
Jesse Roper Performs "Hold On Me"
Clip: Season 4 Episode 8 | 4m 7sVideo has Closed Captions
Jesse Roper performs his song "Hold On Me."
Starting his musical life at age six when his father bought him a guitar, Canadian Jesse Roper has an innate penchant for writing modern indie-infused Blues/Americana music. Since overcoming the crippling stage fright of his early twenties, the stage is where Roper shines, now known for his explosive live shows, delivering bombastic live performances buoyed by virtuosic guitar playing.
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Jesse Roper Performs "Hold On Me"
Clip: Season 4 Episode 8 | 4m 7sVideo has Closed Captions
Starting his musical life at age six when his father bought him a guitar, Canadian Jesse Roper has an innate penchant for writing modern indie-infused Blues/Americana music. Since overcoming the crippling stage fright of his early twenties, the stage is where Roper shines, now known for his explosive live shows, delivering bombastic live performances buoyed by virtuosic guitar playing.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[applause and cheering] ♪ She got a hold on me ♪ ♪ She got a hold on me ♪ [chuckles] ♪ She got a hold ♪ ♪ On me ♪ [gentle music] [applause and cheering] ♪ She got a grip like a vice on my heart and my soul ♪ ♪ Love the little lady till the day I'm old ♪ ♪ Dead, gone and rotten ♪ ♪ Known it since the day we met ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ [upbeat rock music] ♪ True love was a fable ♪ ♪ Or so I thought ♪ ♪ Just a nice little children's story ♪ ♪ And then I got caught ♪ ♪ No one could've saved me ♪ ♪ I couldn't have known ♪ ♪ The most powerful force on the world ♪ ♪ Had just entered my home ♪ ♪ Oh, I was living in denial ♪ ♪ No way, no how ♪ ♪ I was a man with a plan on a mission ♪ ♪ No one's stopping me now ♪ ♪ Then I submitted ♪ ♪ And it all became ♪ ♪ And from that moment on I was never ever the same ♪ ♪ Oh, come on ♪ ♪ She got a hold on me ♪ ♪ She got a hold on me ♪ ♪ She got a hold on me ♪ ♪ She got a grip like a vice on my heart and my soul ♪ ♪ Love the little lady till the day I'm old ♪ ♪ Dead, gone and rotten ♪ ♪ Known it since the day we met ♪ ♪ Oh, Lord ♪ ♪ Through all of the good times and all the bad ♪ ♪ All of the tears in the eyes and the arguments we ever had ♪ ♪ I know with my beating heart ♪ ♪ I'd do it all again ♪ ♪ Such a nice little children's story ♪ ♪ It's a nice little children's story ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ I've got a woman got a hold on me ♪ ♪ I've got a woman got a hold on me ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ I've got a woman got a hold on me ♪ ♪ I've got a woman got a hold on me ♪ ♪ Oh, I've got a woman got a hold on me ♪ ♪ Mm-hmm, I've got a woman got a hold on me ♪ ♪ I've got a woman got a hold on me ♪ ♪ Said I've got a woman got a hold ♪ ♪ Whoa ♪ [flutters lips] [cheers] ♪ She got a hold on me ♪ ♪ She got a hold on me ♪ ♪ She got a hold on me ♪ [upbeat rock music] ♪ She got a grip like a vice on my heart and my soul ♪ ♪ Love the little lady till the day I'm old ♪ ♪ Dead, gone and rotten ♪ ♪ Known it since the day we met ♪ [upbeat rock music] ♪ She got a hold on me ♪ ♪ She got a hold on me ♪ ♪ She got a hold on me ♪ ♪ Whoa ♪ ♪ She got a grip like vice on my heart and my soul ♪ ♪ Love the little lady till the day I am old ♪ ♪ Dead, gone and rotten ♪ ♪ Known it since the day we met ♪ [upbeat rock music] ♪ Dead, gone and rotten ♪ ♪ Known it since the day we met ♪ [upbeat rock music] [applause and cheering] - Thank you very much!
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