Netflix - Sweet Tooth Scene - Johnny Song - "The Boxer Cover" - HD Music Video

Netflix - Sweet Tooth Scene - Johnny Song - "The Boxer Cover" - HD Music Video
Sung by Actor Marlon Williams
I am just a poor boy
Though my story's seldom told
I have squandered my resistance
For a pocketful of mumbles
Such are promises
All lies and jest
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest
When I left my home and my family
I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
In the quiet of the railway station
Running scared
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters
Where the ragged people go
Looking for the places only they would know
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of every glove that laid him down
Or cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
"I am leaving, I am leaving"
But the fighter still remains
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie

[@gracelanable]

Felt uncomfortable when Abbott asked Johnny to sing, thought it will be cringe. But when he starts to sing, literally the best scene of the entire show

[@glddraco666]

Wasn’t expecting him to sound so awesome.

[@clem_ac]

Yesss!!!!

[@Rhonny5000]

🥰

[@blacombe420]

I felt uncomfortable until he asked him to sign

[@gandalfhan]

@@glddraco666 the actor is an actual singer that’s why. His name is Marlon Williams :)

[@Shieeets]

Johnny deserved the world

[@Uhohlisa]

Spoilers

[@9_cosmo_997]

@@Uhohlisa if you’re watching this video you obviously watched the episode goofy

[@sugarcandykiddycat1986]

@@9_cosmo_997 I felt bad for him

[@theborg5981]

​@@sugarcandykiddycat1986he was finally standing up for what he felt was right and fighting for someone other than himself. And he was betrayed by the brother that claimed to love him

[@sugarcandykiddycat1986]

Ik. He deserved better!!

[@chrisledruide789]

Rip Johnny. You were such an interesting character...

[@sasquatchredbeard9385]

I really hope it was a fake out ala Gus and Abbot just sucks at shooting people in the back.

[@AEZAKM1]

@@sasquatchredbeard9385unfortunately it wasn’t :(

[@Bravesrox]

Honestly I want Marlon Williams to do a full cover I love this song and his voice just makes it so much more

[@darlenevillalobos8167]

Same!

[@mrslovebug1984]

Same here

[@Buddy_the_Bulldog]

Same!!!

[@haraldrohr4337]

Same

[@RedRebel008]

Same

[@hemlixx3504]

It's so emotional when you actually realise this was the last 'normal' interaction Johnny would ever have with his BROTHER and he knew it. His childhood friend, his family, all the shared memories of their life before the sick, it would just be him and he was willing to make that sacrifice, singing a song him and his brother sang in his past. He knew it was a goodbye song, He assumed for the general, shame it was the other way around.

[@Daniela-zw1hx]

Johnny deserved better 👇

[@Parker.H]

You should have seen him in the comics he was even nicer.

[@Daniela-zw1hx]

@@Parker.H Really? I thought the comics very much darker and the characters more boring and thoughtless.

[@Parker.H]

@Daniela-zw1hx I feel like that applied to like every single character except jepperd and johnny

[@ObviArya]

​@@Parker.Hnah man even at the start jepp was gonna give sweet tooth/gus to Abbott for his wife's bones in the comics

[@nexus9ball]

What gets me the most is that the last men never made it back to bury him. No one but gus and Rani (who is dying) will ever know who he really was.

[@clivehandforth3531]

i love how he starts out as a creepy uncomfortable weirdo, but slowly you start to realize how sympathetic his situation is. He's complicit in murder and torture, because up until his death he lived for his brother. It almost felt honorable. He had the same drive as everyone else: family. And the tragedy is that when he finally "let him go" he also loses any opportunity to have a real connections. He died on the side of the fascists with no one who knew what he tried to do or knew him enough to care. Even his relationship with the scientist's wife to me seemed like it was built on manipulation. I think it kind of tries into the theme that family is people you care about, not necessarily blood. The path to hell and such.

[@luuthaiquangkhai]

In the comic apparently he doesnt die and become a very important character later on. Hopefully he somehow lives in the series too

[@nekoneko5777]

her name's RANI not just a wife of someone n she didn't manipulate Jonny she rly did care bout him, felt sorry for him n wanted him to be free, u stupid male being

[@jodek]

@@luuthaiquangkhai we never saw him getting buried so…

[@do-not-look1863]

@@jodek Yeah I REALLY hope he didn't actually die because, he was my favorite character.

[@cayde7293]

@@do-not-look1863I mean the shot right next to his face was pretty convincing

[@millytheotterlover1680]

This guy NEEDS to make a full cover of this song!

[@JenX75]

Yessss

[@edin201x]

This is my favourite moment from the entire show.

[@JenX75]

Same

[@BunixCreations_09]

I love his singing voice so so much. It makes me cry😭 so sweet and wholesome

[@sandymarion2069]

I know, he's so lovely. Weird that no one seems to know who he is! Johnny is played by Marlon Williams - I thought he was well known! At least in Australia and NZ - I've seen him live a couple of times, he's gorgeous!

[@adolfocalderon3695]

The feeling in his voice make it so potent and melancholic

[@QuinnHarleyQuinn]

I can't stop watching

[@JenX75]

Same.... I've lost count of how many times I've listened to this song.

[@thelastroman4660]

Because you're human, more human than I could ever be.

[@theoddonion2812]

I like how after this scene Abbot never takes off his glasses after killing his brother truly showing his lost all his humanity and become truly evil you can tell by the way he looks at his brother for the last time on the helicopter its just Muah 💋 so good.

[@theborg5981]

Another thing to note relates to the last part of the lyrics, where it says "I am leaving, I am leaving, but the fighter still remains". In this, we can relate to the departure of the loving brother in Johnny and the humanity in the General, both leaving only the fighters

[@thekrolli95]

As soon as he sang this I was like geesh they are gonna kill him

[@irokoalien]

Had a feeling as soon as he started helping Rani and Gus

[@maditalux6191]

Same

[@AEZAKM1]

Same but it still hurt so much

[@bluemask3808]

Johnny IS for me the best carachter in this show 😢

[@sugarcandykiddycat1986]

😥😥

[@OkOk-rt8mi]

carachter?

[@christiandior9835]

@@OkOk-rt8mistfu

[@lunarzingar4672]

​@@OkOk-rt8miI like how when you click "translate" it fixes itself lol

[@S2creatorr]

The rawness of this version made me appreciate the soul of the song for the first time. I am seriously looking forward to Marlon Williams recording a full cover.

[@gabriellaarquette8283]

His voice is so gentle 😢

[@angelispawn]

as soon as Abbott asked Johnny to sing I knew that Johnny isn't getting out of it alive

[@clivehandforth3531]

there were a lot of moments this season that made me cry, but Johnny's death i cant stop thinking about.

[@itsdeedandelionhere492]

sameeee :(

[@blackrose5716]

I like this version better than the original... More emotional ❤

[@nascdno4940]

Whats the name of the original ?

[@blackrose5716]

@@nascdno4940 The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel

[@MikedeRuyterdeWildt]

Although Simon and carfunkel are really good i must agree with you

[@computarsolucionescssoluci4604]

Estas loco y drogado amigo!!! La versión original de Simón es una de las mejores obras de arte de la historia humana!!!! Ojalá algún día la puedas apreciar!!

[@blackrose5716]

​@@computarsolucionescssoluci4604νομίζω ότι ο καθένας έχει το δικαίωμα της γνώμης του. Με το να με αποκαλείς "τρελό και ναρκομανή" δεν πρόκειται να με πείσεις. Απλά το θεωρώ καλύτερο. Τελεία.

[@NeFaLiM19]

Such a heartbreaking episode for this character. What a kind hearted soul. Getting through your past as a boy abused by your father only to be "saved" by your psychopathic brother who you feel responsible for, being the good person you are. And in the end feeling you need stay to be there for him only to die in such a way. What a beautiful interpretation of the song and the emotion fits so well with this horrible feeling now knowing he dies by the hand of his brother who didn't feel him worthy living in this world.

[@luuthaiquangkhai]

I've been turning on and off netflix just to listen to this song over and over again. I rarely compare versions of songs but this one is just so so good that I can't accept the original version of it. Really wish for a full version released.

[@Danne05]

indeed, same here

[@Moto_bun]

I got u bro 🫵☝️

[@Bloktopiahub]

Anyone looking for song after watched finish season ?

[@abangsandrabukie6735]

I did look for the song but this version is dope ❤

[@patrickguest2762]

Mumford and sons does a version more akin to this but still not johnny

[@kurtiseata]

RIP Johnny you were too baby-girl for the world 😔😔😔

[@RiderOfTheRohirrim]

Netflix please release the full version of this 😍 ---- In the meantime for the people who love this, look up the cover by the Dutch duo Nick & Simon, it's a very nice and touching cover of The Boxer

[@trepsixore7790]

we were watching this series with my 9 yr old daughter, and as soon as the song came, we both were like: oh, this is such a beautiful song! She loved it and I loved it. We searched the original and honestly, Marlon Williams cover is the best! we deserve the full cover :)

[@PopGMusic]

Johnny is the dreamer in all of us may this scene last decades

[@scribblecrumb]

from the moment it was mentioned that johnny was a singer, i'd been hoping we'd get to hear him sing. and good lord he did not disappoint. his voice is just as heavenly as abbott said it was

[@shaka360]

Why isn't this a single yet? They're missing out on some sales. This is wonderful.

[@TheDane85]

He preform Simon and garfunkels song to a A+🫡 R.I.P Johnny 🤜🤛🙏🥺🥹

[@SaruCharmed]

I wish there was a full version of this

[@supernaturalaholic]

I need the whole song! And am I still the only one hoping that Johnny somehow survived? ❤❤❤

[@wenisbored4900]

I miss him I hope he does

[@Juliana-te6ll]

Me too

[@marcioalbuquerque8111]

Me too

[@anapplepinetarticathe23rd90]

Wait maybe bulletproof vest?

[@aspenwillow9648]

There’s no way. His eyes were open, I’m mad about it

[@fern9144]

i feel like they're both realizing they're gonne kill each other. i think that's the sadness you see in both thier eyes.

[@annala2956]

Johnny was wonderful and his version of The Boxer brought tears to my eyes. However, as someone who's worked in biotech for almost 30 years...those syringes, at room temp for lord knows how long, are toast.

[@brendansullivan4872]

lol especially the pipette technique of extending the neck of it into the 15ml conical tubes while trying to find the cure.

[@poppynelson514]

I’ve been searching for this all night, thank you

[@SaxiaPictures]

You are very welcome ^^

[@TheBml104]

I was in the other room when I heard this and immediately walked in and said, "Rewind this right now!"

[@JWolf677]

I agree with others, this was my favorite part in the whole series. Never did I think he would do such a wonderful job singing. It broke my heart what his brother did, I really think they could've let him live and it not effect the movie negatively.

[@EmilyMilnichuk1]

If you know Marlon Williams first as a musician, you can tell this cover really downplays just how magical his voice truly is. It's still beautiful, but you have NO idea unless you hear him perform live 🤩

[@SmittenKitten.]

I don't know anything about this show/movie. But I still cried!

[@Baltaviacion]

Su nombre es sweet tooth y está en netflix

[@SmittenKitten.]

@@Baltaviacion Thank you. :) I'll have to watch it!

[@platypusboyfire]

this episode was so sad. i will miss johnny and aimee so much, rest in peace dudes❤

[@doremifasoela]

I knew Johnny was nice from the start. I love him sm, RIP Johnny

[@enchanter1313]

No one expected this ABSOLUTE Banger of a cover but damn he ate this

[@chrisledruide789]

I definitely want that cover for my funerals.

[@samsteinback6923]

I need a complete cover of johnny singing this asap ❤❤

[@amandaherlihy1196]

Watching the last season 😢 and still obsessed with this song ❤

[@pryelic136]

i wish he could do a full cover, in my opinion this sound's better than the original song

[@ArbyBarnett-uu9lr]

I searched and searched for this song because of Johnny. The best scene in this episode. 👏 BRAVO JOHNNY 👍

[@thecatfamilychannel6610]

Very sad version, but most beautiful

[@calculatrguy]

1:34 the sound of the hammer is just like the original S&G song probably not a coincidence and nice touch

[@MEL_291]

Even though I'm Brazilian, I love this song, this is the best part of the show, it's very beautiful, the song

[@wilsonedwardfernandez6364]

god..my chest is just...bursting 😭

[@boldfella8199]

They should release it. Beautiful

[@xy6687]

Poor abused nice guy…

[@wb7045]

Aren't most nice guy😢😢😢😢

[@murphymagicofloof8291]

It wasn’t even sad but i shedded so many tears at this.

[@roydeanco2126]

Very emotional and beautiful❤ johnny singing deserve big Applause

[@wb7045]

He should most definitely start his signing career now. This song should definitely have a longer version

[@tonyrose9689]

Marlon Williams actually is a musician first and foremost. He was also in A Star is Born but he has a lot of stuff on Spotify ❤

[@serious.business]

Wow, a career in signing is definitely a waste of his talents. I'd suggest he go into singing!

[@EmilyMilnichuk1]

I knew him for almost 10 years as a musician before Sweet Tooth came out 😂 Safe to say, his musical career is doing well.

[@salvadorhurtado3704]

I thank god this song found me, it reminds me of a time when I was a child. Now that I’m 36 I’m showing my 2 kids this song and I hope to make great memories for them as well.

[@plprooo]

Watch the Mumford and songs version

[@Lol123ji]

I just want to twinkle my toes when I hear that song 😂

[@mollytristano3465]

Real

[@ymp7163]

For the love of God bring that cover out!!!

[@simonewesemann9344]

This is the most beautiful version of the song I ve ever heard❤

[@antmagor]

What I love about this cover is that there is no music. It is completely Acappella in the opening. Then the music is added. for me The perfect cover would be to open just as he did, and then when they get to the part that is “Li la la” and the percussion in the background that we hear in the original Simon and Garfunkel cover. If I could find a version that gives me that it would be the perfect adaptation of this song.

[@wb7045]

I can't stop listening. OMG he sounds absolutely amazing. Please please do more. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@dannyboy6114]

He does a brilliant version of the first time ever I saw your face.

[@wb7045]

@@dannyboy6114 what's his real name

[@andyme275]

​@@wb7045 his name is Marlon Williams. He also does a pretty solid cover with Lorde The Sound of Silence

[@andyme275]

@Annie yeah only found him because of Sweet tooth but been listening to his stuff as well the past few days. Surprised I just now found him.

[@wb7045]

@@aedsell same here as being obsessed, I subscribed to his channel

[@I_can_always]

Tengo q aceptar q pensé q iba a ser una mala canción, pero cuando comenzó me encantó, en su voz la canción "The Boxer" queda mejor q en los propios autores.

[@86Tomsen]

Absolutely the best and touching Moment in the whole Show.I think it was the moment Johnny realized there was only one way and tell his brother there💔🥺😭

[@QuinnHarleyQuinn]

This show is the essence of compassion.😔💓

[@erinmartinez1070]

My favorite scene from the 2 seasons I’ve seen ~ well done 🙏🏽

[@aspenwillow9648]

They have to drop a full version it’s so good

[@skeletonkf3012]

I was suprised that Johnny was a real singer! And his songs are full of beautiful things ❤❤❤

[@eduardoteti8999]

The best scene of this serie

[@YourEverydayGae]

Actually crying because this is one of my favorite Simon & Garfunkel songs, and it hurts so bad and AHHHH 😭

[@sandymarion2069]

PSA Marlon Williams is the singer that you all are lovin - look him up folks, there are plenty more golden tunes to be found! Impressed by his acting in this show tbh - it took me a while to realise who he was!

[@Zero_Park_the_chaos_creator]

I cried a little during this song

[@marcioalbuquerque8111]

It was Very sad seeing him dies. I also loved his singing voice

[@orucguler2550]

Why we must listen this heavenly voice with actor lines

[@Lukas-kd8ko]

This made me crye

[@nexus9ball]

This makes me sob

[@tahaniplays]

This is what was i was looking for this song 😢😢

[@eedkrong5607]

I’m fucking crying 😭 this song so sad

[@lotstodo]

Very sad. Such a nice version.

[@dora_notthegoat]

Sesion 3 is ok sesion 2 the best

[@franciscabecerra900]

I am just a poor boy Though my story's seldom told I have squandered my resistance For a pocketful of mumbles Such are promises All lies and jest Still a man hears what he wants to hear And disregards the rest When I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy In the company of strangers In the quiet of the railway station Running scared Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters Where the ragged people go Looking for the places only they would know Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Asking only workman's wages, I come looking for a job But I get no offers Just a come-on from the whores on 7th Avenue I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome I took some comfort there, la-la-la-la-la-la-la Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Then I'm laying out my winter clothes And wishing I was gone, going home Where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me Leading me, going home In the clearing stands a boxer And a fighter by his trade And he carries the reminders Of every glove that laid him down Or cut him till he cried out In his anger and his shame "I am leaving, I am leaving" But the fighter still remains

[@brooklynapeterson]

Haunting, beautiful scene. I hate abbot's character and johnny should've left him but this scene is one of the best in the entire show. It also led me to this song again. Haven't heard it since my childhood and I'm honest to god grateful I found it again. Feels like a genuine gift, lol. Amazing moment.

[@iwantcheesypuffs]

You really need to get gut punched by life to do this song justice -- which of course Johnny has. Excellent cover. Agree with comments before as this version resonates even more than the original by S&G.

[@theroyalreaper63]

I’ve been looking for this everywhere and you are the only one I found who posted it thank you so much for posting this

[@thejoshspurrell]

This got me. Obsessed now.

[@daveg6606]

Brought a tear to my eye.

[@Blackhat190]

So emotional

[@AL-dy1lj]

What a beautiful series

[@JessopsBezar]

This is so so so beautiful, best version I’ve ever heard❤️‍🔥🥹🙏

[@XCalamus]

Thankfully, there is evidence I've found that proves he may be alive! :D Spoilers for the series... But it's been several months since this has released so it should be fine. Firstly, if you remember S1E8 was the one where Big Man was shot, and it looks to have been in the shoulder at first glance, but during the fight Big Man had with General Abbot, Abbot asks, "How's the chest?". Although he could have been referring to an unrelated injury, it just makes much more sense for him to be referring to the bullet injury. Yes, Aimee tended to Big Man's injury, but he survived for quite some time without her help. Secondly, Some people survive gunshot wounds that on the surface appear to be fatal, yet others die from gunshot wounds that appear relatively minor. Just like real estate, it's all about location, location, location. When a bullet enters the body, its trajectory (where it goes) helps determine the severity of injury. Some bullets can pass through the body with relative little damage, while others enter the body and then ping pong around inside damaging whatever tissue or organs are in its way. If the bullet damages a major artery or the heart, death may occur almost instantaneously; however, some people are lucky and survive a gunshot wound if nothing critical is damaged. Because he was shot in the back, with luck his rib cage would have prevented the bullet from hitting anywhere vital. Thirdly, everybody's main concern, the shot of Johnny's head. You probably think lifeless, unblinking eyes like those were a dead giveaway of a corpse, but... What if I told you, you might be wrong? Open eyes aren't always a sign of consciousness; We like to think of people being alert or unconscious, but the brain’s anatomy can render a deceptive state in between, even doctors say this. Search it if you need more proof. I know, despite everything here it doesn't change how the writers want us to think he's dead, but it's nice to know he may still be out there.

[@CheckOut-yl2ny]

I love your comment! Amazing analysis I thought the same, Johnny was the best character of season 2 I hope he's still alive, in the comics I understand he survives so, I hope they take the same route with the show

[@arenamason4396]

Love this so much !!! beautiful soulful voice

[@DaNi-tt8dl]

Please make a full version

[@paulovictorlisboa]

Não me conformo com a morte de Johnny 😢💔

[@fraserbailey3992]

"I got you beans on toast cos your BRIHISH"- Jhonny

[@Parker.H]

Good old Johnny just like a child.

[@CarlDamn]

The preformance @marlonWilliamsmusic brings to this song i to me absolutley amazing. The sadness, pain and melancholy just makes this perfect. I do wish this was recorded properly tho.

[@leleyusof1462]

marlon william the best actor and delivered song nicely

[@marcosvictor4935]

This should be released as a track in the OST album, really, best cover ever of this song, I cried when watching this scene.

[@eduardoteti8999]

Que voz angelical e celestial, traz calma,paz e emociona

[@mesrumdraws6347]

as an abuse victim the way johnny went out breaks my heart. he deserved so much more. wish we could’ve gotten the rep we deserved from him (an abuse victim successfully escaping and surviving the situation they’re stuck in), but i understand why he was killed off (as a display that abbot is truly rotten to the core and not even his own brother is exempt of that cruelty). ... in other news, it’s MY special interest and I get to choose which characters are trans. (i know it’s more implied that johnny may be either overly empathetic or neurodivergent, but the implications also cross over with how some characters in other medias are given trans-coding.)

[@irokoalien]

There’s a chance, none of the last men lived long enough to bury Johnny so he could’ve survived.

[@garylaurenson5551]

A lot of people wanna hear a full cover, also saying this is a better version than the original one, and I disagree: the beauty of the scene is behind the perfect nesting of all elements that composed it, and the short timing of what's happening . I was totally upset! However, the emotional ingredient IS the title chosen, which deals with a theme that matches with the experiences of a lot of characters. We do love this scene because of nostalgia power of this song for many of us, hugely empowered by context, whereas original one is timeless and intimate, it exacerbates our feeling at the moment we listen to and that is genius. A huge good job to Sweet Tooth team for this wonderful scene (and show), a big congrats to Marlon W. who totally caught the “thing” that needed to be shared, and thank to S&G’s original song which remains for me one of the greatest pieces of music written in the last century.

[@izabellawinchester9026]

When Abbott asked him to sing, i knew it was an Goodbye 😢

[@illusive666]

Epic ...very lovely cover and amazing series 🎉❤