THE DOWNEASTER ’ALEXA’ (Billy Joel) - Metal cover
Музыка
"DOWNEASTER 'ALEXA'"
Originally performed Billy Joel
Written by Billy Joel
From the album ”Storm Front” - 1989
Thanks to my friend Anders Sköld for showing me this song!!
The original song: • Billy Joel - The Downe...
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✘ Song recorded, arranged, produced, mixed, mastered and performed by Tommy Johansson
✘ Filmed by Tommy Johansson
✘ Video edited by Tommy Johansson
✘ Yamaha Acoustic, Charvel Gary Moore white replica
✘ Ibanez Bass
✘ Guitar sound: "Fredhead" by Fredman Digital
✘ Orchestration: 8Dio Majestica 2.0 (VST software)
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⚜️ Majestica (Guitar, vocals, song writer): majesticametal.com
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✘ Charvel Guitars: www.charvel.com
✘ 8DIO Majestica: www.8dio.com
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Well I'm on the Downeaster Alexa
And I'm cruising through Block Island Sound
I have charted a course to the vineyard
But tonight, I am Nantucket bound
We took on diesel back in Montauk, yesterday
Left this morning from the bell in Gardiner's Bay
Like all the locals here, I've had to sell my home
Too proud to leave, I worked my fingers to the bone
So I could own my Downeaster Alexa
And I go where the ocean is deep
There are giants out there in the canyons
And a good captain can't fall asleep
I got bills to pay and children who need clothes
I know there's fish out there, but where? God only knows
They say these waters aren't what they used to be
But I got people back on land who count on me
So if you see my Downeaster Alexa
And if you work with the rod and the reel
Tell my wife I am trolling Atlantis
And I still have my hands on the wheel
Now I drive my Downeaster Alexa
More and more miles from shore every year
Since they tell me I can't sell no stripers
And there's no luck in swordfishing here
I was a bay man like my father was before
Can't make a living as a bay man anymore
There ain't much future for a man who works the sea
But there ain't no island left for islanders like me
Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh
Пікірлер: 544
Super pieseň👏👍, parádny videoklip. Pozdravuje rybárska rodina zo Slovenska.
I’m from Long Island, my family were Fishermen. This song has a very special meaning to me.
❤❤❤ Tommy, thank You ❤️❤️❤️ 😘
Now I have listened to this song at least 40 times, and I still love it!
@warrenny
Ай бұрын
Same. This version rocks!
@Tattoolady1972
3 күн бұрын
I hear it I think 1000 times ..... can't get enough ❤
Nowdays I just live and wait from friday to friday of Tommy's awesome performances🤗💞
@tiinakari4055
3 ай бұрын
Same here❤
@Yarrg
3 ай бұрын
always puts me in a great mood!!!
@littlebigkicker
3 ай бұрын
Yes same
@user-dj4zo8bv1v
3 ай бұрын
@@tiinakari4055 ich möchte die Gruppe Rmobow🙏🎁♥️ hören
@marynaperley-robertson9264
3 ай бұрын
Wow.. Fridays are really special because of these awesome renditions of this young man with an amazing voice. Thank you 🤗
Billy Joel is one of my favorite artists. This probably is the first metal cover of one of his songs I've heard. It actually works.🤘
Tommy could both headline wacken and sing Disney songs!
VOA ALTO..VOCÊ VAI LONGE...MAGNÍFICO...
My all time favorite Billy Joel, and when I recorded my legacy song, I told the studio that tis is my “Downeaster Alexa” Tommy is the best!
@johnpolitis7929
13 күн бұрын
@JohnSparkmanandBlackTopHerd Downeaster Alexa is no Cold Spring Harbor Part II. It's very latter day Billy. Btw, don't be fooled by the cover. The production is 80s or 90s. Had it been recorded in early-mid 70s, I might have given it a listen. Billy Joel's first 4 albums before The Stranger is it for me.
KISKE KISKE KISKE KISKE FOR EVER!!! POWER METAL FOR EVER!!!
We need this on Spotify
Thank you for everything you have done for me and for the Fans! SIR!
Metal is befitting for this great homage to those who "go where the ocean is deep"....
Best day of the week , Friday and Tommy
Every time I hear Billy Joel’s version I get goosebumps, this version was no different! Incredible!!
Gitarrgud med världens bästa sångröst (enligt mig 🖤💜☠️
Fan Tommy, du har hjärtat och själen. Jag bugar ödmjukast.
Another case of like before the song has loaded. One of my musical heroes growing up being covered by legend!
If Tommy sang like that out at sea his boat would very soon be surrounded by mermaids and dolphins I reckon!!
@ryannaeger2482
2 ай бұрын
When the sirens are drawn uncontrollably to Tommy.
BILLY JOEL IS ONE OF MY FAVE MUSICAL ARTISTS EVEEEEEERRRRR. THANK YOU TOMMY
One of the things that makes Billy Joel stand out is how well written his songs are, both in terms of the music and the lyrics. And keep it mind: he made mainstream pop/rock music which was intended to be played on the radio. You don't see that with contemporary pop music anymore.
@user-mq5dr1jh5t
3 ай бұрын
sounds absurd but i'd love to see the (living) stars he's covered react to their own songs. we dont usually see that with tommy
Me: Tommy covering a Billy Joel classic? This is awesome, turn it up! Devices in my house when he says the word: "Block Island Sound is a marine sound in the open Atlantic Ocean, separating Block Island from the coast of mainland Rhode Island. The deepest point in the Pacific Ocean is the Marianas Trench."
Jävla va grym du är
Simply...WOW!!
This guy is really amazing Not only the voice but seeing him treat his guitar so raw and easy its lovely
Tommy!!!! you are the Johann Sebastian Bach of our days!!! Thank you for your voice!!!!!!!!!!!! ♡ ♡ ♡ Always will be looking forward to new musical videos It's interesting how every song picked is just . . . a legend!!! performed by you Cheers ♡
@nataliemorton5568
Ай бұрын
You have just introduced me to a new sing once again!! I have lost count!! How is it that EVERY song you cover sounds like it was made just for YOU!!?? It seems impossible but not for Tommy apparently! Loved this one A LOT !! Happy Fishing !! 🚣♂️😁
His hands flying over his guitar is just plain lovely to Watch
@nissekarlsson3172
Ай бұрын
Yeah and at the same time play drums as an e-gatling gun.
❤❤❤ you are a treasure Tommy🎶🎶🎶 songs i couldn’t stand before ….you make them beutiful. thank you for every one.🙏🏼🫶🏻
So Nice to hear your Great voice again my Swedisch Countrymen, from Boden up North in The Swedisch Forrest.. 🤘💪
Fan vad grym denna va Tommy 🤜😃 ut med den på Spotify 💪💪💪
Вау...морская тематика....и море 😢и.это романтика .....А закат ..😮.☕♥️🥞 3:41 💥
Nádherné , děkujeme Tommy . Jsem ze středu Evropy ,ale díky tobě jsem se na chvíli ocitl u prostřed oceánu . Děkuji Tommy a krásné pozdravy z Prahy tobě i všem co tě poslouchají a mají rádi 🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿👍👏
@damikthechipmunk
3 ай бұрын
🇨🇿❤️❤️❤️
@optn2x
3 ай бұрын
Kiss from Switzerland, I love you guys!! You have a beautiful country and many beautiful people!
@damikthechipmunk
3 ай бұрын
@@optn2x Switzerland is also an amazing country 💙
I'm the 90's child, and I've learned about Billy Joel's music thanks to my mom) This song for me is a kind of wind, flying free and waving the seas - and I love it as much as my favourite "Honesty", "Uptown Girl" and "A Matter of Trust". Thank you, Tommy! ❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥
@nadinehoogenboezem4798
2 ай бұрын
Uptown girl, and so it goes, This is the Time, River of Dreams, we didn't start the Fire, Code of Silence and You may be right are some of my favourites
Excellent performance Tommy johansson 🎤🎸🎸🎸🍺🍺🍺🍺
Your voice Tommy was great, never heard this song before. Have a wonderful day, you deserve it ✌️🎸🎤🎶😃❤️
@Pammie1221
3 ай бұрын
Me neither, but I liked it.
@alpha34098
3 ай бұрын
@Pammie1221, i do hear Billy Joel all the time. Although this is not the most popular of his greatest hits, it is one of the most impactful because of the message it gives with the lyrics
What a magical version of Billy Joel's song, a true master at work.
TOMMY JOHANSSON, ESTI MINUNAT ! VOCEA TA ESTE CA UN ECOU ,PUTERNICA ! ESTI UNIC ! TE IUBESC ! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤FELICITARI ! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you Tommy of that appreciation for all who work hard ❤ Thank you for that beautiful song with your beautiful voice. ❤ And thanks for that video with the scenery and fishermen ❤
This song is new to me. It's epic! Thank you!
Beautiful vocals, masterfully done Tommy. Thank you ❤
Thank you for another fantastic song! ❤🔥❤️🔥❤️
Had never heard this song previously so had no idea what to expect but knew that whatever happened Tommy would make it memorable and, as usual. he did just that. Tommy is the master at taking a song and putting his own twist on it and it never fails. Friday is the best day of the week as I always know it will be special and long may it continue.
Wow - Thanks Tommy - I love it 🤘🤘
Billy Joel rockar ut just nu.
Alexa, play me some Tommy Johansson covers! 🎸🎸🎸🎸🤘😎
I'm a huge fan of Tommy, Majestica, Sabaton... Tommy is one of the most talented all-around musicians I've ever seen, metal or otherwise... I've heard all his covers, and this is my current favourite... Tommy's voice is exceptional, and whatever vocal plate he's using on this song is... majestical... Good show, mate...!! 🤘🤘
Also, I love the computer desktop image in the background with the old sea salt sporting the metal hair.
@felinemad
3 ай бұрын
LOL 😂
Not a day too soon! Finally a song by Billy Joel! Can´t wait to hear it🙂
BRAVO! One of my favorite Billy Joel songs.
Goddamn this guy can sing.
Your works are always wonderful. Your covers will definitely make a lot of people discover what brilliant musicians there are. Older people dream of their youth. And today's youth are certainly looking for the originals. This is how you get to know new artists. Their art combines modern interpretations of this music and the memory of the originals by unforgettable artists.
❤I love it
Fabulous 👌. So love Rock music 🎶. Thank you, from South Africa 🇿🇦
@naomimcleod2727
3 ай бұрын
Tommy is the best! Also from South Africa❤😂🎉😊
I never thought perfection can be improved, but your metal cover did just that.... thank you Tommy! 💯👍
Billy Joel is an absolute master! I loved this so much! Please cover more Billy Joel as often as you cover Gary Moore!
Как всегда великолепен! Спасибо за очередной шедевр!
Tommy is the best and He is a briliant pesron at all❤❤❤
Only you make covers like this. It was magical 🙏
Never heard this song before. It's absolutely beautiful 😁 The video is incredible ❤ Tusen tack for this new absolutely amazing and beautiful masterpiece 🤘🔥
Super schön!😍Ich liebe diesen Song. Mega toll gesungen! 👍
Of ALL of Billy Joel's rather exhaustive catalog of classic songs to pick through, this would NOT have been one of the songs I would have thought Tommy would have chosen to cover. Having heard it, now it's honestly an INSPIRED choice. This is undeniably a thoroughly enjoyable cover of a great ballad turned into a fun metal tune. I wonder what Mr. Joel would think of this new 'Tommyfied' version of his song. I rather enjoy it. I wonder if Tommy is going to 'Johanssonize' any more of Billy Joel's work? Great surprise to wake up to on a Fri-YAY!!!!
Yesterday, after the morning shift and my jog, I started the weekend with Tommy. I didn't know the song yet, but it's a beautiful melody. The video is really well done too, especially the guitar solo. It's a wonderful insight into the life of the fishermen. It also shows that it is becoming more and more difficult to survive as a small fisherman and that in the future there will probably only be the big fishing companies.
One of my favourite Billy Joel songs! Another lovely Friday surprise as always.
The biggest is about to drop ❤
Love your epic voice! Awesome cover again! Genious! 💕💯🤘
Wooooow!!! Fantasticaaaaaa!!!!!🤟🏻🍻 🫵🏻🥇
Wow, another Tommy masterpiece ❤. Thank you for joy every week 😊
Those deeper tones are really beautiful, and a great contrast to the high notes (which are great too, but in another way). Cannot help it, but i am listening again and again, and just want more. And the version of the song in general is great!
La Tua voce è Magia 🌟❤🌟👋🌞👍
Thanks, Tommy, for this wonderful song and these unique images. These images together with the texts impress me. They are powerful and at the same time uniquely calm.🫶 The Clip shows the love for the song and the homeland. You can see this in the small details. Our gaze is humbly drawn to the beauty of nature and to the deep conviction that we are in the right place and doing the right thing.
❤❤❤❤❤ Beaitiful! Especially for someone who spend a lot of time at sea! Tack Tommy!
One of my all time favorite songs. I hope the goosebumps I got from this will go down sometime today or tomorrow. Everything was PERFECT!!!
A song with many meanings, a wonderful choice, congratulations Tommy Johansson.
I very much enjoyed this performance and the lovely scenery. I found it quite moving as well. Thank you.
Underbart!!
Awsome song and you naild it tommy. Du är fantastisk
I would never have guessed Billy Joel, but it was good! 😊❤
I've always loved the Billy Joel version but I must admit the is absolutely amazing excellent Tommy.
As someone who fishes the coast of NYC and loves Billy Joel this is awesome
Have always enjoyed this ballad.
OMG, so fantastic,💯 thank you so much for another incredible song🙏. Friday , the best day of the week🎶🥰Top Video. Thank you for sharing your great talent with us❤
@margaretegrzyb9061
3 ай бұрын
O, yes, the best day!!!😁💪❤️❤️❤️
Almost...Tommy's best cover.
I've been dedicated to heavy music since the early 90s but there is something about Billy Joel's voice and music that resonates with me. Perhaps it's because "Glass Houses" became one of the most influential albums of my childhood when he released it in 1980. Regardless, Joel + Tommy J = superb!
Wow, can't wait to hear... best day of the week again... Tommy Friday! 🎉❤
Tommy you became my weekly dosis of joy, energy and encouragment to face off all the bullshit that is roaming around my life lately. And Im doing it with everything I had in me, trust me! Thank you from the heart for sharing with all of us your sheer talent brother! You are at the TOP of the TOP. 🎤 Cheers from Argentina! 🇦🇷
@Marion.k2
3 ай бұрын
Absolutely true! Friday is Tommy's day!🤗
That’s my favorite Billy Joel song. You absolutely blew my mind with that version. Thank you.
Aldrig hört denna låt förut men kommer att lyssna på den många gånger nu i din version🐟🐟 Tänkvärd text ⚓⛵ Tack och trevlig helg🌞
One of my favorite singers covering one of my all time favorite musicians! I’m so happy!
Thank god it's Tommy Friday😍😍
Prachtig gedaan Tommy ❤
Great cover. Happy I got to see you with Sabaton in Portland, Oregon in late 2019. Only concert I've ever enjoyed all the way through.
Tommy's covers make life a little bit better
Perfecto Mr Wondervoice👌
Very,very good cover,awesome voice and interpretation!Congratulations!You are the best for me!👏❤️🤗❤️
I’ve always loved this song…great job, Tommy!!! Thanks for covering this! ❤❤❤
Почему-то я никогда не слышала оригинал, но этот кавер великолепен❤
My goodness me - that is so wonderful ❤ I am hearing it over and over again 😊
I grew up on the river at a resort for fishermen. This brings back some good memories. This song has alot of heart and sole to it. You sang it with that. I have never heard it til now. Geat job bringing the meaning out. The guitar was awesome. Love watching how fast those fngers can move.🎸🪕(Even if they are not playing dueling banjos)🤠
The best yet!
Awesome work Tommy! Keep it up!!!!!