I've heard / seen this performance many times over this past month, may it have been just me loading it up from my bookmarks or friends sharing it over and over again on Facebook. It originally dropped in late October and I have been enjoying it ever since.
Is Brandon Skeie's performance of Adele's Hello the version that hits home for us gay men? Take a listen.
Does hearing a male voice belt out this beautiful hit make it resonate a little more?
What is Adele's Hello about? She tells ABC News –
"It's about friends, ex-boyfriends, it's about myself, it's about my family," she said. "It's also about my fans as well. I feel like everyone thinks I'm so far away and I'm not." – abcnews.go.com
So if you're home alone on this Saturday night and you hear Brandon Skeie's version of Hello, who are you thinking about? This weekend, I'm thinking of myself and my family.
Thanks again Mr. Skeie.
Oh, and there is this Skeie remake of The Weekend's Earned it. I hope you don't mind him being in the shower.
For more of Brandon Skeie, go over to his official page here. He has some other great renditions of songs to share.
He's also a pretty inspirational guy. Here's a video he made to celebrate the loss of 100 lbs.
And for more pics and info about this wonderful lad, see his Facebook page here.
I brought over some of his previous profile pics for you to see.
A great voice…a wonderful
A great voice…a wonderful range…
Bait click!! Why is the
Bait click!! Why is the author saying this is the male Adele?? Adele is rough, scratchy, and has a poor range of notes. His voice may be good, or not. Hard to tell when he's running autotune. Adele? No. Good? Eh.
Never said he was the male
Never said he was the male Adele. But thanks for reading !
These threads are just
These threads are just hilarious. Who cares?! Ugh. People… So funny.
Gotta love auto tune – Thanks
Gotta love auto tune – Thanks, Cher.
Wow, a lot of jelly homos on
Wow, a lot of jelly homos on this page. News flash, hes fucking gorgeous and his voice is beautiful. Get over the fact that he looks better then you and can sing. Dont be the toxic homos that we are all famous for your entire life. This is the first time i have ever seen the boy, so no im not a fanboy. But it drives me nuts to see all u fags trying to tear him down because you are clearly jealous
Here’s the thing. It is very
Here's the thing. It is very clear that he's gorgeous, but it's also clear this is edited and the harmonies weren't pleasing. He's got a good voice you can tell, but I wasn't super impressed..
I agree. AND..if he’s so
I agree. AND..if he's so "obsessed", why didn't he know the words? You can clearly see he's reading the lyrics.
Followed. 🙂
Followed. 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlZ9kjCrGJw
Perfect.Â
Perfect.
Adele’s Hello covered by this
Adele's Hello covered by this man is just plain majestic. This is the one you should be talking about. You're welcome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3dOhbkcvWQ
He can sing —- but (hoping
He can sing —- but (hoping he reads this)
— a COPY is not a COVER. A cover is your version of a hit, not an attempt to sound like the original artist.
— The overdubbing sucks and detracts from your voice. Listen to the Adele mic only track from SNL
—- Not going to look into the camera? Pity, you lose the sincerity of the song Most songs require seeing your eyes, but this song DEMANDS it
— A couple of dropped consonants, but a good voice and good feeling. Keep working
He can sing —- but (hoping
He can sing —- but (hoping he reads this)
— a COPY is not a COVER. A cover is your version of a hit, not an attempt to sound like the original artist.
— The overdubbing sucks and detracts from your voice. Listen to the Adele mic only track from SNL
—- Not going to look into the camera? Pity, you lose the sincerity of the song Most songs require seeing your eyes, but this song DEMANDS it
— A couple of dropped consonantas, but a good voice and good feeling. Keep working
It was ok. Â And he’s cute
It was ok. And he's cute enough, though I wish he'd take off the beanie.
This guy who was in the "related videos" I thought was much cuter and did a better job with the song (even though he used karaoke tracks): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrH5FTJxNuA
Can he belt? Yes. Can he hold
Can he belt? Yes. Can he hold a tune? Yes. Can he vocalize embellishments? Nope.
It’s very good, but very basic. Just my opinion. Flame about it if you want.
Great job and range… I
Great job and range… I still love Adele's version, but this is a really great job as well.
Ummm…let me get this right.
Ummm…let me get this right…u like adeles version better..so adele does better a version of her own song…lmao..
He can sing. Period.
He can sing. Period.
Yes, Brandon is lip-syncing
Yes, Brandon is lip-syncing the song in this video, but it is NOT autotuned. For those who don't believe he's really this talented and that the vocal was autotuned because he lip-synced on this video, go to Brandon Skeie's Facebook page where he just posted a video of himself singing the song live to prove to the haters that his voice is really that good (he also has videos of live gigs posted). Yes, he does hit those high notes in the live video without effort. This kid is tremendously talented and we'll be hearing more from him. For those who said Brandon's voice is not "commercial quality", I've played Brandon's version for 30 people and over half of them liked Brandon's version better than Adele's version. Only time will tell how far this kid goes.
Can you calm yourself for one
Can you calm yourself for one second…Jesus you would think he was paying you…here's a tip, try and take yourself just one decimal less serious…maybe this passion you have could actually be put to good use like advocating for starving children or war…good lord.
Well that’s cute coming from
Well that's cute coming from Anonymous! Coward.
Screaming at someone else who
Screaming at someone else who's screaming is the biggest waste of your breath. Stop. Just stop. Shut your troll mouth and go feed your starving children or stop a war or something.
It’s not live as there was no
It's not live as there was no stress in his throat muscles or anything and I'm sorry there isn't a man on this planet who wouldn't struggle to reach those notes.
No, it wasn’t live..
No, it wasn't live…obviously. But, to say "there isn't a man on this planet who wouldn't struggle to reach those notes?" That clearly shows you no NOTHING about music. Perhaps you've heard of a certain someone by the name of Adam Levine or maybe Adam Lambert? Check yourself hater.
I think Anthony is simply
I think Anthony is simply trying to point out that no man could hit those notes in their chest or mixed voice without a little bit more open mouth and working muscles in the throat. Not necessarily tense but he would definitely be working harder for those notes. Also, Adam Levine can hit those note in his falsetto or even head voice however, Adam Levine does not have those notes in his chest or mixed voice. This means that they would not sound as strong or resonate as much. They would sound very thin. Adam Lambert very well could but again it would not be with ease. It would require correct placement in the mouth and dropping the jaw further than this guy did. I think this was a good cover until it got to the chorus where the alteration to his voice was very apparent. Whether it was auto tune or reverb or some other tool I don't know but THERE WAS an alteration to his voice.
Wonderful, sad, haunting.
Wonderful, sad, haunting.
It’s average at best. Over
It's average at best. Over produced. He has a nice voice but honestly, ask yourself the following… if you heard this version on the radio would you buy it? No. Because it's no-where near commercial quality.
Idiot..
Idiot..
It’s great but just listening
It's great but just listening to this you wouldn't know it's guy.
AMAZING. ..think I like your
AMAZING. ..think I like your version better
I wemt to high school with
I wemt to high school with him go to his youtube channel and watch his live performances he is a great artist who will hopefully hit rhe big time soon 🙂
He very hot great jobÂ
He very hot great job
He very hot great jobÂ
He very hot great job
It sounds good but it’s pre
It sounds good but it's pre recorded. He isn't singing live. Sounds like a lot of studio work done to the vocals. I'd be more impressed if he says live on his videos.
I think he is lovely and all
I think he is lovely and all that jazz, but the auto-tunes is really upsetting. He isn't even naturally hitting the higher notes. I will keep waiting for a natural version, in a male voice.
Emblem3. ….that is all
Emblem3. ….that is all
FABULOUS JOB ! Â THANKS FOR
FABULOUS JOB ! THANKS FOR SHARING IT. I LOVE your version of the song !