You know Project Runway's "unconventional materials" challenge where designers have to take something ???? and turn it into high fashion couture? Well, this is the musical equivalent to that.
It's like a comment on the original 'Boyfriend' from Justin Bieber. There, he describes, how he could give her the stars and more and Marina knows it's bullshit and confronts him in her version of the song. And she's doing that not by hating, just by saying, that she wishes he could be a better men than he is and being true to her! Brilliant! She's my favourite musician for a reason!
I had to listen to Justin Bieber's version first because I never herd it before. It was horrible, but marina is an angel that saved me form the putrid depths of hell we know as Justin Bieber's talent. She saved me from that nightmare.
***** I figured. His immage was hyper controlled early on. Now he's being a massive douch. Hard to say if he was always like that or if the pressure is making him act out.
Not that the song isn't bad, but like, it sounded like by saying "crap poppy song" you meant that part of the songs crappiness came from the fact it was pop....and.......you do know that just because indie fans like Marina doesn't MAKE her indie right? Like she's a pop artist. She has told people and identified herself as a pop singer and writer before.
+Scarlett Chastain wrong. She identified as indie and as pop before. But considered herself as an artist, not a pop artist. Her music is it's own genre
When I was your girl You always let me go I took you places you ain't been before Said take a chance or you'll never know Cause you had money in your hands that you had to blow Boyfriend, boyfriend you could be my boyfriend Could've been my boy till the world ends I'd like to be everything you want Hey boy let me talk to you When I was your girlfriend You always let me go Kept me on your arm boy So you weren't left alone You could've been a better man Any time you want But when I was your girlfriend I always felt alone, I always felt alone You tell me what you like, tell what you don't You were my life, flew across the globe And I don't like to fight And you already know You, you you made me bright like the winter snow Boyfriend, boyfriend you could be my boyfriend Could've been my boy till the world ends I'd like to be everything you want Hey boy let me talk to you Cause when I was your girlfriend You always let me go Kept me on your arm boy So you weren't left alone You could've been a better man Any time you want Cause when I was your girlfriend I always felt alone, I always felt alone I gave you a chance You're all I needed, boy Spend a month with me boy never calling me your girlfriend If you were my man I'd never leave you, boy But you won't ever love or treat me right He he he, he he he Right, right He he he When I was your girlfriend You always let me go Kept me on your arm boy So you weren't left alone You could've been a better man Any time you want Cause when I was your girlfriend I always felt alone When I was your girlfriend You always let me go Kept me on your arm boy Just so you weren't alone You could've been a better man Any time you want But when I was your girlfriend I always felt alone
Gaz Roberts I'm not a big fan of Bieber myself, but I would like to point out that before he became The Justin Bieber with Beliebers "swarming" all around him, he was actually pretty talented, which was why he was recognised as a rising talent. Unfortunately, it appears that fame has gotten into his head and his attitude has given him a bad reputation. In addition, i feel that some of his fans have given him so much blind support that he has gotten the mindset that he can get away with anything. (No offence to the Beliebers!) An over-inflated ego, lots of money, a high profile, lack of self-restraint and occasional immaturity is never a good combination. I'm not defending him, but i just want to remind everyone that he has a pretty decent talent, but its all now overshadowed by his recent stunts of immaturity. Yes he should grow up, but no, he's not just famous for being famous.
This song makes me want to cry because of it's beauty. How is this even possible, and who the hell gave Marina permission to be so superior??? Seriously, I'm finding my self confidence is a lot lower after watching that babe sing.
M Hedl Not sure whether your putting her down or trying to support her... Brigit Gabrielle Did you mean "finding my self confidence is a lot _higher_ after watching that babe sing" because lower self confidence isn't a good thing... Just sayin'.
The thing I love most about this is she seems to have switched the lyrics so she's speaking from the girls perspective while Justin is speaking from the boys perspective in the song. This is so amazing, way better than the original.
Not only this was beautiful but it fits so well with her second album theme! If Marina had the habit of including covers songs on her albums like Lana Del Rey, I bet this would be on Electra Heart!
Marina just made superficial crud, into a relatable, yet slightly deep song. The music is better, the vocals are OBVIOUSLY better. So thank Jesus for Marina! This is why I am a diamond!
I ADMIT I WAS HESITANT ABOUT LISTENING TO THIS AT FIRST BUT I HAVE NO REGRETS NOW I SHOULDVE KNOWN MARINA WOULD TURN SHIT INTO A HIT!!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSS MARINA YAAAAASSSSS MY EDGES ARE GONE AF!!!!!!
Joshua Holland Don't wanna know, don't wanna know why I can't let you go, can't let you go I just want it to be perfect, to believe It's all been worth the fight Lies, don't wanna know, don't wanna know, oh =)
When I was your girl You always let me go I took you places you ain't been before Said take a chance or you'll never know Cause you had money in your hands that you had to blow Boyfriend, boyfriend you could be my boyfriend Could've been my boy till the world ends I'd like to be everything you want Hey boy let me talk to you When I was your girlfriend You always let me go Kept me on your arm boy So you weren't left alone You could've been a better man Any time you want But when I was your girlfriend I always felt alone, I always felt alone You tell me what you like, tell what you don't You were my life, flew across the globe And I don't like to fight And you already know You, you you made me bright like the winter snow Boyfriend, boyfriend you could be my boyfriend Could've been my boy till the world ends I'd like to be everything you want Hey boy let me talk to you Cause when I was your girlfriend You always let me go Kept me on your arm boy So you weren't left alone You could've been a better man Any time you want Cause when I was your girlfriend I always felt alone, I always felt alone I gave you a chance You're all I needed, boy Spend a month with me boy never calling me your girlfriend If you were my man I'd never leave you, boy But you won't ever love or treat me right He he he, he he he Right, right He he he When I was your girlfriend You always let me go Kept me on your arm boy So you weren't left alone You could've been a better man Any time you want Cause when I was your girlfriend I always felt alone When I was your girlfriend You always let me go Kept me on your arm boy Just so you weren't alone You could've been a better man Any time you want But when I was your girlfriend I always felt alone
I normally hate when artist pull a ‘no homo’ on cover songs, but this is amazing. It totally transforms the piece , and feels more like a clap-back piece as opposed to a cover
I remember when I first heard this I was so blown away by it. I haven't heard this since then, and after a couple years listening to it again i find that it has the same effect. Absolutely gorgeous Marina! xx
You can't really assume either way from the fact she covered his song... but to me the way she has done the lyrics makes it seem more like she isn't a fan at all haha
+Courtnie Kai I think a lot of people in the comments aren't respecting or acknowledging the fact that it's ok for people to have different tastes in music. Just because you don't like an artist doesn't mean they're bad. It's a good thing that people have different tastes in music as it's the reason we have such a broad range of music genres
Oh my god, now this song actually has meaning and can be taken seriously. Bc Marina made this song into something that all girls could relate to at some point in their lives.
When I was your girl You always let me go I took you places you ain't been before Said take a chance or you'll never know Cause you had money in your hands that you had to blow Boyfriend, boyfriend you could be my boyfriend Could've been my boy till the world ends I'd like to be everything you want Hey boy let me talk to you When I was your girlfriend You always let me go Kept me on your arm boy So you weren't left alone You could've been a better man Any time you want
Marina Diamandis turning crap into beauty since...
1985
Exactly what I was thinking.
You know Project Runway's "unconventional materials" challenge where designers have to take something ???? and turn it into high fashion couture? Well, this is the musical equivalent to that.
she made gold out of trash how
EXACTLY!!! LMAO
SO TRUE
she is the messiah xD
Steven Matthews Band
Maya Magination the
Marina's version is like a slap to the face for Justin
marina is the master of giving beautiful meanings to meaningless songs
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It's like a comment on the original 'Boyfriend' from Justin Bieber.
There, he describes, how he could give her the stars and more and Marina knows it's bullshit and confronts him in her version of the song. And she's doing that not by hating, just by saying, that she wishes he could be a better men than he is and being true to her!
Brilliant! She's my favourite musician for a reason!
“Frogs who will never become princes.” *They call him Hermit the Frog*
I love how Marina somehow managed to make this sound meaningful, just like the rest of her work.
I had to listen to Justin Bieber's version first because I never herd it before. It was horrible, but marina is an angel that saved me form the putrid depths of hell we know as Justin Bieber's talent. She saved me from that nightmare.
***** I figured. His immage was hyper controlled early on. Now he's being a massive douch. Hard to say if he was always like that or if the pressure is making him act out.
if you took some time to research you'd realize that Justin doesn't write all his material, only a few songs of his albums are co-written by him...
It looks like she really related to it and it made me sad the way her facial expression was so blank in the last few seconds of the video.
it probably happened and i still don't understand how can anyone hurt this angel
It's been a while since I listened to this! Man I love this. She turned such a shallow song into something beautiful and sad. She's just perfect.
Have you heard her starstrukk cover? Because that is exactly what I thought when I heard it.
How can something beautiful be sad?
@@khalilemir beautiful because of the voice and sad because of the meaning of the lyrics
ONLY MARINA CAN TURN SUCH A CRAP POPPY SONG INTO A BEAUTIFUL MASTERPIECE
Not that the song isn't bad, but like, it sounded like by saying "crap poppy song" you meant that part of the songs crappiness came from the fact it was pop....and.......you do know that just because indie fans like Marina doesn't MAKE her indie right? Like she's a pop artist. She has told people and identified herself as a pop singer and writer before.
lmao the song isn't bad at all. It's actually one of my favorite songs by him.
+Scarlett Chastain wrong. She identified as indie and as pop before. But considered herself as an artist, not a pop artist. Her music is it's own genre
+Amina Fassil ewwwwwwwww belieber
Ellie Diamond the fuck?
How to make a Bieber song worth listening to : Give it to Marina.
turning shit into diamonds
literally! 😂
+SmashGames75 how is this literally?
+Jenifer Miranda her name is Marina and the DIAMONDS hahaha
When I was your girl
You always let me go
I took you places you ain't been before
Said take a chance or you'll never know
Cause you had money in your hands that you had to blow
Boyfriend, boyfriend you could be my boyfriend
Could've been my boy till the world ends
I'd like to be everything you want
Hey boy let me talk to you
When I was your girlfriend
You always let me go
Kept me on your arm boy
So you weren't left alone
You could've been a better man
Any time you want
But when I was your girlfriend
I always felt alone, I always felt alone
You tell me what you like, tell what you don't
You were my life, flew across the globe
And I don't like to fight
And you already know
You, you you made me bright like the winter snow
Boyfriend, boyfriend you could be my boyfriend
Could've been my boy till the world ends
I'd like to be everything you want
Hey boy let me talk to you
Cause when I was your girlfriend
You always let me go
Kept me on your arm boy
So you weren't left alone
You could've been a better man
Any time you want
Cause when I was your girlfriend
I always felt alone, I always felt alone
I gave you a chance
You're all I needed, boy
Spend a month with me boy never calling me your girlfriend
If you were my man I'd never leave you, boy
But you won't ever love or treat me right
He he he, he he he
Right, right
He he he
When I was your girlfriend
You always let me go
Kept me on your arm boy
So you weren't left alone
You could've been a better man
Any time you want
Cause when I was your girlfriend I always felt alone
When I was your girlfriend
You always let me go
Kept me on your arm boy
Just so you weren't alone
You could've been a better man
Any time you want
But when I was your girlfriend I always felt alone
so much better than biebs, sorry
i love her ♥
carque moi
Only marina could turn absolute trash into this melodically beautiful piece of art
TEN YEARS????? TEN???
Holy shit Marina, im a big Justin Bieber fan but you made this into a masterpiece! Justin would be so impressed.
That is the most polite way, of a fan acknowledging another artist covering their idol's song, I've ever seen! Thank you for being so nice!
Alexandra Soh I am also a Justin bieber fan but this version was sooo much better than the original!
Gaz Roberts I'm not a big fan of Bieber myself, but I would like to point out that before he became The Justin Bieber with Beliebers "swarming" all around him, he was actually pretty talented, which was why he was recognised as a rising talent. Unfortunately, it appears that fame has gotten into his head and his attitude has given him a bad reputation. In addition, i feel that some of his fans have given him so much blind support that he has gotten the mindset that he can get away with anything. (No offence to the Beliebers!) An over-inflated ego, lots of money, a high profile, lack of self-restraint and occasional immaturity is never a good combination. I'm not defending him, but i just want to remind everyone that he has a pretty decent talent, but its all now overshadowed by his recent stunts of immaturity. Yes he should grow up, but no, he's not just famous for being famous.
***** No he didn't. That was a fake youtube account,theres so many of them on youtube. Marina even said she knows it wasn't real.
Hilary
Meh, he would be jealous
I love how she picks a song that is still in theme with her album, and makes it awesome
This song makes me want to cry because of it's beauty. How is this even possible, and who the hell gave Marina permission to be so superior??? Seriously, I'm finding my self confidence is a lot lower after watching that babe sing.
dont be stupid ! you are your parents baby , do you think they would ever want to read such low self esteem comments ? get together ffs ! ;)
M Hedl Not sure whether your putting her down or trying to support her... Brigit Gabrielle Did you mean "finding my self confidence is a lot _higher_ after watching that babe sing" because lower self confidence isn't a good thing...
Just sayin'.
Still come back to this 10 years later. Love her, her emotion, her voice, her presence. It’s so beautiful.
The thing I love most about this is she seems to have switched the lyrics so she's speaking from the girls perspective while Justin is speaking from the boys perspective in the song. This is so amazing, way better than the original.
Does anyone know if Justin has even seen this cover? He should know this IS WAYYYTT BETTER THAN HIS
btw he might have been her fan at that time because in one of his home videos "Lies" was playing playing in the background
@@nonfiction7668 oh thats actually pretty cool
It's hard to even consider this a cover because it's like a brand new song... wow.
She was even able to make a Justin Bieber song good. The mark of a true musical genius
Anyone can make a JB song sound good.
PERIODDDD
She adds so much depth to this song with her subtle lyric changes. And of course her amazing voice.
where did this come from? Heaven?
Justin's came from Hell and Marina's came from Heaven, so she is from Heaven :)
"Kept me on your arm boy, so you weren't left alone"
MARINA MADE THIS TRASHY SHIT SONG SO MUCH BETTER FNSJFJ GOD BLESS HER VOICE
Marina u an alchemist by any chance? Cuz u just turned shit to gold 🙌🏻👌🏼
Stepan Sazonov *makes way for a Greek gold rush*
This is my favorite cover done by a celebrity. She totally made it her own and made it 10000000 times better than the original
WAY better than Justin's.
"by justin bibah"
she made this god-forsaken song tolerable only Marina she's the best.
" god-forsaken " im-
I told my sister look how good she is she can make a piece of shit into something amazing
I'd wager Selena would appreciate this. ;)
Not only this was beautiful but it fits so well with her second album theme! If Marina had the habit of including covers songs on her albums like Lana Del Rey, I bet this would be on Electra Heart!
Marina just made superficial crud, into a relatable, yet slightly deep song. The music is better, the vocals are OBVIOUSLY better. So thank Jesus for Marina! This is why I am a diamond!
Usually I cannot stand Justin Bieber's songs, but somehow Marina makes it work!
Ive heard bieber cover of this and it was bad
the cameraman takes an interesting route from her head to her hands on the piano ;)
So, this is the second cover of a shitty song that she's transformed into a great song. She's got a talent for recycling shit and turning it to gold.
what was the first?
If I remember correctly, it was a 3OH3! song but I don't remember the name.
MissMovinOn it was Starstrukk by 3OH3!
she made perfect stranger listenable too lol xx
This version ruined the song for me in a sad happy way. I love this a lot.
you mean made it better, turned all that shallow into beauty
made it better* haha you worded it wrong
MARINA STOP BEING SO PERF
I ADMIT I WAS HESITANT ABOUT LISTENING TO THIS AT FIRST BUT I HAVE NO REGRETS NOW I SHOULDVE KNOWN MARINA WOULD TURN SHIT INTO A HIT!!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSS MARINA YAAAAASSSSS MY EDGES ARE GONE AF!!!!!!
shit into gold
lies
Joshua Holland Don't wanna know, don't wanna know why
I can't let you go, can't let you go
I just want it to be perfect, to believe
It's all been worth the fight
Lies, don't wanna know, don't wanna know, oh =)
This reimagination of the lyrics is so sad ;(
Still slaps
And this is why I am a Diamond Forever, a throw away song becomes one with great lyrics, sang well, with her wonderful voice. Have fun
When I was your girl
You always let me go
I took you places you ain't been before
Said take a chance or you'll never know
Cause you had money in your hands that you had to blow
Boyfriend, boyfriend you could be my boyfriend
Could've been my boy till the world ends
I'd like to be everything you want
Hey boy let me talk to you
When I was your girlfriend
You always let me go
Kept me on your arm boy
So you weren't left alone
You could've been a better man
Any time you want
But when I was your girlfriend
I always felt alone, I always felt alone
You tell me what you like, tell what you don't
You were my life, flew across the globe
And I don't like to fight
And you already know
You, you you made me bright like the winter snow
Boyfriend, boyfriend you could be my boyfriend
Could've been my boy till the world ends
I'd like to be everything you want
Hey boy let me talk to you
Cause when I was your girlfriend
You always let me go
Kept me on your arm boy
So you weren't left alone
You could've been a better man
Any time you want
Cause when I was your girlfriend
I always felt alone, I always felt alone
I gave you a chance
You're all I needed, boy
Spend a month with me boy never calling me your girlfriend
If you were my man I'd never leave you, boy
But you won't ever love or treat me right
He he he, he he he
Right, right
He he he
When I was your girlfriend
You always let me go
Kept me on your arm boy
So you weren't left alone
You could've been a better man
Any time you want
Cause when I was your girlfriend I always felt alone
When I was your girlfriend
You always let me go
Kept me on your arm boy
Just so you weren't alone
You could've been a better man
Any time you want
But when I was your girlfriend I always felt alone
Jesus Fucking Christ, she made a Justin Bieber song perfect. Why don't we canonize her?
I hear Michael Jackson on 3:13 LOL
this is like the alternate version of buy the stars
She is literally perfection
Marina made this song infinity times better than the original version!!!
she seriously makes every song she covers 1000x better like 😍😍👌
Agreed!
I normally hate when artist pull a ‘no homo’ on cover songs, but this is amazing. It totally transforms the piece , and feels more like a clap-back piece as opposed to a cover
I remember when I first heard this I was so blown away by it. I haven't heard this since then, and after a couple years listening to it again i find that it has the same effect. Absolutely gorgeous Marina! xx
Marina was too OG for Radio 1's VEVO.
she went MJ at 3:14
now id actually listen to this where can i buy
this could be a tutorial of how to turn shit to a good song
this is actually so good and it has a real message
When Marina turns trash into something brilliant
she can turn anything into liquid gold i swear to god
this sounds way better than the original song.....go marina
This is cover of boyfriend byjustin bieber more like this is my improvement of boyfriend by justin bieber
I have no words for this..She's a goddess 💗
obviously Marina is a fan of Justin.... So stop being so fucking rude to Justin.
Courtnie Kai THIS. Thank you!
That's not necessarily true...
You can't really assume either way from the fact she covered his song... but to me the way she has done the lyrics makes it seem more like she isn't a fan at all haha
+Courtnie Kai I think a lot of people in the comments aren't respecting or acknowledging the fact that it's ok for people to have different tastes in music. Just because you don't like an artist doesn't mean they're bad. It's a good thing that people have different tastes in music as it's the reason we have such a broad range of music genres
She killed it!!!!!! Wow 🤩 Marina is a musical master
:O I ALMOST THOUGHT THIS WAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SONG! OMG! Marina! And the Diamonds too xD! You guys are the bessstttt!~ Die besten~
This is like a respons to Justin's lyrics !
Jesus Christ, her voice is magical.
At like 2:50 she goes into total Kate Bush mode
I am obsessed with this. Her voice is so angelic. 😍
She sings a Justin's song because she likes the song. So don't be immature, and stop insulting Justin; you are insulting Marina's tastes too.
why is everyone talking about how "crappy" Justin is?? if it wasn't for him, Marina wouldn't have made this piece... all love for both artists!
I know right? thank you Justin for making shit so Marina can make gold out of it!!!!!!!!!
Erica Vera | TBH I'd be happier if Justin's version didn't exist, Marina clearly owned it.
This is fantastic... I just can't even
I want this woman to marry me
I love Marina
This is my favourite live lounge cover ever
Justin just got his @$$ handed to him.really shit to gold and that's not a cover that's a motherfuking master peace
I love you Marina. Thank you for always portraying things as they are. Your courage really helped me realize things and feel better.
Marina is perfect. She took a shit song and made it beautiful
Beautiful - I wish I had nearly as much talent as Marina.
wow this song is suddenly so much better
She's basically perfect. Beautiful voice & gorgeous! It's sad to see she gets heart broken. You can see it through her lyrics.
marina is god marina is life
Love the change in lyrics and this is an amazing cover...now to replay this over and over again
Oh my god electra I miss you I swear this came from Electra not Marina this was gorgeous
Oh my god, now this song actually has meaning and can be taken seriously. Bc Marina made this song into something that all girls could relate to at some point in their lives.
EU TO MORTA NO CHÃO, ELA DEIXA TUDO MARAVILHOSO
SHE IS AMAZING
i love this!! so perfect!!!
She turned a shitty song to an amazing one... She's so talented I love more and more everything she does
I like this so much more than JB's version
LOVE this version. Check out our cover of this!
This was amazing. I love this and I love her :)
When I was your girl
You always let me go
I took you places you ain't been before
Said take a chance or you'll never know
Cause you had money in your hands that you had to blow
Boyfriend, boyfriend you could be my boyfriend
Could've been my boy till the world ends
I'd like to be everything you want
Hey boy let me talk to you
When I was your girlfriend
You always let me go
Kept me on your arm boy
So you weren't left alone
You could've been a better man
Any time you want
obsessed ♥