Of Montreal, Starman (acoustic)

[2012itbeggins]

@ATLnyuckanumberone Haha is this Satan or just newt gingrich, you crazy fascist

[ATLnyuckanumberone]

This band is so gay that listening to them is equivalent to sucking 40 black dicks. Close your ears and keep this gay filth in germany where it belongs. plus the guy with the stupid fucking hair swears he is Bowie. Fuck them up their already been fucked and floppy and drippy anus vaginas

[phriendlybear]

My guitar teacher told me that if you like a bands sound, listen to their influences. Kevin Barnes, and my teacher love David Bowie's songs, and i love Kevin Barnes songs. Great Success.

[epitty1]

Kevin Barnes has wonderful teeth. Thums if you think so too!

[MatthewAvello]

The fact that David Bowie is their favorite artist says a lot about the integrity of the band. I love this group!

[appighio]

non se pò sentì

[BlackLabel78]

are those templeton's shoes i see kevin wearing?

[GetReal0rGoHome]

@BlackLabel78 I was wondering the same thing! GNARLY!

[robertplantisgod1234]

I always compare Kevin Barnes to David Bowie, and i just found he loves him!! He kinda sounds like Bowie too!

[EnterMyOffice]

@robertplantisgod1234 Also Prince. (:

[Firefred1]

It is genius.

[dralder]

the stand guy deserves a long shower

[iobserveutube]

@DavidSanfordE this is a cover. they can do whatever they want with it. B I T C H!

[Imervalle]

I liked the guitar player's voice, but his guitar playing was a bit shitty from time.

[kasimovaya]

i just cried from happiness

[Nedzorz1]

Dude on the right looks like Wolverine. Great cover.

[TheCrimper]

Sounds just like Bowie when they harmonize.

[buttaflutta]

@aijlvl luckily their musical talent is as profound as your ability to leave useless YouTube comments

[aijivl]

omg

queer queens



[youngandenthusiastic]

terrible quality of sound :(

[pistolerocake]

absolute fucking rubbish ... i've never heard of of montreal before and i hope to god that they arent planning on naking a career of music .. what a load of pretentious twaddle .. maaaaaaaaaaaannnnn ... its so embarrassing ...stop it pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeassssssssssee­eeeeee ..... never ever perform again

[GetReal0rGoHome]

@pistolerocake tooo bad they already have 10 albums out

[primafera]

god he is hot when he is dressed normal and all

[nfinnnn]

I think the chorus is on drugs

[8sk8r]

wow these guys sound like assholes.

[RyeLime22]

Blew my mind :)

[ohlordbabyjesus]

Such amazing musicians and such crappy people!

[xxxslayerxxx666]

@ohlordbabyjesus who are you to judge that they are crappy people? do you get to really know each of them, do they open up their hearts(well yeah in their song lol) honestly to you? if they did you would realize their human just like all of us, now if you blame personality, well it's foolish to judge on that because each individuals personality is shaped by its environment, so each person is the way they are because of the way the community interacts with them, and vice versa.

[xxxslayerxxx666]

@ohlordbabyjesus Many think that it's the latter which is the truth of the origin of their personality, that those people haven't connected with their community and that's what caused them to behave the way they do, it's chaos theory pretty much.... There's black, white and grey, so a faulty personality couldn't be blamed rightfully on either cause because we are all one, there is a collective consciousness! All have to be open to this for there to be peace, we must recognize this power!

[zenbentenhenwren]

i love bowie recordings when he used his own vocals as backup and to harmonize with himself...

never heard of Of montreal, but damn you two kicked it-can tell he's your favorite artist

[BioEvisu]

God Kevin Barnes is so hot. love the way he swings his legs at the start of song like an autistic child

[xSecretChordx]

i wanna know the chords they're using, anyone?

[xSecretChordx]

anybody know what chords he is using?

[tchwiss]

They can't even be troubled to learn the right chords or lyrics. And it ain't improvisation, It's ignorance, laziness or both. THEY SUCK!!!!!!!

[severaltipsisters]

@tchwiss Um, the "right lyrics?" Obviously, you aren't familiar with Ziggy Stardust. The ending is from another song off of the same album.

[tchwiss]

@severaltipsisters Obviously you aren't familiar with ziggy stardust, poseur. eat da poo poo.

[newdirge]

I JUST LOVE THEM SSSSOO MUCH, THIS COVER IS SMASHING

[TheThroney]

some tell neil young this guy knicked his look

[elo333333333]

it was great until the other guy came in...

[igankyoumaybe]

Woow his voice is kind of similar to Bowie's.

[rebrovz0r]

The voices are good, and its an ok cover. But this guys try WAY too hard to look cool.

[brandonjdean]

@rebrovz0r maybe you think that they try to look like that because you dont dress like that yourself.

[rebrovz0r]

@brandonjdean Fair enough... You may be right!

[TheRichPersonsDigest]

bowie is my life

[zkagtrendy]

the spam of the tone of his voice is so wide. amazing pipes

[kitchenmachine]

This is fucking awful.

[ArsEstAevum]

I'm really not a fan of this band at all, but I enjoyed their Bowie voices. Although I think it's closer to a lazy Lou Reed, it still made me smile.

[justiwannaseeitnow]

te amo

[vcshort1]

honestly they seem high.

[Onizcc]

@vcshort1 they're not high, you can always tell by looking at someones eyes. Tired, maybe.

[ctpwns]

@Onizcc i think theyre high on bowie

[kifujinookami]

There's a wolf-maaan waiting on the side, he'd like to play an instrument but he's looking pretty shy. There's a wolf-maaaan waiting on the side, he'd like to make a beat so he's drumming on his thiiiigh, there's a wolfmaaaannn

[brandonbeyer]

@kifujinookami That made my day thank you

[jimshady13]

would LOVE to be able to take this seriously... but i hate it :/

[lenacakes0]

thank you!!! saw them last night.. kinda hoping they would play this but that's ok I'll just watch this over & over again!

[NicelyDoneZach]

This Song = real music

[Doogs623]

whoever said this was bad can go run into traffic

[DesmonJones]

HOw does this have 41 thumbs downs? HOW?

[YONDAIMEchick125]

@DesmonJones because the world is dying.

[LIFEONPLANETBECK]

Simply brilliant folks!

[mattharthello]

stop trying to sing like bowie

[Zebztheshit2]

@mattharthello yaa stop trying to sing this bowie tune like bowie!!

[Tmendler]

@mattharthello Worst comment ever.

[slowcloud]

Yes, favorite artist: Bowie (Barnes gots ta get his genius from somewhere). Played with true affection. The inflections of the singing sounds like he's heard this song a million times. It totally captures the original spirit of the Ziggy track.

[fadsforwhatever]

I love this performance! I love how they put the two songs together.

[sneakyd87]

for shame! im sure the rest of your music is decent, but that was a terrible desecration of the lord, david bowie. brutal.

[kingdejaeger]

its goes from starman to hang on to yourself

[ScanDeez]

in certain frames...kevin looks like jim carrey lol.

[TeamPNYY]

this song is better in Portuguese

[altramegachicken]

@TeamPNYY kevin barnes version is better than sue jorge dude..

[LittleHoneyBadger]

Hi... we're... Of Montreal and... we'd like to play a song..... from our favourite artist..... David Bowie....this one called..Starman...

[milkshakeburrito]

they could've done some killer harmony there...

[aday9696]

HAHAHA I take cymbalta. That stuff is wonderz I'm tellin ya'll.

[clarapoko]

Haha, I love David Bowie!

[jimshady13]

not meaning to flame, but they are kinda douchebags... not one of the best iv seen by far

[jack371711]

You have to be a major douchebag to get up on a stage and sing. So calling a performer a douchebag is kindof redundant.

[meanigreeniee]

does anyone know where i can download this? and lysergic bliss (acoustic version)

[lwest68]

Just Drinkers i think:) Maybe some shrooms?? Kevin is about the natural. food at least lol cymbalta?? spell check please lol

[teepopo]

nothing against him it just sounds weird when you know the david bowie version

[codyyde]

Diggin' this. And respect that classical guitar!

[simonfromthestars]

ma è una parodia vero?

Is it a fake? Just a joke?

Mah.

[tbnews2]

Goddammit ,  uploader, is it too much to ask that you tell us where this is from and when? Thank for the upload, though.

[mezzer94]

this is great, shame about the fake English accent

[sebzavoico]

They both look super-high. But I dont care. That was amazing. I LOVE of Montreal. I havta say, I'm really impressed by this. I don't know David Bowie, and some say he's off tune. I think it sounds great

[cacivin]

gnarly

[ThatDevilishOne]

of montreal just creates this feeling of euphoria thats unbelievable.

i love them!

[gogisme]

I think Kevin Barnes is a genius.

[ICantStopYourMemory]

@gogisme He is but how does this cover make him genius?

Don't get me wrong, his music is some of the best pop being made, but i really dont see how this cover shows his genius...

[Durham07]

@gogisme

I dont think so, I know so lol

[calamineocean]

@gogisme Not think, know.

[TheCrimper]

@gogisme I'd have to agree with you. He is the master of sugary pop melodies.

[bubmaterial]

@gogisme same ive been thinking that too.

[wilsglade]

I don't think there could be a better cover of this song!! lol at kevin getting fuckin groovy at 0:28 haha

[BTARD4LIFE]

better than the original

[xDayOfTheDeadx]

thats fucking beautiful

[TheMarzipanJesus]

Kevin... Have my children?

[imlivinfortheweekend]

Backoff!! Kevin is mine! ;p

[TheMarzipanJesus]

But... but... KEVIN! I THOUGHT WE HAD SOMETHING SPECIAL.

[CHIEFSHAMANMORRISON]

i love this.

let all the children boogie

[EnterMyOffice]

Nina is a very lucky women.

[CindyVision]

They sound like dying dolphins. In case you weren't aware, that's a bad thing.

[birdsam123]

wow--a combination of my two favorite bands!!! this made my day!

[aicfan85]

I like all Of Montreal .. Old and new.. they are one of the best bands of this generation. So creative and weird but also very melodious and catchy.. brilliant.

[cata81]

WoW. My favourite cover of " Starman" it was "Culture Club", but this is much better.

[Christobird]

This is... serious? Ouch. =(

[NmmiNut]

I found this due to my Bowie obession--but, if you guys of Of Montreal are reading this, I really am in love with this version! You guys did really good!

[banananosplit]

Perfect! Best cover so far.

[Ghosafizzle]

his favorite band is david bowie... not suprised since i'm convinced that he is trying to be my generations david bowie

[choiceskinner]

so true.

they were much better when they sounded like garage rock beatles and didn't force the whole flamboyant thing.

[UrInterweb]

that's back when they sounded like garbage, for the most part.

[Earthling49]

There's a great new artist named Patrick Wolf that reminds me a lot of David Bowie in his Ziggy/Aladdin years, has the same theatricality. They're both from south London, too. :))

[merkinsniffer]

he's pretty old brosski & apart from them both being hella gay I can't see it, more klaus nomi than anything. hold the AIDS though.

[ReddyFreestyler]

PW's a dickhole.

[msmikismiles]

i agree with you!! patrick wolf is epic!! and he reminded me of david bowie too!

[michellef0411]

i am IN LOVE WITH of montreal<3

[itsokayimaninja]

@michellef0411 its impossible not to be

[skyline2heven]

voicetarman.

you are starman

[camperxxl]

the left one sings the deeper voice^^

[dcsd204]

the late b.p. helium :)

[BreannaBananax]

Yeah, I think his name is Kevin Barnes.

I love this band and David Bowie :)

[silverblaize]

whos singing the deeper voice? i get confused.

[bloopths]

they switch halfway through the song

[AdmitItYourJealous]

Right when I was sure Of Montreal couldn't be any more fantastic, I heard this.

[chinable]

That's pretty freaky, bowie

[awesomemagician]

using his nipple antennae

[ofdarknessandlight]

Does the space cold make your nipples go all pointy Bowie?

[dcsd204]

do you use your telescopic nipples to transmit data back to earth?

[thorneer]

They don't seem to having much fun.  They just seem high.

[xuangelxa]

culture club does the best cover in my opinion but this is still pretty good

[PandaStoleMyPuppies]

why does he llke jim carrey to me haha

[SentoryKURT]

1up for name

[BreannaBananax]

They do have the same face shape I guess.

I think Kevin Barns Is pretty. But not beautiful. :)

[dukenukem4life]

I've only seen pictures and didn't realize how young they were. They look old as shit in the pictures with makeup and everything on.

[SubliminalTwin]

I'm pretty sure they're all in their 30's. How old did you think they were?

[dukenukem4life]

Like wrinkly old. But I think it was just their multi-colored makeup cracking.

[1justinc]

i like it

[PurplePlayer99]

nice try with the British accent, this is nice on family karaoke night or something, just being honest lol

[Sysknot]

is just a cover... i bet you can't do it better. =)

[inkyblck]

transparent rubbish

[beestingsforhannukah]

what does that even mean.

[xxMrBaldyxx]

check out that dudes sideburns! what  a beast haha

[UmaPresencaCalmante]

wolverine irl

[crankthetoto]

watch it bubbbbbbbbbb

[Jarmika]

I fall in love... :o) WAU!

I have the same amazing feeling 1,5 year after my 1. view . They give me new power and are the best!

[poosnuggler]

nice! they need more acoustic songs =(

[hihi182]

spectacular! my favorite!

[adamacnwaw]

Haha. I think it's really good! A bit out of tune - but so was Bowie many times:) I believe they know what they're singing about - that's the most important thing!

[LeaheyHoo]

hey, check out there new concert video on our page!

[beestingsforhannukah]

their

[thefuckheadsgalore]

Enjoyable. I adore Kevin Barnes.

[benthespider]

This is actually a really bad cover. Especially compared to the original.

[snipazcamper2]

its a cover. you cant compare covers to any original.

[danimalo]

Amazing Covers

[kneethesnout]

who knew Jim Carrey could come across so pretentious ???

[BoldOriginalFlavor]

do you even know what pretentious means?

[kneethesnout]

unfortunately, yes - as does anyone who has had the displeasure of watching this tripe ...

[BoldOriginalFlavor]

I asked someone else the same question about a mars volta video and they said the same thing. I'm starting to think people are running around saying pretentious without having any idea what it means.

[xxMrBaldyxx]

go ram your head up your ass or something. whats that? it already is?!

[annwnevelyn]

OKAY

dude.

Standing man, spit out your gum for the love of Bowie.

As a vocal major, love, i NEED you to spit out your gum!

Other than that - i really enjoyed this.

Sorry for the rant.

This was coolness.

[logerializ45]

I KNOw lol but i love him he is soo funny because of that and he is adorable with his hair

[tenor529]

Haha they totally got some of the chords wrong. But I love this band. Cute clip.

[dff1213]

i dunno if i like this or mates of states cover better... :/

[mikerobinson1890]

Where can i get this on my mp3???? Its such a good cover.

[SleepySlacker4]

I love this cover, anyone know where I can download it? It's not on frostwire or itunes unfortunately.

[bubmaterial]

better than the firssssssssstttttttttttttttttt­ttt

[mrwowlol]

this is AMAZING! where can i get this on my mp3?

[camperxxl]

the other guy got a BERLIN pullover .lol.

there you see how populare berlin is^^

All in all great cover, love it

[sauceyboy]

he's the most amazing straight queer dude since bowie

[hashofthesmb]

good job on my favorite bowie song

[afranklincos]

I think I might want to have Kevin's babies. However, it is a little disturbing how he wears more lipstick than I do.

[SolidaryspiriT]

They sing very well. I think that this song is better than the original song. xD

[weareallanemic]

<3<3<3

[littlecodyhead]

THis is horse shit, he's not even singing the right lyrics.

[Murphos5]

Amazing version I think