Check out this video of this white dude singing “And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going.” Homeboy can blow! I think Jennifer Holiday would be proud.
This is what he had to say on his youtube page:
im a white boy, singing a very black song, wanted to know peoples response, excuse slight nasal sound, ive got a cold at the min…joy
After the cut is a video of him singing “A Change is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke
Shout out to Mizz Sassy for sending in the link!
Can’t see what the big deal is about his voice, I think people get carried away when a white boy sings like this. Next black people will be calling him the next Luther.
why doean’t he audition for american idol – he should.
HIS RACE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE QUALITY OF HIS VOICE. I LIKED HIS VERSION OF CHANGE IS GONNA COME. HE SANG THE SONG AND WASN’T STRAINING ACTUALLY HE WAS RATHER EFFORTLESS. PLEASE STOP THROWING OUT THE OVERUSED RACE CARD EVERYTIME SOMEONE WHO ISN’T BLCAK DOES SOMETHING THAT NARROWMINDED PEOPLE THINK THAT ONLY BLACKS DO WELL. DOES HE HAVE THE GREATEST VOICE NO BUT NEITHER DO JUSTIN USHER(CANT SING AT ALL) MARY J BLIGE AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE OUT WHO ARE SELLING MILLIONS OF ALBUMS. HE DOES HAVE GENUINE TALENT AND A POSSOBLE FUTURE IN MUSIC LET HIM SING WHAT HE LIKES TO SING IF YOU DONT LIKE IT DONT BUY IT.
He looks like he sings for burgers!!
@#44, CLEARLY I HAVE TO BE ANALYTICAL B/C TOO MANY TIMES WE SETTLE FOR MEDIOCRITY. YES, HE CAN SING. I DON’T THINK HE’S THE BEST THAT I ‘VE HEARD. I’M NOT IMPRESSED THAT HE’S WHITE AND KNOWS THE WORDS TO OR TUNE TO SONGS BY SAM COOKE OR FROM DREAMGIRLS. DREAMGIRLS WAS AN ICONIC BROADWAY PLAY THAT RAN FOR YEARS. SAM COOKE WAS AN AMAZING AMERICAN (not just Black) ICON.
SOOOO, YES, I WILL ANALYIZE AND STUDY THE THINGS BEHIND PEOPLES ACTIONS. ALSO, I’M NOT SAYING THAT HE HAD TO HAVE EXPERIENCED ANY OF THAT PAIN, MY POINT WAS THAT IF YOU ARE GONNA SING A SONG, SING IT. RESPECT IT. RESPECT IT’S STORY BEHIND IT. THE ROOT WORD FOR MUSIC IS “MUSE”. INSPIRATION IS WHAT MUSIC IS (or at least was) IF NOT, SING SOMETHING ELSE, SOMETHING EASY AND THOUGHTLESS LIKE A BEYONCE SONG. LOL. (I HAD TO. LOL) I’M PASSIONATE ABOUT MUSIC…..THAT’S WHY YOU GET AN EARFUL FROM ME.
P.S #95 -LMAO!!!!
You Have a Beautiful voice…
You should try American Idol, the men this year don’t need to be on there.
Dang that white boy can sing… He really should pursue that… I would by music from him!!!
He was aiight. Good but she blew it away for real!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioFOw28HwbE
He can sing but the Tourette-like twitches and facial expressions took away from his performance. And is it me or did he look confused at times?
@15 im saying.donny was going through depression but his voice was amazing
really theres is no best in this industry.everybody has their own sound (well some).nobody is shooting a gun to your head an listen to anything.its your choice.he was ok though.but a “very black white song?”.you wont hear lady t say some ish like that.
At first I wasn’t interested, but yes he can sing.
He was okay. I am a white girl from little old Ireland, and I have to say, black people can outsing white people any day.
I love black singers – my favourite is whitney. Black people have such incredibly powerful voices. I wish I could sing like whitney, mary etc.
My cd collection is made up of mainly black artists. When it comes to music, white people are nowhere near as talented as black people. its a fact.
i think that he blew that song up… very nice…. i have a question though,, how come i only see larger people singing that song????.. anyway…. it dont matter i love my larger people and he did tooooo goood.. he wasnt even straining to sing those notes…..KUDOS>>>
Hell Yea @ #124….I bet he be tryin to get a double whopper wit no fuckin money and break into song through the drive-thru!!!!
*cheers*
for all you idiots who keep saying “if he was black…”
if he was black, this video clip wouldn’t've been posted in the first place.
if he was black, we would all agree that he sucks. (some of you are saying he sounds good just b/c he’s white and sounds a lil more seasoned than the avg white signer)
if he was black, he would’ve done a much better rendition
let’s stop basing our arguments on probability, and instead focus on the truth of the matter: he IS white, and he DOES suck.
he’s trying to emulate something he can NEVER be, instead of putting his own spin to it. he sounds like he’s trying to hard; he’s not singing from the soul (for obvious reasons; and he’s extremely boring.
NEXT!
HE SOUNDED HORRIBLE. THE SONG WAS BLAND AND BORING. HE CHANGED THE KEY SO SEVERELY IT ENDED UP SOUNDING LIKE A WACK ASS KARAOKE SONG SANG OFF KEY, OFF TEMPO, AND SINGING THE WRONG WORDS AT LEAST ON TWO OCCASIONS.
THERE ARE A KAZILLION BLACK MEN IN THE CHURCHES, IN CLUBS OR JUST WALKING AROUND HIS JOB SINGING AND MOPPING THAT PUTS THAT TIRED FAT FAIRY TO SHAME.
Go head white boi!!!!. I think he should write his own songs (if possible). Then sing from his own heart. He has a great voice, so I think he could pull it off. Robin Thicke did.
hey 15..aka…Al Sharpton..settle down. geez. if i were white people id be so tired of that same old underground railroad mentality. stop crying wolf! let the whiteboy sing whatever the hell he wants. he’s even singing in his damn bathroom! what are you really worried about?
he is good . good voice
I didn’t detect not one hint of the British accent, that dude is from the United Kingdom…wonderful!
this site is full of fucking sad, racist, arseholes, it has nothing to do with music or any sort of culture. im shocked at how black people are treating this singer, he didnt put this song on youtube to be posted on this site, or be fucking cut up by any of you, gealous, talentless losers.
Id love to see how Oprah winfrey would react reading this website….i cant believe people are so racist in 2007. you deserve, as a race, all u get. im so ashamed as a human to even share this earth with such fucking racist, bullies. a website of arseholes.
P.S and for all those fucking uneducated, narrow minded bullies – Look at the Grammy awards, which give ‘you people’ most of its fucking awards, cus the Oscars certainly dont, the highest winning male is Stevie wonder, and highest winning female is aretha franklin, both legends in everyones eyes, not just black’s…and guess what, their both fucking fat asses….people still buy their records…. you idiots, i cant believe i feel the need to comment in a room full of such fucking twats.
NOT too impressed. His voice is very nice at best, but he does NOT capture the emotions behind the songs. JHud got all that acclaim, because when you hear her version, you don’t just hear the words and the music, you hear the pain and fear behind what she is saying. He’s okay, but…. whats with all the praise?
somebody get this boy on Idol! Paula will love him!
I don’t think you all read the post by Ashley – - Either that was someone posing as the singer, or that post (by Ashley) was actually this guy defending himself against all you haters!!!! Congrats man… Keep practicing and developing your talent. When you get a chance, come over to the US and go to the Gospel Music Workshop of America. I go almost every year – it would be an excellent place for you to network and meet people and get your voice in front of many thousands of people. Congrats.
That was hotttttttt!!!!
He has a nice voice, he should try American Idol. He sounds like Elliot Yamin to me though and i’m already in love with elliot “yamean”.
Ummmm he sounds horrible he was boring me with how he stretched the words just horrible.If he were on AI he would not last.
Hey Ashley, I’ll help you out with a few more great white artist. The best Janice Joplin,Ann Wilson of Heart,Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane, Pat Benatar,Stevie Nicks, Candy Givens of the great 70′s band Zephry, and MAMA Cass Elliott of the mama and Popas!!! I saw this funky white boy on the View and he blew me away he sang with the passion that some of you said he was missing. He could win American Idol hands down. This years american Idol sucks dick I wont even vote this year. I loved Bo and last years Elliott Yazmin!!! God somebody please vote Hindu boy off!!!
Sorry meant MAMAS AND PAPAS!!!
i think he did a great job making the song his but i would have liked to see him belt out the dreamgirl’s version of the song but he totally made it his own a pop like or even a country version of it but i can see that this kid has real talent but my suggestion would be that if you are singing a mega song like this one try to stay true to the genre of music that the song represnets thats major inportant that’s just my thoughts — overall he did a goodjob !!!!!!!!!!
Boy you did a awesome job, just don’t let it end here. You will make it big
Well, well, well I so glad to see so many jealous African Americans. Hopfully his talent will provoke the real talant that lay dorment in so many blacks. I’m not mad at him at all. Yes, strong deep black spirutal songs is what is needed to gain the soul of our people back and if it takes a white young man to raise the constiosness of our lost music than so be it. This boy has a lot of soul. With a little help and continued lessons he could fly many places. Thank You for the entertainment. FEW
You da bomb! Go out for american idol next season for sure!