"Wake Up" - Claudio Sanchez (w/ Chondra Echert Sanchez) [Piano - SS Neverender]

[@RichJohnstun]

This was one of the songs that my wife and I would sing to each other. I lost her to cancer on 1/1/19. This performance makes the tears fall and I thank you for it. Music is how we decorate time.

[@rikkisinclair9591]

So sorry for your loss, my brother.

[@crxswan1231]

Hugs! Fuck cancer!

[@scottrobinson4611]

Fuck, my condolences. May the memories and the music stay with you forever.

[@phillydude782422]

Sorry for your loss

[@1badombre82]

Made me cry too im so sorry

[@garysamosuk1521]

Claudio has to be one of the most talented musicians to ever do it.

[@danbee6407]

Do the thing Claudio~!

[@LaVieChloe]

*The

[@iliannalora9103]

Facts!

[@TheBhutson22]

More like to ever do it

[@michaelkoerber2926]

📠

[@Mamlz86]

If he put out an album of piano renditions of coheed songs, that would be an instant buy for me.

[@rebeccahughes7795]

Absolutely

[@craigmartyn7334]

8 disc 200 quid deluxe edition and I’d sell a kidney in an instant 😂

[@pochi4559]

It might not be exactly what you're asking for, but check out In Keeping Secrets of Silent Birth: 3 by Sparrow Sleeps. Each song on that album is an absolutely beautiful rendition of Coheed's songs.

[@i.cant.sleep.anymore]

Oh hell yeah please let this happen

[@robharding9861]

Yes please ☺️

[@craigmartyn7334]

That look of anticipation Chondra gives before her first vocal: “Is this what love is?” “Yes”

[@thatmetalguy6110]

How Claudio fits his awesome hair in his hats I'll never know.

[@Colin.W]

I think he only fluffs it up for his stage presence lol

[@superlalilulelo]

Here in my country we called the technique "sanggul"

[@mrsionsmith]

@@superlalilulelo Explain more please!

[@yuri0001]

@@Colin.W He goes super saiyan 4 on stage.

[@malice4777]

Well guess I'm ugly crying today lol. Lost my first daughter a few hours after birth a decade ago and this was the song I chose for her funeral. Beautiful rendition.

[@herrikudo]

Much love friend. I cannot nor do i ever want to understand that kind of hurt. Let the music heal as much as it may bring back the feeling

[@malice4777]

@@herrikudo music has saved me many, many times. I even named her Cambria after these guys. Thanks for the ❤

[@IgorShinob]

Now I'm crying... Peace in your heart...

[@ncc74656m]

Wow, that's awful, and I am so sorry you ever knew that pain. She'll forever be one with us among Heaven's Fence. ❤

[@bropeep07]

Well I guess we all will ugly cry together. You're never alone with this fanbase.

[@TheLoneWolfRider]

The way she’s looking at him is everything.

[@Pailgingerman]

Right

[@i.cant.sleep.anymore]

They are definitely couples goals 🥺

[@avalonperez3806]

One of my earliest memories is my dad teaching my older sister how to play this song. She was probably 12 or 13 at the time; the guitar was too big for her arms. Me and my sister and my dad and brother and two little sisters sat in my brother's bedroom with sunlight streaming in and the laptop glowing with Ultimate Guitar Tabs, and we all sang together. I will always be grateful for that. It reminds me how much I love them.

[@wildxseven]

that sounds like a lovely memory!

[@rochelleshon306]

You are so blessed to have such an incredible memory. “With sunlight streaming in”, wow, just wow ❣️Thank you for sharing, God bless and keep you.

[@chrisperez6578]

So ...I am sitting at my desk at work, reading and listening to this track trying my best not to lose it. I have been so blessed to have my kids. This song is very much a part of our family history. Its funny how a song transports you, changes you, and is also something fresh and new again after a few years have passed. Thanks Claudio for sharing this song and thanks to my kids for loving music as much as I do. Love Dad.

[@avalonperez3806]

@@chrisperez6578 Hi dad 💖💖💖 I love you

[@C_R105]

When they played this on the pool deck, My wife and I did sort of a slow dance. She was facing away from me, and I had a single tear running down my cheek. It really was a dream to be on this boat with her and my two best friends. Meeting all of the COTF was honestly the best experience I have ever had on any vacation in my adult life. I don't think any other vacation will ever be as pleasant as this magical cruise. I felt like a kid again going to Disney World for the first time. And this song playing was the fireworks over the Disney castle.

[@ncc74656m]

I don't know if anything will ever top that ship for me, and you're right, their performance on deck together was pure magic. Love to all of Claudio's children.

[@jakel7213]

Damn dude, that made me well up just picturing myself in your place. Really wish I could've made the trip happen. Glad it was everything you hoped it would be =)))

[@kev_whatev]

I wanted to go on the cruise so bad! I was on the Chris Jericho cruise right before you guys, and I was so jealous watching you line up when we were leaving. Next time!

[@TomasCyr]

I wish I had gotten back into this band early enough to have gotten onto the Cruise, looked awesome. Course my SO went into surgery on the 22nd and just got home and it was a nightmare and I would've hated being apart from her for this. So I guess, next time!

[@craigmartyn7334]

There’s those fleeting moments where you have to grab yourself and say “this is what true happiness is”, glad you got to experience it, my dude.

[@BobbyReimann]

The way they look at each other, the way they sing together. It's untouchable. Relationship goals forsure.

[@nikkimcelroy3776]

My fiancé was a huge fan of Claudio , one of his screen names was Henry neverender lol . in fact I hadn’t ever heard of coheed and Cambria till 4 years ago when my fiancé played here to mars for me . Such an amazingly talented human . This made me cry so hard , brought back a lot of memories . my fiancé died suddenly in July 2020 r.i.p babe forever26

[@paulschwer8402]

God dammit, man. Im so sorry. Life is such a bitch

[@darkmadder762]

Be well

[@Sicaughtik]

So few vocalists manage to sound the same in their acoustic sets as they do in the studio but he does it so flawlessly. To do it while playing an instrument is a whole 'nother level of talent beyond that.

[@MasonzeroDigitalWorks]

my wife and I danced to the album version of "Wake Up" as our first dance at our wedding in 2019. Imagine if a version on piano had existed?

[@LeilockHearts]

Thanks for the idea, my wife and I will have this as our first dance on our wedding. :)

[@jenbug4eva]

My husband and I danced to this too for our first dance. 9/22/12

[@mmsmofo258]

The little "Hey. I love you." that Chondra says just before Claudio starts, and his smile. Man, that's love. It's beautiful to see this and thank you for blessing us all with it.

[@joshs2734]

Claudio is such an incredible person. Talented beyond belief and a wonderful human being. They are both so incredibly lucky to have each other. Not just to be able to live your dreams and create all the things in your head, have millions of people who love your work and support you, but to get to create and share it all with your wife is an incredibly rare and fantastic gift.

[@ironscrotum2742]

Claudio, Not sure if you remember me, but I was a fan who ran into you a couple times at the Starbucks on the SS Neverender. I was the guy with the silver/grey Nike hat. You signed my guitar and listened to my story about playing In Keeping Secrets at my middle school talent show, which is something I have dreamed of telling you about since it happened. You didn't owe me anything. You could have had an entourage around you telling me to fuck off, but you gave me the time of day. What's more, is that you were really nice to me. Then that Thursday, I met Chondra in that same area after her café hour, and she was very friendly and kind to me as well. I have been a diehard Coheed fan since 2004, when I heard A Favor House Atlantic for the first time on Fuse. Now, after that experience, you guys have a fan for life. I have always thought your music was awesome, but when I think about how you were the kindest, least ego-inflated and most down to earth, chillest rockstar I could ever hope to meet, it makes it all the better listening to my favorite Coheed songs. I will always be in your corner from here on out, dude. Thanks again :)

[@teh_Hiko]

Theres so much deep playful love in that initial "hey" and touch by Chondra. What a beautiful relationship.

[@SugaStarr]

The chills I get followed by tears the second he says, “So leave yourself intact ‘cause I won’t be coming back” it resonates with so many things I’ve been through. I’ve loved coheed for 20-years and my love for them grows the older I get 🤍

[@relaxationmusiccertified3684]

This song is a favorite of my friend in 2009 with whom I realized through the years, that I like her. We lost connection since 2015 and met her again last year 2020 during the pandemic at a clinic. Seeing her again after 5 years made my heart flutter. In an instant, my feelings for her was never gone. We hang out together last year catching up with all the years in our lives. We were really good friends. As days and months go by, I realized that I love her. But it's too late, she is in love with another man. And they have been together for a few months now. I still play this song before playing any other song on my guitar. And when I do, all I think about it her and all the moments (as friends) we shared. How I'd wish I took my luck pursuing her.

[@theparadisesnare]

This is too much man. Holy shit i'm sitting here crying. Such a wonderful rendition of this song

[@babyTOY-YODA777]

Its so unbelievable how talented this man is. He is a gift to all.

[@psykoShr00m]

Coheed has been the only band I need for 20 years. Love you Claudio.

[@FourDollarMan]

Im not a religious person, but thank you whatever brought this man into life to share with us all this music that is unparalleled!!

[@andrewlarson5464]

I didn't know I could love this song any more.

[@josegarza9370]

Thank you. Lost my wife this july and this song just takes me back to all the good times we shared through out the years.

[@dragonflymike71]

-lyrics so full of life’s idiosyncrasies, enough memories to cast a lifetime of love. Thank you My wife would have loved them. -RestMyBeautiful Amy “The morning will come In the press of every kiss With your head upon my chest Where I will annoy you With every waking breath Until you decide to wake up I've earned through hope and faith All the curves around your face That I'm the one you'll hold forever If morning never comes for either one of us Then this I pray to you wherever I'll do anything for you This story is for you”

[@Oh_its_Mike]

I can't even gush about this mans talent anymore, I've been doing it for 15 years. Just unbelievable and breathtaking as always.

[@jasonwhite1694]

My wife and I danced to this at our wedding. My Gma said to my mother "this is nice, he usually listens to awful stuff. Wait, what did they say?" Lol. Miss her, she died a couple years ago. But I love this song. My wife still squeezes my hand when it comes up on my coheed playlist.

[@Nick-Nasty]

I played and sang this song for my dad half an hour before he died of cancer.. will always be one of my all time favorite songs.

[@avalishea]

You're an amazing man. Your relationship with your wife is so beautiful. I've had the privilege of seeing you in concert. Only feet away. You're so mind blowingly talented. I've been a huge fan for 18 years...and your music never ceases to amaze me and my husband. 💛 Lots of Love to you Claudio and your wonderful wife.

[@eLLeWhiteVB]

Seriously one of my absolute favorite songs ever, and I love how he still makes her blush 💕

[@twist9986]

I cry every time!

[@philiom7724]

This song rips my soul from my chest. Claudio has a way of capturing the intangible beauty of life and love through music. Love you guys.

[@momentsmeanmore]

Aww how sweet that he can serenade her with his songs!! Fear through the Eyes of Madness was a pretty dark departure from the first two albums but Wake Up is that little nugget of hope and goodness. Cheers🥂

[@col2506]

Music is how we decorate time, what a fantastic statement and couldn't agree more, thank you for sharing your story

[@justiceforpoets]

I listen to this as a parent to a 4 and 1 year old. I am holding back tears as I listen. Thank you for the year of memories Claudio. I can't wait to let my children experience your albums.

[@ryankoryciak629]

I Love that song Claudio, awesome job

[@keaton_]

Chondra’s face during the intro: How long is this intro? What are the words again? Does he start or do I? Haha I love her

[@obnoxious3388]

Claudio !!! When are we going to get another kitchen concert like you did with Sentry The Defiant and Atlas ???

[@Starcecil8806]

Waking up to random coheed songs deconstructed in acoustic or piano are some of interwebs hidden gems.

[@jaredtiller884]

This is everything I needed today! Chondra was right, Claud was messing with the piano in their room! Can’t wait for SS Neverender II

[@jamo929]

We all like the original but I can say I love this version. I’ve been listening to you guys for years keep it up. I always play “Here to Mars” for my wife and she loves it I think I have to show her this. Don’t stop making music time only adds flavor to everything. Thank you.

[@nataliebeyliss]

I sing this to my baby boy everyday when he’s about to wake up ☺️💕 it’s nice to hear this 😍

[@richardsteffens6159]

Man Starburns and Britta have way better chemistry than I thought!

[@mammon_is_god]

"Troy and Abed in the Morning, back from that beautiful coheed rendition by Britta and Starburns"

[@theanonymousman8325]

… or Claudio could be that pizza delivery guy from the ‘Remedial Chais Theory’ episode. Haha.

[@rystrat88]

Hey! His name is Alex!

[@dayleashleynolasco5765]

I love the sincerity. Nice one Claudio. Not all rockstar got that emotional attachment to covey their songs like you did. 👏

[@stinkyjutsu]

One of my favorites honestly, along with the road and the damned. And SHOULDERS!? What a breathe of fresh air.

[@michaelberryii6949]

This song was my wife and I's first dance at our wedding 13 years ago.

[@swankrob]

Beautiful.

[@arisylvan899]

Well this just might be the sweetest thing ever

[@hahadumball]

Claudio will always have such a beautiful voice. All he needs is a piano and he could captivate an entire audience.

[@JPBrooksLive]

This is the song that got me back into Coheed after years, and made me decide to get my act together and start to go play solo acoustic gigs- my first paying gig is in 2 weeks! Thank you, Claudio, for the amazing music and inspiration! And to all the fans who make it possible for them to keep doing what they do!

[@thisisdn]

Good luck, man!

[@keanugutierrez1362]

Go big brother!

[@qwerty-nm9by]

Its seems to hard, this song it really hits me. Home but glady this song. Has a meaning for me. For her by the time. It will be one of the best.. Thankyou.. since 2008, ur the best. I ever had.

[@zacharyfeldman9842]

Thank you for bringing joy, Claudio. Almost twenty years of joy now courtesy of you and the group.

[@MandatedReporter]

Such a beautiful voice.

[@DadisDad-hx5zr]

That's so beautiful. It's one of my favorite songs about love.

[@ABRASILERA17]

Love goals, life goals, love life goals...Claudio and Chondra, your love, your passion, your honor and self expression individually and together is saving this planet and you're both such great examples of the meaning and power of following and honoring your heart and creativity; your music has allowed me and many others to live longer than we'd often hope for and has allowed me to realize the consequences of my actions and presence on such a level that I have no choice but to be honored and humbled... I pray I am worthy of earning and having the courage to build a love, life and love life like this once more and for forever; keep doing what you love. Thank you so so so much for choosing love in this life. Thank you

[@gio_anthonyyy]

This song is the reason why I learned how to play a guitar. So much love for this song. Makes me teary eyed every time.

[@beardley4308]

The way she looks at him after all these years literally makes me cry. I love you guys! Thank you for changing my life for the better!!!!!!!!!

[@erickmhek]

it's really nice when you both love your husband music... chondra voice is beatiful... im big fan of coheed & cambria here in the phillipines🎸

[@musicchangeslife818]

I listened to alot of coheed and cambria when my wife and are unborn passed away dec 4th 2020. It really helps me in my time. At the beginning of it I wouldn't be able to listened to any music without remembering the way she looked at me the last time. This year I was lucky enough to see them for the first time with my daughter in Houston it was the most amazing experience of my life. And I just had a filling she was watching as I sing every single song they played. Thank you coheed and cambria for the beautiful music yall create.❤🖤

[@filibustero7809]

Years has passed and Claudio is still and will always be a legend!

[@AlphaWolfHowl]

I've been a fan since in keeping secrets and I had no idea Claud was fluent at the piano.

[@ericswearingenmusic9967]

This song got me through my freshman year of college when this cd came out…and every year since then

[@vapebomb27]

This was our song! My girlfriend and I would jam it all the time. We were together for 6 years before We had our kid last December. She passed away in March from a super rare infection and now I lose it every-time I hear it. So now my son and I listen to it in her honor and remembrance

[@TonyBlues]

It's times like this that you get mad you can only "thumbs up" once! 🤦🏻‍♂️ A classic (and always one of my personal favourites) revisited. Gotta love it. ♥️👌🏼👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@alexandrara1730]

This was beautiful, thank you for this Claudio and Chondra. You don't know how much these songs mean to me and this version is perfect. Crying now

[@SaintChase85]

My heart melted as soon as those first notes struck. You never fail to move me, Claudio.

[@iProstitoot]

Those BEAUTIFUL CHOPS!!! Warms my heart to see that someone else is keeping them alive!!

[@malicious0ninja]

Raw talent from day one to now... This man has been incredible to listen to.

[@pmorales4388]

Back then when i discovered Coheed people thought i was weird but i knew back then that they are super talented and now all those bands people used to listen to are gone but Coheed still putting it down and going strong Thanks Coheed and Cambria for all the good memories

[@cherylfinch3687]

His voice takes my breath away... Love C&C!

[@faigler]

This was one of the songs I listened to all the time when I was first getting together with my now-wife-of-18-years, and it still gives me a warm fuzzy feeling. I love this video, the song, the little glances Chondra and Claudio give each other and the easy automatic way she jumps in to sing along. Obviously someone will come in and tell me about the depressing overarching narrative, but it's such a beautiful song capturing such a sweet relatable moment of annoying the crap out of your sleeping partner (and the poignant, relatable feeling of being willing to kill people for them...). Idk. This song makes me so happy. I'm not even mad I couldn't go on this cruise. I'm just bubbly-happy for everyone who did. Immediate sunshine to my day.

[@jayparrott3087]

beautiful rendition.

[@tomsarrels8980]

Chondra is an absolute SMOKE SHOW 🥵

[@conqureign]

just melts my heart . their relationship is one i will always look up to im in tears 💜

[@roanokeepitime95]

One of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard

[@couriersix8066]

His voice should be the voice of every year.

[@BaysingersDiscGolfChannel]

I've been listening to Coheed all week so this was such a nice treat

[@ramus03]

This song always fills my heart and reminds me how much I truly love and adore my wife.

[@trentknopf7234]

One of my favorite songs from my favorite album of all time, and you still kill it!

[@mmariattheresa]

MY SONG!! MY LIFE SONG FOREVER AND ALWAYS!!!!! 😭😭😭♥️♥️♥️

[@stevenparrish903]

I am going through an incredibly difficult time and Claudio just has the most amazing way of making me cry a lot.

[@michaeltrecki5699]

Keep your chin up. It gets better. I wish you nothing but happiness 🤙🏽

[@jenniferfreedman6176]

I’m sad it took me a year to see this rendition. So amazing thank you

[@herrikudo]

Havent had an update catch me this quick in forever. Keep slaying Claudio your work has changed me as an artist/writer more than anything in my life

[@MrJudder413]

Wow. Just wow. Amazing! He's not just beautiful flowing hair and shredding guitar. That was a steller performance 👏

[@krogstonefist5494]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@The_Vine07]

I told myself that I should learn guitar so I could play Wake Up. O, my good lord, I can now play the whole song, thanks for being my inspiration til today.

[@dubsessedla3z]

Amazing! This song will never get old. One of the favorites for me and the wife.

[@trevnologies]

This version needs to get added to Apple Music, Spotify, and everywhere else.

[@ShawnRakar]

This is amazing!!!!! I absolutely love the duets you both do! The “somebody that I used to know” and “Lucky Stars” duets are absolutely amazing!!!

[@staciegilyard4970]

I love the somebody I used to know duet!!!

[@dk-fk4xm]

'2's my favorite 1' is my favorite :)

[@uchihadarwin28]

Daaamn.. It's 7am and I'm crying. What a lovely version.

[@kristinachavez4391]

I know I’m late and this video has been out for awhile. But I’ve been a Coheed fan since I was like 12 years old and this remains one of my favorite songs (if not my absolute favorite). They don’t do a bunch of ballads and this song cuts to my core every time. I’ve seen Coheed live probably 7 times now and they have only played it at one of those shows and I cried the entire time. Claudio and the entire band are so unbelievably talented and deserve so much more notoriety! 🖤

[@cryptosp33d]

omfg look at this cutie claudio. ive been listening to your music for 20 years my friend, i feel you brother

[@yourfriendslose]

One of my favorites. And such a beautiful ending. Thanks, Claudio!!

[@joseveliz218]

Love it. This is the song that got me into Coheed so many years ago.

[@nataliesantana3309]

This is so beautiful. THis song always brings me to tears.

[@LivE-01]

This song always gives me goosebumps! Such a beautiful rendition!

[@ExcenGaming]

An absolutely masterclass love song. Brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it. And this is probably the most beautiful rendition of it I've ever heard of it.

[@ScruffySqueegee]

They're both the cutest humans I adore them both.

[@jaydenangelosanchez6772]

This is the song that I always play when my baby girl is still inside her mom's tummy.. she always react to the song, moving and kicking.