With Christmas just days away and COVID-19 cases spiraling out of control in some cities, the holidays this year look to be quieter than ever. Taking advantage of the hushed mood: singer Steve Grand, whose cover of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” pays tribute to the bittersweetness of the holidays 2020.
Grand recorded and shot the video at home, while his director, John Lavin, oversaw the project from his home in Miami. Actor Trevor LaPaglia also participated from his home in Los Angeles, making the video a meta-comment on social distancing in and of itself. The footage of LaPaglia & Grand together is taken from Grand’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” video from 2015 which also starred LaPaglia. Grand calls the new video a sequel of sorts.
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In the video, Grand plays a man missing his boyfriend (LaPaglia) during the holidays thanks to the pandemic. No doubt many of us can identify with the feeling this season.
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davegun2
I’ll be honest. Mr. Grand’s music never interested me. To me there was no heart/sole in his sound. But, boy this changed all of that. Beautiful and real. I hope you will inject more of this kind of feel in your future art. For now. Thank you for this.
BoomerMyles
Totally agree. I hated his All I Want For Xmas but this really resonated. Plaintive and heartfelt.
AxelDC
Hey, Trev! The mask goes on your nose and mouth, not your chin.
It’s like wearing a jockstrap on your ankle, utterly worthless.
QJ201
Mr Grand is pretty and buff.
Hope his BF buys him some shirts for Christmas.
Beachman
I wanted to like this….even love it, but someone needs to tell this man he just can’t sing. No heart….no soul…off pitch….his tone is all over the place, and it’s just painful and boring to listen to. He’s pleasant to look at, but when someone has to take their shirt off when singing ‘I’ll be home for Christmas…’…you know they’re in trouble.
I’d suggest a career change, and to try contacting a local gym as Mr Grand is cute. So maybe a career is as a personal trainer is a better fit….but singing??!!! That’s not going to happen….
Gadfeal
He’s cute and pleasant. However, vocally he lacks projection, diction and the “je ne sais quoi” to evoke much emotional empathy.