Streets of Whiterun (Live in the Studio) l Andy McKee

[@solitudeguard5688]

Even me, a humble guard has to adore your cover.

[@AlexandreBatalha_Sharkuel]

no lollygaggin

[@Shibbyspoon]

Disrespect the law, and you disrespect me

[@weaboo101]

Hey, i know you... Hail Sithis!!

[@andrewgilley228]

For a dragon to attack kinsgrove... Why ... Why ....Is no place safe

[@xxtrousasnakexx5362]

Whiterun Guard Hey Guard I got a jetpack for you if I can have that sweet roll

[@AlexMoukalaMusic]

This is, hands down, one of the best music performances on this entire platform. Not only on a technical level, but especially when it comes to the nostalgia and warmth that oozes out of every note. Wow!

[@scaladeUK]

nice to see you here m8, i come back to this all the time, so good

[@neilmacdonald6637]

Andy's one of those next -level musicians man, so gooood

[@Noodlz0797]

Is the Bard college still taking applicants?

[@imisshalo2]

***** If i could quick travel there!

[@mtstation7724]

***** Best reply ever

[@TallerThanTitans]

***** What I would do to afford that. I'll be one of the guys playing alongside you, Dufour, Bennett, etc....in time. Thank you for this arrangement, now I have yet another song to learn when my Emerald Guitars custom 24 string harp guitar arrives.

[@gauravcheema]

+Andy McKee smooth marketing 101 lel

[@orangedog8_184]

+Cody Chavez #subtlebrag

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

I keep coming back to this video. I stop everything I'm doing, which I rarely do, and just listen, this is one of the two pieces of music I guess I meditate to, beautiful...

[@olivere5318]

#MeToo

[@piyushpatelsrm]

#MeToo

[@piyushpatelsrm]

Which is the other one?

[@yoloswag6242]

And the other one being?

[@dagoelius]

maybe Jeff Beck- Where Were You.

[@unclestone8406]

This is home. This is a warm fire, cooked food, and a welcoming smile back, all on just twelve strings. Andy, thanks for this.

[@tomphoenix8697]

... and a belly full of mead.

[@funtertainment07]

This comment makes me smile

[@leifdux7277]

Don't forget about the juniper mead! 😊

[@joec.70]

Is that a Daedric artifact?

[@13samfootball]

Mm, quite the opposite... A blessed gift from the Nine Divine!!

[@melyndromemusic]

I could imagine this being Dibella's artifact.

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

Its most likely a blessing from Kynareth

[@AJ_NtTWrstl]

The Sapling man, the sapling from kynerath tree he didn't return it to whiterun instead made this artifact from it which produces kyne's voice.

[@TobiwankenobiLP]

Wish you all the best ♡ Such a nice comment ♡

[@nolangimpel39]

Heard they're reforming the dawnguard. Vampire hunters of something, up in the old fort by Riften.

[@Jackal_XXX]

Nolan Gimpel might consider joining up myself!

[@marismeldrins2647]

I heard a rumor..

[@memorylikeafish]

What’s the matter? Someone stole your sweet roll?

[@Breadboi230]

Get to the cloud district very often? Oh what am I saying of course you don't.

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

Have you seen those warriors from Hammerfell? They have curved swords. CURVED SWORDS.

[@andrewgoss1682]

Today I found out my favorite fingerstyle guitarist covered my favorite video game piece. I'm dying.

[@lacrosseattacker10]

in the viking boat as he burns off to sea...

[@amal-ti2zz]

Sovngarde awaits

[@jzlago]

He actually has the collectors edition, behind him you can see a figurine of alduin

[@sketchables]

8 years later I'm still listening

[@Jupex]

Even Alduin back there is shedding a tear ;)

[@mrsir5866]

Sunofabitch... I never noticed that. Good eye

[@ethangrohmann5156]

everyone posting skyrim and oblivion quotes makes me weirdly emotional, hearing this play while scrolling through comments and reading the quotes that guards and citizens of towns say that you guys are commenting reminds of the insanely phenomenal times i've had with this game, the feeling of being alone in a world inhabited by people unlike me to a game where i can immerse myself into any role is simply one of the best feelings ever

[@cocopenguin21]

Ethan Grohmann exact same feelings friend. You're not alone. Thank Talos for this game and amazing artists.

[@chrisidore023]

Ethan Grohmann 😍

[@chrisidore023]

same here

[@sharper9164]

Ethan Grohmann Same my friend.... Playing Elder Scrolls is truly amazing gaming experience :)

[@VardaoftheStars]

I’m actually doing a speech for my speech class about Jeremy Soule... hope it’s okay if i quote your comment... made me cry

[@jessicahakala3017]

I just want to go to Breezehome.

[@WarriorOfTheHeavens]

+Jon Richards That would be amazing if someone did that and I would if I had the money... only the rich make fantasy a reality and only the poor can dream : /

[@jacknotnimblejackbethicc4908]

Jessica Hakala yeah. I'm sure my kids have got some shit for me to sell.

[@LucianBloodaxe]

That t-shirt of yours though....nice.... :P

[@banksy7376]

@@JonRichards on it ;)

[@cjnf11]

Best non-dlc house in the game. Others simply don't feel "home".

[@ShinyHuman]

Um, yeah, more of whatever the hell that instrument is. Looks like a high level weapon in Skyrim. I could listen to this all day.

[@CitizenDemon87]

Harp guitar :) it does sound magnificent doesn't it :D

[@cookieofawesomeness1174]

William Stephens its a lute. Ypu can even find one in skyrim, just talk to a bard.

[@neiltycho9420]

It’s a Lute

[@eisaatana96]

@@neiltycho9420 It's not a fucking lute

[@neiltycho9420]

Jake Kennedy yeah sorry my mistake, I meant it looks like a lute

[@sunamutker]

That thing at 2:57... Yes. That one.

[@mrsir5866]

I like the part right at 1:22

[@KokuRou]

2:50-3:00 thats a very nice touch. From a 10/10 rating I give his a 15/10.

[@sanatras4031]

Yeah, thats definitely my favourite part :)

[@TheRandomman1999]

I wonder if he improvised it

[@BR34K]

Talos be with you, Andy McKee.

[@stephquan]

1:36 - Those harmonics slay me every time

[@marsh_ion]

I almost cried. It was soo melancholic and beautiful

[@TRayner704]

Even after all these years, hearing this melody brings me back to the safety of Whiterun. The safety of my younger years, before my eyes became too open for comfort. Amid a world gone crazy, with all of Tamriel ravaged by the Thieves' Guild, countless slain by the Dark Brotherhood, and all of this overlooked by a corrupt empire; with my Nordic homeland of Skyrim divided by race and a bloody civil war, with dragons appearing as if from Oblivion itself, Whiterun was where I called home. I was a respected Thane, with Lydia by my side, and my beautiful wife Silja baking me pies in our humble breezehome. I hummed this very melody to myself as I walked by the beautiful Gildergreen, hearing the Talos worshiper shouting in the courtyard. Nazeem never failed to greet me with his sarcastic quips. Nazeem, if you are reading this...if you're still out there, indeed I get to the Cloud District often, and it was once a place where all of my troubles were softly abated without fail. I'm sorry, my dear Whiterun. I'm sorry for leaving you for such long spells. I'm sorry for joining the Stormcloaks. I'm sorry for laying waste to the only place where the cobbled roads knew me better than I knew them. A place where Nord, Imperial, Breton, Altmer, Dunmer, Bosmer, Orsimer, Argonian and Khajiit were welcome with open arms. A pox on it, hearing this tune weakens me as if I had taken an arrow to the knee.

[@bryandiesyandri]

T. C. Rayner your comment brother, needs more likes, and some mead to celebrate. Aaaah those days in Whiterun.

[@dusty74]

I love this so much

[@elifoflygen8795]

May the 9 divines forgive you, and may ex-Jarl Balgruuf forgive you as well. May your sword be true and your soul fly straight as an arrow. Good day, my brother in arms.

[@Quercusssss]

Someone make a mod where Andy is the Bard

[@TBStudios91]

This has to be the best cover ever

[@Nelofia]

Oh my God, is this heaven?

[@Teknikah]

No, it's Sovngarde

[@13samfootball]

No, THIS IS PATRICK!!!

[@hjr2450]

This is the only cover I’ve heard that not only does justice to the original, but completely captures the feeling. Only someone who’s spent a fair amount of time wandering Tamriel could do it.

[@robinoliver8010]

Someone give him a sweet roll for this.

[@AceholeNinja]

if you're considering playing Skyrim again, this'll put you in the right place

[@paulonetto9652]

J. Soule's songs are fantastic and this cover is perfect. It must be very hard to pick such a symphonic song and transpose it into a guitar, while retaining all the calm feelings created by this kind of atmospheric music. But well, it's Andy McKee, you're an amazing fellow.

[@MrShagy101]

Reminds me of all the hours spent while exploring skyrim.

[@crazypanda9659]

Listening to this song makes me feel like i am in the Cloud District... Very often...

[@williamdaniels8714]

Fun fact for those who don't know: This guy played on stage with Prince!

[@gregmax1321]

Made me cry when I played the game. Makes me cry now here.

[@anielchall9708]

❤️

[@naikjoy]

same same.. makes me think of how life goes fast.. dog died.. been 10 years since skyrim released.. time waits for no one and now in this pandemic it doesnt seem like we can even have a meaningful fulfilling life

[@GTGameNerd]

Soft 😂

[@bp7672]

I will never stop coming back to this video

[@OnikawaAa]

Nostalgy :)

[@cazza710]

Bapst Sylvain for a game people still play that came out in 2011? Nigga you don't know what nostalgia is.

[@RandallStevenson]

cazza710 wow! such hostility! have you considered cutting back on the caffeine and sugar? maybe getting more sleep?

[@cazza710]

Randall Stevenson Don't talk down to me over the internet. I intended what i said as a joke dude.

[@OnikawaAa]

cazza710 Yes, I remember the hours passed on, but now, I miss if I play..

[@followingtheroe1952]

cazza710 Nostalgia is sadness incorporated by a loss of self-identity and association with memories. It can occur at any time.

[@fade7755]

Listens .... sheds a tear of joy .... gets up from chair..... applauds

[@ygo_cookbook]

shed a tear when listening to this

[@TheAragorn22]

Oh my God please do an album like this, that would actually be the best thing ever! You could do a bunch of elder scrolls tunes and zelda and oh my god please!

[@jarltryggvi]

TheAragorn22 put some dark souls in there too. Like Nameless Song and Gwyn Lord of Cinder

[@RizzieMcGuire678]

I can’t really describe what I feel listening to this. You don’t have to like Skyrim to find the beauty

[@notmartin-v2k]

Holy fucking God that's amazing.

[@Glys-h7x]

The song you want to never end. Love you Andy.

[@mattshaw318]

This made me cry as my childhood flashed infront of me

[@Lalametal]

I lost my father 2 years ago , this song got me through it , thank you Andy

[@Natural_Nurse]

That's some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard

[@leaphan6141]

If the feeling of wanting to go home had a sound to it, this sounds like it. Remember it made me cry my eyes out when I first heard this.

[@kreativemind_]

Reading all the coments, people impersonating citizen of skyrim, made my tears drop.. Mr.Andy create some nostalgic melody and the comments made me recall every moments in skyrim.. the only game i ever play with wonderful experience.. thanks people ! And thanks Mr.Andy !

[@damianmoloney901]

Man I've been listening to this sound track over and over since the game came out as a means of concentrating and escaping the negative things in life, I have the whole thing internalized. Watching and hearing this video just after losing a family member in an accident brought everything to a head for me, completely broke me down, gave me the release I needed. So beautiful man, your work is amazing. Thankyou.

[@mrsir5866]

I feel ya.

[@rcdixon76]

When I first played Skyrim and this song came on, I was stunned. I listened in a spell as the camera panned around my character in a field outside Whiterun. That's when Skyrim became my favorite game of all time.

[@cbgoldmember]

this is so beautiful holy crap

[@QuestionYourWorld]

i could almost cry listening to this. its just so beautiful

[@GuitarMattC]

Would love to see you cover some of the tunes from Oblivion. That'd bring back some nostalgia. Also I've gotta say, I love how harmonically rich this particular piece is, I've never heard something so saturated with harmony in my life.

[@morannonnorstund254]

well you can try to listen Paganini's Hip by Ewan Dobson :)

[@josepharte]

Around 0:38 he starts to really get into it like he is amazed that he is actually playing something so beautiful. Great work! It's amazing!

[@mental831]

респект и горячий привет из России!!!greetings from Russia!!!душевно исполнил молодец!!!!!I'm fan the elder scrolls!!!

[@dekoningtan]

Jeremy Soule + Andy McKee = Heaven on Earth.

[@dondraufi]

Dear Andy, I probably should call you Mr. Mckee, but after having listened to your songs so very often it would simply feel too detached even though you don't know me. As a musician you most likely know the feeling when listening to a song which just perfectly fits the situation you are in. It is beautiful and sad. Thank you for what you are doing!

[@Oberon117]

I used to be a musician like you, then I took an Andy McKee to the feels.

[@groovecrusader2715]

Fannie meem

[@gavroshtheswift9959]

I can’t tell if I’m getting a wave of nostalgia or a wave of regret for how many freakin hours I put into this game.

[@UrbanCohort]

WHAT. WHAT. WHAT. HOW DID I MISS THIS?! Dude, I came home in physical pain and extremely tired, but you just made my night. God you're amazing.

[@benjaminthurlow5337]

"Gotta keep my emotions bottled ... Damn feelings could swoop down at any time" I absolutely miss this game. Thank you so much for this Andy.

[@thartystarter]

Absolutely breathtaking.

[@MaKiNITHaPPeN0]

u should keep doing more skyrim songs because this is just beautiful :')

[@clay2889]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@KynsonMitchell]

THIS INSTRUMENT. I need one. Now.

[@JoelEChaney]

Absolutely beautiful... I'm in awe

[@csdakillah666]

Of all the Streets of Whiterun covers I've heard, this one still comes out on top. I love it.

[@christermn]

Nothing better than listening to this on a clear crisp morning without a cloud in sight.

[@jabberwock099]

This song makes my soul shine as bright as the Sun every single time.

[@Jedacast]

This is like one of my favorite songs ever. And you sir have produced a beautiful version of it. Thank you.

[@kelbychesshir1606]

Thats it.. im redownloading Skyrim and beginning the journey once more...

[@jhar1827]

Seriously. I want me and my groomsmen to walk out to this at my wedding next year.

[@BxSchmurd]

Its 5 years since you’ve posted this video but if you happen to read this I wanna say thank you once again for arguably the most beautiful cover to any OST I’ve ever heard. 🙏🏻

[@Pathos312]

Cried a little, this song is so fucking amazing.

[@WarriorOfTheHeavens]

My heart feels like it is weightless as this heavenly music makes me feel like I am actually walking the streets of Whiterun... and that inner heroic warrior strength to keep going through all hardships. Aside from that I played this video with my window open and the owls in the woods outside are going nuts! I guess they really loved you playing this beautiful music too, lol! : D

[@AdrianBellue]

We are definitely cut from the same cloth brother. I listen to Jeremy's work on a daily basis. Keep livin in the zone man!

[@BV-P]

Hey Andy, you probably won’t see this, but this performance is one of the greatest guitar pieces performed of all time... Jeremy Soule should be so lucky to have you play all of his beautiful compositions. Bravo. Been listening to it for 5 years now.

[@KBISH99]

I’ve never even played Skyrim, nor come close to the community. But this, this song makes me feel emotions that I can’t describe.

[@GeminiWoods]

Andy I had no idea you had this on KZbin! I've been listening to your music for years!!! Love it!!!

[@user-hp9bl6oc1f]

Still listening?

[@GeminiWoods]

@@user-hp9bl6oc1f Absolutely

[@user-hp9bl6oc1f]

@@GeminiWoods me too :))

[@McBibz]

The first time I heard Gates Of Gnomeria, I immediately thought that Andy could easily make a whole soundtrack and it would be awesome in an aventure/role playing game. I even used it for a classic Dungeons & Dragons session ! But with this cover... I'm now more sure than ever he should absolutely take part in this kind of thing...

[@xXIceShowerXx]

I'm listening to this piece for 3 years now, but it was different this time, like a therapy session. Thank you Andy for this wonderful arrangement !!

[@sketchables]

Honestly one of the best things I've ever heard

[@TheRealAndyMcKee]

Thanks, I’ve always loved this tune since I first heard it.

[@fayeandfrasier]

ok someone gotta make a 1hr version this is beautiful

[@genjiglove6124]

This is impossibly beautiful. Thank you.

[@JamesDeal1982]

More Jeremy Soule PLEASE

[@omen2332]

I really appreciate that you decided to convert the pitch and make it microtonal. Streets of Whiterun was originally composed as a microtonal piece. Because many instruments cannot play microtones, a lot of the other covers of this song on KZbin are in E Major, the closest semitone. Thank you. Adding that microtone factor really added to the effect of the original composition, and I'm glad that you took the time out to ensure that your cover was in the same microtone.

[@beekome44]

"Fresh fish! Straight from the fjords!" "Come to chat with an old woman, eh? Do your good deed for the day?"

[@dumbcrambo1265]

That flourish at 2:58 is something special. But then again, so is this whole cover. It takes me back.

[@vodengc520]

I heard that Andy did a cover of this song while I was listening to the original. I immediately dropped everything to come here. This is as pure and amazing as the first time I heard the original in Skyrim. I'm so thankful that this exists, it's absolutely incredible. Thanks Andy!

[@chrispollard2611]

The comments on here are perfect. This cover is beautiful my dude!

[@EPguitars]

Yeah, Andy, that's so beautiful. You are my hero!

[@drmanjaro3647]

I was living with my grandpa when this game came out, I hadn’t played an elder scrolls game before but I had played fallout 3 and new Vegas so I was ready for another Bethesda game. My dad got it so when I visited his house over the weekend I played it and instantly fell in love. He ended up buying it for me and I put so many hours into the game. It’s now that every time I install a new mod, I’m trying to recreate that feeling. Not just of playing Skyrim for the first time, but being happy. Now that my grandpas gone I keep holding on to anything that reminds me of that time.

[@lkapoc-cmeoypoy]

I'd hate to be out in Riverwood, Those poor sods don't even have a wall.

[@aronsari8133]

Still remember the feeling when I first entered whiterun and the song started, back in 2011. Time is a bitch.

[@misha3479]

Ill be honest, I started crying at 0:44 This cover is by-far the best I have ever heard. So beautiful and angelic. Cheers man.

[@shopliftfilms]

Listening to this reminds me of the pain in my knee

[@vdiehl0512]

@korrok stop lol

[@RfAlSiTpA]

Oh My God this just took my breath away

[@NithcraalGoyle]

i keep finding myself coming back to listen to this cover. Such a fantastic piece of music. The little personal touch plus the sound of that Harp Guitar. absolutely perfect.

[@seanblackchicago]

Brother..... This is absolutely beautiful ❤️❤️😇💯 this peice inspires intense nostalgia, and just overall takes me home 😢😢😢😢💔💔❤️❤️❤️😇😇 Thanks for playing!!❤️😇

[@EPÏKUS.MUSÏC]

Very cathartic and beautiful. It's a great escape from the pains that life can sometimes bring... I recall putting almost 300 hours into Skyrim when I first got it. And the soundtrack, man...and now this gem by one of my favorite musicians. Wonderful!

[@doogz32]

They should put an Andy McKee NPC in the game, playing songs for gold.

[@vvv3876]

Why it make me cry? i like it so much

[@ArcharusTheBand]

This might be the greatest video on KZbin

[@incarnate9914]

I would wake up at 5am every school day and play skyrim for an hour and a half before going to school. Then play more when I get home. Good times. This song brings back so much happiness.

[@MarcoEgge]

"Do you get to the Cloud District very often? Oh, what am I saying, of course you don't."

[@Hunt3r4567]

That little jump at 2:55 has stuck with me for over 8 years. Keep up the amazing work!