The Hanging Tree - Hunger Games - Peter Hollens

The best version of the Hanging Tree on the Internet.
The Hanging Tree - Hunger Games - Peter Hollens

The most haunting version of the hanging tree you've ever heard. :-)

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Thanks for watching my cover of The Hanging Tree from the Hunger Games, this song had additional vocals added by the lovely folks below for the choral section. And it was made by 119 tracks of the human voice :)

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Huge Thanks to these wonderful people for singing on the chorus or being in the video!!: Payson Lewis, Evynne Hollens, Jimmy Bates, Reilly Zamber, Mckenzie Zamber, Tom Anderson, Blair Baldwin, Philip Serino, Laura Hare, Katy Hare, Bill Hare, Carolyn Williams, Emily Sangder, Merlin Showalter, Jack McGaughey and Monique DeMoulin, Megan & Josh Lenhardt.

Here's my version of the new song from Hunger Games - "The Hanging Tree" Originally by Jennifer Lawrence, but this time performed by 119 tracks of JUST the human voice! What do you think?

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[theshard]

It's amazing what you can find in the woods. Like that mic and headphones.

[PeterHollens]

Here's my version of the new song from Hunger Games - "The Hanging Tree" Originally by Jennifer Lawrence, but this time performed by 119 tracks of JUST the human voice!  What do you think?   

[AnotherNerdyPerson]

"I told you to run so we'd both be free" never fails to give me shivers. It makes me think of a spouse's love that "if you live, then so do I. But if you die, then my heart dies with you."

[magicalawnmower]

In my town, there was an actual hanging tree. It hasn't been used since the 18-19th century

[flashfreeze]

This song on its own is creepy but a giant group of people singing it and the atmosphere combined made 10x creepier

[maryhales]

My favorite thing about this cover is how it starts out quietly, and gradually gets more and more insistent - partly through thicker background vocals and getting louder, until the chorus enters. Gives me chills every time.

[bryanmacias]

The line, "Wear a necklace of hope, side by side with me..." always gives me chills...

[NicolasClark]

After hearing this yet again... I realized, I rather wish Peter had gone with the book-original song of "necklace of rope". Hope is stronger, but rope gives it much more of the proper, eerie quality.

[inogamiyano]

Are you are you
Coming to the tree
They strung up a man
They say who murdered three
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree

Are you are you
Coming to the tree

Where dead man called out
For his love to flee
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight

In the hanging tree
Are you are you
Coming to the tree
Where I told you to run
So we'd both be free
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree
Are you are you
Coming to the tree
Wear a necklace of hope
Side by side with me
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree
Are you are you
Coming to the tree
Where I told you to run
So we'd both be free
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight

In the hanging tree
Are you are you
Coming to the tree
They strung up a man
They say who murdered three
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree
Are you are you
Coming to the tree
Where dead man called out
For his love to flee
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree

[aetherseeker]

Came back to this and it's eight years old. Still my favourite cover of this song! He has such a lovely voice!

[maxies]

in the book it's "necklace of rope" and that's just creepier and better

[EvynneHollens]

I this song!  It was so fun singing it with you! :) 

[revanreborn]

This song hits so much different after reading "A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes". Seeing the event that inspired the song and meeting the author of the song, so much more impact, and that is saying something.

[azjugallo]

Does this make him "Peeta Hollens"?

[Klespyrian]

I actually just realized how Genius it is to do the instruments with your voice. Not only does it add something unique and interesting, but you can make any song without instruments. That's such a great idea.

[RobGavagan]

One of the best things EVER. Ruthless talent! :D

[springheeledjack]

I can really see why's this dude is so popular he's really talented

[michellemulder]

it makes me think that he's being Katniss's father singing this to her when she's a baby or little girl

[gamergang]

Now the new movie has come out, this hits way harder. Beautiful voice!

[pudgiebudgie]

I was wondering the entire time if he would say necklace of rope or hope. In the book it's rope and it says things about when they were young of Prom and Katniss making necklaces of rope. It was later changed in the movies to wear a necklace of hope, but both versions make sense.