Just because the male part doesn't sound like he's got a BAC of 0.8 and has ingested all the drugs in the world doesn't mean Torque doesn't sing it fantastically. Just because this version is a lot softer and not so punk sounding doesn't mean it's bad, it's just different.
I prefer this one by far, the male part in the original puts me off massively. I prefer Millan's voice to MacColl's, but that's just my opinion. Have some respect, Stars are not punk. Punk is a genre that TRIES to sound bad.
@xSoupyTwistx Punk has nothing to do with it. The fact is that the lyrics are conveying a particular emotional tone and the vocals in this cover convey a radically different tone. I have nothing against an artist trying to make a song their own when they cover it but the lyrical vs. vocal contrast here is as radical as if Mr. Rogers did a read aloud from a Charles Bukowski book. Actually... that sounds pretty fucking rad.
I admire and support indie artists. But this sounds like a bad attempt to recreate something that was magnificent to begin with. Sorry guys.
SophisticatedJinx 3 weeks ago
Just because the male part doesn't sound like he's got a BAC of 0.8 and has ingested all the drugs in the world doesn't mean Torque doesn't sing it fantastically. Just because this version is a lot softer and not so punk sounding doesn't mean it's bad, it's just different.
I prefer this one by far, the male part in the original puts me off massively. I prefer Millan's voice to MacColl's, but that's just my opinion. Have some respect, Stars are not punk. Punk is a genre that TRIES to sound bad.
xSoupyTwistx 2 months ago
@xSoupyTwistx Punk has nothing to do with it. The fact is that the lyrics are conveying a particular emotional tone and the vocals in this cover convey a radically different tone. I have nothing against an artist trying to make a song their own when they cover it but the lyrical vs. vocal contrast here is as radical as if Mr. Rogers did a read aloud from a Charles Bukowski book. Actually... that sounds pretty fucking rad.
cloury 1 month ago
Ew ew ew *runs back to The Pogues*
bansribb 2 months ago in playlist Christmas 4
Ahhh This SUCKS! They should have never touched it. Really bad.
maddieiddam 2 months ago
Yeeeaaaahhh NO T_T Sorry so much less powerful than the original :S
novareaetem 2 months ago
Good God... nononononononono. Sorry, someone told me they thought this was better than the original, i find it awful...
Peyoutreaux 2 months ago
This is also a cover of the Pogues song. :)
LoveTheHigher 9 months ago