TOTO'S AFRICA | LEO MORACCHIOLI | Are Covers a Cop Out? - Scottish Singer Reacts
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- Опубліковано 25 вер 2024
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I really hope you checked out the tail-end of that video. That HAS to be THE BEST VIDEO OUTRO on UA-cam.
I couldn't agree more. It's pretty epic
@@NathanSeabolt :)
Always remember....Hannah is NOT his daughter!
@@peterworth9403 You really did not need to be disgusting about it. Great job at being a jerk, Kennethbilt.
It really is
You really can't ignore the outro!
It is the best part of the whole song/video!
Love Leo! Check out his version of Adele's "Hello", which is so much more enjoyable than the original :)
i agree 1000%, love his version of it
I have a lot of respect for Leo. He's been making these for many many years, what seems like every week. And at the standard at which he does them, that is quite the feat.
I do think that he's a producer first, a video maker second, and a musician third. What he does obviously requires a very professional capability in all three of those, as well as a lot of hard work. But I think he mostly stands out in the first two.
I don't mean to deminish his musicianship, but I do think he's developed a very solid formula that he keeps on applying (expertly) to different songs. When you listen to more of his stuff, you start hearing his limitation when it comes to musical innovation. He's great at arranging this style of music, but if he was a more capable composer I'm sure he would have released more of his own music.
And that is perfectly fine.
In general covers are perfectly fine. A good cover can be a wonderful addition to any good set list or even album. I do think any self respecting artist should have a very standard when recording/releasing a cover. If the cover is of a very famous song and especially if it stands out in terms of style, you quickly get very close to cash-grab territory. If you release a cover and it's hardly different from the original, you will not get any respect for that from me. Same story if your biggest hit by a long way was a cover. If you cover an unknown song from a much smaller artist, I think you should make extra clear that it's not in fact your song. I think there are plenty of examples of otherwise great artists doing this wrongly, and many examples of artist doing this right.
Most important thing for me is that if you are a beginning band, there is no shame whatsoever in relying on covers to spice up your live sets. It's also great practice, and learning to perform those songs could help you learn what makes a good song. But if you lean on those covers too much, you are never going to learn songwriting. From my perspective as a booker (in the general pop music space), (non-beginner) bands that do predominantly covers are a largely separate world from the bands that mostly play their own songs. There are very few band in the middle, and there are not a lot of bands crossing over. That's not a condemnation, but I do think it means something.
You are going to get a lot of comments saying "WHY DIDN'T YOU WATCH THE OUTRO!? YOU HAVE TO DO ANOTHER VIDEO OF THE OUTRO!!!" I'd say it but I don't want to be "that guy".
Why not? She stole the content and edited out the part that promotes the artists. She's awful.
Leo is so much fun! If you are having a bad day, just watch some Leo. I kind of think of him as the Wierd Al of metal. Super talented and so much fun.
as everybody below seems to have already said, keep the outro in and Leo is amazing..... he must have done over 1000 metal covers of mainstream songs by now. Would not be sad if we got another Leo or two on the channel
Leo puts out a Metal cover every single week and he's been doing it for years and the quality is always high. He's approach is to always stay pretty close to the original but then insert a bridge where he goes full on Metal. And the videos are always fun to, with costumes, make-up, puppets, and other fun stuff.
Leo M. has something I really admire: He is a really talented multi-instrumentalist who really takes care about what he does. His covers are really well-made. They do respect the originals always. And you are totally right about covers in general. Whoever starts to learn an instrument does covers. I know nobody who didn't. Sure, it might be more of a personal satisfaction to write your own song, but a well-made cover can be just as much fun. And in my opinion, showing your appreciation for another artist by covering his song can say something about an artist. People like Johnny Cash, Amy Winehouse, Tina Turner and so many more were not shy of it and nobody would dare to say that what they did is less artistic than writing your own songs. More than once a cover has been far more successful and sometimes even a good portion better than the original.
"Cover-shaming" is really stupid.
Thanks for the video, I was entertained, as always! I nearly forgot about Leo, but I had seen some of his videos before, and he might get - some - hate for it, but I think this is stupid. He is just showing, that some very good songs even work in other genres.
And it might bring some metalheads to take a glimpse into genres they did not know anything about before.
Have a great mid of the week my dear dudette!
This cover is absolutely fuckin' phenomenal. 10/10
The Adele-"Hello" cover...😮😮😮😮 It just seamlessly goes so great together as a metal tune.
Somehow...!?!?
Im a huge fan of Leo and love his covers. At the same time he has introduced me to bands Ive never heard of before, and even made me revisit bands from the past that I never really cared for, with a whole new appreciation for their original talent.
Leo is awesome! My favorite is Leo and Violet Orlandi doing a metal cover of Roxettes " Listen to Your Heart"
I hope that you watched the outro - it’s a treat!
Rabea shredding in the solo!!! Killer player. There's nothing wrong with covers; the music world is full of them: Hendrix ("Hey Joe", "All Along the Watchtower"), Sinead ("Nothing Compares to You"), Whitney ("I Will Always Love You"), Cash ("Hurt"), pretty much Elvis' entire catalogue ... and the list goes on and on and on ...
Not all great performers are great writers ... and there's nothing worse than listening to a poorly written song, IMHO. Just my $.02
Great that you did the madness that is Leo, but play his outros, show him some luv.
100%
He does a cover of huey Lewis song that is sooooo good. Every band I've ever played in has done covers...even in original content bands.
His cover of Sultans of Swing is pretty good too.
I’ll check it out 😊
Hannah and Rabea have joined Leo on tour and in other songs. They are a great team. I also enjoy some of Hannah's other stuff outside of this project. I haven't heard Rabea's other stuff, but I would definitely suggest checking Hannah Boulton out. Absolutely gorgeous voice.
I love Leos stuff and the fact that Frog Leap Studios tour as a group to perform these covers. Meanwhile... HAPPY BIRTHDAY MELISSA
Thank you my dude!! 🥰
Leo W.A.P PLEASE!!
Leo is amazing. His covers are above average and therefore require a listen
Definitely need to watch the entire song including his Outro that follows,it’s a must 🤘🤘
Yeah I watched the outro after. Didn’t realise it was there or I definitely would have kept it in. Thanks for watching my dude 😊
@@SoulSingerDiscovers no problem,just looking out for you.We definitely could use much more of Frog Leap Studios.
I don't know the relationship with Scottish and Irish, but there is a really good cover of this song done in Gaelic by a whole class. It turned out really interesting.
Leo M. The most famous unknown on You Tube.
For another great cover by an incredible band, check out The Warning's cover of Enter Sandman. They did a straight cover as kids, then their own version years later at Metallica's request for the 30th anniversary of the Black album.
Although Leo makes most of the songs on his own he regularly tours and Rabea and Hannah are two of the "regular" members of his entourage/touring group.
Hey Melisa! Leo is something of an internet Treasure. He literally has metal covers of almost *everything*, and not-metal covers of things that started out metal. He's generally always a good time. Have fun! 🤘😎👍
Thanks Scott, it was a fun listen :)
Been a fan of Leo's for years
Covers are often tributes to the original song and in many cases they can turn out to be better versions than the original. People like Leo Moracchioli and Violet Orlandi are very accomplished musicians and terrific artists with great taste in music.
Leo's got some of my favorite covers out there, "Tragedy" is one I'm playing a lot recently. This was the very first Leo song I heard, and I am not a fan of the original version, but this made me smile. Much like your review!
Leo has a great approach to his covers. In the beginning he pays tribute to the original by keeping a lot of it true to the original with some added flair. As it progresses though, he adds more of his style to the song. Making it his own.
He also has an outro on his songs that are usually original music and lyrics.
You should really check out his version of Adele's "Hello". It is amazing.
Leo has been doing this so long, and so well that he actually tours with this show. He has friends that play in the 'Frogleap Band'. They play sold out shows in smaller venues across Europe and even do some of the festivals.
haven't been by to watch in a bit but so glad to see you've discovered Leo and Frogleap Studios! TALENT all around! enjoy!
Haven’t met anyone that thought he was anything but a musical genius.
Feuerschwanz featuring Melissa Bonny - Ding (SEEED Cover) It's just a really fun, catchy song and they incorporate a lot of old timey instruments, violins, harps, lutes, flutes and even a jaw harp, y'know, that mouth twanger thing.
They're a German Medieval Folk Metal Band and Melissa is classically trained and simply amazing. You have to hear her with her band Ad Infinitum, it's Symphonic Power Metal with a good amount of Death Metal vocals.
My all time fav Leo cover has got to be Ghostbusters, and particularly the live version
Covers are paying tribute to your influences and favorites
I woulda liked if Mr. Moracchioli hada changed the chords/melody slightly to make them more metal but there ya go.
And Leo is Norwegian. Live half hour from Stavanger west coast 😈🇧🇻😎
Being able to do a cover well, & by well I mean paying some respect to what the original is/was while doing your own thing with it in a convincing way, is an impressive skill imho. Leo does great work on a consistent basis with his covers. This one absolutely would not have worked without Hannah lifting the vocal, & the mighty Rabea Massaad is always excellent. I'm glad you watched the outro they recorded for this- it's one of the best on the YooToobs. :)
Yeah I really enjoyed Hannah's part and I think the whole thing is a really fantastic collaboration. I'll be sure to check out more. Great Outro. Thanks so much for watching my dude :)
LEO MORACCHIOLI is one of the most talented people you will ever hear.. his covers are allways as good as if not better than the originals.. he dose Everything himself. he can "Metal" any tune
LEO'S cover of This Is America by Childish Gambino is so good IMO
Covers have been around for long than any one alive, at this point of time or for maybe the last 500 years or more. For that you hust have to look at classical music, the great composers died years ago, but their music is still played. Greensleaves was registered in 1580 and is still played today. But for some reason we never look at classical music being a cover.
I was in a cover band where we played this version of Africa. It had always great responses
Leo's been at this for quite a number of years, he's taking good care of himself and his daughter, who has joined him in a couple covers. he's done a hilarious yet "clean" version of Cardi B's ""WAP", he is very talented at making covers.
Leo is amazing hes improved many many songs lol
I always appreciate a Rabbea appearance. There's a cover of Wicked Game he does, along with the other vocalist whose name escapes me, that I really enjoy.
I'm pleased for Leo and his success. His covers are good fun but I've gotten a bit tired of his style of metal. I'll never turn it off if someone else is playing it though!
...just saw your poster of 'Army of Darkness'...... I'm already in love with you....
I think I could be a in a pretty good posse with Bruce Campbell in the apocalypse. You should definitely join 😊💜
here's some original power metal for you to check out. Claymorean - Battle in the Sky (live at Keep It True Rising 3) . no growling just singing. on the subject of leo - he did a duet with violet orlandi that is worth checking out.
He didnt "Wheels on the Bus go round and round". My wife didn't like me playing it for the grandkid. Hes great.
He did!! Not didn't. Lol
Some of the most well known songs are covers, Mama We're All Crazee Now & Cum On Feel The Noize were Quiet Riot's biggest hits and they were both covers of Slade. Metallica's Whiskey In The Jar is a cover of Thin Lizzy which is a cover of The Dubliners 1968 recording.
Metallica is the most covered metal band on Earth, Motorhead has covered over a dozen Metallica songs, UA-camr Denis Pauna uploaded "What If Metallica Wrote Sharp Dressed Man (ZZ Top)" and "What If ZZ Top Wrote Kill 'Em All? (FULL ALBUM)", you should check them out, they're really amazing covers.
Leo is awesome, I have his cover of the Beegee's "stayin alive" and Adele's "Hello" on my Spotify playlist.
Oh my goodness that sounds smashing. I’ll check it out 🥰
Sometimes you need to just come out and say what you think. Long live straight speaking Scottish UA-camrs.
How do we first learn to play instruments or to find our own vocal styles? We listen to what others have done and we copy that and we add our own nuance to it. What do singers on talent shows do? They cover a popular song because that's statistically their best bet for success. There aren't many singer who go on got talent or x-factor or what have you that do an original song because there is no baseline in the zeitgeist, whether nostalgia or popularity, for original songs to strike the same chord. What did thedoo do to gain popularity? He played covers with his own flair for people on Omegle. Our whole musical world is made up of covers on covers and chord patterns with nuance.
THIS 1000 times this! 💜
Leo does a lot of great stuff. I would suggest checking out more of his covers!
Hi sweet Melisa, as You now has opened the vault to great covers, why don't You take the opportunity to react to one of the artists I've recommended a while back - Tommy Johansson.
Tommy Johansson has been the guitarist for Swedish metal band Sabaton for the past 7 years. He recently announced leaving the band to focus on his own band, Majestica and his personal UA-cam Channel covering other genres. He has hundreds of covers on his Channel, but I think you could start with Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" or go for a cover duet?
Erik Grönwall, another Swede also born in 1987, recently announced leaving Skid Row due to health issues. Erik was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in March 2021,
and he went through treatment to cure him. In early 2022 Erik joined Skid Row, his all-time favourite band. On March 8th, this year he released the first collab between him and Tommy.
They covered the song "Carolus Rex" from Sabaton, and Tommy plays (as always) all the instruments.
Pick and Choose:
- Bohemian Rhapsody: ua-cam.com/video/DsbWtnveZSw/v-deo.htmlsi=VwdnUwV-8tdA4t1o
- Carolus Rex (Sabaton Cover with Tommy Johansson): ua-cam.com/video/ijaaozMdDgE/v-deo.htmlsi=0fEBFaGAISRNE6AW
Love from your Swedish Dude!
Oh honey you've robbed yourself of the glory that is the closing of this.
Cool cover! The guitarists did justice to Steve Lukather. Good covers are fine with Me. A great cover video that You might want to check out is Bruce Dickinson performing Elected, by Alice Cooper. Also, Mr. Bean stars in the video! Keep up the great work My Fine Scottish Lady! ❤❤❤
Leo does a great cover of Die Antwoord’s I Fink Your Freaky!
Best cover
It’s pretty good 😊
I'm always waiting for you to say Bon Scott my dudes for some reason.
Clutch's remake of Fortunate Son is awesome!
Covers are absolutely ok. They potentially introduce the song to a new audience that the original may have not reached
I mean, GOOD covers are okay. If they are done by GOOD musicians or vocalists, people who know what they are doing, then sure, by all means.
If it's somebody who is just starting in music so they don't yet know what they are doing, they most likely won't have made a good cover.
Are covers cop-outs? Not this one!😂🤘
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Oh! I remembered another couple! I believe I spotted a touch of the Pratchett.
Lady of Negotiable Affection/Virtue
"Seamstress" (must have the "")😂😂😂
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I concur. Tom Waits has some brilliant covers.
Indeed there is a touch of the Pratchett. Thank you so much for watching and commenting my dude :)
My answer is "no." I think playing covers means playing within somebody else's limitations. I think covers allow people of other communities to appreciate something that leans into what they are into. It sucks that hip hop will always get the hate it does because it "steals" music to redistribute it into a new form, but covers, imo, can make something fun and easier to connect two sides: the fans of the original vs the fans of the new.
Leo is something else. Can he be a bit over the top in his videos? A bit.
BUT....
He is an incredible musician (im not even sure how many instruments he plays, but he plays them all homdelf onost of his covers. Foe the most part, he stays reasonably close to the original ehile still sdding a lot of his own "flavor". He has an EXTENSIVE catalogue to explore (I wouldn't hesitate to say that anyone could find at least 1 song he's done that they would enjoy). I'd suggest checking out his cover of Hello by Adele and Iptown Funk by Bruno Mars.
I am not sure if it's due to editing or you just missed how much time was left in the video but you missed the Outro and if you believe the internet --> "The best Outro ever recorded" So if you get the chance you will want to go back and just watch the outro.
If a band can make a cover that is different enough and fits their style then I’m good with them releasing it on their own album/cd. If they just like the song and perform it as originally released then by all means play it live or do a video like Leo does but don’t put it on an album/cd.
Also need to say, Leo is great!
Covers are fine. Sometimes they bring new life to a song. Never been interested in Leo though.
I agree that there is nothing wrong with covers, and I think both Leo, Tom Waits, and Jimi Hendrix are great examples of that. But I think if you are going to do a cover, then you have to make it your own, and that is what I find lacking in many covers. There is imo no point in making a carbon copy of the original; it will never be better than the original. Instead, why not add your own personal expression to it? Then it becomes interesting. I think when people are against covers, they are often against bad or boring covers. Good covers, on the other hand, can even be more successful than the original. Johnny Cash's cover of gurt is an example of that; Jimi Hendrix's cover of All Along the Wall is another; or Jeff Buckley's cover of Halleluja. At least, imo, it's not about covers being good or bad; it's more boring when artists are not creative.
If you want a good laugh, watch his cover of WAP (yeah that song lol), it is friggin hilarious
I have seen his bands live stuff, they sound 99% the same if not better live.
I’ll need to check out more! Thanks for watching my dude! 😊
@@SoulSingerDiscovers
Oh you're awesome! I love listening to you. I love your accent. It reminds me of home. One side of the family was from Scotland. I love your vibe and personality.
Leo makes a video almost every Friday. Some of them are existing rock songs. Some of them are rap songs or pop songs like Britney Spears. Even silly kids songs like the wheels on the bus go round and round which is how we found him finding metal songs for our little girl.
Disappointed you skipped the outro. It was my favorite part.
TAIL END!!!! It wasn't done!!!!
Even if you keep it to yourself you do need to listen to his cover of WAP..... - Trust me 😛
Someone else doing covers is Alex terrible check out his version of barbie girl. Have fun
Yeah, you missed the best part of the song - his outro for this one was top notch.
They made this song better just like AAF made Smooth Criminal better. 🤘
Holy shit...
A sexy thicc Scottish red-metalhead believes in me!
(A joke to imply that she "called me out." Nathan is a somewhat common name.)
"Mo - Rocky - Oly" but close enough; you basically did a cover of his name in your own style so all's fair
More-ock-ee-oh-lee
I have a collection of covers that are way better than the original.
In fact, some songs that I did not even like have covers that I actually like a lot.
For example, I find Phil Collins rather boring and Genesis' song "Mama" super weird and annoying.
But Tarot's (Marko Hiatala's band) cover of it is rather unique and good.
ua-cam.com/video/Z-BRyqHCAaY/v-deo.html
Another example is Atrocity doing a bunch of covers to 80's songs such as "Smalltown Boy", "The Great Commandment", "Fade to gray", etc.
And a much funner example is At Vance doing all sorts of ABBA stuff!
Totally worth it!
I actually just remembered the really fun cover for "The Power" (Snap!)
ua-cam.com/video/_WQYEqB9ca8/v-deo.html
Of course covers are ok
I'm already subscribed. But thank you?
I saw in comments you ignored the outro so i ignored the video.
@@thedude6043 oh no!! Whatever will I doooo!!! The dude6043 is ignoring my video at the same time as commenting and increasing engagement!!! I don’t know how I’ll recover 🤡
@@SoulSingerDiscovers Hopefully you will live a long and fruitful life. And I hope your engagement increases and you find all the success you desire. Just saying it will be without me going forward because people that don't watch the full video irritate me. Have a nice day... ;o)
@@thedude6043 honestly my guy, the same to you. I will always be a nippy sweetie when people comment things I think are pointless but then, plot twist, I’m just a person. I’m just a person who makes content about music when I’m not doing music. And sometimes some people don’t appreciate it, and that’s cool. But I reserve the right to be a nippy sweetie when my evening is interrupted by what I perceive as a pointless lashing out at a person sitting in their house, playing switch and generally minding their own business. 🤷♀️ May your snacks be plentiful and your stress minimal
Great reaction again :)
If you want to listen to another cover of this song.. check out Tommy Johansson (former guitarist of Sabaton for example): ua-cam.com/video/3UJMJX8n5BY/v-deo.html
:)
LEO AIN'T ITALIAN HE'S FROM FINLAND FROM MEMORY
And u did not do the outro 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺😡😡😡😡🥺🥺🥺🥺
Sorry! 🥺💜
I do shit covers in my shower, talentet People do them on UA-cam 😊
How dare you cut Leo's video short? Thumbs down for your sacriledge on this video. So disappointed...
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No covers aren't okay unless you did the original 1st
Leo is awesome and has tons of great metal covers!
It's really sad to see that you think covers are a cop out and shows you don't know a whole lot of shit but that's all right I wish you well probably the last time I watched this
It’s really sad that people don’t infact watch the videos that they then comment on with indignation. I literally said covers are good. I literally said if it’s good enough for Miles David it’s good enough for me. But don’t let a little thing like facts get in the way of your tantrum eh?