Natalie Royal - The Only Living Boy in New York (cover)

Filmed, Recorded, & Mixed at Ripped Ears.
Video Filmed & Edited by Bobby Herb.
Recorded by Alex Burns, Bobby Chase, & Bobby Herb.
Mixed by Bobby Herb.
Guitar/Vocals - Natalie Royal
Bass - Reid Huffman
Drums - Bobby Chase
Keys - Bobby Chase
Lap Steel - Caleb Hickman
BGVs - Natalie Royal & Caleb Hickman

[@flkglobalreport5839]

I must say you have done great justice in your rendition of the great song. Thank you so much. :):)

[@rainsmells]

Sounds great!!

[@gudrn]

Yep. First time here. Gave me chivers. awesome job singing and arrangements.

[@Beautiful_Dreamer]

Wowsers! Goosebumps ❤️❤️❤️

[@JustANerdyBassist]

This is amazing. The lead singer sings gorgeously. There's nothing quite like a good female voice. And the band is excellent as well!

[@ckn711]

Incredibly beautiful!

[@mzak117]

This is simply amazing. Your best Kickstarter song yet.

[@rootsandchordsmusic]

Really beautiful cover!

[@AFrownAndAFatMan]

Beautiful cover!

[@robertosmith1]

I listened to it.And then I listened to it again.And then again. It's a 2am song, beautiful.

[@natalieroyal1271]

thank you!

[@jamesweeg6545]

Roberto Smith it is one of those, what is my place in the universe?, kind of songs.

[@dhenry2380]

Excellent! World class!

[@sophiebolden]

BEAUTIFUL!

[@booch326]

Just beautiful...

[@headleed]

Who is the stud on background vocals?

[@budd-gems1755]

Very well done. I loved it.

[@Mr.PlX-]

I cried at least twice

[@booch326]

I had to hold back tears...

[@jamesweeg6545]

Hector Lara she does have an amazingly emotive voice. Wow!

[@lucas-940]

Holy

[@luisbarrera1099]

Very lovely

[@chillermafia]

wonderful

[@keithdempsey2414]

i love it

[@emmanueludoh77]

Name of instrument being played at 3:12?

[@andrewjoseph3687]

One of many versions of a lap steel guitar

[@emmanueludoh77]

Andrew Joseph Thank you so much!

[@tobmello1]

pedal steel guitar i think

[@carguy3460]

Academically, a very nice sounding cover but I get what some are saying about it not conveying the feeling of the original. But, the original is one of the best songs of all time so this was pretty damn good. Think about it being a break up song between Paul and Artie, best friends and companions going through this lifelong journey together, that only they two share, and Artie leaving to play a movie role in Mexico and Paul is so lonely back in NY without him but wishes the best for him and hopes that everyone else in the world will see how amazing Artie is like he does.. This of course, is all a giant metaphor for how he really knows their time as a duo is nearing end and it's basically a break-up song and even more broadly, a reminder that nothing gold can stay.

[@StevenCarinci]

The good news for you is that you're an intelligent dude. The bad news is that you're also stupid. This cover conveys the feeling of the original just fine. Very fine, in fact! Pls feel free to keep editing your comment. I'll tell you when to stop.

[@emilyboban9410]

@@StevenCarinci idk I kinda agree with him. The tempo and pitch changes just don't give it the same nostalgic and longing feeling the original has. Still. This is an amazing rendition

[@thefriendlyterror1625]

very nice Natalie

[@natalieroyal1271]

thank you!

[@ShunyamNiketana]

A bit of Laura Nyro in her upper register.

[@petermcnaught535]

They make it sound whining which is not how the song was intended. Great talent here but misinterpreted the song. Sorry

[@davefan16]

The fuck are you even talking about

[@lucas-940]

Clearly they interpreted it, it is a cover..

[@andrewjoseph3687]

Don't hear any whining, sorry. You might have misinterpreted the cover..

[@JustinHeinzeJournalist]

I don't necessarily disagree that this cover is a different interpretation, but art isn't math. There are no right and wrong "interpretations" and a covering artist can't "misinterpret" the song when they are creating their own song. Once an artist covers a song, it becomes it's own song. Compare different versions of "Such Great Heights" by the Postal Service, to take just one example. For that matter, compare Heart of Darkness to Apocalypse Now. Is your takeaway from Apocalypse Now really that Kubrick "misinterpreted" Conrad?

[@andrewjoseph3687]

Okay, I agree with what you're saying in general. But I'd rather not get into splitting hairs on a youtube message board.

[@rainbow-lg9hd]

Shit

[@readingnewboy]

Ouch painful sorry

[@thebeeinyourflowers462]

It was a nice cover, nice playing, but you shouldn't add so many different riffs and sing different notes in a different key so much, as it just sounds like a different song.

[@firefightergoggie]

Singing through her nose. Pardon the pun, but she blew it. Totally slaughtered this song. Such a tragedy.

[@Doppelfrog]

She sings as if she's in physical pain. Poor girl :-(

[@erwinzerbe7121]

I totally agree with you. She pitches her notes awkwardly and drags the song too much. Really I was concerned for her.

[@natalieroyal1271]

Yeah I do look pretty pained when I sing. Been making those facial expressions my whole life, and it will probably never change. Sorry 'bout it! I promise no vocal chords were harmed in the making of this production, though.

[@CoherentChimp]

Not as much pain as I endured listening to it.

[@Canibal_Animal]

What butchery is this? Holy shit it would take 36 minutes to actually sing the words correctly. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

[@marcoacca1882]

Absolutely horrible.

[@acocote2137]

too affected... i could stand like a minute--- nice voice though, shame....