Billie Jean Cover - James Hill

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You won't believe your eyes or your ears, your jaw will drop...James Hill's brilliant cover of Billie Jean is amazing - as he plays the percussion, the chords and the melody, making his ukulele sound like 3 different instruments, all played at once!
You'll gasp in astonishment, you'll love every second of it :D
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[@klappenbergersonpaintingha2933]

I am so impressed. This guy makes it look so easy. I can not believe that he can add lib while playing all that. He's got that song memorized to his sub conscious.

[@geronimo7360]

Why isn't this amazing? He's playing the bass line, the riff, lead, and the drumbeat at the same time!

[@marianorodriguez2354]

Cause people don't understand talent, dude is amazing

[@fronzzi_1]

Он ещё умудряется петь!!!

[@KaigesClaiborne]

Those who dislike this apparently have "ZERO" knowledge playing an musical instrument. This is quite a display of how good this really is.

[@johnhickman7009]

Hi unless they disliked this because of the poor audio quality. I still liked the video anyway

[@ansonlee9401]

nah feng e's cover is better. This percussion is not that hard

[@sumitjoshi8605]

Why no one is giving him an award for this , he does that so effortlessly , what would take 100 yrs otherwise

[@christhomas7905]

Pure talent! Just because the recording doesn't do this justice, doesn't mean it's not good! This guy is a true musician

[@Ryan_Cleverly]

To everyone saying it's not that great... Do you realize he's playing the bass line, guitar riff, and drum beat at the same time? That's phenomenal!

[@creampuff966]

I know right?! This guy is literally a one-man band. He's so talented!

[@sunaJH]

Can you freakin' believe the audacity

[@damienpercy5245]

I can believe the audacity .....but I cant believe the AUDIO

[@TronciM]

I have no idea how he's doing it

[@damienpercy5245]

Gooby's Freekicks I have no idea how he is doing her.

[@Josephlaszlo]

I can barely eat soup without making a mess. Amazing musician.

[@shashwa7]

he's not using loop pedal guys, He has my respect and yours too!

[@inezmickel1274]

Big facts... had me stunned ...he a beast

[@TheLifeTerm]

Anyone who plays ukulele and/or guitar, knows just how difficult that kind pf playing is ( Rythym , bass, percussion and lead ) damn good job!!

[@Karlpulford1]

John Schips just the rhythm is hard enough 😂

[@TheLifeTerm]

Karlpulford1 : So true, Karl, especially when I entered my fifties.

[@werewindwolf]

Good one, John.. ;)

[@mrdcolmer]

I agree been playing 30 years this shit is impressive.

[@scorpio-interrupted3516]

John Schips since you have a nice appreciation of musical difficulty. Check out shaky graves.

[@Kardflow]

"oh yeah, I forgot! This is a sing-a-long." This guy kills me. Great stuff

[@mecliveaction]

Been playing guitar 30 years and wish I had his imagination , this guy is awesome

[@alishanmao]

and i am back here and I still enjoy it. he is amazing

[@RcH94]

Do you still enjoy it now?

[@YourLocalMedic]

If you still like the cover, give this a listen kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHnIaqZ-ftKApbs

[@RcH94]

@@YourLocalMedic Thought it would be a self promo vid, but was pleasantly surprised

[@WMG707]

Totally amazingly inspiring!

[@RobBellUK]

He was amazing, really nice guy too - he spent an hour teaching us Ukulele Jazz before the concert, and made it really easy to understand. If you have a Uke and get a chance to go to a James Hill Workshop, go.

[@pawpawtea]

that was really funny ! great stage presence and pretty great on the uke too

[@stephenbruce4052]

Thank you Sir xo

[@zyrrre]

Stephen Bruce Where's the full video?

[@johngallagher5103]

Terry light foot

[@lokotron1]

I hate nice guys

[@Phoenix-One0922]

SO HIPPY AND CREATIVE! BRAVO! M.J. WOULD BE DANCING PROUD TO YOUR BEAT!

[@PATSNATION-bf6uk]

i get the chills whenever i listen to this..which is about a couple times everyday

[@alishanmao]

one of the best. guess I can't stop watching this :D

[@RobbieLeffel]

Not the greatest cover you'll ever see...however, the dude is ridiculously talented. Much respect.

[@jollyman413]

Incredible! Thanks for sharing!

[@werewoof24]

why the heck did 4 thousand people dislike this, don't they know how cool this is? And HIS FINGERS MUST BE NUMB

[@whitedevil2]

this is one of the most hipster things i've ever heard. my headphones just grew a mustache and fedora

[@jonathangwynne1917]

You mean a trilby that hipsters call a "fedora"?

[@centralscrutinizer66]

whitedevil2 Totally.

[@dannasmith2437]

whitedevil2 my headphones now have a top knot and some horn rimmed glasses.

[@ashleycovey9037]

D'Anna Smith lol

[@joelparker17]

Mine just brought me a PBR and painted my bike chain yellow..

[@danielprice590]

Life long, one gloved MJ fan.. Newly subscribed one gloved James Hill fan...

[@sanjay4real]

that was so damn good...i dont know about the thumbs down folks...but clearly they are not as talented as this guy...I mean I could care less for the singing...but the way he arranged that on the ukelele is fantastic...cheers from Canada :)

[@arragod7065]

Amazing! What a really cool interpretation, one of the coolest things I've listend to so far!

[@Justicesword82]

WOW! That was so dope! Dude is definitely entertaining. I really enjoyed watchin this...thx for the vid.

[@LargestClassifieds]

I didn't know that anyone could produce that kind of music with a Ukelele.

[@erwinverweij5175]

It's brilliant. A Uke doing justice to Billy Jean. Fantastic. Mr. James Hill, please keep this up.

[@josephinecaruana3847]

It would be lovely for us to see you and others with your talent go around schools and show skills that you have earned that you have achieved I believe music is great for the mind and spirit the way you played that uklayle you owned it xxx 💜

[@kevinklein4876]

his ukulele playing sure is godlike

[@maggieadams8600]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video, and continue to do so! Thanks for making it Rob! :) He gets a great sound out of that ukulele doesn't he? :)

[@senselocke]

This is so amazingly fantastic, in too many ways to mention! Masterful!!

[@MultiCappie]

Well, nice to see a video live up to the superlative in the title once in a while. Cool!

[@elizabethlinsay9193]

This guy is amazing! I always liked the uke but never knew of its versatility.

[@Shizuma7775]

this guy could play a twig and make music

[@verigone2677]

Apparently 1500 people have no idea how hard this is....this is not the best cover ever, but it is probably one of the best adaptations of a song and great display of overall talent...I am guessing more than 1400 of them can't even play the chord progression in time.

[@markschlumpf5485]

Up over 5000 morons now.

[@chefchefize]

Shite

[@digitalboomer]

Hard does not = better

[@oldskoolbez]

Absolutely awesome stuff!!!

[@brian4323]

Very clever! You are quite a talented man - I can only imagine how long it took you to create that. Much respect, sir!!

[@mellechemy]

"Just practice one time-" *"HEEEEeəƏEEEGH"*

[@c.r.edmister5223]

This is the first time i ever thought of a ukelele as cool.

[@skylanderdadandskylanderbo8327]

Awesome buddy,loved it.

[@lauraattis2529]

Incredible! So much fun!

[@EternalSoul77777]

I'll take a quarter of your talent and still be great haha nice work man I loved it.

[@realMors]

Wow! I bet MJ had a little smile on his face wile watching this. Still miss the King of pop.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

You mixed up your tenses there. It should read "would have had". ;)

[@ShalomBhooshi]

Quotenwagnerianer .. I have to point out some irony. :) Shouldn't it then be "You have mixed"?

[@markjohnson9402]

Shalom Bhooshi Burrrn ! ;-) It always sucks for grammar Nazi's, when they meet G. I. Grammar, LOL.

[@TheAdamFothers]

something tells me MJ may have not been able to view this

[@shubhii8385]

He's still alive living in disguise

[@ScotsyCajn]

We all need this fixed. Sang and videoed again.. or remastered... love it so much. Wow. LOVE.

[@silvijenine9111]

Awesomely Done!!!

[@dnice4335]

so cool great job biggest michael jackson fan ever......... i usually cringe at any cover/attempt to emulate- but good job dude spot on..... congrats keep doing your thing

[@Woodified]

What!!!???!! Mad skills!!

[@airikwilliams6720]

Mad respect for this guy and that talent !!!!

[@gounderusbyMichaelTomlins]

TOTALLY lives up to the title! Not only musically incredible - but funny, charming, and plain fun to watch! Awesome!

[@Potalot]

Cozy and charming certainly not Boring

[@socratease1432]

That had my foot tapping and my face smiling!

[@yayakelley7771]

Wow! Amazing sound from the humble little uke! Jaw dropped!

[@Marcus_Berger1701]

amazing!!!! love it

[@PhilGoldblum]

And yes He is that good. Thanks for the video

[@MarkMcCluney]

rarest of things - virtuoso and entertaining

[@the10000mercs]

totally awesome!! blew me away!

[@kellyford5903]

Wow fantastic!! Such talent! (And...for some naysayers here: his voice is PERFECT here for what he’s doing...showing his BRILLIANCE on the uke)

[@itscork]

That was cool! I bet Michael would've dug it.

[@theL81Again]

Swoon rocks Billie Jean 🕺

[@r0bbyinchins]

Just amazingly talented!!!!

[@greglogan7706]

Awesome!!! I love creativity!!!

[@chantalekilley4219]

was just writing out my troubles in an email to a friend, but after watching this I can't remember what they were.

[@ukandrew]

Doesn’t it annoy you how some people can just get all the talent. Impressive skills and great on stage personality. Its a yes from me.

[@winterznight6597]

Then you get older and learn to just enjoy those who can.

[@ukandrew]

Winterz Night You mean while we can still hear👂 😁

[@TobiasBeuving]

yeah, and put in the zillion hours of practice

[@georgeringopauljohn]

That's so cool... well done

[@joshuapotts6046]

great job!!😎😎loved it.. props to the both of them.. he just played like four different parts at the same time! And she backed him up perfectly on cello and vocal!! rock on hipster!!😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@FerdinandCesarano]

An outrageous display of skill! Most impressive.

[@jamesmorgan403]

They have ZERO skill

[@RobsWorld]

3:00 Ok dude stop it you’re just showing off! Haha love it amazing job

[@davidguan3329]

Hi rob

[@drmckee]

What a great performance, Thanks for this enjoyable video

[@cluxseltoot]

Wonderful - very enjoyable. A new dimension to this powerful song.

[@asdasdsadasd4]

I now have a new appreciation for an instrument called UKELELE.

[@dietboi]

That ukelele better be over 18

[@sujeebana8797]

GuitarAlex Rock101 u cracked me up it’s 3am 😂😂😂😂

[@mufasa2079]

HAHAAHAHAHA laughed so hard

[@souhailla10]

hahahahaha !!!!!!!!! the ultimate Best comment on the internet !!!!! so funny !!! great !! i remind that hahaha

[@freesauce8484]

@GuitarAlex Rock101 Your Golden 😅

[@mrb4886]

Excellent

[@keithlauderjr1691]

Loved it! Humor and music,the perfect storm. 🎵

[@jimgarrison7386]

Awesome thanks for posting.

[@awalk56]

Can't believe I just seen this. Thanks for the wonderful morning 'start'. Bravo.

[@SkyGypsy]

That is some fine tunes comin out of the uke - best instrumental ever. But the Civil Wars own it on the vocals. And of course, neither could achieve any of that were it not for the phenomenal composer. Much love to them all.

[@thomasmc7014]

Wow ... serious talent!! Awesome!!

[@kimlock9440]

WOW just brilliant 💫

[@lordbountifulitsme7919]

Made me smile for a long long time

[@emmams5]

Professor Of Ukuleleism.

[@Polarcutter]

Awesome 👏🏼

[@LegoMyEgo9]

Have never before been introduced to the ukelele to such an extensive range of sounds Thank you.and never would have believed ..... till now.

[@supergavadambob]

Song starts at 2:22 if you want to skip talking...

[@gutar5675]

You would have to go to the end to skip the talking

[@leannet9069]

adam hartson .

[@gbcrowne271]

adam hartson Thank you! I wasn’t looking for an ukulele lesson! 😡

[@mahditr5023]

saved me

[@GoatyHerps]

I have a feeling that you're all the same people who are okay with thinking everything runs on magic.

[@ronaldsneek]

This guy is a genius!

[@petersonmasoryde3163]

he is a genius!♡

[@rjh1469ii]

Well done!!!

[@vickyboo1355]

Wow!, so clever , love this 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@bobordewald1367]

Please do that with better audio equipment! Thank You

[@whytejane]

It's a pity that the mic is distorting his voice.

[@cswalker21]

yeah, that's really terrible. What causes that? too much gain?

[@ThadofOhio]

I think the microphone recording this is too close to the speakers, and, yes, the recording audio "gain" is up too high. Better audio could be recorded by tapping into his mic, his Uke pickup, but that would require more wires, a mixer, and cooperation with the people that own the PA equipment.

[@dansm1422]

It's a pity he's doing this song.

[@vidrax3481]

it's a pitty I've being not born deaf. Mother of crist that was still "jeeeeeeezus" where is the Michael cover part or its a prank?

[@vidrax3481]

here's the brasilian cover I mentioned... kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKWxYoxmeKx0d5Y after this guy can summon even the holy gosht, no one will ever reach that proximity if not equality

[@leosrule5691]

This was absolutely incredible AND FUN.!! Kinda bummed the very end cut off BUT WOW WAS THAT AWESOME.

[@mattsez2879]

wonderful display of art and skill, wonderful

[@carter_1]

Talent+humor= awesome performer (and that is hard to pull off).

[@murkembih7267]

WHHHOOOOOOOA WHY FOR IT END LIKE THAT ? LOL nice video .. #newfan

[@ruthrobel3498]

Wow Dude!! This is way too awesome for words!!!!

[@gmayster01]

Really amazing !

[@squirrelmaster5375]

The best cover for this song is from Chris Cornell live in Sweden! hands down!

[@Wolfteeth64]

Absolutely. When someone said this was the best. Im gonba have to say no mmmmkay.

[@Wolfteeth64]

Chris Cornell's is the best ive ever heard. Victor wooten second.

[@huejass1325]

Wolfteeth64 Damn right. This is nasty

[@jerseyj2]

Nice! I hadn’t heard that cover yet and it’s awesome so thanks! I full well expected to argue The Civil Wars did it best but it’s a draw in my mind. But thanks again for turning me on to such an incredible version of Billie Jean.

[@leroys4wd]

hard to tell what it really sounded like with all that distortion

[@tommyleelanham]

Wow! That was amazing.

[@dadangsunara4268]

maestro!!

[@boboala1]

I really enjoyed the playing and the humor! (Reminds me to acquire a ukulele to add to my strings collection...)

[@adun6899]

boboala1 don't forget to buy a ukulele to add to your sting collection.

[@bigc7326]

boboala1 Did you get a ukulele yet, i bet u forgot

[@boboala1]

Thanks for reminder! I am saving $ towards acquiring one. I shall then travel across the pond and audition for a spot in the 'Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain'. If you've not heard any of their tunes you need to do so immediately...then thank me later(!)

[@EricBlackmonGuitar]

Amazing!

[@Handcraftedmusicvideos]

Love this version!

[@productionmark]

Loved it! I want a ukulele now...