JONATHAN ROY ft KIM RICHARDSON Cold | Live version of a contemporary classic
Despite being released in 2020, ‘Cold‘ by American singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton is already a classic. A very difficult song to cover because of the emotion it emanates and the vocal power needed to sing it. You will be amazed by this live version by Jonathan Roy and Kim Richardson, spectacular!
Cold. Chris Stapleton original version
Cold is an original song by American singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton, released in 2020 as part of his 4th and successful album ‘Starting Over‘.
Chris wrote ‘Cold‘ on the road, in a jam backstage he was doing with members of his band.
- It won the Grammy for Best Country Song.
- It racked up 10 million views on YouTube and 55 on Spotify.
The song talks about the great sorrow that the protagonist suffers because the love between him and his ex-partner has cooled.
- The choir constantly repeats: “Why do you have to be so cold?“, reflecting that he doesn’t want that relationship to end, he wants the passion to return.
Chris Stapleton Cold (CMA Awards 2021)
Jonathan Roy Cold live version
Jonathan was on tour in Hawaii, opening for Earth, Wind & Fire. Jonathan is a big fan of Chris Stapleton and he challenged his team to shoot a live video cover of ‘Cold’, in one take, in front of 8,000 people, in one of the most beautiful and iconic venues in the world, the Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu.
He asked fellow Canadian Kim Richardson to join him on stage and they performed a spectacular version of ‘Cold’.
- Jonathan and Kim were able to convey that heartbroken lament 🥺 for a lost love that ‘Cold’ represents.
I’ve been thinking about covering one of Chris Stapleton’s songs for a long time now but I just didn’t know which song to pick. I think Chris is one of the greatest singer/songwriters of our generation and I really didn’t want to disappoint. So we decided to cover “Cold” live.
Jonathan Roy
Who is Jonathan Roy?
Jonathan Piuze-Roy was born in 1989 in Canada. Son of the famous field hockey player Patrick Roy, he devoted himself to that sport as a youth, until he told his father at the age of 18 that he wanted to be a musician and composer.
In 2009 and 2010 he released two independent albums, ‘What I’ve Become‘ and ‘Found My Way’, being his first official album in French, ‘La route‘, in 2011.
Jonathan Roy (Facebook Image)
However, his major label debut album was in 2017, ‘Mr. Optimist Blues‘, including several songs written by 80’s pop star Corey Hart.
- Roy was unhappy with the direction his music was taking, so he left the label.
- For a while he lived in his old motor home on the road in the US, until he picked up the guitar again and the songs started to flow.
He would independently publish via social media his new songs, until in 2019, one of them, ‘Keeping Me Alive‘, went viral. He kept releasing singles until he completed his album ‘Mr. Lullaby‘ in 2021.
In 2022, he participated in an ayahuasca ceremony, which made him think that he was missing out on a lot of things because he didn’t appreciate life enough, or himself.
He would reflect that crazy connection to love in a new album released in 2023, ‘Life Distorsions‘. Jonathan Roy described the album this way:
This album is all about love and acceptance and not letting the distortions of life distract you from who you are and what you want in your life. Be strong and believe in yourself and always follow your dreams.
Video | Jonathan Roy ft. Kim Richardson Cold
CRIS STAPLETON 'Cold' Lyrics
Girl, the way you broke my heart
It shattered like a rock through a window
I thought we had it so good
Never really saw this comin’
Oh, why you got to be so cold?
Why you got to go and cut me like a knife
And put our love on ice?
Oh, girl, you know you left this hole
Right here in the middle of my soul
Oh, why you got to be so cold?
What am I supposed to say
If anybody asks me about you?
I guess I’ll tell ’em I’m without you
How am I supposed to live
When I built my life around you?
Try to put yourself in my shoes
Oh, why you got to be so cold?
Why you got to go and cut me like a knife
And put our love on ice?
Oh, girl, you know you left this hole
Right here in the middle of my soul
Oh, why you got to be so cold?
I can only feel my love hangin’ on
I don’t feel like it’s over
I’m still on fire
Why you gotta be so?
Oh, why you got to be so cold?
Why you got to go and cut me like a knife
And put our love on ice?
Oh, girl, you know you left this hole
Right here in the middle of my soul
Oh, why you got to be so cold?Why you got to be so cold?
Why you got to be so cold?
Got to be so cold
CROS STAPLETON 'Cold' Lyrics in Spanish
Chica, la forma en que rompiste mi corazón
Se rompió como una piedra a través de una ventana
Pensé que lo teníamos era tan bueno
Nunca vi esto venir
Oh, ¿por qué tienes que ser tan frío?
Por qué tienes que cortarme como un cuchillo
¿Y poner nuestro amor en hielo?
Oh, chica, sabes que dejaste este agujero
Justo aquí en medio de mi alma
Oh, ¿por qué tienes que ser tan fría?
¿Que se supone que debo decir
Si alguien me pregunta por ti
Supongo que les diré que estoy sin ti
¿Como se supone que voy a vivir
Cuando construí mi vida a tu alrededor?
Trata de ponerte en mi lugar
Oh, ¿por qué tienes que ser tan frío?
Por qué tienes que cortarme como un cuchillo
¿Y poner nuestro amor en hielo?
Oh, chica, sabes que dejaste este agujero
Justo aquí en medio de mi alma
Oh, ¿por qué tienes que ser tan fría?
Sólo puedo sentir mi amor aguantando
No siento que se haya acabado
Todavía estoy ardiendo
¿Por qué tienes que ser tan?
Oh, ¿por qué tienes que ser tan frío?
Por qué tienes que cortarme como un cuchillo
¿Y poner nuestro amor en hielo?
Oh, chica, sabes que dejaste este agujero
Justo aquí en medio de mi alma
Oh, ¿por qué tienes que ser tan fría?¿Por qué tienes que ser tan fría?
¿Por qué tienes que ser tan fría?
Tienes que ser tan fría
