: this one's a gift to all of humanity. God bless you, John Baptiste.

@marshaeddy5143

7 ай бұрын

BEAUTIFULLY expressed, marchills4131. 🌹

@jeannewashington7964

7 ай бұрын

Beautifully stated. ❤ Peace and blessings. 😊

@dr.jamesolack8504

5 ай бұрын

It’s *Jon Batiste*. Just sayin’.

@jeepwran

4 ай бұрын

And not just his musical talent but, any interview, one of the most positive uplifting people I know of.

@rxw5520

4 ай бұрын

@@dr.jamesolack8504same name. Jon Batiste is a shortened form of the French Jean-Baptiste (John the Baptist). Batiste is the spelling variation you see in Louisiana and the Caribbean a lot. Doesn’t really need correction unless you’re just being difficult.

When you realize this song was written about black folks struggle from slavery to freedom... Rising from bondage... Continuing to believe in a better world for their children... Learning to fly and take their rightful place as fellow human beings... Then, it becomes one of the most beautiful songs ever written. (Thank you Paul McCartney.)

@elenaderoet4926

3 жыл бұрын

Jon's rendition is so poignant... he is amazing and beautiful.

@Vejur9000

3 жыл бұрын

Beautifully said.

@Vejur9000

3 жыл бұрын

@@elenaderoet4926 Amen.

@vonsuthoff

3 жыл бұрын

@@Vejur9000 ... Thank you. Any song that can make a retired Marine tear up is a pretty darn good song for sure. I felt the pain of the past, and I felt the hope and joy for the future. One of my two best friends, growing up in Mississippi was (and still is) black. I am an old white fart now, but, those early days did present a few challenges for both he and I. After all we met in a middle school class in the early 70's. By the time we graduated, surprisingly, most locals had got all their outward racism out and acted pretty cool. Now, my children and grandchildren hardly see skin color at all. And that to me is a beautiful thing. Like MLK Jr. said... "Let us be judged by the content of our character..." It's about damn time.*

@hemiolaguy

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxpower2542 And what is the struggle for civil rights, except the struggle against oppression, bondage, inequality, prejudice and hatred? A hope and yearning towards freedom and equality -- it's all tied together.

This has to be one of the most beautiful & excellent versions ever of a song that is beautiful in its original minimalist simplicity. Jon’s opening was flat out magical.

@jillkobeissi3103

Жыл бұрын

Go ahead and say it. It is the greatest interpretation of this song. Sir Paul would agree

sometimes the musical energy of the universe picks someone special and flows through them like water. Beautiful

@kaysullivan7626

2 жыл бұрын

Well said

@retta-xs5yo

2 жыл бұрын

Very poetic words, beautifully put.

@peggyconlon4411

Жыл бұрын

Best comment of all

@daivyakapadia7578

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't put it more nicely

@keioncoleman9918

Жыл бұрын

I felt that too.

Now THIS is how you do a Beatles cover. Adapt the song to a different instrument, mess with the chord changes a little, take an impressionistic approach to the lyrics. And inject some pure emotion. Fabulous.

@Research0digo

6 жыл бұрын

The Beatles' cover was acoustic guitar? I forget so much now days. It sucks. I think I remember... steel strings, huh?

@davidd6218

5 жыл бұрын

Opinions vary

@anonUK

5 жыл бұрын

@@Research0digo It isn't a cover if you write it yourself.

@bobdole4916

5 жыл бұрын

And he establishes that he actually knows the song by playing the melody on the piano in the beginning. Definitely interesting.

@bobdole4916

5 жыл бұрын

@@tbloopner Nope, the Beatles wrote the original. This is a cover. His *arrangement* is original, but not the song - which is why it's still classified as a cover. Tons of covers have original arrangements.

I think that true musicians are just having a passionate love affair with their gift, we are just accidental observers(and oh so lucky)

@Research0digo

6 жыл бұрын

Wonderfully put. :)

@barbaraharney3050

5 жыл бұрын

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@mizpahboy7513

5 жыл бұрын

So digging your comment

@volgawolfhounds741

5 жыл бұрын

Teeheehee. You are right. We are. Teeheehee.

@coldwinter5710

5 жыл бұрын

Touche!

No One has EVER Performed "Blackbird" as Beautifully as Jon Batiste.❤

@tomrankin3893

20 күн бұрын

Check the Crosby Still & Nash version.

This man has no filter with his music. He simply trusts and releases what's deep in his heart. It's so beautiful to listen to. It's his very soul released through music.

@TD-np6ze

Жыл бұрын

Like this version much better than original!! (Lennon & McCartney were simply a place in time:. Talented, yes -- but neither as talented as they were full of themselves; never giving credit to how much of "their music" was plainly appropriation of American R&B!!!)

@staceykucan3686

Жыл бұрын

I JUST found this amazing artist! Keith Jarrett channels from an ethereal place also.

@tomkeefe46

Ай бұрын

@@TD-np6ze Yeah. Tomorrow Never Knows, I Am The Walrus and A Day In The Life were total rip-offs. JFC. And the Beatles always gave credit to the music that inspired them.

@mustafa1name

Ай бұрын

@@TD-np6ze They were showmen, but suggesting they were more show than talent reveals more about you than them. They were completely open about their influences - all heard on vinyl as they never saw any of the acts until Little Richard came to Liverpool. Buddy Holly was a big one, Chuck Berry they played throughout- you can hear it on the Get Back movie, and on recordings from Hamburg, and they obviously covered him on albums. Both are regularly mentioned by McCartney in interviews, They also covered the Miracles, and covered songs in their live set by early US girl groups too. Lennon had little to do with this song, it was composed by McCartney and contrary to your musically illiterate generalization, like most of their later songs, it is stunningly original and oozes talent. If people as diverse as Jon Batiste and Beyonce are still covering it, when it is (nearly) 64, maybe you need to recalibrate?

@humberto974

19 күн бұрын

​@@TD-np6zethey still were pionners of modern recordings and were always good at finding beautiful melodies.

500 folks gave this a thumbs down. Really? I will pray for their souls. This was absolutely beautiful. Juillard's own Jon Batiste... thank you.

@eduffy7424

2 жыл бұрын

It boggles the mind that anyone would give a 'thumbs-down' to this musical genius; a man like this comes to us maybe once in a decade; bravo Jon. xox

@JillShaw

2 жыл бұрын

For real. I cannot fathom disliking this.

@daryllaumann5132

2 жыл бұрын

Another great musician out of New Orleans! The city is full of them. Jazzfest showcases them.

@dethdance4109

2 жыл бұрын

While I agree with you and that this rendition is stunningly beautiful I also think that each type or piece of music isn’t meant for everyone. How boring the world would be I’d we all - literally - liked exactly the same thing all of the time. Think of all the wonderful genres of music, the different flavors and types of cuisine and all the different types of programming one can watch, listen and participate in. This rendition of the classic Beatles song is indeed beautiful and moving.

@leojbramble

2 жыл бұрын

@@dethdance4109 It's one thing to pass by something that doesn't move you; it's another to actively dislike a piece of beautiful instrumental music like this, and another thing yet to take the time to actively express said dislike.

Jon Batiste is one of the greatest musicians, composers and performers of all time. Thank you for this tribute with your beautiful performance.

@holliboulware6370

2 күн бұрын

He's almost unearthly with his talent

Never commented before, but this is a go-to song for me when I want to feel a "haunting" rendition of "Blackbird". I think that Jon is a real "citizen of the world", while being a "favorite son" of Louisiana, and being nothing short of a brilliant musician! Love you, Jon!❤

@teritrip-tm9ui

Ай бұрын

Flawless!!

Batiste really understands those 12 notes inside & out. A musical genius.

I wondered why I hadn't seen this before, since I seldom miss an episode of Colbert. Then I saw the date. Four days before my husband passed away. He was in the hospital then ... He would have loved this every bit as much as I do.

@AZmom60

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry for your loss

@lauragn4300

2 жыл бұрын

Pam? Jon Batiste played this for your husband and you💗💖

@lilatravelpartners

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss.... Mine wasb20 yrs ago.. Still cuts thru suddenly.. Live on

@solexxx8588

2 жыл бұрын

The internet sucks. Deal with your shi^.

@Rowbearb

2 жыл бұрын

sending you peaceful thoughts. Hopefully he has flown away to a place of tranqquility. I also love this version of blackbird.

Stephen Colbert is lucky to have Jon Baptiste.

@mrjules1982

4 жыл бұрын

There are so many little instances of Jon's brilliance on the show.... the way he introduces a guest... or the tiny samples he'll play during the monologue (seemingly a promptu).... It'll pass you by if you don't pay attention, but he is the best musical support any late-night show host could wish for. I'm sure Stephen is very aware of this.

@gregghanson6095

4 жыл бұрын

@Ashlyn art I don't think Colbert realized who and what he is at all.

@candicewilmore

4 жыл бұрын

@@gregghanson6095 Colbert spent time with him in NOLA before hiring. I think he knew. Give Colbert some of the credit!

@gregghanson6095

4 жыл бұрын

@@candicewilmore didn't know that.On the show, Colbert seems completely out of touch with him.

@72marshflower15

4 жыл бұрын

I remember when the late show first started, everyone hated John’s interjections and piano parts, and I defended the shit out of that guy... Glad I did..

John’s energy is pure light & love. His musical genius is beyond exceptional. We saw him last night at Bourbon & Beyond. My husband & I will continue to see his shows as we walk away on cloud 9!

Beautifully composed. The opening is so much like a bird that doesn’t know a song is being written and performed about them. Man, you are a treasure.

@pamelabennett1492

2 жыл бұрын

He is one of the geniuses of our times! His musical talent is almost beyond belief in its purity of expression, capture of timeless moments.

@hollybean389

2 жыл бұрын

So Beautiful..

@liloldme1210

2 жыл бұрын

Don't you mean beautifully arranged?

@eileeno2947

2 жыл бұрын

@@liloldme1210 indeedy

@TheTilly65

8 ай бұрын

Well, the Beatles are , they composed it

Thank you, John for this beautiful rendition of Blackbird. It was played at my brother’s funeral a few weeks ago... it was very appropriate, as I play piano and he loved music, especially The Beatles. We shared the love of listening to The Beatles growing up. But for him, who lived in shadows, in the dead of night, he was only waiting for the moment to arrive when he no longer was frustrated, when he no longer felt abandoned, when he was free to fly. He’s in heaven now, free from human tendencies. Thanking your God-given talent for inspiring me to see him off most appropriately. 🕊 RIP Tim.

@lisamcmullan6484

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making lockdown a great listening time

@clarewillison9379

3 жыл бұрын

❤️🕊❤️

@roberthoover2456

3 жыл бұрын

Beautifully said 🙏

@dtschuor459

3 жыл бұрын

So sorry for the loss of your brother. It's heartening for you to share his suffering and release in such a poetic and moving way. Much love for you and your family.

@gailremp8389

3 жыл бұрын

Your loss is our loss. Thank you so much for sharing your pain. I realize it's been quite some time but I just saw this tonight. February 7, 2021. I have a theory that when we share pain with others it cuts our own pain in half. Sounds good sometimes. But I know that your brother was loved. And that's what's more critical and more important than anything else. So I'm glad that this particular rendition also gave you some peace of mind and peace in your heart. Gail in Central Florida.

I think this what what happens when your soul guides your hands.

@debraalswager9528

3 жыл бұрын

Love that comment ❤

@Sweetlyfe

3 жыл бұрын

So beautiful

@jasonlin4307

3 жыл бұрын

What a coincidence that he provided the piano music for Pixar's Soul!

@lauriesuzanne8848

3 жыл бұрын

Amen! Perfectly well stated(:

@cynthiawhite8868

3 жыл бұрын

Errok@@Sweetlyfe

His phrasing in the introduction picked up my cold heart on the wings of a bird and soared over the canopies of a rainforest, then set me safely back down again in the sunshine... Where I wept... remembering in my cells for the first time in an age what beauty can really feel like.

@lucasbriggs6053

6 ай бұрын

Geez write a book already.

Jon Batiste's performance is a phenomenal mix of classical, jazz, blues and spiritual. His music never fails to pull on my heartstrings. I have always loved this Beatles song, but Jon is a true story teller of human strife and rise to grace, evoking pure emotion.

Jon Batiste, you have honored the Beatles in the most wonderful way as you played, "Blackbird". It was brilliant and beautiful as well. Thank you for this moment.

@1Airwaving

2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍

@daivyakapadia7578

Жыл бұрын

Truly yess

Jon Baptiste makes music from his soul. Beautiful and moving.

@michelesherman5660

2 жыл бұрын

Yes he dose

@bobsmith6544

2 жыл бұрын

Well, it does help me take a dump.

@michelesherman5660

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobsmith6544 thank you for your view of music. Have a nice day. Please do me the honor of listening to any, or all music you have had recorded for sale.

@bobsmith6544

2 жыл бұрын

@@michelesherman5660 If you need help taking a dump perhaps you should "dose" loser! LMAO

@aidenvideos499

2 жыл бұрын

It's not his song.

One of the most exquisite live performances of a song I've ever heard!

This has got to be one of the greatest moments of his life. You know he practiced and arranged this 1,000s of times starting the second he found out. He reminds me of Prince in the sense that he's more than a great musician, his entire being is music. Just breathtaking.

@blawom

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Beautiful!

I wanna cry. I am crying. God bless you for playing this so well. So beautiful. My ancestors, my grandparents, their Great Migration to the north "...waiting for this moment to arise..." It took them sneaking out of Mississippi in the dead of night, to go north. To work hard. To get success from working hard. Something that would've been and had been denied to them in the South. Love this song!! My history

@jocelynjohnston8257

3 жыл бұрын

What a lovely story of such great strength and courage! You must be so proud.

@cruisepaige

3 жыл бұрын

💕❤️💕

@coldwinter5710

3 жыл бұрын

You should be SO proud of them, as you clearly are. Brings tears to my eyes to think of their struggles.

@heatherbeck9510

3 жыл бұрын

That was really beautifully put.

@selah228

3 жыл бұрын

AMEN

Now, you can see differences between piano player and artist on piano.

@williamhenning4320

5 жыл бұрын

What is the difference?

@ryandunne4345

4 жыл бұрын

@@williamhenning4320 the same difference there is between a cook and a chef

@MorganBondelid

4 жыл бұрын

both create suitable and effective end results but with more experience and discernment, there is more dimension and nuance in the result

@SelfReflective

3 жыл бұрын

@@williamhenning4320 If you don't feel it, I can't explain it to you. Like, what is beauty? What is blue?

The piano was created to express what this performance expresses. Amazing!

@sidilicious11

10 ай бұрын

The piano sounds so good!

Surely God looks down from Heaven when this man performs and smiles what an amazing performer and talent

When you just know Jon as the music guy on the Colbert show but then you realize he is ridiculously talented, awesome man

Anybody ever wonder what emotions ‘sound’ like? Here you go!

That's the most beautiful rendition of that song I've ever heard!

Absolutely *STUNNING* arrangement. My heart has exploded.

Paul McCartney would bow down. This is an awesome treatment of his song. Mr JB, respect sir .

I'll infinitely be jealous of this guy not just for his technical abilities but also for the genius way he arranges the songs he covers

@carolmiller5713

2 жыл бұрын

This one, I think especially comes from the heart. This version is more perfect, for me, than the original.

@wcstrawberryfields8011

2 жыл бұрын

Less is more, in this regard. All the weight of the years made bearable (sentimental!) with a counter-intuitively minimalist arrangement.

Again, the mighty Jon Baptiste performs with elegance and heart. Congratulations on all your Grammys JB!

My god that was beautiful. Another minute and I'd be in tears. I really enjoy Sting's version, but this is another level. Bravo!

This is a civil rights anthem, well done

@gentillygirl545

4 жыл бұрын

I only recently learned that Paul McCartney wrote this in honor of black American women (birds, in British slang) going through the Civil Rights era here. I was proud of him for being so foresiteful on that front. Congratulations Jon!!

@denisvalente6844

3 жыл бұрын

@@gentillygirl545 The Beatles refused to play at segregated shows in the US too.

@jamesdunn9714

3 жыл бұрын

True, as ardent Beatles fans are well aware of.

@lisareed5669

3 жыл бұрын

Yes to both.

@gaylesankey402

3 жыл бұрын

LIAM LIAMESQUE I didn’t know that! Wow!

Note his closed eyes and posture. That's what happens when you go to Julliard. Love, love, love Jon Batiste.

@dreamabouchat5338

4 жыл бұрын

I must have went to Julliard. I call that the spirit of the music taking you over. This is beautiful.

@AuskaDezjArdamaath

4 жыл бұрын

MyRedPony1 that’s got nothing to do with Juilliard.

@1Dubbelman

3 жыл бұрын

The posture maybe, but Jon Batiste is probably mostly the result of New Orleans' and by that extent Louisiana's musical heritage and history. New Orleans is the birthplace of so many of the US' most important musical genres and innovations. Its black+Caribbean musical traditions are still alive and kicking in spite of hurricanes, poverty, government corruption and a long history of racist oppression. Check out some New Orleans stuff: kzread.info/dash/bejne/c4F7x9mmdcSWk6Q.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/X6N1t5qGipS3m5s.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/g2pm07aleMnfh6w.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/qZ1kxa6deqbNhKQ.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/oYetttOgYKq1YZc.html

@victorhyman268

3 жыл бұрын

Yes noticed the posture

@treyrader

3 жыл бұрын

What happens when you come from the Baptiste family of New Orleans more like it. Julliard was lucky to have em

Jon Batiste is music transformed into a human soul. Magnificent.

I think that my heart stopped and I simply absorbed music...thank you

This song is more relevant now than ever. So beautiful.

@carmenyolandagreene3049

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@mariaangelelli

2 жыл бұрын

Sí.

@sinatra222

2 жыл бұрын

Huh? It's way less relevant now than when it was written. Still a great song.

Beautiful rendition of the classic. I might add this is what growing up and playing in New Orleans then going to Juilliard for a bachelor's and masters will do for you. Talent plus formal education takes it...

Some people learn to play an instrument, and some people are music.

@larrybauerski

Жыл бұрын

brilliant insight. thanks!

I, um… I’m actually crying watching this. My mother taught me this song on her guitar which she gave me. I practiced for hours in order to get the fingerpicking just right. But when I was just messing around with it, I would play in a rhythm similar to how Batiste plays it here at times, but nowhere near as well. His is a hauntingly fabulous rendition, and we are blessed to have it. My grandmother, my mom’s mother, just passed away on Monday night. I pray she flew gently into that good night and that she landed in heaven where, by God’s grace, I will join her one day.

@shodapad07

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing the beautiful story of your mum. My condolences ❤

Jon really should release more videos like this on KZread, we need more of your music Jon!! That was absolutely beautiful!

@CapSuperM

7 жыл бұрын

Almost sounds like you think Jon wrote that song? :D

@joilpoil93

5 жыл бұрын

The new album is incredible

@mookins45

5 жыл бұрын

@@CapSuperM you'd call that derivative? few would agree

@alexvasquez537

4 жыл бұрын

Check out the show he hosted non Live From Here

This man is talented beyond description, a treasure that cannot be appreciated enough. Thank you Mr. Batiste for making life a little more enjoyable

This is how you perpetuate a gem from a different time, talent and courage.

Always in awe of this man’s talent

Oh, what a sublime moment. The stunning and inexplicable beauty of the human soul. This video, I think, shall be my answer to the question of why we still need the arts in school the next time I am asked. My 7yo old has not left the piano since she heard it. She was stirred by this inspiration. Thank you, Jon Batiste.

One of the most beautiful covers I've ever heard. From the heart and made it his own. Crying now😥

@happy1831

3 жыл бұрын

🥲🖤🕊 🤜🤛👏👏👏👏 🌹🌹🌹🙏🏻

@isabellewhite3505

3 жыл бұрын

I cried too!!

I can't WAIT to see him live!!!! Your Grammies are so well deserved Jon!

The lovely music that comes out of this man’s soul is mesmerizing. Wonderful interpretation of “Blackbird!” I always wanted to hear more of his artistry on “Late Night” but I’m sure the time was tight with monologue and guests. Jon was a special treat for the audience. Congratulations to him on his well-deserved Grammys, especially Album of the Year, and his marriage to such a beautiful, talented writer & artist as she fights for her health with leukemia and a bone marrow transplant. Such wise, loving young people.

Jesus Christ he’s a master at his craft. I’m truly blown away

I love how he closes his eyes throughout the performance. Symbolizing that music is truly art of the ears and not the eyes

@charliewimmer1417

5 жыл бұрын

Admiral Ackbar bhbjmm**

I can't decide what I like more. His dancing, singing, style or of course... That be-autiful Smile. Even better... He's a big ❤️🎵🎵🎵

@TheSpread1

Жыл бұрын

He's considered a top 5 piano player in the world, so there's that.

KZread just automatically put this one on my tablet and it’s playing and I love it and I’ve watched it 10 15 times in the last two years. I miss you John Baptiste on Stephen Colbert show. I hope your beautiful lovely wife is healthy and you also. 😊❤

When a beautiful take on a song makes you realize how brilliant the original is... Thank you, Jon Batiste!

@alanpayne7656

9 ай бұрын

💯

Met him at Montreux Jazz Festival! Just a regular guy, playing piano... as the greatest artists are! Again with Quincy Jones 2 years later in the same place in a memorable evening with the late Al Jarreau and many more! Jon is one of the finest and more talented musician I ever met.

Absolutely gorgeous. Thank you, Jon Batiste and thank you, Stephen Colbert for posting this.

I know of nothing so close to magical as watching/listening to a master plying their craft. It's an emotional experience. Watching Jon Batiste perform is one of those experiences. What a gift that we are able to see it.

This is beyond beautiful and so moving. I’ve heard it all my life. My soul heard this for the first time like this. Thank you for sharing your gift with the world.

@ozlemguler4324

3 жыл бұрын

Perfect words.

How those 4 young boys from Liverpool could have brought so much beauty to this world of ours ? Decades later we are still getting emotional with these tunes. Beautiful interpretation by Jon Batiste.

@stephenjablonsky1941

2 жыл бұрын

By my count the Beatles had 90 songs that will stand the test of time. Amazing!

@carolmiller5713

2 жыл бұрын

Jon is a true artist who uses his talents to make the world a more beautiful & special place. I’m so glad he shares his exceptional talents with the rest of us.

@1Airwaving

2 жыл бұрын

@@carolmiller5713 Yes!!

@musicfanBRA

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! And this exquisite song is pure Paul McCartney

Jon allows us to truly fly away upon the wings of his precious gift of music. Thank you, Jon. ❤

John is the most amazing musician of the decade! Please give him the recognition he deserves. He deserves his own show!

One of the most beautiful things I experienced in my life so far. I got chills and wet eyes. Greetings from Germany!

@1Airwaving

2 жыл бұрын

💐💐🌲

Got here nearly four years late ...but what a sound, what an arrangement. Truly captivating. Beautiful, John.

Jon, what a beautiful soul God gave you. Thank you for this performance.

Marvelous! Congratulations for winning 5 Grammies, Jon! ❤️🙏

I just love his face as he plays it shows such focus and love I respect him greatly

@sandoggg

7 жыл бұрын

it's really cool to see him like this after knowing what a playful silly guy he is while stephen is on stage

First time listening to Mr. Batiste. Excellent.

@lisareed5669

5 жыл бұрын

You hear him every night on The Late Show?

@deelzebub1213

4 жыл бұрын

Grew up in the jazz clubs of New Orleans, then attended Julliard Conservatory for classical piano training.

@denisefallin8042

3 жыл бұрын

He has some fantastic music out. Musical genius

I’m back November 6, 2023. I absolutely love this song. Thank you Jon 😊❤

Jon is so beautiful. In this performance you can just feel his relaxing flow. Gives me joy.

This is now the only version of this on KZread! Such a great great rendition.

@SmittyWolf1

8 жыл бұрын

There are several versions of this song.

@luiscuypers38

8 жыл бұрын

Smitty Wolf, There are several songs on youtube. What's your point? He was referring to this being the only version of this performance.

@SmittyWolf1

8 жыл бұрын

Was he?

@ndgoliberty

7 жыл бұрын

but this is jon.................................................................

@TomCatFromMA

7 жыл бұрын

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Beautiful. Hard to do a Beatles song, let alone make it yours. Bravo. I have tears in my eyes.

I've just found this. It's so beautiful. One of the most moving performances I've ever seen. Listening to it over and over

Wow, what a performer!!! The love with which he caresses those keys is just emotional to the observer.... Then the voice.....respect, sir.

I love watching his face. You can tell how much he truly feels the music, and how much he loves this song.

@ryandunne4345

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not into the metaphysical, but he has such a positive aura, he glows!

@snidelywhiplash

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryandunne4345 5 Grammys later, you couldn't be more correct. The man is a national treasure.

Looove the intensity without sentimentalism of his performance. So real and so elegant.

Beautiful, beautiful. Just what I needed to hear this morning, five years after it was presented. Thank you, Jon Batiste.

So incredibly beautiful. Tears in my eyes. John is an amazing musician and human being.

He has a flawless connection with the piano.

His talent and brilliance is not appreciated enough during the TV show - but here it finally shines bright!

I cannot listen to this without crying. I am truly honored to be living when I can witness such beauty, feeling, talent, and love for music. Jon is truly something special. There's a true magic about him. Just beautiful.

This man is amazing, this is one of my favorite Beatles tunes, his version is one I'm happy to have had the privilege of hearing..Bravo...

Jon Batiste is a genius. I have such a huge musical crush on this fabulous human being. In my humble grandmother opinion about talent & beauty - Jon ranks right up there with Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, and Chick Corea. I love you, Jon!!!!

@GreenDragon11

5 жыл бұрын

Pj Braine And Liberace! Never understand the hype when I was too young to really get it but he was exceptionally talented. Glad I took the chance to listen to his performances right here on KZread!!

@mindseye4914

5 жыл бұрын

Hey you forgot Joe Zawinul...but great list nonetheless :)

@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out

5 жыл бұрын

The only comparisons on this page that aren't totally specious are those to Liberace, who could play the hell out of the piano, but was not a musical genius on the order of a miles or herbie. please. get a clue. this guys style reminds me much more of Liberace than of any of those you mentioned. He is like, SO MAINSTREAM, MAN. Please.

@leojbramble

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis are not mainstream? And that is contrary to "genius" in what way? Was Mozart "mainstream", or a genius?

That half step down on "learn to fly" slays me... It ain't easy being green.

Nearly brought me to tears, it takes real talent to take another persons song, complete change it, and have it still turn out just as good if not better. Beautiful rendition that you could tell came from his heart.

Such a beautiful performance, and from here in mid-2021 I am so thankful to have had both of these sweet souls carry us through the last 1.5 years.

What's so DOPE about the cover is to hear the fact that he used influences from the first Black Bird by Nina Simone which came out roughly 2 year before The Beatles version. Black Bird by Nina talked about African American / Black women's struggle vs Paul McCartney's version which touched on the oppression of war. Jon ALWAYS incorporates and involves/ invoke his history. LOVED THIS.

@waynehanley72

4 жыл бұрын

Actually McCartney wrote it about racism in America.

@chaiinspace2

4 жыл бұрын

I thought the Beatles did it first cos McCartney wrote the song. Google says he wrote it for the rights movement happening in the USA back then. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbird_(Beatles_song)

@RamusRemi

4 жыл бұрын

According to Paul himself, the song is symbolic of a black woman in the civil rights era.

@chaiinspace2

4 жыл бұрын

Ahhh... Nina's blackbird is a completely different song with the same title kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y2dtyLqzorXQqcY.html but that first 90 seconds is an abstraction of it, I think.

@davidhoggan5376

4 жыл бұрын

Cool!

Gotta respect a man who KNOWS he hit it out of the park. We just here for the ride.

This rendition of Blackbird popped up when I least expected it to and left me with an ugly cry. My son loved this song and taught himself to play it on guitar. Tragically he passed away and his best friends' dad played it for us on guitar at his funeral. Now when I hear it, I choose to believe he is saying "Hello Mom!", but sometimes it's a gut punch as it was today.

@stephencraig5938

2 жыл бұрын

😪😪😪😪

@LAVAASIAPACIFIC

Жыл бұрын

Sending love

Such a sweet soul.

Wow. Turned blackbird upside down. Genius cover.

We need sweet music like this more then ever may God bless all of us during these hard times

@MrExEssex

4 жыл бұрын

Your all powerful God has given us these hard times. Why would you want such a callous bastard to bless you?!

@a-aron5508

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrExEssex This post wasn’t meant to offend anyone. I hope for good in this world. I know life is hard, you and I have lived through tough times. Difficult times when it seems like nothing will change. I have a hope and a trust in a God, a loving Father in Heaven. If you have doubts of a loving God just know that He knows you personally. If you seem alone in this crazy world God can help you, will help you, and is helping you now. You can pray to Him anytime He will answer your prayer.

@barbarabaldwin7120

3 жыл бұрын

" hard times, hard times, come again no more."xoxoxoJune 26, 2020

@jocelynjohnston8257

3 жыл бұрын

Stay safe, A-Aron! ❤ from Jack-wellen.😁

@jocelynjohnston8257

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrExEssex You have the freedom to be an atheist, but insulting people who have faith is disrespectful.

I couldn't stop the rain from falling on my face. So deep is the sound of this soul.

John Batiste you are simply an amazing pianist/ composer / performer. Congratulations on all your Grammy wins well deserved my brother.

I get chills every single time I hear this. Absolute magic.

@markschafer1828

6 жыл бұрын

Brock Whitfield indeed....chills and tears...

@cherylcurvan1868

5 жыл бұрын

@@markschafer1828 Absolutely beautiful.

@bonnieikamas1201

4 жыл бұрын

Goosebumps...🌹

This. this! Is my new favorite version of Blackbird. This needs to be soundtrack music, asap.

@GreenDragon11

5 жыл бұрын

Quinn Nguyen Yep 👍!!

@iammilorex

4 жыл бұрын

What did you think of Thunderstorm Artis' version?

@mrbigg151

3 жыл бұрын

@@iammilorex I hadn't heard of him until reading your comment...that young man has talent running thru his veins! After hearing his audition I was in awe. These two versions are different, yet take you on a journey while you enjoy the beauty of the music.

This song was a tribute to the Liitle Rock Nine. It was in celebration of their historic school desegregation in Arkansas ordered by President Eisenhower.

I’m back it’s November 10, 2023… I love this song. 😊❤