Vince Gill & Alison Krauss -- Whenever You Come Around [REACTION/RATING]

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[@banjohombre7252]

Amazing that such a pretty sound can come out of a person.

[@daisyclifton9784]

What's so nice to see is how Vince let's Allison take the lead on his song. You should check out his own version.

[@dagnelpaula1]

I think part of the reason he thumped his heart was because, as the writer and original performer of the song, he was so very proud of what justice she did to it. She's a good friend of his, so he knew she'd be good, but I think she went BEYOND good, and killed it. What a beautiful song, and done so perfectly by her.

[@TexasMagnolia]

One of the prettiest songs ever written. Vince wrote this after meeting his wife, Amy Grant, for the first time. Never heard this version...only Vince’s original version with Patty Loveless singing background vocals.

[@joannredden7751]

Love it

[@charliet.sanford2495]

The Crossroads Guitar Festival. I was at the one in Dallas in 2004. Talk about an amazing show to be at. Vince is an amazing player.

[@cowtowncustoms2110]

Allison could sing the phone book and sound like an angel. Vince is one of the best male vocalists around and has been for a long time. Vince is a world class guitar player/collector. Allison was winning fiddle playing awards as a child in the Bluegrass world and is one of the best fiddle players in Bluegrass music. And she is still the same beautiful person inside and out that she was 20 years ago playing those small Bluegrass festivals!

[@RockN2Country]

Great commentary and info, CTC! Even though I've heard that line about the phone book before, for some reason this time it made me LOL. Thanks for that! What you said happens to be true, so that helps.

[@tommyward7471]

Alison Grauss has a voice of an Angel!!!!

[@judyjones1044]

Alison and Vince are two of the best. And they can harmonize with anyone!

[@CarolynAllen-fc2vs]

love this!

[@Mattdirk59]

From Decatur, Illinois right here! Allison was born in Decatur, but grew up a few miles down the road in Champaign. She is exquisite isn't she! Vince is no slouch either👌🎶

[@JodyJaques]

There it is... I’m glad someone else commented on the backstory of the song because the fact he wrote this is the reason I wanted you to react to it. And you nailed it. When you said everyone else could just get out of the way and let her sing, even Vince agrees with you. You mentioned his heart pound at the end. Also, how many times did he step to the mic to sing but instead just backed away and let her have it? He knew. I’m impressed. Great job. Oh and yes, I see ya shirt. Haha Well played... Go Pokes!

[@RockN2Country]

Glad I got it right all the way around--thanks again for the suggestion. What. A. Song. And the shirt? Pure coincidence, of course. ;-)

[@TheAcworthdude]

Cross Roads festival in Texas :) Vince played with Eric Clapton

[@gwengirtman1239]

So nice. Love both of these artists.

[@757optim]

Such an angelic voice.

[@louannsilveria2454]

9.3? It’s off the chart and way beyond a 10!

[@daisyclifton9784]

Two of my favorite artist.

[@judysetran9198]

hey Don.. great choice for me I love V.G. and Allison.both are great total musicians

[@RockN2Country]

Glad you liked it, Judy---and welcome to the fam!!

[@annagonzales8178]

Only true professionals let others shine singing your song that you sing pretty darn well yourself! Allison did that for Vince when he sang go rest high. Both such sweet hearts!

[@warrenburlingame7087]

They're voices are so good together

[@planojag595]

I heard a podcast interview with Vince where he stated that Mark Knopfler heard Vince playing guitar and offered him a place in his band he was forming (Dire Straights) which Vince graciously declined and boy I am sure he did. He’s an amazing guitarist with such a pure tenor voice whose vocals light up any song. However, no female has a sweeter, angelic voice than Allison. I get lost in the sound of her voice every time she sings. I always think of Amy Grant when I hear this song by Allison’s vocals make me forget about Amy on this one.

[@RockN2Country]

Amen all the way around on that, @Plano Jag!

[@christineems8754]

What a great pairing, that was beautiful!

[@davidemswiler4351]

Yeah it was , but you're still more beautiful! :-)

[@christineems8754]

@@davidemswiler4351 aww you're so smooth 😍

[@judyjones1044]

A great video to watch -Vince Gill and Patty Loveless singing Go Rest High on that Mountain at George Jones's memorial service. You can hear Vince's love for George in his guitar playing.

[@kcc9078]

You want Don to cry lol. That one at the memorial/funeral rips my heart out.

[@smalltownblackouts]

Oh my, one of the greatest moments in country history. Im tearing up thinking about it. Vince couldnt sing so he played his heart out while patty delivered a gut wrenching version.

[@debbiechaney6607]

Perfect!!💝💝💝💝💝

[@donnamariepszoniak6101]

My favorite Song "" Alison has a voice of a Angel "" A Beautiful & Emotional Love Song """ by Vince& Alison ❤🎶🎶🎶

[@TexasMagnolia]

Don, you have to hear Vince’s version!

[@isthatwhatemptymeans8222]

I'd rather hear Allison Krauss sing, than to eat if I were starving to death.

[@RockN2Country]

I read this while sitting in my car in the parking lot of a grocery store and burst out laughing. I had to try not laughing while in the store since I was by myself. I mostly succeeded. Thanks for the challenge!

[@smalltownblackouts]

I mean if youre starved past the point of no return, hearing an angel would be super comforting

[@pamela1144]

Equisite

[@papawjohn9588]

Those are Eric's Guitar Festivals, and many are on youtube. The pickers are invited, and are the best of the best.

[@thomasallan8113]

Another cover where Alison sings it better than the original (I Will, Alone am I are 2 others). Here to be singing it with the song's writer playing and singing harmonies is a special treat. Her take on the song is more melancholy than Vince's recording and I wish he has put that guitar solo in his original recording

[@SuperKaren1953]

Love Vince and Allison. When you can,please check out Alan Jackson and Allison Krauss' song "The Angels Cried" Allison sounds like an angel.

[@RockN2Country]

On the list now, Karen. Thanks!

[@davidemswiler4351]

Since you teased us all at 12:33 today with an email announcing a Brooks and Dunn reaction, how about reacting to Ronnie Dunn's "Cost of Living"? The part where the little girl has to put food back in the grocery store kicks my butt every time!

[@RockN2Country]

KZbin keeps blocking my reaction to "Believe," though not sure what the deal is with it and them. Sooooo I have to do another song and hope it's not blocked. You have a different suggestion of one by the duo?

[@davidemswiler4351]

@@RockN2Country "Red Dirt Road" would seem to be the most appropriate... :-)

[@christineems8754]

@@RockN2Country I'll never forget how much I loved Cost of Living and the video the first time I heard it. It's a true story and part of why I'm really loving country music too. I hope you'll consider it Don!

[@denisew.3447]

How did I miss this video until today. I love when you react to Allison Krauss,because you have a twinkle in your eye. She is lovely.I bet she is just as sweet as she appears.I heard once that someone asked Eric Clapton how it felt to be the best guitar player and he said "I don't know,you'll have to ask Prince" That of course was before Prince's untimely death. Enjoyed the video.

[@MommaBird52]

Saw a video and Vince Gill was in a room in his house that is FULL of guitars. Vince has been rated by some as the best male voice in Nashville.

[@reddragonready]

Well now..hard to do a reaction video to Alison because what else can you do really but sit there with your jaw on the floor?

[@RockN2Country]

That was my sense the whole time. I still feel rude having stopped the song at all, but if a seemingly worthwhile thought comes up I go with it. Reduces the chance of being blocked, too. But what a voice....

[@reddragonready]

@@RockN2Country Oh I thought you did an excellent job nevertheless...you basically stopped it to describe that very "jaw drop" feeling. :-) Also..kudos for making reaction videos to Country music. Most of such channels tend to focus on a few particular pop singers only. ps check out this video just published..even I as an atheist will listen to and enjoy gospel songs when Alison sings them. ;-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGbTiIesp8ydaNE

[@beatnpotatoes]

I could listen to Allison all day. It’s like a warm bath. Amazing. Mm mm mmmmm

[@warrenburlingame7087]

If Allyson sang the Chinese take out menu i would pay to watch

[@RockN2Country]

@Warren Burlingame I would offer to pay for her meal and of course dine with her if the situation called for it. ;-)

[@beatnpotatoes]

Crossroads festival (Eric Clapton’s guitar festival)

[@dylansmith1738]

Oklahoma okie here!

[@RockN2Country]

Round and round we go!!

[@dylansmith1738]

@@RockN2Country hey can u do sleeping in the stars by tim McGraw and Faith Hill plss

[@marvinduaneball2476]

Alison Krauss said she heard Vince Gill singing on the radio and said he sounds like a woman. She has such a great sense of humor! If you like guitar music listen to Vince Gill and Carrie Underwood singing "How Great thou art" beautiful. ..

[@michaelvanpeski8140]

Alison Krauss!! That’s all that needs to be said.

[@smalltownblackouts]

2 of the best to ever do it. pound for pound some of the most talented country has ever seen. to bad she wasnt playing her fiddle bc she can shred. i have vince as a top 5 country guitarist all time. he started shredding right after you mentioned his skill lol. willie, glenn campbell, chet atkins, david rawlings, vince (in that order) decatur is fairly close to u of i champaign. central il. that town smells like shit lol its a corn processing hub, but it birthed an angel. dont forget john prine, brett eldredge, suzy bogguss, and david lee murphy as illinois natives

[@RockN2Country]

Oh yes, Brett Eldredge--good call. Through circumstance I had dinner with him shortly after he'd released "Raymond," and he's a down-to-earth, funny guy. "Raymond" is still one of the best songs of all time IMO.

[@smalltownblackouts]

@@RockN2Country that is pretty freaking cool. I do love Raymond, it is a really good track. Not sure how I would rank it, probably one of the better songs from the last decade decade. I do love me some Brett Eldredge, I got to support my Illinois boys

[@TheAcworthdude]

oh and react to Emmylou Harris

[@willdeloach4555]

Hey, Don. I just came across this. Listening to you wax eloquent about the human spirit, it begs the question. Do you possess a degree in psychology and/or philosophy? It seems that every one of your analyses probe the inner consciousness of the human heart and soul. Alison's interpretation is rather poignant. Vince wrote this song back in 1994 as an ode to his future wife's smile. The thing is, he had only met her briefly, once. She shook him to the core. When he got together to write with Peter Wasner, Vince admitted that he wanted to write about Amy Grant's smile. Peter asked him, "Do you even know her?" Eventually, be would and they would marry in 2000. He said she still makes him weak when he looks at her. I could feel that longing, the need, that utter baring of the soul in Alison's delivery. I think this song has such power because most of us have coveted that kind of love. Well, I have, anyway. Great analysis, my friend.

[@RockN2Country]

@Will Deloach That's a wonderful story about how Vince came to write the song. I went back and listened to the song again with that in mind and everything fit perfectly. It's a beautiful story about that untouchable part of life, when you love a woman so much that her smile makes life worth living. As for me, good call, as I have a degree in philosophy, and also listen to many seminars on psychology and other aspects that relate to life on a deeper level (at least that's the way I interpret it for myself). I like thought, but mostly as it relates to how we people live it and process. At age 57 I've come up with this basic idea about people, including myself: kindness, thoughtfulness and generosity is the way to be. Mean spirited, selfish and judgmental are disgusting, and not the way to be. So when I hear songs I listen for those things. Kindness always hits me the hardest, but in a good way. And that's what makes Vince's song about Amy's smile such a beautiful thing. There's so much hurt in this world and when something as simple as a wagon's smile is enough to enliven your soul, it's a sunrise and sunset all in one.

[@TheAcworthdude]

React to "Rhiannon Giddens " the Bluegrass song "Ruby" or" Up Above My Head" She is the only Singer who I can say is as good as Alison!!

[@TheAcworthdude]

Man or Woman

[@eml5086]

Dude. Why are you talking over the music? Ruins it.

[@RockN2Country]

@em 1 It’s a reaction video. The best way to avoid disruptions is to not watch reactions.