Rachel's Song - State Azure Cover ft. Amy Wallace (Vangelis Tribute)

[@AmyWallaceVocalist]

Just wanted to say a quick thank you to everyone for your kind comments! I am so sorry if I missed some in the live chat! 💙 HUGE thank you to, State Azure (Pat) for this gorgeous cover and for having me sing to help pay tribute to this brilliant composer. Love to you all and my sincere humbled gratitude 💙🎶 “Music is the most multi-dimensional knowledge we have. It's as specific as nature can be. Any form nature takes contains a specific sound combination" - Vangelis

[@woodybalfour8213]

Amy, I can't tell you how many times I've fallen asleep or moved into another yoga asana listening to Rachel's song...Thank you thank you thank you for making me feel both safe and liquid and whole. Very sorry for your loss xx

[@AmyWallaceVocalist]

@@woodybalfour8213 Wow! Thank you for your beautiful comment and I am so happy we were able to help you feel safe and free. 💙 Thank you very much!

[@muximumtroIIing]

vocal is 10/10. amazing!

[@FoxMulder_]

Its an amazing tribute to one of the greatest Maestros in modern time.. RIP Vangelis

[@AmyWallaceVocalist]

@@muximumtroIIing Thank you very much, muximumtroIIing ! 💙🎶😊

[@seoverus7805]

Fare thee well Vangelis, my Friend since I was aged 10, although we never met...49 Yrs later I still hear the quiet gentle voice inside as I continue to awake & hear God in my heart... "Once, we did run How we chased a million stars And touched as only one can Once, we did play How the past delivered you Amidst our youth we'd dream away, away As if I knew the words I'm sure you'll hear Of how we met as you recall so clear Once, we did love Long ago how did I forget Holding you so closely Look, how I move Chance would have me glance at you To know how you move me, me All barriers fall around us as we hear Of memories known and matters so long ago, so clear Once, we did run How we chased a million stars And touched as only one can" - Jon & Vangelis

[@HEARDIFFERENT]

As Greek’s we have to say a huge thank you for honoring the one and only Vangelis. 👏👏👏

[@mikelazure7462]

For an older generation - that would be me for example - our introduction to Vangelis was the soundtrack of "Chariots of Fire". The fact that this entirely electronic music could fit so well with that 'old fashioned' movie setting of a departed age - could fit so well most folk did not even NOTICE it was "synth" composition until this was pointed out in the media. That soundtrack opened a door for Vangelis that few synth composers experienced back then. He was one of a kind, for sure and a pioneer in his field. He enriched millions of us.

[@arjenarend7755]

Thanks for this track - Vangelis was part of my life for 44 years and i was shocked to hear he passed away.... the man who gave me so much beautyfull moments.... he will be missed

[@fatcharliethearchangel5122]

All those moments lost in time, like tears in the rain. RIP Vangelis.

[@nolake]

Beautiful cover of one of the most beautiful soundtrack ever produced.

[@seoverus7805]

Yes and "So Long Ago, So clear". The words are so Fitting right now as we say Goodbye. Once, we did run How we chased a million stars And touched as only one can Once, we did play How the past delivered you Amidst our youth we'd dream away, away As if I knew the words I'm sure you'll hear Of how we met as you recall so clear Once, we did love Long ago how did I forget Holding you so closely Look, how I move Chance would have me glance at you To know how you move me, me All barriers fall around us as we hear Of memories known and matters so long ago, so clear Once, we did run How we chased a million stars And touched as only one can

[@oldnic]

All those moments will be lost...like tears in ...the rain...

[@davidledoux1736]

My sentiments, exactly. Vangelis left a wonderful legacy and I am so glad that an artist of your caliber has taken up the banner. Thank you in advance for this tribute. Rachel's song has always been one of my favorite tracks from the BladeRunner soundtrack.

[@stateazure]

Thanks, David!

[@nigelericogden3200]

Yes 👍 true word 🙏🙏🙏

[@andrewcbartlett]

There's a sadness and a joy in all of Vangelis music for me, Rip.

[@heathrezabek]

So excited to see this happening! What a wonderful way to honor Vangelis' memory. I was reading about his constant improvisation, as well as how he'd improvise directly to imagery / footage he'd let play while scoring, just letting the music flow from the impressions it made. I can't wait to hear this!

[@bridgerectifier7711]

I too grew up listening to Vangelis. My first tape had Vangelis - Soil Festivities & the other side was Kraftwerk - Man Machine. I'm also sad to hear of his passing recently, a man of great sublime musical inspiration, he will be greatly missed. Rest in Peace.

[@MartinStuertzer]

Masterfully executed!

[@henrik5804]

Vangelis, a master composer. We all miss you

[@АндрейБорджиа]

Vangelis вечная память.

[@ptouchmusic]

He was one of the persons that make me dive into synths. His brilliant soundscaping ability in combination with his musicality is still unique. He's the God of synth music in combination with acoustic instruments...

[@jarodwho709]

A rare cover of Rachel's Song! My personal favourite from the album and very much underrated. Very nicely done.

[@stateazure]

Thank you!

[@jimprior180762]

Absolutely sublime. Wonderful cover and beautiful vocals by Amy.

[@AmyWallaceVocalist]

Thank you very much 💙☺️✨️

[@frankliebe]

hello State Azure and you listeners, let us remember to Vangelis and Rachel for the next endless time until we die. let us finish what we want to finish and save the souls we take care about. We are here for an limited time so take care for that time and follow your targets that you want to have completed........... best regards, Frank Liebe

[@moobooSF]

Like others, I was sad to read the recent news of Vangelis' death but delighted to hear the artists tribute piece, thank you State Azure and Amy. As a nerdy kid obsessed with space and being a wannabe musician, Vangelis had a huge impact on my life. In the 80's I bought as much of him on vinyl as I could and taped every episode of music of HOS as well. In college , I started off as a music major but changed to engineering, and remember studying late into the night usually listening to Vangelis (along with Jean Michel Jarre, et al ..) and eventually got my own synths and setup and one of my first jams was "Blade Runner Blues". Thank you for brightening our world with your instruments and voice.

[@AmyWallaceVocalist]

Thank you so much, Russ! 🎶💙😊

[@Hail_Sagan]

Listening to this on repeat today on this 40th anniversary of Blade Runner's release, June 25th 1982

[@AmyWallaceVocalist]

💙🥰🙏

[@richarddufresne2683]

WOW! Merci !

[@francotonini6446]

Om 🎶👍🎹👍un grande 🙏🪐

[@ericcranston4242]

Shivers❤❤

[@AmyWallaceVocalist]

💙💙💙

[@edwardbevington9351]

Perfect. Thank you V. Thank you State Azure ❤👍

[@Cristbell76]

This made me cry! He will be greatly missed… such inspirations he provoked to us. Great choice of cover for him. Magical song.

[@serdarism01]

perfect thx

[@anthonygray9888]

The Master would be moved to tears and joy and love.

[@kristianborisov5928]

Great tribute to the master, as always... May he rest in peace!

[@anthonygray9888]

The Master would be in tears of joy and love.

[@Pauschalschuldig]

Awesome 🔥

[@annevanne4065]

гениальная музыка гениального композитора для гениального фильма..... улетел туда, чем и была его музыка

[@Korgano]

This is beyond words. A masterful treatment of a masterpiece.

[@vince14120]

Je trouve que la TV n’a pas rendu d’hommage réel a ce peintre musical. Merci a toi. 🙏🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🙏

[@spacewavecr]

This is beyond! So well done. You ought to be proud of yourself..

[@stateazure]

Hey, thanks so much, man! Really like your music/videos, some really nice ambient :)

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

I visited the cinema in 1982 to see 'Blade Runner' only because I'd read that Vangelis had composed the sound track. You see, I already owned his masterpiece 'China' so I was a committed fan anyway. I probably have every video version of Blade Runner, even the 4K BDs and I'm also a devoted fan of '2049' too. However, I have always considered David Gilmore out-gunned Jimmy Hendrix with Pink Floyd's 'Sorrow' so be that it may, I really think Amy & Pat might just have just outgunned the Great Man himself with this little number. Wonderful pitch bending right where it matters!

[@Debagio]

I've just stumbled upon this.. it's really quite beautiful. Well done indeed.❤

[@stateazure]

Many thanks!

[@nigelericogden3200]

This is a most perfect tribute to an outstanding human and genius … thank you State and thank Amy … I feel he would be most heartened to know that you both were inspired, and continue his legacy … my sincere thanks … safe and happy travels Mr Vangelis 🙏🙏🙏

[@AmyWallaceVocalist]

Thank you so much, Nigel Eric Ogden!! 💙🎶🙏

[@stateazure]

Thanks :)

[@whisthpo]

God Bless Pat and Amy for this tribute to Vangelis, a Giant of the electronic music era. Bladerunner would not be my all time #1 film without his score. Respect.

[@AmyWallaceVocalist]

Thank you so much! 💙🎶

[@emit9462]

Vangelis thank you for all humanity and true amotion of sound . and State Azure Cover

[@georgesritsinas3088]

Autre version aussi belle .❤❤❤❤

[@fortadelis]

Masterfully. love it.

[@quietmanable]

Bellissima performance.... Complimenti....

[@NicChap]

A simple Thank you is all I can say.

[@ronaldfinley6797]

Once again thank you for all that you do ! Your work continues to inspire us all. This is the greatest honor to Vangelis. Please never stop ! God Bless him and you!

[@qm421]

frequencies that could potentially raise one high above the daily affairs of the world and connect them with a heavenly realm of tranquil beauty and equanimity

[@dikbozo]

I, too, became a fan of this music as a teen. My teens were a bit earlier as I was first exposed to Vangelis when he was still in Aphrodite's Child. I followed his work with sound tracks and so on into the wider ranging works he produced through the 70's. I have been a fan since those days and will still follow anything I have not heard from him as I am certain there are more treasures yet to come. Like his contemporary Edgar Froese, the works will live on.

[@FoxMulder_]

Thank you for this tribute to Maestro . RIP Vangelis

[@ericcranston4242]

Omg absolutely fantastic I didn't want it to end ❤❤❤on repeat constantly ☺️

[@quietmanable]

Best performance.... Hai reso un grande onore al Maestro....😎🤙

[@AmyWallaceVocalist]

💙💙💙

[@railgap]

When I first saw you'd covered some Vangelis I thought, "oh boy, he'd better not fuck this up!" I was a generation older than you when BladeRunner hit the enormous Cinerama screen in Denver. Well, I needn't have worried. It's clear you have an UNDERSTANDING of Vangelis and his music, and not merely an appreciation. Nicely done.

[@stateazure]

Thank you, glad you approve!

[@DankePlace]

I know this piece very well, I have so many cuts of the OST but the 3 CD is best, pretty sure this is on it. Love you're using the Push 2 as a visual interface. Not a fan of the ADAMs, had port chuffing on the AS7x but that could be more so due to content. Pretty sure yours are dialed in perfectly. Is that Decakrd's dream under the speaker? Do I spy a JBL in the corner too? Vangelis was a gift to humanity, he did what he did without any real formal training, or ability to read notes. He and others are why I got into music, barriers that were overcome purely because of curiosity. Your piece was magical as was his gifts to us, thank you for this beautiful and haunting homage to one of the greats.

[@LagrangePointD]

Thank you for this cover. It's an excellent choice and a very nice interpretation. Vangelis is a big loss for the electronic music. Not for his recent works, but for his musical approach. Once, in an interview, he said in response to a question about his ignorance of musical notation: "I don't play with notes, I play with emotions.". This is an important lesson for all musicians and even more so in the field of electronic music. May Vangelis be and remain an inspiration to us all. Recently Klaus Schulze, now Vangelis... Hard times.

[@Zardoz66]

Thank you for this is so enchanting and great cover. Vangelis will live on with his music.

[@davidholder1192]

My first exposure was actually Chariots of Fire. but the first album I bought was Direct. I have been hooked ever since. I love this tribute.

[@tapeexperiments]

Fantastic.

[@AmyWallaceVocalist]

Thank you! 💙

[@KuijperRob]

this sounds great..a real message to the Master Vangelis!!RIP

[@way2muchNFO]

you brought things out i imagined in the original , its like jumping in further this world of Vangelis. thank you my friend

[@Sam_Utah]

Outstanding Tribute. Thank you so much.

[@isanvicente1974]

I thought it was impossible to make Rachel,s song better, one of the best love songs in history, greek god of music Vangelis is listening to this in the Olympus mount, state Azure you have made it better, stunning , marvellous, i have no words to describe your performance, best tribute in history... Electronic music at his best...Rachel´s beauty increased with this performance..

[@AmyWallaceVocalist]

💙🎶😃

[@isanvicente1974]

@@AmyWallaceVocalist of course without your marvellous voice this tribute is impossible... the mix of electronic and feminine voice is stunning, no words can describe the feelings it produces in me... thank you Amy...

[@AmyWallaceVocalist]

@@isanvicente1974 Thank you very much for your kind words! This means so much and I am humbled. 💙 I am very honoured I was able to be part of this to help pay tribute to an amazing and brilliant composer. His music and inspiration will forever be timeless 💙🎶😊

[@StephanieSante]

Wonderful. Such a legacy. Great rendition. Thank you State Azure.

[@stateazure]

Thank you :)

[@gordonwheeler627]

Liked your words above State and echo the same feelings about Vangelis. I first heard his music in the late 70's and didn't look back. His Albums China and See you later were pure magic to me at the time. So many highlights throughout his repetoire it is mind boggling. For me when I heard Starstuff from Rosetta I knew he still had a special talent that was always there and I should never had doubted it. All good things come to an end in the physical world but his spirit will live on forever. Genius of a man pure and simple. Look forward to other interpretations from you

[@stateazure]

Thanks, Gordon!

[@marcosaureliocarvalhodossa5249]

State Azure, gratidão por essa versão dessa música divina ❤️ Deus o tenha Vangelis...

[@kondirecs]

What a beautiful tribute to an amazing and beloved artist, Vangelis!! Such a loss no doubt. But that said; following you for a couple of years now - you are really getting up there as well! Top notch talent!

[@stateazure]

Thanks, Ruben. I'll never reach the level of giants like Vangelis, I just try to make nice music!

[@vanderson_pl]

what can I say... just big WOW ... amazing work, thank you

[@stateazure]

Thanks man!

[@-Opiate-]

Jesus this is good🙏☝️💥💥💥💥💥

[@pierpaolospedicato5210]

Che Sound.... Bravissimo🙏🙏🙏🔝🔝

[@steelstanding8005]

I have spent many hours listening to your Blade Runner homage, thank you for creating these soundscapes.

[@stateazure]

Thanks :)

[@jupiterrising5918]

Suuuupppperb. Vocals are wonderful. RIP Vangelis.

[@danieldurwael4862]

Tout simplement magnifique !!

[@perge_music]

Lovely version. Vangelis was definitely a one off. I think my first encounter was with Pulstar on the radio. I think he was the most important composer we've had since Bach

[@seoverus7805]

And Mozart “The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between.”

[@kyleblackman5183]

Have been enjoying Vangelis since the '70s with the release of albedo 0.39.. Thank you for this excellent tribute. The blade runner soundtrack is some of his finest work in my opinion.

[@ErwinSchrodinger64]

From one master (Vangleis) to another (State Azure). Truly, State Azure, I'm sure Vangelis has had a serious impressions on you. Heck, you have Dekkard's Dream right there. Without a doubt this is how Vangelis would have loved to be remembered. Someone in a studio recreating his sounds with these magical machines we call synthesizers that create unworldly sounds. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@stateazure]

Thank you! He was very important to me learning how to improvise.

[@thedonal]

Beautiful. A lovely tribute. Still processing this loss.

[@default_test_tone]

Absolutely incredible. This is an incredible tribute. You're works are beyond imagination.

[@fullcircle8564]

Love your Amy Wallace collabs! 🔥🔥🔥

[@AmyWallaceVocalist]

Thank you!!! 💙🎶😃

[@robertstretton6649]

@@AmyWallaceVocalist please can we have more collaborations

[@AmyWallaceVocalist]

@@robertstretton6649 Always open for more! 💙😊

[@Davivd2]

RIP. I'll always remember this song because of that sample in Future Sound of London's "My Kingdom". That song wouldn't have been the same without the sample.

[@amangogna68]

Fantastic music from the greatest !

[@scorpioqueen9633]

OMG YES!

[@CiabaMusic]

Touching. Thanks for that ♥️

[@panderson088]

This is one of my favourite Vangelis pieces and you both totally nailed it, thank you.

[@AmyWallaceVocalist]

Thank you so much, Andrew! 💙🎶

When a master covers of another master ! Thank you :)

[@Jin-Hu]

Just.. wow! Beautiful

[@jnurmi]

I always knew that State Azure had the musical talent to pull this off, and then having the wonderful performance of Amy Wallace included in this cover, it is simply a joy to listen to. I will be replaying it many times for sure! Remember the State Azure cover of "Love on a Real Train" by Tangerine Dream? Back then his skills were already clearly evident to me in the way that cover was done. So to all you electronic music haters out there, it must be said that just because a musician is using modern electronic instruments is not an indication of a lack of real musical talent. On the contrary - Vangelis, Tangerine Dream, State Azure, and many others in their stead - they all prove that producing truly high quality electronic music REQUIRES real musical talent. Thank you for sharing yet another wonderful take on a classic musical masterpiece, Amy and SA!

[@stateazure]

Thanks so much!

[@schattenquelle]

Wonderful, thanks a lot…

[@colintraveller]

Awesometastic ......

[@polkmusic]

Simply beautiful work. Very well done.

[@circleforalanding]

Very, very well done, State. Vocals are beyond superb. Might I promote that the proper way to listen is via a very good set of headphones or, excellent quality earbuds. RIP Vangelis

[@AmyWallaceVocalist]

Thank you very much 💙☺✨

[@zugel]

Beautiful. Thanks.

[@juliebabygirl]

Simply Amazing!

[@AlexJCornell]

Sounds like a mystical fragrance commercial. 😍🎶

[@alexs.2592]

state azure and amy wallace - a perfectly harmonizing duo. Thank you very much for this wonderful (unfortunately much too short ;)) moment!

[@AmyWallaceVocalist]

Thank you very much! 😍🎶💙

[@marcosaureliocarvalhodossa5249]

Eu digo...essa é uma das músicas mais lindas que eu já ouvi em toda a minha vida...❤️

[@TomSavarese1]

just beautiful, Pat.

[@WinglessCarbonBasedLifeform]

The 1st song I every learned, other than music theory pieces, was Chariots of Fire. My mom would call my grandmother on the phone just so she could hear me play. Thanks for this. Spectacular.

[@Steve-bo6ht]

Just an incredible piece so haunting and respectful of a great man that introduced me to the Synthesiser and just what can be created in the hands of a genius.

[@AmyWallaceVocalist]

💙😃

[@eeklosuppo70]

Thanks for this beautiful tribute - one of the most emotional songs from Vangelis.

[@mikaellundqvist]

Beautiful of course. I didn’t discover Vangelis in the movies but in record stores in my hunt for new music with new ideas I knew were there. It was just a matter of finding it which wasn’t easy then at the end of the 70’s and through the 80’s. I will forever miss this musical master. Thank you for your interpretation of this sensitive, emotional piece. 👍

[@stateazure]

Thank you!

[@scalpod]

Thanks to you both for giving us this haunting, collaborative in memoriam for one of our greatest modern composers. Truly fantastic in every sense!

[@AmyWallaceVocalist]

Thank you so much! 🎶💙😊

[@boohaka]

Haunting and heart rendingly beautiful!