Close To You | Tommy Emmanuel

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Beautiful!!

[@salvadorelmercabotageiii9148]

Ayyyyyy

[@mdasikkhan1610]

Yooo

[@mysticalstalker7524]

exactly

[@Guess-dq8fw]

tomo :))))

[@rockdaniel123]

とも先生！

[@plasticsam]

Tommy's playing is cleaner than soap, how he does it, I have no idea.

[@melloh6648]

Sam Braverman Practice.

[@plasticsam]

And lots of talent

[@MrPierdole123]

Sam Braverman I think it's the other way around. A little bit of talent, and insane ammounts of Practice, talent alone won't make you this good.

[@MrPierdole123]

***** I see no problem with Tommy. And I agree fully, tallent is sometimes crucial in some arts, but i know from experience, that people who don't hone their talents are nothing without it, THAT is what i'm pointing at. I spent insane ammount of hours on my Guitar Practice, over 10h daily, i have NO tallent and it takes THIS much to be at MOST average. Also, if you from sheer practice get to the point of Tommy without tallent, it's much more Fullfilinf than, if you had any tallent at all.

[@plasticsam]

I think it takes a lot of talent to be able to practice for over 10 hours a day.

[@MrBKuv]

The joy on his face while he plays...

[@mjmsongs]

I'd be a pretty happy camper too, if my playing sounded anything like that! :)

[@aarondyer.pianist]

Oh, and the joy on MY face while he plays...

[@SuperCakeFTW]

After all those years... he still loves it.

[@CollinwoodGirl7]

Youre playing makes me wanna cry omg❤

[@paolokutufa6625]

Goodbye Burt! This is one of the most beautiful renditions of his compositions...

[@juno4984]

When I watch other great guitarists play, I don't feel the same way as when I watch Tommy's play. There is something else about his playing. I love it.

[@aaronsanchez1669]

Right true i agree

[@concretespecial9953]

The truly great ones incorporate all the styles and tricks they learn over the years and make them their own. They are not trying to play like someone else. They have their own stamp and stand on the top of their own mountain.

[@concretespecial9953]

Only a handful have ever reached this level of mastery out of the sea of talented pickers.

[@zvonimirtosic6171]

He is incredibly passionate and enthusiastic about the music he is playing. And he is able to transfer that excitement into playing. THAT is a very rare talent!

[@christianhubblebub1399]

That's called feel

[@MrJimdeb]

Best guitarist in the world.

[@hikarugo1520]

See Raphael Rabello.

[@hikarugo1520]

+Steven Altern Why? I'm talking about technique, composition, repertoire etc. It isn't about taste.

[@snubRadar01]

+sister hoyo it's taste

[@CThroughYourSoul]

Its personal preference big boy, chill

[@davids.8144]

Tommy is certainly a master of technique, spontaneity, musical wit, taste, and power. His notes are classy. But not the best because there is no best. Just enjoy his music, and consider other possibilities too. In my opinion, it is better to think of a "Council Of Genuises" rather than a single best. For example, in 1975 in terms of rock guitar, my council would include Brian May, Steve Howe, Alex Lifeson, Tom Scholz, and Tommy Shaw and James Young. I'm sure others could create other councils.

[@elysianfeel4672]

1:18 He can't help but singing out a little bit! I love it!

[@hpwan2]

sometimes I think it's actually part of the performance?

[@SS-ci8jk]

1:26 also

[@anthonyfisiihoi]

He does on a good number of his recordings too. hehe. And at times does his signature laugh at the the end of tracks, especially those 'fun', up-tempo tracks :)

[@yosephinemaris1028]

i knoww! he's so adorable!

[@luvyou2]

love it

[@markanthonysales7459]

that sound! this is the most clear guitar's sound that I ever heard

[@adamxlr2010hotmail]

I've got the same model Tommy plays the clarity of the notes is like Hifi definition..the rest is talent :)

[@KaloyUbaldo]

It's because of the maple back and sides of his guitar - it is know for clarity and bright tone.

[@sparkster65]

Tommy never ceases to inspire and amaze…….

[@brabanthallen]

Tommy is an absolute master musician. He OWNS that guitar. It is one thing to play an instrument and quite another to completely master it. As everyone can also see, he feels the music while he's playing and gets lost in it. Tommy has brought me many hours and hours of listening pleasure. It's quite rare to come across these types of master musicians. My father was one. He was a jazz accordionist and fairly obscure, but in his time was considered the best jazz accordionist in the world. It was my father who taught me to appreciate great musicians, like Tommy Emmanuel.

[@Yesterdayss]

+brabanthallen Hoe heette jouw vader dan?

[@brabanthallen]

Mathi De Pauw Mijn step-vader. Hij heette Dick Bailey. Hij gespeeld in Washington DC voor veele jaaren. Ik ben een Amerikaanse man getrouwd met een Nederlandse vrouw.

[@billyhunter]

and like many master musicians, he has played by ear from early childhood .. he'd listen to the records or the radio and work them out with his brother Phil .. he cant read music and who would want to when you play like he does ..

[@donjohnstone3707]

I agree. It is one thing to have a guitar on loan or hire-purchase but if you own it outright, then that is an entirely different level of being a guitarist.

[@kaiserislamtao]

Undoubtedly, he's the guy who knows every nook and corner of a guitar. Salute.

[@AJGreen-cn8kk]

My favorite part of this masters playing is how he always shows the joy he gets from making this amazing music. Maybe the happiest guy working, no matter the gig. Thank God for putting this fellow on the Earth during my lifetime.

[@barristanselmy2758]

If you listen very carefully you can hear the best parts start at 0:01 and stop 3:02

[@cuaeun2582]

😊😊

[@coolk3dat754]

Today I just happened to come across this beautiful mesmerizing renditions of the Carpenters " Close to you" My eyes were glued half through until I fell into a peaceful easy feeling , then closing my eyes and sailed away. That was awesome. One of the best versions you're going to hear. Thank you for sharing. If you don't mind I'll do the same thing❤

[@Mikey-wg2xu]

Maybe if we all pitch in a couple of months Tommy will live another few hundred years.

[@gerry4585]

Haha.....lovely thought 👍

[@donnyjulius2653]

I'd gladly give a year for this legend to live longer

[@percival743]

Id give 5 years

[@lucio_mastroianni]

One of the best songs ever written, he knows and he loves it, so he feels like it's making love with music

[@GalaxChongloi]

pause

[@RantzBizGroup]

He plays like other people breath - this can't be taught, it is who he is.

[@RobMiles-j9v]

God bless you brother.........

[@yuukisodan4349]

日本人です 原曲もトミーさんのclose to youも、涼しい秋に聴きたくなります なんとも言えない時間です 夕焼けが綺麗で、、さみしくて美しくてずっと浸っていたいです

[@brownbreeze]

비가 내리는 날 우산속에 사랑하는 사람과 함께 이어폰을 나눠꽂고 걸어가며 듣고싶은 노래

[@widows-sun-369]

It's his BEST arrangement of them ALL!

[@Ta_pound]

毎日聴きにきちゃう。こういう曲ギター１本で弾けるのすごくかっこいい。

[@jmaxton]

One of the Masters of our time.

[@Nosirrah2112]

I'm gonna finally be confident say. Tommy Emmanuel is the single greatest guitar player to ever touch a guitar. Any one video is not worthy of what he can do. And no genre can stump him. He truly has not only all the knowledge of Allan Holdsworth but the emotion of Clapton, the guts of Johnny Cash and the more talent than all of the 80s combined. And I'm sticking to that.

[@MarkThomasMusic]

Look at this mans face. THAT, ladies and gentlemen is what love looks like.

[@trumpetcoder]

This is such a great melody. Nobody does it like Burt and Tommy!

[@Soul_mode00]

I listened to the beautiful performance It’s my favorite music It‘s so sweet 💜

[@lisdias2573]

Somebody said here “ What this old Guitar may have seen in life “ ! She not only plays , but sings like no other can do it , at Tommy Emmanuel ‘s heart and touch . ❤️

[@martinbaggott1052]

The most beautifully nuanced playing ever. Could listen to him all the time. Wait - I do!!

[@yeahyeahboys]

Beautiful sound! This song is special one for me. It reminds me of my first love when I was a middle school boy. Now I'm over 60 but it still sounds so good to me.

[@mattburnett7153]

I love seeing the joy on Tommy's face every time he plays guitar.

[@donjohnstone3707]

Maybe he is covering up the pain. His fingers on those steel strings must be killing him.

[@whatsthebigfndeal]

That's one bad dude right there. Every time I listen to Tommy I'm conflicted as to whether I should practice more or just stop playing all together. It's pretty humbling when you are forced to admit that you'll never reach his level of proficiency, regardless of the amount of time you spend trying to reach it. I'm pretty sure he's an alien or something.

[@hyperhippyhippohopper]

whatsthebigfndeal Listen friend, the only force that is pushing you to admit you won't reach his level of proficiency are the insecure thoughts that are taking hold of your mind. Tommy started somewhere, and he worked hard. Look at him shining now. He didn't acquire any of his skills by sheer luck or 'talent'. Only by a verocious hunger for improvement and fearlessness. That plus years and years of perseverance. There is nothing in this world that you can't achieve when you understand that the sky is the limit. Yes, you, too have the power in your hands to become one of the greatest. It's right there inside you. Unleash it. Unleash your beast!

[@whatsthebigfndeal]

+trtgre grfdgdfg Wow, that was quite a pep talk! Thanks man, it's nice to run across some positivity occasionally. Peace and happiness to you and yours.

[@realcygnus]

Decades(literally) of serious study, practice(& NOT only for an hour or 2 per day like most of us), perseverance & an obsession to continually improve(because you truly love it) would probably do the trick. But just because we can doesn't mean that we will.

[@myrryxmas]

Tommy has said in interviews that he practices six hours a day. multiply that by how many DECADES he's been practicing. make THAT sort of commitment and if you still think you don't play as well as Tommy, rest assured that no human ear would be able to detect the difference between you.

[@alhricoriginalz5212]

@@myrryxmas Yep, talent then an immense amount of practice. Because, talent won't put you this far in my opinion.

[@김동베]

형님 건강하시고 오래오래 좋은연주 들려주세요

[@matthewgallagher1761]

This guy is simply amazing - these songs become refreshed and amazing when he hits the strings.

[@maxhenry9724]

Awesome. Don’t care who or how old you are, it’s really hard not to start singing with a Bacharach masterpiece!

[@scottwaszak698]

As Joe Satriani says, the best acoustic player in the world.

[@tcfunvids]

Scott Waszak Yep, and Steve Vai said the first time he saw Tommy perform he sat in stunned silence.

[@90blacknight]

tcfunvids I believe Steve Vai once said, "There's no greatest guitarist, but nobody is better than Tommy Emmanuel".

[@tcfunvids]

I'm sure Vai has made several complimenting comments about Tommy.

[@thorndog100]

What a great comment to make. Tommy is beyond amazing. Just goes to show what talent and a lot of bleedin hard work does.

[@samhunt2117]

The best guitarist full stop. One of a kind

[@billybonkta1]

What an amazing musician. his absolute gift of musical structure and tone makes for a dreamlike state of being when absorbing this heavenly flow of sound delights. Tommy, when are you coming to South Africa?

[@walterboruta8353]

+Peter Stockwell It is NOT a gift. He practices his butt off and does not forget what he has learned and he listens.

[@stevejohnson978]

+Walter Boruta It's a "gift" for us to be able to hear.

[@kamaboko1]

+Walter Boruta Let's not deny the element of natural talent. Some people don't have an ear for music, lack rhythm, and no creative imagination for music. This fellow has all of that AND practices.

[@dankhanks]

+kamaboko1 Some people put constant conscious effort into their passions even when they aren't playing or active in whatever passion. Some people have been active in their passions since they were young children. Claiming "natural talent" is extremely discrediting at what people have worked constantly to be able to achieve. Everyone perceives their own progress differently, everyone sucks before they are good and comfortable, but then "good and comfortable" doesn't mean excellent, it means we still have to push harder to feel okay with our progress, maybe he's not finished with his. From our perspective, it's hard to imagine much better. Have some respect, professionals all started as novices, they just didn't stop and they didn't put hard work and skill on some unreachable pedestal called "natural talent".

[@tomashorst9544]

+dankhanks Exactly. Professionals can be practicing up to 6 hours/day, which is ridiculously long.

[@Fretless1]

Thank you for honoring Mr. Bacharach and David by bringing this beautiful version of the song to us......what artistry👏 Oh....not to forget The Carpenters🎸

[@mauricegull3406]

I love the skill with which Tommy positions his hand so that he can pick the notes and chords with relative ease... And sound pretty. (When I try it, it sounds like I am administering an enema to an angry baboon...🤭)..

[@edgrigsby8610]

😂😂😂

[@jimmy31hendrix]

Look at his face, he reeeeeally loves his craft, how nice :3

[@MarkAlanEffinger]

Tommy, you slay me. Every freakin' note. Every glorious slide. Every perfectly timed harmonic.

[@QUANTUMcustomization]

1:18 when you only want to do is fingerstyle, but you feel your beautiful arrangement and started to sing. Amazing Tommy Emmanuel! 👏🙌

[@間山信一]

あっぱれ！

[@christophflock1921]

Great work by Tommy and the soundguy

[@dibber43]

One of THE best Carpenters songs played so well by an AMAZING guitarist named Tommy Emmanuel!!!😎🖒

[@Євген-ч7о]

Only a Man who sincerely loves could play this way! Так мог сыграть только Человек, который искренне любит!

[@markblease8882]

One of the best fingerstyle players ever. What most people dont know he's self tought!!#

[@takayoshih13]

心地よい時間

this fingerstyle guitar song is the best thing I've ever watched on youtube

[@pajamasflannel]

T.E.: the man who never met a passing chord that he could pass up. For us, I should say, that is a very good thing.

[@armandofernandezguillermet8996]

Another great performance by this wonderful musician! Thank You

[@johntisdale9989]

This guys a musical genius

[@jhawk6926]

He sure is JT---Just saw him in concert in Hartford,CT. I was awestruck!

[@internetdinosaur8810]

The desert is dry

[@corrieaaron9679]

I like this ❤ Thank you for sharing 🙏🏼

[@hendrypardede8134]

Man i still hearing this fingerstyle, and yet..still amazing!

[@sungkonobrothers5335]

I love to see a guitarist enjoy playing his guitar, its like adding soul to the sound. So beautiful, so much respect grandpa

[@aaron.silveira]

I just had the amazing chance to have front row seats for one of his performances. I was transfixed the entire performance. He has such amazing control over his guitar and he even has a wonderful stage presence. Truly wonderful

[@richardguitar123]

So stunning, effortless yet so complex. Amazing Tommy 😍

[@musi_sean]

awesome!!!

[@nancychace8619]

I often imagine Tommy playing on the beach on a sunny day with some gentle ocean breezes, the gulls, maybe a couple of 'roos 🙂 ~

[@ld5888]

I love “into” the music Tommy is! 💕

[@subh1]

sometimes I lose hope on humanity, and think that the world may be better off without them. But then, I see the amount of beauty humans can produce through sheer perseverance and dedication, and think to myself: that's something worth preserving! Thanks for not just playing beautifully and entertaining us, but thanks for dedicating a lifetime to bring out the very best in a human being. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@nickp8564]

woah there mister alien there is a lot of things in this planet it only depends where are you looking at

[@MartinRaetzJr]

Bacharach's music is very expressive and full of deep feeling. I love your arrangement and interpretation Tommy.

[@douggief1367]

Oh that's so beautiful. (But sad too, cos he really wanted to be able to sing.) Love you Tommie. You're amazing. You'll be singing in heaven.

[@Justin14379]

Wdym in heaven

[@douggief1367]

@@Justin14379 You're right, not for me to say. It was more of a wish or dream.

[@marcellop3163]

The sound of this guitar is simply amazing, you can sense the seasoned wood.

[@margaretlim6535]

Thankyou for sharing it’s phenomenal how he plays that guitar so beautifully! ❤️

[@RDYS]

Beautiful, I love the sound. The guitar isn't just played, it's orchestrated.

[@chirilas5217]

Just brilliant Tommy. As always.👏

[@Markknightexeter]

Listening to this today at 2.30am thinking of my uncle who passed a few years back. Lovely!

[@davidmann2988]

There’s so much happening. But if you listen and don’t watch…. It’s flawless

[@taharbesri8000]

He looks so happy playing it :)

[@banjoninja]

I love the feeling he puts into his playing!

[@HighFiveOfficial]

I Really love it.... but more than that I like your old guitar. I wonder, what the guitar may have seen in life....

[@75MediumRare75]

A lot of happy faces I dare say.

[@passcomcompass2623]

this guitar goes around the world with Tommy 300+ concerts a year(yep basically a concert every day), indeed a lot of happy faces all around the world.

[@00big_chungus00]

High Five it just looks old, tommy has it worn down in spots for different drum tones. It's really only like 5 years old

[@michaeljconway5983]

After one of Tommy's Master Classes, he invited us to come up and play 'his' guitar -(it wasn't his drum kit guitar, but one that still had finish on it.) The sad truth was I hated it! The action was like a shredder's guitar, string buzzes all over the place, etc. I play mostly on nylon strings and I found this instrument appalling. His comment was 'Well when it's amped you don't hear any of that..."

[@00big_chungus00]

Michael J Conway that's because it wasn't made for you

[@claudemaximus9409]

Please let’s not wait , and celebrate this awesome Musician. Thank you.

[@resetfile-tw1gc]

beautiful melody and guitar played by you.. identifiable. tanks Tommy

[@ehijo27]

At my office and needed to focus, this is just perfect! oh the melodies

[@oliverquack304]

Wow! Maestro! Tone, tune, tamber! Come back to Pensacola.

[@daringbarons]

Wow. How could anyone not like this performance?

[@VikingMan44]

Things to strive for. LOVE watching this man play.

[@Irockthere4]

The King of melody ladies and gentlemen Mr. Burt Bacharach

[@brentonakoname1902]

the most relaxing fingerstyle ive heard

[@SigmaOnWork]

Потом, через десятки лет, мы будем гордиться, что жили в "эпоху Томми". Спасибо тебе за твой талант!

[@nelsonk1341]

I don’t watch this around my guitar

[@randybock82]

Ha.

[@chaplainmattsanders4884]

😂

[@HosuHo]

thx for good advice

[@SamKenoly]

you made my day with that comment!

[@thomasbrady8056]

I caught my guitar strumming itself to this video :(

[@barrylongden7]

Burt Bacharach. Can't go wrong with Burt's genius song writing.

[@avgjoegat8126]

There is no one better. When you transcend technique and theory it becomes music.

[@obviousthings3128]

I'm a metalhead but sometimes this acoustic versions are so amazing

[@michaelc9224]

If Heaven has a soundtrack I bet this is on it.

[@TheCodeTinkerer]

Michael C yes propably at the big escalator 😀

[@johnlenin1033]

@@TheCodeTinkerer or elevator 😂

[@interstategar]

Could be only guitar players really know how great this song was played.

[@luismarquez5038]

Man wow, the best acoustic guitarist of the world.

[@kaiserislamtao]

If I ever could play like you I would forget all the sundries, All the minor sadness that's still coloring our mundanities. Oh, that winged guitar who could fly around the manuscripts of Bach to Joplin, through the hearts of east and west Salute, salute Mr. T. Emmanuel

[@SmartToaster]

I love how much you're jamming. This is so soulful!

[@thomasfontenot4881]

Actually his foot that you hear is helping him with his timing. He once said that he called Chet Atkins who really got him started on finger and thumb picking style, and asked him for any advice for his first performance as solo and chet said, (always tap your foot)

[@giovanijunior5286]

Excelente! Esplêndido​! Belíssima interpretação!

[@CHLee-rg5sr]

Like wise

[@lineesmagacolete801]

Que som maravilhoso.... Parabéns

[@donjohnstone3707]

I love this excellent video of the wonderful Tommy Emmanuel, in which both picture and sound quality are great. It is unlike so many music videos on KZbin which are mediocre to poor quality for whatever reason and don't portray the artist or their music with the quality presentation and respect they deserve.. Thank you for posting this and other beautiful gems Tommy.

[@warriordrum]

This song shows the deep pool of love in his heart.

[@bksinambela]

Why do birds suddenly appear Every time you are near? Just like me, they long to be Close to you Why do stars fall down from the sky Every time you walk by? Just like me, they long to be Close to you On the day that you were born the angels got together And decided to create a dream come true So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair Of golden starlight in your eyes of blue That is why all the girls in town (Girls in town) Follow you (Follow you) All around (All around) Just like me, they long to be Close to you On the day that you were born the angels got together And decided to create a dream come true So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair Of golden starlight in your eyes of blue That is why all the girls in town (Girls in town) Follow you (Follow you) All around (All around) Just like me, they long to be Close to you Just like me, they long to be Close to you (Why? Close to you) (Why? Close to you) (Haa, close to you) (Why? Close to you)

[@JerrysDerby]

He's a classical guitar player with a steel string guitar player's heart

[@Luke-ih1oc]

Actually I think it makes more sense the other way around

[@paulomoura1953]

One thing makes me really sad about TE, that i'll probably never meet him, will never see him on stage, i live in south america, and i think he will never come here, and i have no money to travel...(sorry bad english)

[@paulomoura1953]

***** That's awesome!

[@martinpineiro9345]

I know EXACTLY how it feels, Paulo. I'm from Argentina and I've been listening Tommy FOR YEARS. He changed the way I play the guitar (and my life) forever, and it would make me extremely sad not seeing him on stage at least even once. I would travel to anywhere in South America in order to see him.

[@zdstage5344]

I will try hard to come visit and hear Emmanuel play live all the way from Finland

[@Radney12]

Paulo Moura I've seen him live twice and met him the second time. He is so down to earth and so humble. We talked about Chet Atkins for a good ten minutes. He puts on a show like no one else and he's immensely kind. I'm sure if you wrote to him or reached out to him somehow, he would be open to making South America a new tour destination.

[@trixxomega15]

Paulo Moura thats pretty good english to most of our standards

[@jaymart241]

❤You're amazing Tommy. Thanks

[@rolandarroyo1855]

i can hear even 1 day f this kind of music by this very very great person i love every bit of his play