Jim&Pam "This Charming Man"

[TheDarkside1775]

Good concept. But I do agree that the original would have been much better. This cover is not bad though

[Mogun09]

probably said already but the original would have obviously been better. nothing against the vid its good and clever and all but the original song would had made it better

[Boobie1000]

@Mogun09 Thank you. I respect you being not so harsh about it :)

[Mogun09]

@Boobie1000 lol im not gonna be a psycho about it like most ppl on the tubes

[juanluiszepeda]

What The Fuck Man! You Fucked Over The Smiths! That Song Should never be covered by anyone else Except The Smiths! And You Fuck Over Jim And Pam Too!!!! Morrissey Would Kick You Ass With His Amazing Hair!

[Boobie1000]

@juanluiszepeda shhhh your noises.

[kingasdo111]

Ha, I could picture Jim listening to The Smiths and Death Cab for Cutie, smug bastard that he is.

(By the way I love the Office and The Smiths)

[MsGeebus]

This isn't just a case of different age groups with different opinions on music, just because someone listens to older music doesn't mean they themselves must be older. I can appreciate Death Cab wanting to do something different with the song, but the fact is that the singer got the words wrong, and his voice does not sound good.

Even if he deliberately changed the lyrics, why? It doesn't add anything to the song, it detracts and changes the meaning.

[reallyhappytrees]

i dont ride morissey's cock all hard and shit. i think this was an acceptable cover. what wree you expecting? i'm 26. i've heard a lot of music. and this song is the shit no matter who fucking sings it. you stupid little whiner babies! just sayin! :D

[wintdoofwint]

PUNCTURED BICYCLE!! if you're gonna murder a classic at least get the fuckin lyrics right.

[KalicoMackenzie]

And I'm sure the smiths don't mind that they got the lyrics wrong

[MsGeebus]

@KalicoMackenzie How can you be sure that The Smiths don't mind? "This man said it's gruesome" and "this man said it's crucial" have very different meanings, seems to me that a lyricist might mind if the meaning of their song is changed.

[KalicoMackenzie]

You guys are so rude

[KalicoMackenzie]

They sound like a bunch of smiths fans trying to have fun with a song that they like leave them alone if you don't like this version listen to the smiths one

[harrysnuffelbeer]

@boobie1000 No. I'm definitely not old (16 if you really want to know)and I think they raped the song.

[deathkampdrone]

this is fucking horrible. and half the words are wrong, whats up with that?! also, america butchered the already perfect, original "the office".

[mtd6886]

Even if it's considered a "classic". I like this version better. It's catchy and entertaining, and at the same time calms my ears. Which is more bearable than the 80's dull pop. All 80's alternative pop makes me feel like i just drank a vial of Robitussin, got super drowsy, and then popped a few adderall to keep myself awake through the whole song. All bands like the cure, the smiths, U2, Duran duran. All of them make me feel bored when I'm listening to music.

[fleamarket3000]

@mtd6886 which proves what? you have ADD

[thekev506]

no. no no no no no no

[chuckydog]

this is utter shit, go listen to the smiths then this shit, pathetic.

[TheMindHeist]

why did they change the lyrics? the fuck were they thinking

[metalkind1user]

FUUUUUCK, this sucks.

[Megadoodle]

@meredithkuz get the fuck out of this thread.

[meredithkuz]

@ezstewie91 they improved the song, you can actually understand what the lyrics actually are. Ben GIbbard is amazing

[DuneBuggy00]

What? the lyrics are changed, the singer sounds like he sucked ass the night before and it's an attempt to sound really punky, but its just awful. I love death cab and i love the smiths, but this is shit. I like the video though

[Seriousbaker]

I like the Smiths version better but did love the video. The Office was a good touch. Should of slipped in the clip of him cutting his tie in half.

[cryatmystr]

lol im 17 and I still say smiths>deathcab. I don't like what these pre-pubescent boys did to this song.

[gapthfc]

this is actually a pretty good version, stop whining about it...

[17Valjeans]

They say "I'm just a country boy" too, where its actually "jumped up pantry boy"

[kendallbob]

i like the office, but i hate death cab for cutie.

i hate them even more, now that they cant even sing the right lyrics.

[ironbmike]

why the fuck would anyone want to listen to this version of this song???/

[JakeAmdahl]

this is a great version of this song

[Etherlich]

They wern't even close on the lyrics.... what the hell?

[juliomqsmsg]

bacana essa versão...gostei

[IamNowJMAN]

I don't like the crunch of this cover. I liked the jangle of the original.

[djadshead]

Not a massive fan but it does sound a lot like the version Morrissey is playing on his current tour.

[englerj]

god, i've never heard this cover before, and now i wish i could unhear it. what a piece of tripe. "it's crucial that someone so handsome should care"? you're so ironic, you're so clever.

DCFC can't even compare to johnny marr's guitar OR morrissey's vocals/lyrics. kids.

[MyFakePersona]

i think the dcfc version is fine, i still like both of em' but i just think that you guys arne't as open with different music as you should be. most covers aren't supposed to be the same you know. kudos on the vid btw

[whump123]

Nope, more to do with the fact that they got the lyrics completely wrong.

[opprime1]

this cover is a flaming pile of fecal matter :(

[stefannypack]

PUNCTURED  BICYCLE.

[DunesProductions]

Smiths= better!!!

[crackity72]

lastly, i'll just say that the smiths' version is superior because.....well....johnny marr is genius fuck.

and morrissey's lyrics are always laced with MEANING....it's just not alway in the text.....that's why there's a word called "SUBTEXT"

and those people that get it will enjoy the original version and all of the other smiths songs on a completely different level

not judging those of you who don't like the smiths...

here...the smiths version = CHESS

DCFC's version = Checkers

[crackity72]

puntured bicycle on a hill side desolate, will nature make a man of me yet?

this is a metaphor....the singer (Morrissey) is feeling like he's alone on a hill side.......he's immobilized..and his only method of "moving" is a bicycle...and oh shit....his bicycle tire is punctured...he's all alone with no way of moving.....he's STUCK

and the whole song is filled with alternate meanings that are just beneath the surface....that's what makes smiths' songs special

DCFC's version lacks this

[titstroke]

lyrics ARE differant and they have runined jonnhy marr's beautiful riff by playing the whole thing in chords

[snecko]

second

[titstroke]

lyrics aside, i think its a decent cover vocally but the guitar is awful

[ShemmJacc]

it's not ben singing it's chris walla before he became a good singer

[massspooot]

this is kool it adds the spunk but the classics rule so my hat is off to the smiths

[punkchick23]

Ben's voice isn't what messes up the song. It's the distortion from the guitar that messes it up for me. That and that fact that they sped up the tempo.

[Mac2095]

what the fuck is everyone talking about? I just listened to the original one for the first time, and THE LYRICS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME. STOP BITCHING.

[asklopp]

the lyrics are NOt the same. i feel stupid having a cyber arguement about lyrics. however the first lines are not even the same. this version starts with "onto bicycles" or "on two bicycles" or whatever. but the other version is "puntured bicycles" but i can see how you would make the mistake. they sound similar. but i think both versions are great. just different.

[sk8erpunk1504]

no the lyrics are not the same first he says on two bicycles instead of a punctured bicycle then the dumbass death cab for cutie singer says its crucial that someone so handsome should care instead of its gruesome that someone so handsome should care

[crackity72]

they aren't the same my man

Smiths: "punctured bicycle.....on a hill side desolate. will nature make a man of me yet. when in this charming car, this charming man......why pamper life's complexities, when the leather runs smooth on the pasenger seat?"

i guess this is meant for everyone.....

when death cab sings it using their revised lyrics, it not only changes the meaning of the song.....but their lyrics make NO sense...the individual words make sense...but their sentences do not

[ErinCharlot]

I love this version of the song, so much better

[ezstewie91]

no, my little brother was actually playing with this talking yoda toy when i sent that comment and it kind of got stuck in my head. bad grammar, it is.

[ezstewie91]

fuck death cab.

fuckin butchered this song, they did.

[Boobie1000]

haha what are you yoda?

[m0zc0re]

@ezstewie91 I guess Morrissey didn't feel that way, since he opened the entirety of the s-words tour with this version. Sad, really.

[ratatat1989]

what an ironic statement

[TehScorpion]

This is terrible. The song that is.

[katalius123]

you should really listen to the Stars cover of this song. That's a great cover.

[emmaknightley]

I agree -- theirs is my favourite version of this song!!

[karledge26]

worse cover than when Robson and cunting Gerome did Unchained melody.

[awagamgnalaw]

omg they ruined my favourite song :[

[crackity72]

changing the lyrics a bit is totally acceptable when covering another's song...but at least make sure the lyrics your changing them to make sense.

Pontoon bicycle

inn a pill ride chocolate

bill crayture bake a pan of knee get

absolutely no sense at all

[goldberg619]

its on two bicycles not pontoon bicycle. wth is wrong with you. go hear properly.

i knw its supposed to be punctured bicycles.

YOUVE GOT A SERIOUS HEARING PROBLEM

[crackity72]

OMG ....i read everybody's post, and still tried to keep an open mind about this song....but it SUCKS. I actually like both of these bands but, the lyrics in this version make absolutely no sense. "this man said it's crucial"...."i'm just a country boy"? wtf

AWFUL

[wutzernutzer]

A good song for a JAM video is The Smith's "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out".

[sarahradon]

Ben does a good Morrissey imitation.

[eXiLe824]

Louder and more obnoxious than The Smiths' superior version. Ben Gibbard's voice is surprisingly good, however.

[Onebaseman]

Braid's cover is 10000x better.

[chickensw]

why in gods name did they change the words?

[xxfacexfacexx]

Well, I LOVE me some Smiths and JAM,

But the cover is slightly distracting, no?

[adlibertine]

This version of such an iconic song sounds like letting Russ Abbott do a cover of Trash by New York Dolls. Just shit.

[qwerty1556]

I've always enjoyed covers of my favorite songs.

Even if they do change the concepts that were put into the original lyrics a bit.

That's why I like them. It's their own interpretation.

It's something completely new and yet using the mold of something else.

What's great is that I just so happen to appreciate both bands.

[mshannon93]

Wow u guys are all d-bags why the fuck would you be ashamed to like Death Cab For Cutie. And its their interpretation of the song and i like it better than the Smith's version

[Brownguy19]

wah wah wah! someone has a different interpretation of a really good song! boo hoo! i am being forced to watch this!

if you're so offended get the fuck over yourself and watch the original

[marokokisetter]

damn it! use the original version of the song!

[narcher91]

absolutly shit

[MateosOrtega]

what the fuck! horrible voice, guitar, bass, drums...all speed up, damn! they took every part of the song and tear it apart... what a shame

[Boobie1000]

why is it bad? because the lyrics are changed? who cares? yes the original is an all time classic and this comes no where near it. but is it bad? hmmmm no. many people of my generation would also agree with me. so we are just two different age groups with different opinions. that's it.

[greggamacd]

yea i agree and good vid i think it goes well with JAM

[diverdown2430]

yeah i dont know why everyones commiting suicide over this lol wtf..its a good cover..id like to see them find other bands do it better...great vid man

[kanye2west2was2right]

@Boobie1000 i am only 17 and i can easily say that this is a fucking terrible version.

[Boobie1000]

@kanye2west2was2right cool.



[RayDequina]

@Boobie1000 Yeah, those of us old enough to remember the Smiths had taste. These kids don't.

[RayDequina]

@Boobie1000 And the lyrical changes change the fundamental meaning of the song. "Punctured bicycle", "this man said it's GRUESOME...". That's poetry. Yeah, Death Cab adapted the song for a new generation: a generation of simpletons who can name all the Kardashians, but struggle to read at a fucking 5TH grade level at 14 like my students do.

And I LOVE Death Cab and its lead singer, so don't even start talkin all that mess.

[k4yl4b4ngsb4ngs]

lets be honest ppl, i like this band. we have the facts are were voting yes is a classic, but this cover is bad. B-A-D.

It would be "cute" if he got one or maybe even two words wrong. this on the other hand looks like a half ass attempt and is sickening.

[falstaffswims]

Well put. I don't know what I find more shameful, the fact that I occasionally enjoy listening to this band, or the very fact that I'm ashamed, because it's not cool to like Death Cab for Cutie. But this travesty tips scales. I'm not super-protective of "sacred music" but the Smiths is about as close as you can get to music I'd rather not have anybody fck up... if they sucked, but seemed to still respect the Smiths enough to get the words right, I'd look the other way. But this is a travesty.

[MozSweens]

This is the biggest load of wank i've ever heard....a shambles...not even the same lyrics...you can't change the lyrics of a God!...fuckin' appalling.

[mikethecoug]

good man!

and the american office is bollocks

[selfdestruct999]

What a fucking awful rendition of a classic song. Changing (or fucking up as someone below stated) a few words as well, fucking blasphemy.  This sounds like a group of kids who have just barely learned their instruments to the point of being able to block chord a song together. The voice is horrible as well. Sorry Death cab for cutie fans, but I'm calling this as I see it.

[Boobie1000]

hahah perfect example of old men with nothing better to do.

[selfdestruct999]

You're right ! But this version of the song is still complete rubbish whether I'm old (35) or not. I can hardly believe Johnny Marr or Morrissey allowed them to record and market it.

[Rachelmcg1989]

i'm not old (18) and i totally agree with u! ;) complete shambles of a great legendary smiths song, shame on you death cab for a cutie, FOR SHAME!

[Ginyazzz]

@Boobie1000 I agree with @selfdestruct999, this is shit i can't even listen to it! and i'm 17. so there.

[RayDequina]

@Boobie1000 It's called legitimate criticism; whether or not he lacks tact is immaterial. If you really want to advocate for this aural abortion, that's your bag. Just suck it up when people give differing opinions instead of trying and failing to be Jim Halpert.

[ValerieLokas]

ha ha ha i agree!!

Just cant beat the smiths...

[Winfield92]

O.o this guy's voice is so whiny, it makes me want to bash my brains in with a hammer

[Kupo101]

This would be a decent cover if he didn't fuck up the lyrics. Bah, oh well. The video itself is good.

[Boobie1000]

tsk tsk tsk...

[RFID666]

This proves how unique Johnny Marrs playing style was, they don't even try to copy it.

Lyrics are wrong as well...

[ashenkudo]

I think Death Cab does some decent covers and their versions are "fresher", but I guess some people are still hung up on the past.

[opprime1]

death cab fucked over this song

[gurncru]

this cover makes my ears bleed. if its not broke, dont fix it. especially if ur an emo cunt.

[anomaly519]

hey fuck you yo dumb motherfucker, they are not in any sense of the word emo, and dont even try to argue it cause youre wrong. aaaand this cover was one of the first things they recorded, it was only released after they got popular on a compilation of their first 2 cassette tape demos. and in the liner notes he even says he fucked up the lyrics. man i hate when people speak without knowing all the facts, its a sign of ignornce and stupidity.fucker.

[Boobie1000]

Get over myself? is that how i come off. excuse me from defending my work. knowing how i am a young teenager who is doing this for fun and having people batter it because they hate the song, but not the content of the video, yeah that pisses me off. get over myself? i'm sorry, does it seem like i'm an egotistical prick? again, excuse me for defending my work.

[Boobie1000]

what the fuck man? i really don't give a fuck if you like the damn song. what really pisses me off is when people have to put down others peoples work. and i'm talking about mine, not death cab. you know, i read the stupid comments. if you hate it, why even fucking bother writing a god damn comment. just move the fuck on. how old are you guys like 40? but yet you're acting like you're 14.

[ivegotcandy128]

Touchy! Touchy! Touchy! If you can't handle the heat don't post videos. Most of it is just good natured ribbing, get over yourself.

[ivegotcandy128]

proof that some people have way too much time on their hands.

[Boobie1000]

HATE! HATE! HATE! HATE!

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[BadMonTD]

what a crappy cover

[nunzioforpresident]

i agree

[FranklyMisterShankly]

Yeah, way to butcher a classic song.

[jrandol3]

they most likely intentionally changed lyrics, they aren't retarded.

[jleach6]

on two bicycles!!!! what a dick

[jleach6]

they got loads of lyrics wrong and totally missed the point of the song.

[Boobie1000]

I think both versions are great.

[GreenSmurf234]

U pwn nothing

[Boobie1000]

Is that good or bad?

[GreenSmurf234]

Well... That's what you wrote in your description. I had myself a laugh bout it^^

[easternseaboard]

why not use the smiths version though

[Boobie1000]

Yeah, I love the Smiths, but I thought this one was mre upbeat.