this live lounge truly shows the sheer talent of ben howard, he's somehow turned a ditzy, cutesy schoolgirl cheesy song into a deep, gripping beautiful ballad that grabs you by the soul, and floods your ears with the gorgeous melody. amazing
i was listening to this while doing other things and i only recognized in the chorus, wow it's very different than the original and is that's the reason why this is so good.
The concept of good and bad are subjective you can't (and I do realise that I have already contradicted myself) say that one style is better than the other it all depends on your own personal opinion. Just because the original was released first doesn't make it a better song automatically (it might well be depending on who's covering it) it just makes it a song that was released that other people took a shot at and maybe made an awesome cover of.
I cant really understand how people are saying Ben Howard sucks ass and how apparently he is shit. He has done a cover of a song made it into his own and you can actually understand the lyrics more. For people to say he is shit and what not, well that's just ridiculous, his music is amazing and inspirational.
Exactly my point. If this song was not a hit which it was, mainly due to its cheeky and catchy lyrics, Ben Howard would not have done a remix of it. All he's done here is he's now deflected some of the shine off of someone else's hard work onto himself. "Look at me, I am Ben Howard, I can get more soulful and meaningful and I have violin players who can help make this a deeper sound than the poppy original" Its a great cover of the original but thats all it will ever be I'm afraid. A cover.
people its music, its neither "better" nor "worse" than the original. some people prefer the original, some this "cover" . personally im a fan of this one.
Carly makes it sound like 'will you call me please, we could go out for a date.' Ben makes it sound like 'It's love at first sight but I think I met you before in another lifetime but you were murdered and now reborn just so we could be together again. We are soulmate & I'm an immortal fallen angel.'
It's different...he's singing the same words, but in your head you imagine something much different than if you were listening to the original version. I love it.
honestly i find this for some reason better than watching the actual vid of ben howard singing this because he's all smiling and laughing throughout and doesn't do it justice as to how epic this cover is
Have to say i don't really like this version, He sings it well but i prefer how catchy the original is, this bores me, The lyrics aren't meant to be as depressing as this seems....
Omg I am so happy I have found a good version of this song cause like this is just so good and this is like what 2years after it came out oh well I don't even know I just know I LOVE THIS SO MUCH 😂😆❤️
Ha! Herp derp? I am sure you use that when having discussions in your family so I will let it slide cos as they say, charity begins at home. If however you CAN debate without resorting to name calling then please refer to my initial salvo and discuss that. Its not better, it's slow and boring and they would not play it in nightclubs which is what the original is about. This makes it different. THIS ISN'T THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL, SO YOU CAN'T COMPARE THEM. U PREFER this cover to the original.
Communism doesn't work. Not every one is equal. Some music is better than other music. Some people are better than others. CRJ sings cheap repetitive music for the masses (and the masses were pleased, herp derp), and Ben Howard was able rework the sound of the song entirely into something better. BETTER. Would it hold up on it's own? Maybe, maybe not. After all, you can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter.
Dont be silly! If she sang it badly, we would not be here having this discussion. The Original has over 350 million hits whilst this cover will struggle to hit 1 million. Its a cover and thats that. If you do a different version of a POP song, it does not make it better. You might prefer it to the ORIGINAL, but its not better. Ask yourself; Is anyone on earth better than you?? No, because they may look like you or act like you or are more handsome but you are still the original you.
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This song gives me chills everytime
I think Ben proved that he can sing anything, and make the song amazing.
Bro, I’d pay a hell of lot of money to get this song on Spotify
FINALLY A MALE VERSION THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE DAMN PRONOUNS, THANK YOU
+Frosted Galaxy He did change the lyrics, though. "All the boys try to chase me *away*". He added that "away" at the end for a reason.
Frosted Galaxy Why does it matter?
I literally have never heard the 'away' at the end of that. I think you're hearing the beginning of the chorus, which starts with 'hey'
Rose Cosey because I am a gay male?
Cam Tee there is none though.
He made me feel okay about singing this song, this is literally so stunning. Tears and goosebumps.
This song is now a great one Just want to listen to this cover again and again.
I lost my shit when he said "and all the other boys try to chase me"😂😂😂
this live lounge truly shows the sheer talent of ben howard, he's somehow turned a ditzy, cutesy schoolgirl cheesy song into a deep, gripping beautiful ballad that grabs you by the soul, and floods your ears with the gorgeous melody. amazing
i was listening to this while doing other things and i only recognized in the chorus, wow it's very different than the original and is that's the reason why this is so good.
Obviously better than the original.
Peyton
Johns
+Levorne Carter soo much better!
No. It's pretty hard to beat Carly's version.
Awesomejuggler20 Are you insane?
Rose Cosey No.
I am totally agree with you. This song is just amazing. Thank's Ben
i love how you hear the smile in his voice
Omg I cant believe how much better this song is done by Ben Howard
I listen to this everyday.
This guy is such a GOD !!
I love watching the actual video; he smirks in a really cute way at some of the lyrics!
I love this version
Love this
Love the way he says crazy. Ngl. It drives me crazy
It's so great, it doesn't even sound live. I have chills.
SO GOOD!!!!
Love the manipulation of the instruments here c: Impressive.
Ben you're a legend.
great cover x
How is it possible for this to sound good.... like this song isnt supposed to sound this great
he made a song which had no feeling, no good beat and a terribel singer into a song that has all of that
No, it´s not "away" he says. It´s Hey.
I looked it from the live vid.
and it`s the same Hey, he sings in every chorus. =D
hey, I just met you...
Omg love
The concept of good and bad are subjective you can't (and I do realise that I have already contradicted myself) say that one style is better than the other it all depends on your own personal opinion. Just because the original was released first doesn't make it a better song automatically (it might well be depending on who's covering it) it just makes it a song that was released that other people took a shot at and maybe made an awesome cover of.
So high right now, best thing i ever heard in my fucking LIFE
I cant really understand how people are saying Ben Howard sucks ass and how apparently he is shit. He has done a cover of a song made it into his own and you can actually understand the lyrics more. For people to say he is shit and what not, well that's just ridiculous, his music is amazing and inspirational.
awesome!!
This is an amazing so g
Oh God why did he have to sing "all the other boys try to chase me"? It's nearly EARGASMIC!
Exactly my point. If this song was not a hit which it was, mainly due to its cheeky and catchy lyrics, Ben Howard would not have done a remix of it. All he's done here is he's now deflected some of the shine off of someone else's hard work onto himself. "Look at me, I am Ben Howard, I can get more soulful and meaningful and I have violin players who can help make this a deeper sound than the poppy original" Its a great cover of the original but thats all it will ever be I'm afraid. A cover.
This made me laugh so much oh my god
HERO!
Perfect.
i love it when good, real, musicians, cover shit pop and turn it into musical genius :)
truely real !!
I agree with you on that.
This version is amazing! 100x better than the original
i love you. i was so pissed off when i heard one direction was in some way associated with this magic.
people its music, its neither "better" nor "worse" than the original. some people prefer the original, some this "cover" . personally im a fan of this one.
I agree :)
i hated this song originally, but i've fallen in love with ben's cover.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, PLEASE GIVE ME THE MP3!!!!
nah it just sounds ten million times better
fucking hell this is so good
wow
Hmmm doesn't it say 'cover' in the title? ;) and by the way this is way better than the original
sweet story bro, please tell it again?
This version of the song is so much better
That guitar
i don't believe this, what the actual f*** my mind is so blown.
Million times better than the original
when chart songs become good :)
he saved the song =D
He says "all the boys try to chase me" and just before the chorus he says "away" so Shut it whoever said he was gay!
Ben Howard should cover Rebecca black, now that would be a challenge!
is this the producer Ben Howard? :O
I liked the covers of FRIDAY than the original. pwnt.
Carly makes it sound like 'will you call me please, we could go out for a date.' Ben makes it sound like 'It's love at first sight but I think I met you before in another lifetime but you were murdered and now reborn just so we could be together again. We are soulmate & I'm an immortal fallen angel.'
Still are you there
That's how good Ben is he turns a rubbish song into this ......
this works so unexpectedly well
LOL only he can make this sounds so dark, brooding and awesome!
Sick song but am i the only one who hears a poo plop at 0:11
ha ha heard it at 13 seconds ...lol!
ive a ringtone doing poo plop
was confused lol
I’m laughing so muchahshsjdkdkfjgk
Am so shocked !! .. I hated this song but now... Well now i love it ! THANK YOU BEN x
When life gets you down. Music helps with the pain and this song is subline.
Better than the original :)
That giggle he does during this! ^.^
Ben Howard a donner une raison d'exister à cette chanson ! J'adore.
Such a brilliant voice. I also love how happy he gets when the crowd starts singing along with him at gigs.
With a voice like that and the ability to turn this song into something great, I wouldn't call him maybe...I'd call him definitely
i love ben i think he is an amazing singer this song is so good even tho the lyrics suck but he make them better !!!!!
This is amazing
0 dislikes, that shows how great this is
I’m here for the 25th time… anyone else?. Just beautiful isn’t it
Think of a number and double it 😅
I absolutely despise the original but this is ridiculously perfect gosh good job Howard :')
true artist ! can take anything and make it better than it is. love this version!!
This is so great. Normally I do not like covers but this one is so totally in my favourites!
I really wondered why he would want to cover a song like that..
But wow, it's amazing!
the fact that he can make this song so creditworthy shows he has real talent
It's different...he's singing the same words, but in your head you imagine something much different than if you were listening to the original version. I love it.
How can this even be possible! He is truly a person of wonder!
He is flippin Amazing....a true artist!
There's nothing wrong with love..but Ben makes it sound like that it's the only thing we have left in the world..Ben - Respect!
I want this song on spotify but cant find it 😓
Just type Carly Rae Jepsen in the search bar and you'll find it.
Same! And this is years later lol but I still come back to UA-cam for this and florences cover of take care because I can’t find them on Spotify 😩
So much better than the original you are amazing X
honestly i find this for some reason better than watching the actual vid of ben howard singing this because he's all smiling and laughing throughout and doesn't do it justice as to how epic this cover is
well this is a great cover
this video only had 85,217. Carly Rae Jepsen's has 65,154,649
I dont want to live on this planet anymore
Love that you can hear his smile at 2:24.
Have to say i don't really like this version, He sings it well but i prefer how catchy the original is, this bores me, The lyrics aren't meant to be as depressing as this seems....
Omg I am so happy I have found a good version of this song cause like this is just so good and this is like what 2years after it came out oh well I don't even know I just know I LOVE THIS SO MUCH 😂😆❤️
wow they should have a separate UA-cam-for-Kids with all the Beiber, Jessica Black, and 'disney channel music' fans flocking that one.
I love when he laughs a little after saying 'away' at 3:41
*crazy
Ha! Herp derp? I am sure you use that when having discussions in your family so I will let it slide cos as they say, charity begins at home. If however you CAN debate without resorting to name calling then please refer to my initial salvo and discuss that. Its not better, it's slow and boring and they would not play it in nightclubs which is what the original is about. This makes it different. THIS ISN'T THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL, SO YOU CAN'T COMPARE THEM. U PREFER this cover to the original.
Communism doesn't work. Not every one is equal. Some music is better than other music. Some people are better than others. CRJ sings cheap repetitive music for the masses (and the masses were pleased, herp derp), and Ben Howard was able rework the sound of the song entirely into something better. BETTER. Would it hold up on it's own? Maybe, maybe not. After all, you can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter.
Dont be silly! If she sang it badly, we would not be here having this discussion. The Original has over 350 million hits whilst this cover will struggle to hit 1 million.
Its a cover and thats that. If you do a different version of a POP song, it does not make it better. You might prefer it to the ORIGINAL, but its not better.
Ask yourself; Is anyone on earth better than you?? No, because they may look like you or act like you or are more handsome but you are still the original you.