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  • i think taylor did an amazing job covering this song. yeah, its not the original song...but its taylor swift not mumford and sons. so chill people.

  • Seriously this is such a great cover of an equally great song.

    She has been blessed with such a great voice:)

  • PLEASE. Listen to the version YOU like and LEAVE this if you don't like it. She made Mumford and Sons more popular. THANK HER. That means: NO HATING.

    She is amazing no matter what you say. So, shut up.

  • normally don't like Taylor Swift, she did a pretty good job covering this though!

  • love it. i likehow she wrote 13on her hand.

  • butchered

  • i loveee the banjo and violin combination!!

  • Love this version more!

  • Advice: don't make a cover of a song if there's no chance for you to make a better version of the song. Just don't. This is as bad as Birdy's cover on Bon Iver's song.

  • @insipod1 Advice: Don't be stupid, if you think every person who has ever covered a song was trying to make a better version then you are an idiot.

  • The banjo has more soul than Taylor Swift.

  • wow. i never thought a Mumford and Songs song could sound so boring. Especially this one, which is probably my favorite from the album. This lacks all the passion and intensity and frustration from the original. Sure, the instrumentation is flawless but this just adds to the mediocrity of the performance. She has a whole bunch of professional musicians behind her but can't convey any emotions. Oh well, hopefully more people will check out M&S now. They deserve every bit of attention!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • This performance is quite touching. Did she cried at the end of the video??

    Her voice is wonderful

  • I do quite like this, I love Mumford & Sons, but this is really relaxing, and I appreciate Taylor's covering something other than Little Lion Man or the Cave...

  • Not one cover can not even compare to the original song. But I gotta say it's pretty good.

  • I love this SO SO much :) I love Taylor, and recently became addicted to Mumford & Sons, AND THEN I FOUND THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

  • Love it. Brings some variety to her norm. I adore this.

  • Why is everyone hating on this? I don't even really like Taylor myself, but this cover is pretty damn good!

  • Nobody cares what version you like better; just shut up and listen to whichever one you like.

  • I love both versions :/ I Love Mumford and Sons and think Taylor's is amazing Js.

  • As a cover? It was alright, but it's a great opportunity for you guys to check out more Mumford and Sons. Really, you won't regret it.

  • this was not impressive at all.

  • just shit !

  • I think someone shat in the Mumfordand Son pool :\

  • I didn't think it was very good.

  • Love Tay swift, but nobody has any business redoing Mumford songs. Simple as that

  • The deal: Is Taylor Swift the original? Nope. Is she trying to be? Nope. Is she getting people interested in the original? Yep. That's all.

  • they honestly should have a Live Lounge Youtube page...

  • I think I'm in love. I like that she changed this but still paid homage to the original. And dear god, her eyes, the passion, the emotion... ugh I wanna die. It's amazing.

  • thumbs up if kate mcgill brought you here ^__^

  • I love this arrangement. I just don't love her voice in it. She's actually gotten better singing live, but she's still not good enough for this song. (Or Les Mis.)

  • This is unfortunate. White blank page is probably one of my favorite songs ever and obviously Mumford & Sons are infinitely better than Taylor swift though i cant deny enjoying some of her music. Whats most disappointing is that the arrangement is very interesting but her vocal performance completely ruins it.

  • Based on live performances of her own songs, it does seem like her live voice has gotten a tad better. But singing covers, especially songs like this, still prove how generally weak her voice. She may be infinitely more popular, but I'm pretty sure that most high school choir kids have better voices than her.

  • this is horrible, mumford and sons are like 80 million times more talented than taylor swift, i should punch her for even trying to sing this.

  • I'm going out on a limb here, but I think Taylor's cover isn't too bad. The original is always better, yes, but this is a cover. Her rendition is more melancholic compared to the original Mumford and Sons version; which expresses ones rage over their one-sided love. That's just my opinion, though.

  • @beJOYfulyo Rage is not the word, but frustration. Oops.

  • Her facial expressions are really awkward. Her voice is pretty good in this and that violin in the back sounds AMAZING.

  • im not being a mindless sheep or anything, but i think her voice is horrible in general. so it ruins the song. so yeah just sayin what i think

  • I think I love Taylor.

  • I bet she's singing this to Jake haha. He's a huge Mumford & Sons fan.

  • I may be biased because I adore Taylor, but i'm the first to say when I don't like something she covered or what not. I'm a huge mumfords fan at the same time bare in mind. I honestly feel this as my favourite cover she has ever done, purley because the lyrics mirror those in her songs & she puts so much emotion in to it. Also, Mike Meadows, who plays the banjo here is crazy talented & he makes this cover so perfect. :)

  • No one can har like mumford and sons

  • somebody wrote on 327 peoples pages.. 

  • Marry me taylor. we got the same name :)

  • Damn, those Top Comments are long...lol if u think im gonna read that.... very good though Taylor

  • everyone does too, let's be mindless sheep and join the crowd because you dont want to be the outcast for actually having an opinion? Look, Megan Nicole is there, she's an indie on Youtube, but as soon as she gets successful at something she loves she'll be bashed too, right? Not a bieber fan, but it happened to him too and Taylor or idk Dave Days?

  • Some of you guys are real pains, you know? Just because it's Taylor singing it, no matter how well she does it, it has to have sonething wrong with it because Taylor covered or Justin covered it or whoever else everyone hates and since everyone does too, let's be mindless sheep and join the crowd because

  • Affesion? hurr? Isnt it affection and heart? >_>

  • this is one of my favorite covers she ever did<3

  • I don't care what people say, I think she did amazing. <3

  • She didn't do such a bad job. Not like I thought she would. But you have to have the right voice to capture what M&S did and she didn't quite make it :/ but not bad!

  • It's called a cover for a reason, this is her version of the song. It's not meant to be better than the original, or supposed to be like the original because it's her interpretation of it. Personally I love both versions. Maybe Mumford and Sons a little more, but this one's a pretty good attempt of it too.

  • No on can do better than Mumford and sons. But this is a passable attempt.

  • How many steps up is this key? Anyone know?

  • Considering she's a singer, she's not a very good..um, singer.

  • I like Taylor Swift, and I LOVE Mumford, but I definitely do not like the mix. I do not think she did a very good job at it. She should stick to what she knows best, her country-pop stuff, leave the beautiful banjo-ie heart-stricken music to Mumford and Sons.

  • to me was perfect just like her looks.. mumfred was more of an intense sex song, hers was more.. yea you kno

  • It's not bad, it lacks the powerful vocals though.

    

  • Obviously, the performances cannot compare, but she did a really good job. Plus, this is really REALLY good for Mumford & Sons. Imagine the promotion!

    This song is just so incredible. And it was kind of written about me.

  • I think this is amazing. Stop compairing it please, just listen to this one, don't like it? Listen to the original one. Problem solved. ;)

    ANYONE ELSE GOT GOOSEBUMBS AT THE END?

  • @XDIzziefan i like the use of the lap steel guitar

  • As a Mumford and Sons addict, I find that Taylor did an incredible job at this song. For all you haters, you got to remember she has to reach her fan base some how, so she turned the song into a version she would have wrote. Still awesome.

  • Does anyone happen to know how the banjo is being miked? Is there some kind of condensor pickup and its plugged in? I dont see a mic?

  • not a taylor fan at all. but this was great. can't touch mumford and sons though.

  • I think this was amazing.. She looks like she's really feeling it.

  • YEAAH mumford and sons 4 life!

  • @jmif0026 she fucking blows...all she is, is a girl with a good voice who learned three...maybe 4 chords on a guitar...i dont think she has the right to touch a song with such heart and passion...she destroyed this song...original has so much more talent involved...

  • @mrwashur1991 she most likely knows more than three chords, i am going to be honest and say i'm not the biggest taylor fan but the point of a cover is to make it your own, what's the point of making a cover that sounds exactly like the original? oh right there isn't one...

  • @teoria18 so what...my opinion is that she butchered the song with her three chord mentality...and no she really only uses the five open chords...she really has no guitar talent..

  • what strumming pattern?

  • i've been listening to this on repeat for a while now. while the pain still hurts a lot, it helps a little. i hate being alone.

  • amazing I love her voice!!

  • I love her voice when she sings very soft songs. No doubt, she's talented, and this is pretty damn nice cover. But I'm gonna be honest: I think she sucked quite a bit of soul out of the song. Oh, well.

  • I think This is Fantastic. However, i plan on marrying Taylor Swift Someday so my oppinion may be slightly biased.

  • What the FUCK is wrong with all of you people? ITS CALLED A COVER FOR A REASON. She did it her own way and it's completely different from Mumfords but it's still great. Get off your high horse and try to sing as well as she does, you will fail. I promise you. None of you complaining assholes will ever be as good at anything in your life as she is at singing.

  • Got to admit there's some humor in a girl from the American Midwest wearing an English accent when singing music transplanted from the American Appalachians/South and originating in Ireland.

  • I don't think she captured the grittiness and emotion behind the song that M&S brings, but it's not disgustingly horrible.

  • Her accent. My god. I wanted to.... To... Slam my head repeatedly on my keyboard in hope that it would STOP. Never again, Taylor Swift. Never. Again.

  • @djBhamp - maybe someone did, perhaps someone tied me to a pole with my eyelids and eyes forced open... Considering this song, it's would be a perfect form of torture. @treehugger4life97 - you should listen to the original if you want to know what good is.

  • No one forced you to listen

  • @djBhamp - maybe it makes her happy, but it makes my ears bleed. She just ruins it... The original kills this version.

  • She did alot better than most of you haters can. Shes just a fan of mumf and wanted to show it. Talk shit when your famous, until then, let her do what makes her happy. Not to mention what makes her super effing rich.

  • Also, what's with her trying to imitate the rhythm of Mumford's voice?? It's like she's putting on a fake accent... and her version is putting me to sleep.

  • Wow, this is the worst piece of crap I've ever heard. She's terrible, every song of hers sounds the same, same story, and she wears waaaay too much makeup, terribly ugly. She just ruined a song from one of the best bands out there today!

  • she can sing.

    BUT she ruins this song.

    her voice just doesn´t fit to Mumford & Sons that´s the point!

  • i do not like this cover at all

  • This is quite good. Too bad she can't write music like this, which is how I judge my artists, so I still don't like her.

  • "DONT READ THIS CAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORKS. YOU WILL BE KISSED ON THE NEXT NEAREST FRIDAY POSSIBLE BY THE LOVE OF OUR LIFE. TOMORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE HOWEVER IF YOU DONT POST THIS TO THREE VID YOU WILL DYE WITHIN THE NEXT TWO DAYS. NOW, YOU'VE ALREADY STARTED READING SO DONT STOP. THIS IS SCARY PUT THIS ON FIVE VIDEOS IN THE NEXT 143 MINUETS. WHEN YOUR DONE PRESS F6 AND YOUR LOVERS NAME WILL APPEAR ON THE SCREEN. THIS IS SCARY CAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORKS"

  • go away, you are ruining great british music with your nasally pseudo-country warble

  • bleck

  • her guitar is sexy

  • actually i don´t like taylor swift, but this cover is pretty good .

    the only thing is tha she sings it so emotionless :/

  • I love Taylor, don't get me wrong, but this is nothing compared to Kate McGill's cover.

  • I hate taylor swift's songs far from a fan but, she did a great cover on this song.

  • Everyone who's saying this is terrible has to be deaf!

    She sings beautiful.

  • @babrownn her voice doesnt match mumfords, it's true, but its a cover because it's different. She put her own twist on it, and it's not better than the original, but it's still pretty good. She definitely didn't ruin the song, but I guess that's just my opinion.

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  • I love both Mumford and sons and tswift, and I can honestly say this song is wonderful either way. The only reason the the Mumford fans are cranky is because they don't like Taylor Swift and they can't see past that. This is a beautiful cover.

  • IMO, she completely butchered an amazing song. She looks like she's in pain, and her voice...my poor ears! :/

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  • this is a pretty good cover..but...its not angry enough during the white blank page/rage part. Thats the key to this whole song. the song should grow to a peak and then get quiet and subdued with the loving you part. (which she gets right). Other than that beautiful rendition. Would love for her to a Winter Winds cover...just saying...

  • She looks absolutely miserable in this one and it's scary how she keeps on looking straight at the camera and even more so given the context of the lyrics then looks away like she can't maintain eye contact.

  • love this song <3 she did an awesome job

  • No matter what you say, Taylor is amazing. This cover is really good! I like it a lot, if you don't like it, well good for you. Keep your rude, mean, careless comments to yourself, you're the reason people commit suicide everyday. So think before you speak

  • I always liked Taylor Swift. But never like loved her like all the guys at my school did. This song made me fall in love. Brilliant cover by a brilliant artist. Mumford and Sons will be proud for sure.

  • @1destinymorris The actual cheek of you to call me psycho. I am calm, i don't get worked up cause of dickheads like you! Your sick, you seriously should stop looking up videos just to write bad shit bout them! That is how pathetic your life is. And people dont bag on her cause there a little more respectful and dnt look up Taylor Swift song just to comment bad shit. Theres a difference about voicing an opinion and being an outright arsehole And no i don't do this to everyone cuz i HAVE a life <3

  • Personaly when I hear hear her ding this song I can hear the emotional connection she has with the song, if u really listen u hear her emotion. This was a perfect song for her to cover. This may be a unpopular opinion but when I sing this song I can totally relate and personally I know she completely does too around 237 is where it gets deep

  • love her guitar!

    

  • Not too bad, but I think that this version is a little too soft. It lacks the pure, raw power and energy that Mumford puts into this song. I think she picked possibly the worst Mumford song to cover, because no one can do this song like M&S does. It's just not possible.

  • she does it beautifully. even better than mumford inmmy opinion thank you.

  • not impressed...i generally like taylor swift but please don't sing mumford and sons. i saw them in concert and i honestly don't think anyone can compare to how good they were

  • This isn't bad...but not great.

  • This is disgusting. Mumford and sons shouldnt be touched. Especially by some disney bobble head.

  • @awsinger1 Listen to me. She is absolutely not a bubblehead, she is beautiful and an amazing singer. Second of all she is not from Disney at all. Her road to being famous has NOTHING to do with Disney. This is a great cover.

  • @Natteline To be honest I dont care if you want to argue... I dislike her and Mumford and sons are too good to be touched. Come on, admit she would do well with disney

  • @awsinger1 Yeah, she might would have done well with disney, but she has made her way on her own, so don't bring Disney in to it. Ok, so you like Mumford and sons, I like Taylor. Cool.

  • she don't half look like shes in some pain

  • Fuck off Taylor.

    No one can EVER do it better or close to Mumford and Sons.

  • @musiclovinggurl123 u got some malfunction up in ur head somewhea

  • She Is Absolutly Amazing

  • Not a huge fan of Taylor Swift... but this definitely wasn't half bad. Very impressed.

  • Mumford and sons is way better by FAR

  • @1destinymorris Of course she cant sing! Like those 20+ million albums she has sold, her 146 award nominations and 89 awards won, a sold out world tour expanding over 2 years has NOTHING to do with her ability to sing.... why don't you watch videos you actually like and stop putting down people just cause your a mean cunt! Go sort your life out, cause its looking quite pathetic!

  • @Careful278 THANK YOU I LOVE YOU!

  • hey shut up! this is a different version, a sad version. she can sing, and she did a good work!

  • @juuli126 Mumford and Sons did it even more depressing than her, because Marcus WROTE IT.

  • I think she did extremely good, if you don't think she did, then go away and stop listening to it. you don't have to go and post stupid uneeded hate comments that nobody cares about..

  • Wow, almost everyone was extremely harsh. Taylor Swift is really great. This cover was bold and sounded amazing. I'd like to see everyone else get up and try to do this.

  • EH NOPE......

  • I appreciate someone covering it, I don't care what anyone says. However, I feel like you lose some of the intensity of the song with the big slow down.

  • cool that she re did it because she likes the song

    but it's a hard song to cover because Marcus has such a strong voice

    she doesn't quite get it, but some points sound very pretty

  • she definitely has the vocals but she didnt put the emotion that the mumford and sons did

  • Oh hell no....

  • blehhh

  • This is a good cover. I'm normally not the biggest fan of Taylor Swift, but she pulled this off really nicely.

  • It's nice to see Taylor doing something that's not country. It's good to get out of your comfort zone. I don't always like Taylor Swift, but this was nice to hear. <3

  • I WANT THAT GUITAR!

  • @Canaboll i want that ass!

  • i always listen to this with my head phones on

  • i love taylor, and i love mumford and sons. i think she did good. but i know she could have done better. she toned it down a lot. i feel she could have used this song to show her vocal abilities and was sort of disappointed she didn't belt out a note and "taylor-ize" it.

  • Not as powerful...but its still very nice, I was impressed she even knew who mumford and sons was

  • She lacked the rage that the song was an outlet for.yes its her cover and she did alright but she dulled it down a lot. not too terribly bad though

  • She is so beautiful and a great Singer

  • She cover this song not very good.But she can do what she like so don't be mean with her.

  • I cannot believe I found this. My world is complete.

  • Nice cover. I love Taylor Swift but I like the Mumford and sons version of it better

  • Wow Taylor, you do Mumford and Sons well.

  • THE WORLD IS NOW PERFECT THANKS TO THIS

  • I did not have high expectations for this cover but I was really pleasantly surprised. I'm a T-Swift fan for sure, but I didn't think she could pull off a Mumford cover. Proved me wrong!

  • it has wonderful build at the chorus, however i do not like how she slowed it down so much. Voice and sounds are incredible, maybe just sped up more

  • Holy shit. This is goddamn good. We all know she can sing, but this just sounds so soulful.

  • am i the only one who thinks this is beautiful & a bit better than the original ?

  • @SarahVernon13 ummmmmm yes. mumford and sons wins. always

  • Not to bad Taylor

  • who's the woman at 1:56?? she's sooo pretty..

  • When she sings a song like this it show me that she's not as good as a singer a people think she is.

  • SHE KNOWS WHO MUMFORD AND SONS ARE!!!!! that means im not the only American who knows another song than the Cave! whoa!

  • She seems to be so sad

  • it sounds like angels are singing, but i still love the original

  • i used to hate her but i gained a lot of respect for her covering this tune, hats of Taylor!

  • @1destinymorris FUCK YOU ,YOU CUNT! like to see you do any better . so what if its different, she did a good job on it and yes Mumford & Sons version is better, but who gives a shit, if she wants to cover it, so be it!

  • either Taylor is just a really good actress or she REALLY relates to this song...probably both...shes amazing..<33333

  • I LOVE THIS VERSION <333333333333 TO ME ITS PERFECT<33333333

  • Does anyone know what type of guitar that is?