"CREEP" - PMJ studio version with HALEY

[Tusk]

4,001,814

Next stop 5 million.

[NUG]

4,001,814

Next stop 5 million.

yeah!!!!!

[kaypea]

I see that it fell to #2 on the iTunes jazz charts.But #1 currently is Louis Armstrong-What A Wonderful World which is pretty strange in that it was recorded almost 50 years ago.Even odder is that the only other recent recordings on that chart in the top 25 are Annie Lennox and also PMJ.But by any measure of recently recorded releases Creep in still #1

[Miguel]

YouTube:

Wow I am not familiar with the woman singing but ur voice is beautiful!! And speaks volumes!! U r awesome. Thanks for doing this song!

You're kidding me, THIS song, plus HALEY REINHART?? Well done

This song stopped making me cry long ago. And she just dragged it right back out of me once again.

For those who haven't heard of Haley until now, check out her cover of House of the Rising Sun. It's hauntingly brilliant. I don't know why she isn't a superstar. She's got one of the best voices I've ever heard.

Awesome! Best sung version Ever!

i love her she is so talented her version is brilliant it's a very smart and powerful interpretation of the song

Am i the only one who got chills ? :O

holy fuck she can sing.

This was so perfect!! I've always thought this song was soo nice but you killed it!!! Good job! New subscriber here

I always imagined what this song would sound like in this musical style, but man...actually hearing it vaped my neurons. Outstanding job everyone!

This video needs more views, she is amazing

Oh my...that key change...

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#1 currently is Louis Armstrong-What A Wonderful World which is pretty strange in that it was recorded almost 50 years ago.

Apr. 21, 2015

Ogilvy & Mather New York launched a campaign for outdoor retailer Cabela’s promoting Disconnect Day, “a nationwide campaign encouraging Americans to step away from their devices for a day of their choosing to enjoy outdoor activities while reconnecting with themselves, family and friends.”

...So the brand teamed up with Ogilvy and country singer Justin Moore to garner attention for Disconnect Day. Moore turns in a sacrilegious cover of Louis Armstrong’s “It’s A Wonderful World” for the effort, in a spot that shows an idyllic outdoor scene with a twist ending

[john]

Some thoughts...

Haley's involvement with PMJ has been a great thing in lots of ways and her version of Creep is a popular masterpiece. But I caution myself about what it means with respect to Haley's career. It has brought back fans and established new ones for sure, but I see it as Haley jumping up a few stairs on a long staircase rather than her having "made it" or anything of that nature.

Haley's PMJ videos benefit tremendously from Scott's consistent dedication to establishing his YT channel and PMJ as a brand. He has 1.1 subscribers and lots of folks that drop in regularly. A typical video posted by Scott will get more than 50K views in the first 24 hours and some get more than double that. And while PMJ's success has been growing steadily, he has had smashing successes in the past that have spiked interest in PMJ but have not radically accelerated the growth of the PMJ brand.

September of 2013 was a good month, for example. Perhaps his best. He posted the PMJ cover of We Can't Stop with Robyn singing, and it exploded immediately. It gained four million views within a few weeks and established itself as PMJ's most popular video in terms of views, and it remains so. That month Scott had an interview on the Huffpo site, coverage on NPR, and a PMJ appearance on Good Morning America.

The impact of new viewers from that publicity is apparent in spikes in the view rate of older videos (on a few have statistics available), and many, though not all of the releases in subsequent months have strong view numbers. But it settled down, and only a portion of those brought in by the heightened publicity stuck around as subscribers or frequent viewers of the channel.

While she has been featured much less since Scott moved to LA, Robin Anderson has been the vocalist most frequently featured on PMJ videos. She has 6 videos with more than 4 million views, including one with more than 12 million. Her version of Gangsta's Paradise was released in March and has more than 1.6 million views. Comments on YT and Scott's FB pages indicate Robyn has lots of loyal fans that want her featured more often.

So does this success carry over when Robyn establishes her own YT channel and posts a new vintage version of a song there? Not so much. Five days ago she posted Your Lips are Movin' on her new channel and the view count is less than 15K. It would probably more than 250K if it was a PMJ tune. On her own she gets a boost from her body of work with PMJ, but it is pretty modest.

I think Haley gets a bigger boost from her exposure with PMJ. For one, while Robyn is a talented singer, Haley has that "once in a generation voice" as someone said. She regularly produces those WTF moments that most singers can only envy. Haley also benefits greatly from the fact that she sang weekly in front of 18-20 million people on AI. She had lots of fans that lost track of her, and she is winning over some of those that didn't root for her on the show but now are blown away. Nonetheless, in the big picture the PMJ reach is limited.

Her exposure through PMJ gives Haley a nice lift in getting her voice into people's ears, but in itself is not a radical game changer IMO. It is still up to her to capitalize on the boost. To me, the most important aspects of her PMJ involvement are the things that have to do with her growth as an artist and performer (and hoperfully as a personal manager).

At this point, capitalizing on her PMJ work appears largely dependent on the EP. One of those songs needs airplay and interest if she is going to make a big jump this year. I'm not trying to cast anything negative, since even if the EP doesn't produce a modest "hit" in the world of popular music, she has a number of irons in the fire and her growth will continue as will interest in her music. If that latter scenario plays out, I'll be disappointed but not disheartened at all.

[Jastal]

John - great analysis of the Haley & PMJ collaboration and possible impact on her career. I agree that it is just one step forward and how big a step remains to be seen. What I love about Creep is that it serves as such a great audition for future projects in music and acting. It connects to people like few songs do hopefully it will convince the right person to provide the right opportunity for the next step in her career.

[riley]

Who would have ever "thunk" that Creep would top the Jazz Charts in digital music or AATB would go viral on Facebook - probably not many - if any. I love that she is collaborating with PMJ on the singing side just like with Irvin, Casey and others. But just collaborating. The girl is doing some new things, trying to take control of her future and set a foundation for success with little financial backing. I can't wait to see what is coming next...

[Tusk]

What I love about Creep is that it serves as such a great audition for future projects in music and acting. It connects to people like few songs do hopefully it will convince the right person to provide the right opportunity for the next step in her career.

I would not be surprised if the PMJ cover of Creep were picked up by someone for a movie/TV product... it's was an iconic song and bringing back favorite songs, updated, especially one with the type of atmosphere that comes with the performance, I can easily see some director using it to set the mood up for a scene

[john]

Damn that like button - I keep clicking it but it doesn't keep ticking upward..

And I'm a Radiohead fan, but Haley Reinhart and the genius of Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox CRUSH this cover. crush.

Pure greatness on a classic.

my my what an emotive voice!! and nice arrangement

Oh fuck, that was good.

I'm in love!!!!!! dmn that voice, it gets me gooseflesh every time, I can't stop listening

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It is exactly 24 hours since the Creep video passed the 4 million mark.

The current view count is 4,077,243.

It works out to about 75.5K views in the past 24 hours.

[lovinghaleyr]

In many comments about CREEP I found this"U0001f60d" Please,can someone explain me
what mean that ¿¿expression???????