I love it when the KZread algorithm comes out of nowhere and just hands you a gift. This is straight up 🔥🔥🔥

@eba44

5 ай бұрын

no shit!

@westcoastmantra

5 ай бұрын

Hear that :) 🌟

@ernieneedham816

5 ай бұрын

Right on

@shorething34

4 ай бұрын

The exact second i thought that, is the same moment I read your comment!!! well done

@hopetemplemire4896

4 ай бұрын

well said..my thoughts as well..

Forget your well paid TV celebrities, You Tube is where you find true talent........the unsung heroes. What a brilliant version, and a superb mandolin solo.

@amet575

2 ай бұрын

❤🎉

@richardschneller7674

Ай бұрын

People like Taylor Swift can forget about it. They aren’t this good!

@user-bh4ge1pm2t

Ай бұрын

You'll never catch me wasting my money on

@Tismar10

Ай бұрын

the solo!!!

@michaelsimmons4883

18 күн бұрын

Your comment made me think of this Charles Bradley version of 'Changes' - kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJqVschwYLCaqNY.html

I tell you, these young bluegrass players are the keepers of the flame. Sierra, Mollie Tuttle, Billy Strings, et al. They are the ones who are keeping the best music from the last 50 years alive. The absolutely stunning talent and range of this generation of musicians that are technically "Bluegrass " is so impressive to me. If you are not aware of them you should do your self a favor and look into what these young artists are doing. Truly inspiring.

@mool747

4 ай бұрын

Love the 'keeper of the flame' comment. They just don't write music like this anymore.❤

@Life-of-Bluegrass_Music

3 ай бұрын

That isn't Bluegrass

@kennydavis2276

3 ай бұрын

@@Life-of-Bluegrass_Music It is now. It meets all of the requirements, so it's in my playlist now. Pretty sure Levon Helm would like it as well.

@kurtisbethers8509

3 ай бұрын

Check out devil makes three

@williamdow3347

3 ай бұрын

​@@Life-of-Bluegrass_Music1:22

I was skeptical. ... Don't come at this classic unless you intend to deliver. This song was there through tough times for me. After watching I just want to say: "Thank you for this performance!" - You definitely delivered!

@mikesimmons4519

14 күн бұрын

I so agree! I’ve watched it at least 10 times and still enjoy it.

I ran across this by accident. I’ve never heard of Sierra Hull and I’m from Nashville. I’m an instant fan. I’m proud she’s a fellow Tennesseean. Every time I play this video I weep. It’s as if God reached down from Heaven and scooped up everything which is good in this world and formed this perfect, beautiful human being that is Sierra.

A sentence I had never expected to say, before seeing this video: "you've got to hear this amazing mandolin solo"

@bizzjoe

2 ай бұрын

It certainly blew my mind anyway..

This is just a unbelievable performance. The talent in all of these young people is so high......especially Sierra.

Absolute powerhouse of a cover. That Mandolin solo is perfection. I think tears for fears would be so proud and I hope they are. It’s amazing when an artist can cover a song and make it their own. This is like jimmy hendrix covering all along the watchtower. Incredible

@Jettsoma53

3 ай бұрын

Now THAT is a compliment, and I agree! 👍🏼

@lpd1snipe

3 ай бұрын

There is another version of this with Curt Smith and his daughter playing together it's very nice and acoustic

@seanmcconkey72

Ай бұрын

Tears for Fears, please show respect for the original artists.

@aramichaelian7320

7 күн бұрын

excellent comparison...!

I usually get chills when I hear the Gary Jules version. For some reason, the world threw this version in my suggested videos. I've never heard of Sierra Hull. I'm now a fan. I didn't know Mad World needed a mandolin solo. Now THAT was chills.

@ppierquet1

4 ай бұрын

Yes, that Gary Jules version is beautiful and thoughtful; love it.

@timr804

4 ай бұрын

Check out her solo on I Don't Mind, with Sturgill Simpson, live

@adzbox

4 ай бұрын

It's actually a Tears For Fears song.

@blue-xk7gj

3 ай бұрын

Alison Krauss gave her her start. There's two videos of her playing with AKUS when she was 12. She was good then

@philliptaylor5386

Ай бұрын

Everyone should know who she is 🤷‍♂️

I listened to this song in the early '80's when it first came out... Sierra probably wasn't born yet! It was a song of the times then, and her version is every bit as relevant and fantastic now. What a great interpretation of the song..

@kjguitarman

Жыл бұрын

Ditto! Top 10 album for me.

@UpvotesBlueGuitars

Жыл бұрын

lol why did I think this song was from like 2003?

@reshmiya

Жыл бұрын

@@UpvotesBlueGuitars probably cuz Gary Jules covered it for Donnie Darko around that time

@UpvotesBlueGuitars

Жыл бұрын

@@reshmiya aye ur right, thanks

@awalktowardsglory

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

She has an amazingly controlled and expressive voice. I could listen all day to it. And of course that mando solo. Awesome.

@Dancing_Alone_wRentals

4 ай бұрын

Did you get a chance to hear "Years"?

@carlkemp883

19 күн бұрын

Very well done love that it's all acoustic and yes, the solo was fantastic! and the instruments didn't clash with one another. Interesting that the Mandolin solo was very fast for a slow song. Kept it different and interesting

I’m struck. The best ever rendition of this song. So fine and pure and exactly how it was intended. Roland will be proud. I will follow your endeavors

That mandolin solo far exceeded my expectations! Everything built to that moment so wonderfully. Magnificent performance. :)

@sockwort

Жыл бұрын

Very nice solo indeed

@TheOraclearchive

Жыл бұрын

Expectations on something you've never heard? Bizarre you shouldnt be expecting ANYTHING from a artist.

@ddragonwhistler

Жыл бұрын

@@TheOraclearchive I disagree, for an audience’s expectation of what the art is going to be is one of the primary factors to how the art is received. There are many instances where artists submerse or exceed expeditions. That’s half of the fun of it!

@TheOraclearchive

Жыл бұрын

@@ddragonwhistler ok. So what did you expect from something you havent heard before? It kinda implies you predicted how she would approach it.

@ddragonwhistler

Жыл бұрын

@@TheOraclearchive I didn’t predict what her solo would be. But I sure did hypothesize. Music to me is all about patterns and deviations of those patterns.

this is the reason why i love youtube

When people create like this it is as close to the divine as we come

@rirecen3

2 ай бұрын

Totalmente de acuerdo amigo. Viva la música 🎶

@mic4902

23 күн бұрын

Well said. Soo true.

Wow this rendition blew me away.

Sierra's playing is so pristine and perfect. I love the quiet confidence she exudes. Her virtuosity is far beyond most mortals but she's never overly showy. It's 100% tasteful and melodic. You can see how much the band loves playing with her too.

@williedame4406

9 ай бұрын

calm down, shes fine

@jgarcia1ful

9 ай бұрын

@@williedame4406 To each and their own..... She is more than fine; the last few minutes of this version, really shows what she can do but she lets her band mates shine a bit here and there through the song. I've seen her many times on KZread, and she appears to have very little ego as she has played with so many talented pros and they all appear to love playing with her!!!! She has been invited to play with "Billy and the Kids" this week in NY, so I am trying to get tickets to the sold-out show, maybe I can get a "Miracle", and if not, there is always the simulcast on Nugs.....

@CharlieKnolesPlus

9 ай бұрын

I am always going to be enthusiastic about artists I love. Never calming down.@@williedame4406

@coldoldrice

8 ай бұрын

I agree. She's an incredible musician without rubbing it in our faces. Such a treasure. Amazing human.

@Trashbags34

8 ай бұрын

Cringe

As phenomenal as her mandolin playing is , and that solo was phenomenal, props to the violin player for some creative and perfectly placed atmosphere

@donnaknudson7296

9 ай бұрын

Yes, I really loved that.

@megatrollificus

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, I was gonna point out in response to the comment above, how she leaves good space for the other band members to fill-especially the violin player.

@baltasavr

7 ай бұрын

because she's a caged goddess

@Blayze1017

7 ай бұрын

And the fiddle player too.

@shortbusdriver83

Ай бұрын

When it's country music we call it a fiddle.

Out of my 57 trips around the sun i have never heard such fine playing of the mandolin!❤️

@phantomscolts7002

4 күн бұрын

And 57 more to go....

I don’t know why I clicked on this . I don’t remember the last time I was speechless ❤❤❤❤❤❤

@seanmackenzie8726

3 ай бұрын

I know why i clicked on this video, it is because this stated 'Mad World'.!!! and i had to listen to this!

Her timbre and vocal technique are remarkable. The final solo is *chef's kiss*

@Traisas

Ай бұрын

Agreed! Both her interpretation and performance are exquisite.

No words 😶 I think the mandolin lick at the end was the most amazing thing I have ever heard.

@JLDB1987

Жыл бұрын

I agree! Sierra’s been a virtuoso since she was a little kid.

@zuzannawisniewska4464

Жыл бұрын

I agrre.I like this song.

@nmdakini358

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, Sierra Hull is a young master

@tonyaharmon1383

9 ай бұрын

First Time Hearing Her! Truly Amazing!!

@jjlax7

9 ай бұрын

@@JLDB1987Is she from Maryland?

real talent . just stunning. she has such a pure voice and a total star on the mandolin.

30 years later, rural america is ready for tears for fears.

@slofty

Ай бұрын

The Cars, too! Tim Mcgraw does a cover of "Drive" in the last few years.

@helmutschmitt4504

Ай бұрын

@@slofty exactly

She’s amazing. I love how she basically plays rhythm guitar on on mandolin until it’s time to go bluegrass.

@spencerdawkins

4 ай бұрын

That's a REALLY good description!

Mandolin is such an underrated instrument. Love it.

@rcg5317

9 ай бұрын

You’re right. But especially when played and sung to by Sierra Hull

@alanthealienoriginal

9 ай бұрын

I enjoyed it. I used to plink around on a mandolin that was given to someone in the family as payment for room and board from a traveling salesman somewhere before 1920. It was already old then. My father used to play "Glow Little Glowworm" and his foot stomping shook the whole house! I guess it made him happy. I learned to play "Mandolin Wind" on it. It sort of looked like a half a watermelon with stripes on it.

@FreezyAbitKT7A

9 ай бұрын

fantastic for making slaw

@tonyaharmon1383

9 ай бұрын

@@alanthealienoriginal Happy Memories!!✌️

@eldonhalliburton4766

8 ай бұрын

She absolutely kills it

Thank you Algorithmo for introducing this to me!

The best version of this song...of which there are many.

That mandolin solo is amazing.

@getenlightened

7 ай бұрын

She shredded that thing!

@LawKiller78

5 ай бұрын

It's from another world, dude!

@TimJohns

2 ай бұрын

Me: Mindlessly surfing KZread at 11:30pm KZread (correctly): "You know what you need my man? A bluegrass cover of an '80s classic, with a kick-ass mandolin solo (yes, I said mandolin solo)"

@TampaDave

Ай бұрын

You should see her in concert. She is the fastest mandolin player ever.

She played this at a show and it was magical. Very unexpected. She is extremely talented.

@tonyaharmon1383

9 ай бұрын

I'd Love To Have Seen That!

The skill involved here is very apparent.

I absolutely love when two musical genres join forces to make something amazing. That's what this is.

Beautiful voice and she rips her instrument.

Never have I been more satisfied to watch until the end of the video.

@rubics333cube

4 ай бұрын

Little did we both know she would rip that incredible solo towards the end. So glad I stayed, too.

@BattmanETX

4 ай бұрын

My eyes got wide when she blew the top off. I was already digging it, but man! 👏🏼🙌🏼

Oh when the violin slowly creeps in 😮chilly bumps everywhere!!! You know music is amazing when you get that visceral energy!!!

More proof that the 80's Ruled!! Glad to see a younger generation keeping music alive. Great cover!!

@noahrosenthal6421

5 ай бұрын

this feels more like a cover of the gary jules cover, rather than a cover of the original

@andersnielsen6044

5 ай бұрын

I am sorry, but she extend it to a complete new and much more advanced level than the original :D

@longtalljay

4 ай бұрын

80s actually ruled by driving great music off the market. The best progressive bluegrass and country folk artists had to redefine how they recorded and did business. Sierra is descended from that generation--Tony Rice, Chris Hillman, Kate Wolf, Nanci Griffith, and later Alison Krauss. In the MTV-ruled mainstream, there were just a few rare good songs, such as this one.

@whipcrack259

4 ай бұрын

A good song is…a good song.

@greggdebeck9145

3 ай бұрын

​@noahrosenthal6421 hot take: Jules version = far better than Tears for Fears. I think he captured the real soul of the song, while Tears recorded it in such a poppy tempo. It just seems off for the content of the song.

This is the cleanest prettiest rock solid piece of music I've heard all day. Sierra & fellow musicians are deeply talented...thought I would lose my mind during the mandolin solo 😂❤!?!?

@Pobsta-de7hb

7 ай бұрын

cleanest, the lyrics were wrong in one part so much that the actual wrong lyrics do not even make sense, other than that, clean

Sierra and the boys did this excellent song justice. Bravo!

First time seeing someone shred a mandolin - highly impressed!

Well done, KZread algorithm! You get a cookie.

Already a legend. The future of music is in very safe hands with this one.

Gosh, how is it even possible to play such a soulful solo on a Mandolin?

@stellaq3306

Жыл бұрын

Mandolin solo is a first for me. But then I heard the Blues played on bagpipes earlier so, anything goes 🤪

@Azamra18

Жыл бұрын

If you think that’s good, go check out Chris Thile

@Azamra18

Жыл бұрын

I just want to clarify: that was GREAT! Just suggesting another Uber talented mandolinist.

@charlesbolton8471

10 ай бұрын

@@Azamra18 I had tickets to two of the three Nickel Creek shows at the Ryman that got canceled in April because Chris was sick. Anyway, Sean and Sara decided to do a free Watkins Family Hour show to make up for the canceled shows. Anyone who had tickets to one of the canceled shows (which were rescheduled) could attend (until they filled up the venue). It was one of the coolest shows I’ve ever seen. What’s really interesting is Sara told the audience that she called several people to see if they were in town (or could get to Nashville) in time to play the show with them. Everyone she called including Sierra told her that they had tickets to the show and we’re going to be there anyway. Sierra ended up playing mandolin with Sean and Sara on three Nickel Creek songs that night. It was impressive.

@Azamra18

10 ай бұрын

@@charlesbolton8471 Omg 😳 Sounds like a dream

Tears for fears called and said you did it better. You get an A+

Holycrap! Her voice is priceless!

I've never seen a person _attack_ a mandolin like Sierra did on the solo. Great playing all around. 😊

@cabalja1976

10 ай бұрын

Jake Shimabukuru My Guitar Gently Weeps...

@edm781

10 ай бұрын

Sam Bush & Jeff Austin for a couple,.... but yeah, that was a tremendous solo!

@cbglassiii9362

10 ай бұрын

Check out The String Cheese Incident and/or Leftover Salmon, if you like good mandolin playing. 😊

@edm781

9 ай бұрын

@@cbglassiii9362 Yep, Drew Emmitt!!! Love SCI too. Seen SCI the most due to a variety of factors.

@eddierayvanlynch6133

9 ай бұрын

Chris Thile - Dude is a maniac

Real music, live, full of passion....fills the air....then its gone. In the hour of my twilight, this will invoke a tear.

Wow. Thank you, YT algorithm.

The way her tiny frame contrast the massive voice commanding the room is astounding

That was amazing. Everything about it. Lead vocals, her mandolin playing, flawless.

@danmoretti8898

9 ай бұрын

Just completely amazing - wow

@madpriest7822

9 ай бұрын

Nice! Though it's really just a cover/remake of Gary Jules cover of Tears for Fears. It would have been cool to see their actual version of the Tears of Fears song

Beautiful. The blending of the mandolin and fiddle is masterly.

The mandolin solo gave me *full body* goosebumps. 👏

5 people in a room, making magic.

She plays so well. Brings that mando to life. Bravo !

again let’s admit old is gold and the present lady a diamond so ya

@themossypottery

Жыл бұрын

Amen to that...awesome effort from all musicians.

Best cover of this song I've ever heard. EVER.

I'd had no idea. Sierra's a goddess on the mando, but she can sing too?!? And the girl can SING! Sierra has the gift, and we are all the better for it when she shares.

A tight take and solid performance for all. BUT just when I thought it was over, that mandolin solo was a stunner -a real incinerator. I can't express how much I enjoyed that late surprise tucked into this cover. This post is a gem! Thanks to all.

@madpriest7822

9 ай бұрын

Nice! Though it's really just a cover/remake of Gary Jules cover of Tears for Fears. It would have been cool to see their actual version of the Tears of Fears song

@luchadroslb2

8 ай бұрын

TRUE!!!

@damienhawthorne8864

8 ай бұрын

Agreed.

@megatrollificus

6 ай бұрын

@@madpriest7822 Maybe if you asked The Internet real nice it would play you the Tears for Fears version. Or Jules' version. Or the version where David Gilmore plays it with his daughter. Most of the covers I've heard of this song (many!) are pretty good, _because it's a really good song._

I'm grateful to have heard an incredible mandolin solo in my lifetime! Something I've never heard before, and may never again. Thanks for this!

@hobiegillis9453

5 ай бұрын

I love this song, but if u haven't heard an amazing mandolin solo, u might wanna check out Billy Strings band.

@camtron

Ай бұрын

​@@hobiegillis9453 or any decent bluegrass band with a mando

I lost my 6 months ago. Her birthday was 1-5 and I miss her so much. And this pops up. Now I'm alone and nobody hears me crying.

@jakebrown5562

4 ай бұрын

You're not alone. I relate and hear you.

@michaelboykin9881

4 ай бұрын

God bless you, and keep you strong.

@Jesse-gr2xo

Ай бұрын

Poor one! I'm sorry you feel bad. I wish good things for you.

@JamesWright-sj7ce

Ай бұрын

I do cry on brother

Her voice and her talent playing mandolin deserves to be heard. I will be looking her up to hear more. FANTASTIC

Delicate and powerful at the same time. Playing quiet is hard to do and this band nails it! In a loud mad world a soft touch sometimes speaks even louder. Nice job!

killer arrangement, excellent musicianship. I’m listening now.

achingly beautiful.

Agree with those who enjoyed this experience before me - the edge of controlled energy needed for this song was well met. Thank you for a great rendition

Haunting. A unique version worthy of the original.

Sierra is absolutely amazing, this band is incredible and it's hands down my favorite version of this song, and can we all show little love for the violin player, amazing articulations that were subtle and just sounded so cool. Great job. Yes, I cried dammit..

@tonyaharmon1383

9 ай бұрын

Truly Amazing Version!! Loved It All!!

@Bubblemantis

8 ай бұрын

Cried also

Wow- a beautiful rendition.👏

Wow. She kicks ass. What a fantastic song. Sounds like the daughter of R.E.M.

This song always gave me chills, goosebumps and a feeling of not being alone in thinking that the World in which we live is extraordinarily crazy yet simultaneous filled with breathtaking beauty. I remember coming up to Christmas, 2003 and this song was _everywhere._ My friend's girlfriend said that she was sick of hearing the song on the radio because it made her feel depressed. I told her that not all music is supposed to make you feel happy. Even back then I knew life wasn't rainbows and bunny rabbits.

@madpriest7822

9 ай бұрын

Nice! Though it's really just a cover/remake of Gary Jules (Donnie Darko) cover of Tears for Fears. It would have been cool to see their actual version of the Tears of Fears song

@BillyJoeJimBob28

9 ай бұрын

But there are rainbows & bunny rabbits Everywhere you look. I'm goin to sleep now.. 😴

@danhove

7 ай бұрын

In a world of such violence and horror I can Feel the emotion in this song. Great job, current and wonderful interpretation. It touched me.

In all these years of KZread, I have never heard something so magical! I can't tell you how exciting it was to hear every detail of this arrangement. And what a voice and mandolin! Absurdly brilliant!!!❤❤❤

Freaking amazing. Honestly my favorite version.

Holy $hit

Bloody fantastic!! Great control and dynamics from the band, such a sensitive lovely voice…. and killer mandolin solo…. I mean killer! Great work guys.

Best solo I've ever heard on mandolin. Hands down. No question at all. Bless you sister!

Great songs can be reimagined. That's what makes them great.

How this just showed up on my FYP, IDK - but I sure am happy that it did! These folks can jam! New fan

Really enjoying this version, this kind of voice and any good mandolin play will get me every time. Listening again to them. That last part..... Where the violin kind of bridges the sound of the mandolin, really makes me lean in. Didn't know what it was I was hearing. Thanks for posting. I'd like to find more of their music. Update: Found her, Sierra Hull, subscribed.

I’m officially a fan of Sierra! 🤩

Sierra Hull is amazing. No other words.

I clicked on this not knowing exactly what song this was but within the first measure I knew. ❤

Lovely version & so nice to see a mandolin "shredded"

as a singer myself i appreciate the approach she has taken, i think she is giving it a life of its own.

Genius solo

The mandolin solo made me really emotional. Beautiful song, amazing cover

She has such great emotional feel vocally and instrumentally. Amazing musician

Magnificent version of a truly great song about the harsh realities of the the world we live in Sierra's mandolin playing is always mindblowing love it.

I'm not crying you're crying.

Great music for a trip.

Tears For Fears are possibly the most underrated group in the world. Nice choice for a cover.

Wow what a great rendition of the original (one of my favourite songs ever) played on all my favourite string instruments by a band that I had never heard of! Simply amazing mandolin solo near the end!

When my contemporaries from the 60's and 70's tell me that there is no talent in today's generation I need only point them in this direction.

She is soooooo talented. I didn’t know this song, but this is a sublime performance by her and the whole group here. Is there anything Sierra can’t do? Her mandolin playing is so off the charts amazing - and perhaps that results in her singing being underrated. She has such a sweet voice and really knows how to use it in a way that seems almost effortless but which draws out such feeling.

@madpriest7822

9 ай бұрын

Nice! Though it's really just a cover/remake of Gary Jules cover (the movie Donnie Darko) of the Tears for Fears song. Besides the end solo, It would have been cool to see their actual version of the Tears of Fears song instead of redoing the Donnie Darko version

@redraiderrider3289

7 ай бұрын

Can you just shut your trap and enjoy the cover?

I listen to a wide variety of music, and I have always loved Tears For Fears, but now the way Sierra and her band play this song makes me love bluegrass even more.

This is a version of this song I had no idea I needed to hear

that solo made me shed a tear as a man.

Wow. Unforgettable, timeless, classic.

@madpriest7822

9 ай бұрын

Nice! Though it's really just a cover/remake of Gary Jules cover (donnie darko) of Tears for Fears. It would have been cool to see their actual version of the Tears of Fears song

not a note missed in the solo, and its such a technical solo that if she missed a note you would hear it. masterful.

First thing .. this is THE best cover I’ve heard of mad world…second …this girl can play wow… it takes a lot to impress me.. but wow.. wow.. wow..

@TampaDave

Ай бұрын

And this is nothing compared to what she does in her shows. You wouldn't believe it. She does this fast solo that seems unbeatable, then her hubby blows your mind, then she comes back with the most masterful mandolin you ever heard. Then rinse and repeat. It is mind-blowing.

Fire ❤. This girl has mandolin chops for days!

Sometimes KZread puts something in front of me that I instantly fall in love with. Wow, just wow. I've never heard of or seen anything from you before now. Just a perfect voice that I'm going to be seeking out to see what else I can hear. Really hoping there is some acapella content. Thank you.