Jacob Collier - Summer Rain (Feat. Madison Cunningham & Chris Thile) | Vocalist Reaction 

I cannot with this song. I openly weep and hyperventilate. I think its the most mature love song I’ve ever heard. The longing, the resentment, the tension, the open wound, the resolve, and the resilience. It’s so amazing and heart wrenching at the same time.

That key change after the bridge is so tragic. Seeing it hit you at 7:30 is why I was looking for this reaction, lol. Jacob is so good at changing keys in unexpected but sensible ways, and this one is one of the most emotionally affecting examples. Dropping the key like that at the same time he pulls back the instrumentation and returns to the chorus with it's descending notes, it's just a gut punch that shows healing is gonna take some time. And then it rises again as it progresses to the end to give it some optimism. I love it so much.

I only found Jacob a month ago and he has blown all my other musical loves out of the water - great to see him knock your socks off too Charlie. We are so so lucky to have him x

This is such a tragically beautiful song and possibly my favorite from Djesse Vol. 4. The simplicity of the melody with the dissonance occasionally sneaking in and the lyrics hinting to a relationship that ended but still with lingering feelings make for an almost overwhelmingly emotional experience. You can feel the innocence and joy at the beginning that is present in a lot of Jacob's music, but the progression through the song leaves you with feelings almost as mixed as the characters in the story he crafted through his lyrics. And all those emotions tie so well into the phrase "miss you like summer rain." The winter months leave you longing for a warm evening with gentle rain outside, but then most people enjoy the sentiment far less when they're actually stuck out in it. It's a love at arm's length; a "can't live it, can't live without it" kind of feeling.

Beautiful, and yes that string arrangement is awesome, so a quick shout out to the Metropole Orchestra from my home country for perfect execution 🎻

Again, THANK U for loving music the way you do. Thank U 4 reacting to this exquisite music. And you're right. This is quite the privilege to have him at this time. He's a one-of-a-kind musician, writer, arranger and singer.

What a great song. Master song writer

The album version of Summer Rain is absolutely transcendent. I felt almost like my soul left my body during Madison's verse and during Jacob's bridge! It's my favorite JC song for sure :) No idea why some critics say that Jacob writes with all logic and no emotion...this is one of the most heartbreakingly beautiful songs I've ever heard. Thanks for posting all your Djesse Vol 4 reactions; they're wonderful. In case you're interested, I just posted a cover of Summer Rain on my channel! Would be honored to know what you think as a singer.

I know I’ve already commented but after subsequent listenings…this is one of the most mature and real love songs I’ve heard. The pain in the man’s verse (Jacob) is so real, and the woman’s verse (Madison) is full of recovery and strength. I feel that the use of staccato arpeggio masterfully conveys the passage of time and how she gets stronger with it, and he misses her more with it, and the song becomes an emotional hand grenade. My heart is broken every time I hear this song, and I end up uncontrollably crying. I have felt all of these things on both sides and I don’t know that I’ve ever heard this song convey it quite as powerful as this.

FYI, Chris's name, Thile, is unexpectedly pronounced to rhyme with "feelie" or "mealie." Thanks for your videos!

So fcking good

This is one of my favorites from this album for sure. Top 3 easily

This is soooooo good, jesus

Nice ..thankyou

How could Jacob imagine such a kind of pain...

and people say jacob can’t write an emotionally evocative song…

The comparison to Joni Mitchell is apt. From "A Case of You": "stay with him if you can But be prepared to bleed." From Summer Rain:"I feel the pain But I can't bleed without you." Both deal with relationships that have to end because they cause so much pain, and yet are necessary to the other.

By the way, love you brother, I look forward to your vids. I believe we have very similar emotional cores and I resonate with your reactions. Thank you my friend, and keep them coming

This is the 1st live performance (in London) - poor sound quality, but really nice to watch them performing it together. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kZHOjXxWxDE.html

For many years the sound effects guy on A Prairie Home Companion was Fred Newman, who was the host of the 90s Mickey Mouse Club with young Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, and a bunch of others. Fred was also the music director on the Nicktoon Doug. He did the theme song and was the voice of Skeeter.

Jacob Collier is a very advanced pop musician. Probably too advanced to become mainstream. I think he is trying to develop his voice and make it more commercial. The orchestration is fabulous. The use of strings with interesting meandering is reminiscent of Pete Townshends "Brooklyn Kids" orchestrated by his once father in law Ted Astley

could you please do djesse vol 1 2 or 3 after this one?

It’s such a beautiful break up song. It has the wonderful two sides of the a breakup.

In case you haven't seen it, here is a fascinating insight into Jacob's guitar technique - and his 5 string guitar! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WknTbYOet4c.html.

Brooo please please please react to Jason Nelson new song called “yawheh” featuring Melvin crispell. Absolutely amazing song. Everything was perfect…

I may be missing the point here (I probably am!) but this song, to me, rather than being just a gorgeous love song, documents a dysfunctional relationship. To me, Jacob’s part portray’s a lover who is reluctantly parted from his partner, and Madison’s part portrays somebody who feels emotionally abused by her partner (“Don’t love you anymore” (complete with dissonant strings), “You held me down before, never asking why I’m so afraid to walk your way”). She seems to have been trapped but has now escaped. I think Madison contributes a superb vocal performance, but I would also really love to hear what Alison Krauss could do with it)!

I think Thile is pronounced teelee.