Greyson Chance Covers Augustana’s “Fire”

Greyson Chance turned up the heat a bit in a video just posted to his official YouTube channel where the teen singer absolutely killed it singing his version of Augustana’s “Fire”.

There hasn’t been much activity on Greyson’s YouTube channel since he uploaded six videos four months ago, including the popular “Paparazzi” cover which has racked up close to 32 million views and launched his music career.  The silence was broken this morning though after Greyson uploaded a new video of himself singing “Fire” by Augustana.  If you’re a reader of Greyson’s #1 Fansite then you already know that he will release a studio version of “Fire” on one of his upcoming albums, but that didn’t stop him from giving us a little sneak-peak!

We were among the first to checkout his new release and already there were over 200 comments praising the thirteen-year-old singing sensation.  ZipChic99 said, “I get goose bumps from his voice, excellent song too”.  Mary Alexandra told us “In love, no comparison to anyone” and Annie was super impressed when she commented, “Wow, you have an amazing voice; you put so much variety into singing one song, love it”.

One of the first things you’ll notice when checking out this new cover is that Greyson’s ancient friend, the Greyson family piano has been swapped out for a brand new one.  Several months back we learned on The Ellen Show that Greyson was given a brand new piano from Yamaha, so this raises the question, is this that new piano?  GCW learned that this cover was record in Greyson’s apartment in Los Angeles.  After a bit of research it’s believed that we’ve also identified this piano as being from Yamaha’s “Upright” series; either the U1SG, U3SG, YUS1SG, YUS3SG or YUS5SG model.  So it’s definitely a good possibility that this is in fact the piano given to Greyson by Yamaha on The Ellen DeGeneres Show a few months back.

The second thing you’ll notice about the video is that Greyson has traded in his hoody sweatshirt and Adidas gym shorts (which he previously had worn in his cover videos) for a much more clean, professional and updated look.  In the video Greyson sports a long sleeve plaid shirt with the sleeves rolled up, jeans and a few of his signature bracelets.  Greyson’s also styling with a fresh rocker haircut too!

The third thing you notice is when Greyson opens his mouth and starts singing.  Talk about being blown away!  I’m not sure if you’ve heard Augustana’s original version of this song (YouTube it), but we think that Greyson’s version is wayyy better! (Sorry Augustana!)  For a video recorded in an apartment, with the acoustics being less than favorable, Greyson sounded amazing!

A big thanks goes out to Greyson Chance from GCW for posting this video and giving us a little sneak peak for what we can expect on your upcoming album.  As if we weren’t already dying to get our hands on some new songs, this cover has only added to that desire.  We can’t wait!

Another “thank you” goes out to all of Greyson’s fans who have supported him and his Fansite, GreysonChanceWeb.com.  This only marks the beginning of great things to come, so stay tuned and rock on!

Behind the Scenes with Greyson Chance at BlogHer

We just got our hands on some behind the scenes footage featuring Greyson Chance at BlogHer ’10 thanks to ConsumerQueen!

In the first video we see Greyson getting briefed backstage before he performs his cover of Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” and his original songs, “Broken Hearts” and “Past” for the folks at the BlogHer conference.  Greyson then gives a shout out to his friends back home in Edmond, Oklahoma and lets them know he is coming home for his birthday on August 16th.

One of the funniest parts of the video is when the host tells Greyson that the room is being filled by female bloggers (1:28)… Greyson cracks a huge smile and gets super excited!  It looks like Greyson had a blast!

In the last part of the video we get to see Greyson close up as he performs his cover of Paparazzi!

In this second video Greyson performs his original song, “Broken Hearts” and kills it!

New Greyson Chance BlogHer Performance Video

Here is another video from Greyson Chance’s performance at BlogHer ’10.  It’s a new camera angle and also slightly better audio quality.  Enjoy!

Greyson Chance Broken Hearts Lyrics

Greyson Michael Chance
“Broken Hearts” Lyrics

I remember the first time saw you
With your pretty brown eyes that sparkled
In the light
And your long brown hair
And the way you could dance so well

And you took the air Im breathing
And stole my heart
I dont know what happened
But we fell apart
You left me with the Broken Heart
Oh, oh, oh, oh, Broken Heart

Broken hearts they never fade away
and Broken hearts are here to stay

I know what weve been waiting for
But that doesn’t give you an excuse.
To date all the men you can.
Especially… my best friend.

Cause you took the air Im breathing
You stole my heart
I dont know what happened
But we fell apart
You left me with the Broken Heart
Oh, oh, oh, oh, Broken Heart

Broken hearts they never fade away
and Broken hearts are here to stay

Cause you took the air Im breathing
You stole my heart
I dont know what happened
But we fell apart
You left me with the Broken Heart
Oh, oh, oh, Broken Heart

You took the air Im breathing
You stole my heart
I dont know what happened
But we fell apart
You left me with the Broken Heart
Oh, oh. oh, Broken Heart

Broken hearts they never fade away

Cause you took the air Im breathing
You stole my heart
I dont know what happened
But we fell apart
You left me with the Broken Heart
Oh, oh, oh, oh, Broken Heart

(Thanks CaptainAugie for corrections)

Greyson Chance Stars Lyrics

Greyson Michael Chance
“Stars” Lyrics

I started to cry as the doctor told me
She was going to leave us tonight
So I stifled my tears now and went to her room
To my suprise she had a twinkle in her eyes
She said
I know that i am leaving you behind
But don’t worry
I’ll be fine
I’ll be behind the blue skies
Among those beautiful stars

(CHORUS)
Cause in the sky
Oh so high
There are beautiful stars
which shine the night
She’ll be dancing in the clouds
And she’ll be singing in the rain
Among those beautiful stars x2

She held her hand out as she went
She took her last breath
And the tears started flowing out again
And i went to the window
And i opened it
There she was she was shining the sky
Among those beautiful stars

(CHORUS)
Cause in the sky
Oh so high
There are beautiful stars which shine the night
She’ll be dancing in the clouds
And she’ll be singing in the rain
Among those beautiful stars

Way up in the skies
There are beautiful stars in the light
She’ll be dancing in the clouds
And she’ll be singing in the rain
Among those beautiful stars

Five years have past
The cancer was spreading
I wouldn’t last
So I took my last breath

I was in the sky
Oh so high
With those beautiful stars that shine the night
I was dancing in the clouds
And i was singing in the rain
And i saw a beautiful face

And we were in the sky
Oh so high
With those beautiful stars that shine the night
We were dancing in the clouds
And we were singing in the rain
Among those beautiful stars

We were dancing in the clouds
And we were singing in the rain
Among those beautiful stars