Declan McKenna - Slipping Through My Fingers (ABBA cover)

Declan McKenna - Slipping Through My Fingers (ABBA cover) - Radio 1 Piano Sessions

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3 ай бұрын

Declan McKenna performs a cover of ABBA's Slipping Through My Fingers for Radio 1's Piano Sessions
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@mysticalwonders6667 3 ай бұрын

This gives me some old Beatles vibes a bit. I grew up on that kind of music and its so nice to hear something new that takes me back.

@obstsalat21 3 ай бұрын

That's an Abba cover, maybe that's why :)

@mysticalwonders6667 3 ай бұрын

@@obstsalat21 Yeah, its his voice for me that makes me think he sounds a bit like the Beatles. Both The Beatles and Abba I do enjoy. :)

@mungofinalfi4480 3 ай бұрын

Well, the pre-chorus has the same chord sequence as the chorus of John Lennon's Imagine. : )

@glenaitken9403 3 ай бұрын

Wow, tha's exactly what I thought listening before I read the comments!

@11ellie7 3 ай бұрын

Reminds me of she’s leaving home by the Beatles

@lauracaskey7730 3 ай бұрын

As some people on TikTok have pointed out, there’s something very McCartney about this cover.

@loveino1269 3 ай бұрын

someone did an AI cover of Mccartney's vocals over this song and it sounded exactly like he did when he first sung it on an Instagram live. Even Declan was shocked himself lol

@smellyhoover 3 ай бұрын

ABBA are very Beatles at their core if you strip away the disco affectations

@sharpvidtube 3 ай бұрын

@@loveino1269 It was Declan's vocals, he was shocked people thought it was AI McCartney.

@carolinalombardi3510 2 ай бұрын

in particular in this version,a magical mix between mcCartney and Tom Yorke

@kieranhoward4684 2 ай бұрын

@@sharpvidtubeooom yesair

@hannahgrace8553 3 ай бұрын

So glad he released this, it’s so comforting.

@EM-rt9us 3 ай бұрын

It’s on Spotify too. I’m assuming in other places as well

@sandeep5235 2 ай бұрын

@@EM-rt9us Not this version tho, its the guitar one

@paulanicole4786 2 ай бұрын

its weird bc i know this song is originally written from the perspective of a parent watching their child grow up but having just turned 23 and moved halfway across the world for grad school, I cant help but hear in it a self reflective sadness about the passage of times in one's own life. the absentminded girlhood now gone. either way, this abba song always gets me but its never made me cry in the way his cover of it did. amazing.

@puanmarceline 2 ай бұрын

you put this into words so well. i'm 23 and about to finish my bachelor's degree in july, and it makes me want to hurl thinking about how time passes. where did all the time go? how am i suddenly here? i'm glad for all the experiences that i've had, but the way that time just flies still makes me tear up.

@puanmarceline 2 ай бұрын

also i'm sorry if this came out of nowhere, but if you're a reader, i think you would enjoy reading coming home again by chang-rae lee (it's a short story).

@paulanicole4786 2 ай бұрын

@@puanmarceline Ohmygosh!!!!! Random stranger!!!!! How dare you recommend me something so beautiful but painful!!! I cried so much while reading it. Kind of shattered my soul, actually. I really enjoyed it, thank you so much for the tip to check it out I probably would have never heard of it otherwise. 💛

@paulanicole4786 2 ай бұрын

@@puanmarceline im glad it’s not just me feeling that way

@bartafterdark900 3 ай бұрын

ABBA were unbelievable songwriters. It’s good to see Declan appreciates this.

@AlenaNadia99 3 ай бұрын

the livestream he initially sang this on is such a core memory

@dynomitejones 3 ай бұрын

Tears streaming down my face, what a beautiful song

@AlperMusic 3 ай бұрын

You kidding me this was all heartfelt and I’m in tears

@loveyourself9017 2 ай бұрын

This is really really beautiful .. beautifully done ... He re-arranged the song in a way that feels very much like the Beatles and as many people pointed out, he even sounds like McCartney .. Very talented lad .. I'm finally listening to his music thanks to this cover after having known his name for so long .. might even grab those last tickets to his concert :)

@LiamHaleMusic 3 ай бұрын

Haven't come across anything from Declan since Brazil, which I couldn't stop playing. This is really nice

@gabrielborjas7923 2 ай бұрын

You should listen his last 2 albums, they're really good

@mcfcrusssinfin6371 Ай бұрын

I know what the song is about but it always reminds me of watching my mum pass away due to cancer last year

@rhuainawadjarani9288 3 ай бұрын

Takes me back of when I was young and in the comfort of my family - I'm in tears

@romeumonteiro6443 3 ай бұрын

Wow. Just wow.

@lalelu7006 2 ай бұрын

This performance moved me, its all music has to be for me. It also reminds me why I love playing the piano. So thank you for the beautiful video

@NickKoco 2 ай бұрын

Throwing this in the best covers of all time list

@vickedith 2 ай бұрын

I'm so in love with this cover since i saw him on tik tok 🥺❤‍🔥 Such a talented musician!

@ximenatorres3966 2 ай бұрын

found this cover accidentally today and it inspired me to try to learn it on guitar. couldn't help my tears at the very end and i don't find myself really great at singing. i don't know how he's able to sing this with so much heart without shedding a single tear. love you so much, declan. thank you ❤

@gonzp95 3 ай бұрын

Amazing performance of a beautiful song from an incredible band, greetings from Mexico

@zenozeno608 3 ай бұрын

What a magic moment!

@MoriiRanmaruu 3 ай бұрын

and now we're getting Live version 😘👌

@VolkerundWallyMusic 3 ай бұрын

Very good Performance

@siddarthmanu 6 күн бұрын

This songs soo good i cant stop listening to it

@poptemporanea 3 ай бұрын

Between tears and goosebumps. Much love from Argentina.

@pauline608 3 ай бұрын

I love this song ,brings back so many memories .

@ellyjeon5361 3 ай бұрын

this is beautiful

@rococo6614 Ай бұрын

It maximum satisfies me to see, that such a young man loves an/that ABBA song that much and that he kind of sounds like beloved Harry Nilsson - a three-in-one thing somehow...

@BrunoSantos-xi9nr 2 ай бұрын

Shout out to Brazil. You have a lot of fans here

@amywarwick6503 2 ай бұрын

This is so good!

@juanjoselanza8398 3 ай бұрын

ABBA ❤❤❤❤

@myastanley8605 3 ай бұрын

Wow this is so beautiful Declan

@florenceelkan1490 5 күн бұрын

Wowwwwwwww I loved that, very soothing 😌😌😌🤩🤩🤩

@ddeulggi 2 ай бұрын

this renditon have my tears streaming down my face

@daynalim7011 3 ай бұрын

I started tearing up less than a minute in.... definitely one for the books. I stumbled upon this right as I was about to start writing a little entry about how lost I've been feeling. In this song, I see a little shadow of being lost and yet knowing where you really have and want to be. Thank you :')

@davineuskens21 3 ай бұрын

This song is sublime. I wish I had this relationship with my mother, but it's always been hard with her

@Anastasia-ms7cx 3 ай бұрын

Finally a full version 😅 so satisfying

@user-rq8oo5kx9g 3 ай бұрын

He released it on Spotify and KZfaq like two months ago as a studio version

@merida22 3 ай бұрын

This is nice Declannn

@jacktomlinson2695 10 күн бұрын

It's my little girl's 6th Birthday tomorrow and I have just discovered this! I can relate to every word 😢❤

@jerrycastro8353 3 ай бұрын

Wow! So beautiful! ❤❤❤ Love this version

@xunitarai Ай бұрын

Its just not a song. Its an majestic masterpiece

@SeaBassTian 3 ай бұрын

Amazing singer, amazing song!

@shanks14bm58 3 ай бұрын

This is perfect

@shanks14bm58 3 ай бұрын

I m so excited to see you in Lyon un march !

@Tata_Chat2000 3 ай бұрын

@@shanks14bm58 ultimate fan française ici aussi ! Mais malheureusement je n'ai pas pu prendre de place pour le concert 🥹 (il ne pouvait pas mettre ses dates en France PLUS en plein dans mes exams... c'est pile les 4 jours ^^') Je te souhaite de kiffer le concert vraiment ! ^^

@dayno1999 2 ай бұрын

This is good good❤

@patriciaburke2401 3 ай бұрын

Wonderful song!🎵🎶☮️

@msscrazybuthappy 3 ай бұрын

OH ❤

@jackdavidson8604 2 ай бұрын

Listening to this staring into my newborn daughters eyes 🥺

@loveyourself9017 3 ай бұрын

Wow .

@micaelaherrera6038 3 ай бұрын

Finally ❤

@oscarmedina2575 3 ай бұрын

Ah Declan, eres un tesoro mundial

@sarahirangel6202 3 ай бұрын

Angélica María como la extraño 🥺💕

@noejeon 3 ай бұрын

oh my god! finally he released the full version

@feysalazar4275 3 ай бұрын

TE AMO HOY Y SIEMPRE DECLAN MAIZENA

@abruoon 3 ай бұрын

MANO DECLAN MAIZENAKKKKKK

@amangogna68 3 ай бұрын

Great song, amazing vocals !

@Claragt17 28 күн бұрын

8 seconds in and I knew i had to leave the like

@WaitingOnTheOne Ай бұрын

First I heard this, I could have sworn it was Harry Nilsson. Love this cover!

@ushijima69 3 ай бұрын

IM SO GLAD I CLICKED

@dinofloyd5271 Ай бұрын

This is the Beatles vibe we didn't know we need

@user-bj3ul8nr7u Ай бұрын

i'll stan Declan for life

@pabloc4212 17 күн бұрын

Arriba el Perú abajo los caseros

@AxelLuna 3 ай бұрын

Wooow 🫂❤

@2belcved 3 ай бұрын

beautiful 🤍😊

@allenedrick 3 ай бұрын

this version got me 🥹

@minhanhtran765 3 ай бұрын

omg this piano version made me cry at the very first words spoken

@rejaneramos1909 3 ай бұрын

💚💚

@pastanachos114 2 ай бұрын

my heart :(

@rocketluncur 2 ай бұрын

mine too :(

@lucialobofrias9453 3 ай бұрын

Blessed.😊

@mdg0409 11 сағат бұрын

I thought for a while when I heard this cover for the first time, this was a Paul McCartney's version I never knew about.

@Tata_Chat2000 3 ай бұрын

Thank you 🤍 just thank you. The best version of the cover to me. It's just... perfect. Absolutely perfect. (My personnal order : 1- BBC version 2- Original insta live version 3- Streaming platforms version) (Tho they're all perfect little sugar cubes honestly. It's just for fun purposes)

@deborahaviles708 3 ай бұрын

It goes without saying this man has been heavily influenced by young Beatles material. Tysm to his parents for exposing him to music before his time & nurturing his beautiful gift. I can't wait to see what he does in the future but for now I'm just going to love & listen to this song more than I'm going to admit here. I love this song 🎵 ❤️

@oliverlong4963 2 ай бұрын

U know it's an ABBA song?

@deborahaviles708 2 ай бұрын

@oliverlong4963 Yes, I thought it was in Mama Mia but it's not the song that people are referring to but his vocal style. That's where I'm coming from

@maraneza-5370 2 ай бұрын

his voice reminds me of colin firth, very fitting.

@jaimiefleming629 3 ай бұрын

❤

@lozz3635 3 ай бұрын

Praying for this for the uk tour

@DelSolSunrise 3 ай бұрын

To release an absolute classic that is "Brasil" at 16/17, Mckenna deserves the world!

@radilariyadi4483 2 ай бұрын

😩❤

@QuirkyHipster Ай бұрын

Declan should be bigger than he is

@bakhtiyarmammadov1498 3 ай бұрын

😍👍

@kathrynpalmer5871 28 күн бұрын

I genuinely think this is better than the recording.

@belsdacumos 2 ай бұрын

hoping you can feature The Rose as a musical guest too

@aldipratama9923 2 ай бұрын

Its like a Paul Mccartney ❤

@busito92 3 ай бұрын

slipping through my fingers 😔😭😔

@zygardecomplete3654 3 ай бұрын

If you like this cover check out his new song mulholland’s dinner and wine!! SO GOOD

@traceyfofie6737 3 ай бұрын

I’ve always said that I want this song to be my funeral song. ❤😅

@fernandapires1712 Ай бұрын

ABBA forever ❤

@florencepi6232 2 ай бұрын

That's beautiful! I'd love to know what kind of electric piano (I don't know how it's called 😊) it is.

@br5821 2 ай бұрын

Finalmente

@imamrachmawan624 3 ай бұрын

Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile I watch her go with a surge of that well-known sadness And I have to sit down for a while The feeling that I'm losing her forever And without really entering her world I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter That funny little girl Slipping through my fingers all the time I try to capture every minute The feeling in it Slipping through my fingers all the time Do I really see what's in her mind? Each time I think I'm close to knowing She keeps on growing Slipping through my fingers all the time Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table Barely awake, I let precious time go by Then when she's gone, there's that odd melancholy feeling And a sense of guilt I can't deny What happened to the wonderful adventures The places I had planned for us to go? Well, some of that we did but most we didn't And why? I just don't know Slipping through my fingers all the time I try to capture every minute The feeling in it Slipping through my fingers all the time Do I really see what's in her mind? Each time I think I'm close to knowing She keeps on growing Slipping through my fingers all the time Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture And save it from the funny tricks of time Slipping through my fingers Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile

@mitchkim6763 20 күн бұрын

I saw some golden retriever jumping into his owner with this song as background

@user-eh5jd6wg3q 7 күн бұрын

So do I...

@anaochaeta6615 3 ай бұрын

When I heard it for the first time I thought it was The Beatles ☺️☺️✨

@moonyscorner615 3 ай бұрын

break my heart why don’t you

@CosminNeagu 3 ай бұрын

Please get some other guys for a band and create a new beatle-esque band that can fill that very big emptiness that your cover really revealed in everybody! Your McCartney-like voice give me some of the biggest chills. Not belting out notes, not doing any crazy stuff. Just delivering me pure emotion.

@Pr1ncessYasmin 3 күн бұрын

YES!