Dr. Hook - Sylvia's Mother (Cover)

Hey All,
I'm Alex Hobbs, and here is my cover of Dr. Hook's "Sylvia's Mother." One of my favorite tunes, and I had to share it. Hopefully you'll like it as much as I do. And don't forget to watch the back story in the annotation.
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[@TAYLORFAN50]

Nicely done sir! 👏👏👏👏

[@gime3steps]

You nailed it here Alex! That strum pattern is awesome.

[@jamieshaffer6493]

As a huge fan a Dr Hook, I can say you did Dennis, Ray, and the boys here proud. I'm a fan!

[@stephanieredden8861]

I would be remiss if I didn't tell you that this is a really good cover of Sylvia's Mother. Well done.

[@361outlaw5]

WOW!!! NICE....ONE HELL OF A JOB!!!

[@derueoloughlin8672]

Beautiful rendition ❤

[@nettyfuchs8142]

Love this version.THX

[@cjcarp9438]

Keep coming back for this Cover...... Think it's your best... Should do more 70's

[@mrjonnyburkecovers]

Lovely version

[@ricknordeen1126]

This isn't over! I'm taking you someplace fancy! Like California Pizza Kitchen! 🤣 That got you a sub. Good job on the song.

[@stefanieriethmuller6011]

I fell in love

[@stealth7g]

Well done! Best cover of this song that I've come across yet. Anyone?

[@erkjan]

so great!

[@leonardodalongisland]

Nice job.. I just did this publicly for the first time recently..Greatest song and great job

[@fuggedupmess]

Beautiful cover!

[@enriqueig8]

Great cover mate! Keep it up. I am glad I stumbled across this video. Do you do requests? I think 'Fix You' by Coldplay will suit you extremely well.

[@tfreeman504]

Great Cover!!

[@joeyandmaggie]

Excellent work AAA+++

[@gime3steps]

Excellent!!

[@dedstar123]

Hi Alex, Awesome singing. Loved it. Really enjoyed it. BIG THUMBS UP! #63 Thank you very much for sharing it. Have a good time, Dedstar

[@Jenne-Berlin]

Cool!!! Really nice

[@tommydrawdy8122]

good stuff bro

[@evilcowboy]

Smooth transition from the top of your chest voice to your head voice. Very good cover. I wanted to hear how others cover it before I cover it. It's a fun song to cover. Glad to know I am not the only one who does that transition, I thought about doing it an octave lower just to avoid the transition but I hear now in your cover it sounds great. Also your voice is a bit cleaner than Dennis Locorriere and is easier to hear the flow of the melody. Thanks, again very good job.

[@johnmiraglia2661]

AWESOME VOCALS! Very nice rendition, brother!

[@wesleytennison5066]

Hey that’s wonderful job ... I Love it !!!.... this is Brenda i’amusing my Sons tablet

[@boredinsanity]

Never heard the original song till today. Great song and great cover. Keep it coming :D

[@FranBeba]

love your voice.... ^^ God Bless u

[@visionsofheaven]

Awesome song! Thank you!

[@saurabhnegi2648]

Nice one keep it up 👍👍

[@silviaweber7173]

I'm Sylvia :) Love this cover!

[@pacerbob63]

Nice job my brother! You made it your own! My opinion on covers is your make it sound like the original or make your own and you made it your own! Keep it up and carry on!

[@festus5058]

Nailed it bro!

[@MichaelGhebrial]

Harmonies on point! Nice job Alex :D

[@twoZJs]

Well done! One of the best after-markets I've found. 041519. : )

[@twoZJs]

"Play it again Sam!" , Alex is super.

[@Ysungmin]

Awesome work!! Huge fan here, by the way, i cannot hear the new video cuz of gema,,,, so sad,,,

[@stephenwmusic_]

I don't know the original, but i don't need it anyway, your version is awesome enough =) keep it up

[@AlexHobbsMusic]

Thanks Steven. Dig your music as well.

[@stephenwmusic_]

:)

[@stefanieriethmuller6011]

😍

[@deannajohnson69]

The link for Sylvia's mother's story isn't working - would love to see it!

[@scottym9778]

Jake Gyllenhaal

[@BigBoyG1]

Grew up listen to Dr.Hook (35 yrs old) Gotta say man Great Job. Would love to hear you sing this without all the extras. I know you would do the song justice without it. But really great job though.

[@matanais5257]

tres bon juste moin vite avant la deuxiemme minutes ,good jobb

[@seanbova]

I realize this was over a year ago, but since nobody else commented regarding this point, figured I'd toss my opinion in. Please take this in simply the constructive manner it is intended. you've got a really good voice and it fits well in this song. Your playing was good, and the chorus harmonies really brought it all together (whether it was you backing or not, doesn't really matter... it just sounded really good) really my ONLY issue with this is the overall feel, mainly caused by your tempo. this version is, IMHO, about 50-75% too fast. compare your version here to the original - kzbin.info/www/bejne/i16WoGqYjrKFmKM yours is considerably faster. If you think about it in terms of walking pace (thinking way back to my early music classes in school) the original version is a fairly slow walk, perhaps even someone moping... the way you'd expect someone to walk when they're facing the love of their life leaving town as in this song. Your version, while musically just fine, loses the intended feel of the song given the faster, bouncier rhythm you've given it.

[@stivc9289]

Sean Bova Absolutely agree...the speed of this loses ALL the emotion!!!

[@barbarapollock7616]

nice but too fast in temp so you loose the spirit of song,,,

[@cjcarp9438]

Yup,,,,,, it almost loses the Desperation / Longing that makes this song so damn Gut Wrenching Sad.

[@arn1202]

Slow the f*ck down. Where's the fire. Half of the beauty of the song is the slow tension. Voice great, guitar is fine, but....

[@piotrprobala4808]

Rubbish

[@mikewebster8262]

Too fast 👎👎