The Boxer (Simon & Garfunkel cover) - Mike Masse and Sterling Cottam
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10 жыл бұрынThe Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel, an acoustic cover performed by Mike Massé and Sterling Cottam. See Mike in concert: mikemasse.com/concerts Book Mike: mikemasse.com/contact/
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This bit of fingerpicking was recorded on March 22, 2014, in Salt Lake City, Utah. I have since moved to Denver, Colorado, but Sterling comes to visit and record often. Check out our covers of "Twilight Zone", "Nights in White Satin", and some nice Everly Brothers tunes, e.g.
@mikemasse 5 жыл бұрын
*For a complete list of upcoming concert dates and tickets, visit my site: **mikemasse.com/concerts*
@Fretless99 5 жыл бұрын
Do you ever come to Canada, Mike? I love your work, and would love to see you live
@patriciaarancibia8012 5 жыл бұрын
Good job.!!!!...from 🇨🇱🇨🇱 thanks for sharing !😊😊
@countcliff6079 5 жыл бұрын
I am a big fan of your music Mike, thanks for the tunes and keep it going Man :)
@kamadobanquil5930 5 жыл бұрын
Just Go and Go man..Godbless us all..
@PeterT1981 4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@mellodolly 5 жыл бұрын
My dad (RIP) turned me on to this song b4 I was even a teen back in the '60's. He passed in the early 1990's from a major brain annurism, sending me home wailing after he struggled for over a month to survive.!! I cry every time I hear this song, not because I am sad, but because I have dedicated this song to my father's memory. Praise God.!!!
@dunzelfer 2 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best covers I've ever heard... of any song
@kirkthomsen7830 Жыл бұрын
i think its the very best. wow
@romangarcia8706 Жыл бұрын
@@kirkthomsen7830 I have to agree whit you
@jimfleur7844 6 жыл бұрын
This is not a cover, this is The Boxer in its ultimate form
@robertgough6250 8 жыл бұрын
Mike Masse is one of the most under-rated singers in the underground scene of music
@darrenphillips1620 2 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more. Phenomenal Talent.
@Roobah Жыл бұрын
Forgot to mention: Sterling Cottam is one of the most underrated singers / muscians.
@2Guys1ControllerShow Ай бұрын
Underground??
@balarkahajra4002 Жыл бұрын
I don't know what to say or comment on. Speechless!!! Paul and Art would be proud.
@extremelyuninspired 4 жыл бұрын
Wow! This is unbelievable. Easily the strongest cover of Boxer I've heard. There's something so deeply satisfying about hearing a duo nail the harmonies in this song so remarkably well. It's becoming increasingly rare to come across S&G covers at open mics, but whenever I hear this song, I'm always singing along with the harmony part...You guys gave me chills from a song that I've heard probably about 2500 times. Mad respect!
@peterwickenden2939 2 жыл бұрын
Brought tears to my eyes
@skeeterman7144 Жыл бұрын
I play in a duet with a friend of mine. The song performed by these two is impeccable. But the most amazing thing is how Mike and Sterling are so connected throughout. I’ve experienced this connection a few times during a performance. When it goes off perfectly. Sterling gaze over at mike at the end says it all.
@t.k.bertram3076 8 жыл бұрын
I have been listening to this song for 40 years now. 40 years of the original and every truly godawful cover at every folk festival and coffee shop as I hit the back roads. Four decades dreading the opening bars of this piece of music. So when I say that this is the best version of this song I have ever heard. I don't mean "This is the best cover I have heard." I mean that "I think that when Simon and Garfunkel did their reunion concert in Central Park it should have sounded more like this."
@algorean 8 жыл бұрын
+T.K. Bertram The praise couldn't get any higher, or apt.
@thelostpiranha 8 жыл бұрын
+T.K. Bertram What do you mean about Simon & Garfunkel's performance at Central Park? I really enjoyed watching the (video of) concert. I thought their version on that day was just as good as their album version, if not better (minus the minor screw up at the beginning)
@CrystalKittyCorner 8 жыл бұрын
+T.K. Bertram I second that. As close to a perfect version as it could get. Extra props to Sterling for letting the high harmony float light and soft in the background, like Garfunkel did, instead of murdering it like the bad covers do.
@nesniping6378 8 жыл бұрын
I'd hope you're not including Ben Howard's cover of this as a godawful indie version
@mikeandrewhayden1699 6 жыл бұрын
T.K. Bertram
@smilingcopycat 2 жыл бұрын
If you dont get goosebumps to this, you are not human....
@marrianner.1682 9 ай бұрын
Absolutely the best cover version of The Boxer, I have heard!! The harmony is like one singing.
@Mortimer50145 6 ай бұрын
This is not just the Boxer. It is is the *Boxest* ;-) The best version I've heard.
@McGanjaMann 2 жыл бұрын
First of all you made me cry with your cover of this song,second thing is that you made me play my guitar again and sing. My mum died 6 months ago and it was tough time for me,i stopped smiling and enjoying my life,im 31 years old and was always a funny guy who made everyone smile but for the last year i forgot to made myself smile and be more happy. You waked that spark again,thank you for that. Great singing and the best covers i could find ever period. . Much Love from Croatia,you are incredible !
@mikemasse 2 жыл бұрын
Keep playing 👍
@RRW276 10 жыл бұрын
Are you kidding me? This IS the best cover of The Boxer I've heard and I feel like I've heard them all. Incredible, absolutely incredible harmonies and technique. Really can't say enough.
@bol.8749 6 жыл бұрын
Sterling's Harmony here is chilling! Masse can sing anything also he has the perfect vocal range.
@AlbertoSartori Ай бұрын
Probably the best cover ever made
@PGGraham 29 күн бұрын
Forget best cover, and it may be a sin to say this, but this was better than Simon and Garfunkel's version. This is the version that all others should be compared to. And I can't imagine anyone ever approaching this. I'm going to go sit in the corner listen to this on repeat and cry for a little while now, knowing that I will never be able to play this good...
@fischerschuellar 7 жыл бұрын
Das ist Musik, wo man stehenbleibt und wünscht, die beiden würden niemals aufhören !!
@Appleholic1 3 жыл бұрын
No one expresses the beauty of Paul Simons music more than these two men.
@denisetroest9090 3 күн бұрын
Love this so much! Thank You!!!
@j.paulconnolly4457 6 жыл бұрын
After 60-years + Simon & Garfunkel remain icons. Their creativity is spectacular.
@mattym8038 5 жыл бұрын
Who else found themselves humming along. These guys are always amazing.
@rudyeilabouni 7 жыл бұрын
Mike Masse is easily the best coverist on KZfaq.
@tomcox22 7 жыл бұрын
No one even in his league
@flcarreon 6 жыл бұрын
Give this guy a record deal!
@user-mw6dk7iq6r 5 жыл бұрын
어릴때 들었던 노래 다시 들어도 너무 좋다
@jjapatriot2279 4 жыл бұрын
., 9
@TreeNutYT 3 жыл бұрын
Mike masse and josh turner guitar are legends of covering Simon and Garfunkel. If you haven’t seen it please watch josh turners cover of Graceland.
@MedSou 3 жыл бұрын
*How can a song made many years ago still sounds fresh? This masterpiece is timeless.*
@danielbaladad5959 4 жыл бұрын
Their voices are so complimentary. Impossible to distinguish much of a difference in their two beautiful voices.
@annemiekhendrix7723 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely wonderful! Love it👌
@CommViewer 5 жыл бұрын
Not only is this one of the very best covers of one of the truly great songs but this is also one of the finest duets that two players could possibly create...just awesome !
@Morten_Nielsen1979 5 жыл бұрын
This song takes two. One man can not do it full justice. Beautiful version. Great job guys!
@samrendler 4 ай бұрын
Mike, you’re a true inspiration. Your voice makes me wish I had the courage to sing.
@silvertain1978 6 жыл бұрын
how could this possibly get 1 dislike let alone 101? they obviously know the song or they wouldn't have watched it , if that's the case they must realise this is actually the best cover of this song there could ever possibly be . I mean that no one could do a better job of this its impossible.
@larrysutton925 Жыл бұрын
Haters are always gonna hate...they are just miserable people.
@definitelynotcainan3353 8 жыл бұрын
How the hell is this guy not a huge star? This song is perfect. Even better than the original.
@JerryNixon 10 жыл бұрын
I was mesmerized listening to this. The original is such a wonderful song: "I am leaving. I am leaving. But the fighter still remains." It's an anthem to every struggling champion, every man who grows old. But I have to tell you. As many times as I have listened to Simon & Garfunkel's album and live versions, your cover makes it honestly difficult to tolerate that original. Yours is perfect. So smooth. So harmonic. And the passion of the lyrics is as plain and as clear as that first time I heard it as a kid. Is it better than the original? Nothing beats the first time. But if I listen to this song again, I'll be seeking this version of it. Thank you for sharing it.
@mikemasse 10 жыл бұрын
Nice, thanks! That's all we could have hoped for--making a classic song seem a bit fresh again.
@HI2LIFE Жыл бұрын
Agree with the comment above you made this classic even better!
@johnsisson 10 ай бұрын
I never heard this song sadly before the SNL broadcast after 911. When Paul Simon played this I had goosebumps. Such an amazing song. They do a great job!!
@sysimanova Жыл бұрын
Rigt now singing it with my guitar and toddlers waiting for the steaks and raining. Your art is part of our family weekends. Thank you for that.
@richardkyle9731 Ай бұрын
Absolutely awesome!!!! So well done. The original makes me tear up, this one makes my full out cry.
@Dumbledork_Prime 9 жыл бұрын
I revere Simon & Garfunkel who are probably the best duo in history who produced a quantity of timeless classics. The boxer is one of my favourites and your version equals at least the original. I can't put in words how much I appreciate your version. It almost moved me to tears the first time I heard it. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
@jonescasey1217 6 жыл бұрын
Philippe GEORGES i really love SIMONS&GARFUNKEL
@LukeTaylorOfficial 7 жыл бұрын
By a million miles the best version of The Boxer there is. And that includes Paul and Art. Great song executed perfectly.
@pammergl971 5 жыл бұрын
Who could possibly dislike this !!!!!
@iciclecold2991 Жыл бұрын
BRO. BEST. COVER. EVER. I have never heard anyone nail the harmonies like that. Never stop singing and playing!
@robman6583 6 жыл бұрын
I normally don't comment in the comment box but I am blown away by how wonderful your music is ..and the 56 dislikes maybe they have another video playing in the background or a bad connection Don't understand how you could dislike that??
@cleigh8753 4 жыл бұрын
OMG, this is so spot on and beautifully performed to perfection. Mike and Sterling's unbelievable ability to embody and transform their voices to match and sound like the original performers just blows my mind. From Simon and Garfunkel, David Bowie, Elton John, Radio Head, Toto,.. he/they do it and pulls it off masterfully. Also the insane guitar accompaniment makes it a total cream of the crop of performances. Mike you are truly a musical genius in every sense of the word. So Happy I found you, consider me a life long follower!
@Dan0__ 2 жыл бұрын
I don't know why it is, but you never hear people play the guitar part at the end... Not even Paul Simon... But this... this is how you hope to see it live! Absolutely beautiful!
@pagemay1 3 жыл бұрын
close my eyes listening to this.... and blown away....
@yangerjamir0906 6 жыл бұрын
Dang, Sterling Cottam's harmonies are beautiful
@jongriffinblues 7 жыл бұрын
There are covers...and then there is this perfect bit of sonic beauty right here. Respect.
@rd4429 Жыл бұрын
Masse & Cottam at their best...
@greenbeagle13 3 жыл бұрын
Magnificent....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think we all have a little bit of The Boxer in us if we're old enough. Thank you for this cover. Paul Simon is the best songwriter/composer and y'all did him good. Beautiful.
@raghavendraashok3446 2 жыл бұрын
This is DIVINE! I cried out in melancholic joy listening to this cover!
@meismtheism1527 9 жыл бұрын
I understand this song is not for the 'current' generation, but it's still a crime if this doesn't get a million views. Can someone please find me a prosecutor?
@TresharkZ 4 жыл бұрын
I'm in tears.
@johnharte2729 Ай бұрын
Excellent.singing off this song
@mikestyles499 5 жыл бұрын
You two are the BEST. I NEVER HEAR HARMONIES LIKE THIS ANYMORE.
@Fretless99 4 жыл бұрын
Mike, you and Sterling are brilliant here.... Love from Canada
@orchid286 3 жыл бұрын
The black and white setting is perfect!
@ulrichschnier307 5 жыл бұрын
I remember exactly ONE time being moved by this song more than by Mikes and Sterlings version. It was on November 17, 2003 ... at the Staples Center in Los Angeles ... and I was looking at Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel on stage singing this song live right in front of me ... and I was singing along ... with tears in my eyes. @ Mike and Sterling: Fantastic version, you two. Pure, clean, precise. It just doesn't get ANY better ... hands down.
@merickel1 Жыл бұрын
This is a true masterpiece.
@HempsteadGaz 10 жыл бұрын
Love the little sideways grin from Sterling @ 4.35 that says "Hey Mike, I think we have just done something very, very special"
@fennec4150 2 жыл бұрын
Another real work of goldsmiths!
@boldstrike 5 жыл бұрын
293 people that just have inaccurate earing, you may not like the version but if you had music in you, you would never hit dislike on this masterpiece. The sound harmony blows my mind of how good it is.
@AngusHollands 10 жыл бұрын
One of the best days of my KZfaq browsing life was the first time I saw your songs, you're fantastic (and your fellow singers / instrumentalists)
@michaelharmon1295 3 жыл бұрын
Masse’s finger picking is flawless... as is the rendition Gawd damn they nailed it... The original still has an incredible haunting feel... can’t completely duplicate it
@davidball5709 Жыл бұрын
That really is very special.
@chrisshar7095 4 жыл бұрын
If your intention was to blow people away with pure talent, it has worked!
@Eric-AC 8 жыл бұрын
I hold this song in a very special place, as I was once told I didn't have long to live, my friend who's a very gifted musician asked if there was something he could play at a memorial if I did die. This song was it, he told me how he practiced it with a fervor that made his family worry, and would play it for me when he was ready. He played it for me and it was incredible, it's a song that when I hear of it being covered cringe because it's so oft murdered. Anyway, thanks guy, I haven't listened to this song in years, as I outlived that friend, and it brings me a lot of emotion to listen. I like this more than the original :)
@GerryBolger 6 жыл бұрын
Paul Simon needs to see this. I'm pretty sure he'd approve...
@patriciaarancibia8012 6 жыл бұрын
Obviously..😍😍
@shanefortin1 5 жыл бұрын
GerryBolger okokk.."
@howardlovecraft750 5 жыл бұрын
Agree
@reyjay1 4 жыл бұрын
IKR
@Yesica1993 4 жыл бұрын
Sterling doesn't have his own channel? You guys are magical together. Simply gorgeous!
@snakerman2612 3 жыл бұрын
3:02 That wind up to the words “cut him” was awesome
@miserablerhurensohn 10 жыл бұрын
My brain was filling in the harmonica and sound effects.
@michaelmoritz3970 5 жыл бұрын
Ok, it's true - your harmonies are a joy to allow to resonate right through me. You both possess skills to communicate fluently through your work and into the listener. I am now investigating your music!! Thank you!
@bribennett843 Жыл бұрын
I can't stop watching your simon and garfunkel covers dude they're unreal
@rocketman998 6 жыл бұрын
Mike Masse has the voice of a Jedi. Supernaturally perfect......
@l.a.french3063 Жыл бұрын
That was a truly spectacular cover of the song. Their voices mesh so well together, and the guitar playing stays in step with each other all the way through. I can't say whether I prefer this song, or More Than a Feeling which was also a superb performance.
@phillipshipham 5 жыл бұрын
Greatest cover of any song I have ever heard, wonderful.
@uweweit6097 4 жыл бұрын
Super und das Gitarrenspiel einfach geil
@lpja2326 3 жыл бұрын
got goose bumps all over my body
@ivoneiluizsturmer1817 6 жыл бұрын
Substitutos à altura de Simon & Garfunkel. Perfeição fantástica! Por favor continuem mantendo a originalidade das canções.
@hemantpatwardhan3717 5 жыл бұрын
I came across this while listening to the original duo. This is just awesome. You guys totally rock it. Amazing harmony
@LeeEvans147 3 жыл бұрын
Please the two of you come to the UK. Simply stunning. 👌👏
@litltoosee 6 жыл бұрын
Whaty can I say? A cover performed with exquizit accuracy. Paul and co. would be proud
@thomastommy1192 4 жыл бұрын
You guys are awesome. You truly sound like Simon and Garfunkel. I always liked their music. Someone posted your video on my Facebook tonight. You guy's surly took me back a few years. Thanks
@cw6304 4 жыл бұрын
Not sure what to say to that except...TREMENDOUS!
@andersnielsen6044 3 жыл бұрын
Duet beast mode
@retro4796 4 жыл бұрын
BRAVO!
@maelestepa9252 4 жыл бұрын
Wow! Voice beutifically blended.
@wolfganglengersdorf4071 2 жыл бұрын
When the cover is better then the original👍
@beakytwitch7905 Ай бұрын
A fresh rendition by two new musicians. It comes afresh to me in a new unit of time. Wonderful! Subscribed. ❤😊😊
@adityaroy7616 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for being the first person to play The Boxer absolutely right. I picked it up immediately.
@Aaron-ge1hy 3 жыл бұрын
Incredibly beautiful harmonies! WOW!!!
@meepmeepimajeep 10 жыл бұрын
This is unbelievably good... You guys most definitely make the best covers of any song I have ever heard! Epic
@doesrealityexist Жыл бұрын
I used to watch these two amazing musicians play at Mama's Cafe in Provo 1993, they packed the place and made living more enjoyable.
@mikemasse Жыл бұрын
Mama's was the best. Loved Skip and Johnny, the owners.
@doesrealityexist Жыл бұрын
@@mikemasse Yep I did a lot of work for them both. Johnny was a cool musician also, wrote some cool songs. Picture This and The Hinge were other bands I remember seeing play there.
@markweber2810 6 жыл бұрын
I gotta stop watching these videos! I look like I'm stoned... my eyes so red from tearing up! Mike, your performances are SO emotionally powerful though, that I just can't stop watching! Sterling and Jeff are fantastic as well! Oh well... at least I got Kleenex!
@Agurlrocks2 4 жыл бұрын
Been looking for a clearer version of the original song then stumbled upon your video and I swear this is the best version of the cover i have heard!!! I love it sirs! Best duo bringing back a beloved old song to life with the best audio.
@DangerRussDayZ6533 8 жыл бұрын
You know, both of your voices are amazing and definitely worth noting.. but I think everyone is so blown away by your voices they're not evening noticing your guitar work. Your guitar work in every song you do is damned good.
@tanafarnsworth 7 жыл бұрын
I noticed the guitar work.....magic hands, really.
@patriciacruz1293 5 жыл бұрын
I, too, noticed the guitar work. Everything was sooo beautiful!!!
@michaelcorbett5659 Жыл бұрын
After all my favorite pool player was Mike Massey and you could become my favorite Acoustic Guitar Covers
@ReikoCZ 8 ай бұрын
Perfect
@redwoodbowers 5 жыл бұрын
This is off the freakin charts!
@tariqulislam8292 5 жыл бұрын
SUPERB!!!!!!
@normanpelley 5 жыл бұрын
WOW!
@lbridger215 6 жыл бұрын
68 thumbs down who don't know how to tell what good musicians are. Sad that there are such people in this world.
@tiadoll1365 5 жыл бұрын
I think that Paul and Art would be very impressed because I am. Well done guys! I enjoyed your version of one of the greatest songs ever written. That's Anita's reply 👍
@Dennyrulez 10 жыл бұрын
I'm glad this song won Mike, you and Sterling performed this perfectly! I look forward some more new songs! Your doing awesome!
@trueteen 6 жыл бұрын
This song Changed my life.
@moodylicious 4 жыл бұрын
Mike, I enjoyed your little chatter at the end of this beautifully delivered song. You are looking splendiferous! Of course your vocal talent is a blessing from the Universe and so appreciated by me; really all of us who know you. I love Jeff. He is another amazing musician; so very multi-talented w/ so many gifts. Here, Sterling is just fantastic. Not enough superlatives for you and what you've shared with the world over all your years of performing. How prescient to have been filming your gigs way back when. They will always be here for posterity. All the Best to you & yours! pam
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