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  • Solo = creative!

  • The vocals are a bit off, otherwise a fine ELO cover.

  • Haha, why intro ? let's just count "1,2,3,4" :P nice voice girl, i like your excitement and everything. Keep playing, always! and ignore those haters, they have nothing to add ;)

  • i think you did it just how it should be done with lots of fun

    loved it thanks

  • My ears... ):

  • modern female exaggerated vocals...

    stick with the american idol crap and leave the classic men songs alone

  • awkward.....

  • .....a bit creepy. No offense at all to you i hope you don't take it personally. I admire you for being unique though :/

  • I just watched the Doctor Who episode that features this song. And I thought that some singer on youtube who I love covered it and I need to find it. So then I was like, Oh wait, it was Lauren. I love Lauren! I love ELO! I love this video!!

  • @Zik33 Haha, I saw it on Doctor Who too! I knew of it before too, but I still fangirled and was all "OMG DOCTOR WHO ELO AHHH *dies*"

  • Geddy lee's Daughter

  • wtf

  • wtf

  • lauren i freaking love your music and hopefully i can see you this summer on tour

  • Got the solo wrong. -:(

  • 0.55 - 1.09 Best bit. :}

  • Really good at guitar :)

  • aw! we can definately see your love + passion for this song! well doone!:)

  • awesome cover, and look at that vein talking to us :D

  • I loved where you sang the solo, also thumbnail = WIN!!!

  • I LOVE E.L.O. XD

  • people dont like it when you do covers pshhh they are all jelouse of your fantasticness because i know pple who sing worse.GOOD JOB!!!

  • is this your most like music style? you look like someone who love metallica and other metal bands, but this cover is great AWESOME-job!!!

  • @musicoreinstein Haha thanks! I'm more into indie acoustic-type bands.

  • @devilishlypure a great style too ;)

  • Hey! Good job!

  • You're the best, Lauren! Thanks for making me smile.

    Happy holidays!

  • Haha, such a fun song! It never occurred to me to try to play/ sing it until I saw your cover. Now I gotta try it- that is, if I can get my fingers around some of those crazy chords...

  • Ok, I absolutely agree that the "You suck" comments and those like them are just mean and completely nonconstructive, but having listened to some of your other stuff, this isn't your best voice. And that's ok. This is a difficult song to sing- god knows I recorded my version and had to delete it afterwards. I wish I could offer something constructive, but I think you know how to sing. This one just didn't come out as well as it could have.

  • God I love your music.. whether it's a cover or your original music, people are such haters.. Do I think this is your best vid? No but it's still AWESOME =]]] but I'm also biased cause I love your originals <3

  • great cover of a great beatles track..... keep it up maid,

    love a very happy ENGLISH man!!!!! xx

  • @deavesydoo this is most definitely NOT a beatles track lol

    its by ELO

  • I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE your room and YOUR HAIR

    and your video!!! <3 omg xxx

  • u have the dorky hot look >_< did u go to an arts school? your other videos looks like u did

  • very fun cover

  • Oooh, I didn't remember this one. One of my favorite songs.

  • Great FUN! Nice to see a happy musician :)

  • thats right, tbh u sung it well. better than me. so keep doing it :D btw u hav a strange guitar technique, but its good :P

  • This is my favorite cover that you've done, but I really like your others too. And I like your originals. Ok so everything you do is awesome :)

  • cool cover!

  • Lol I saw this video and now I'm crushin' =) haha

    this is such a fun song and its nice to see somebody having fun with it!

    good job! =)

  • Lol I saw this video and now I'm crushin' =) haha

    this is such a fun song and its nice to see somebody having fun with it!

    good job! =)

  • 0:56 lol love it.

  • So this video came up in my "recommended for you" thing and even after a year, this video still makes me happy =]

  • To be honest, I hesitated to watch this, not because I don't adore your voice, but because I knew that it would be next to impossible to acoustically cover a song with such strong instrumentals like this one has, but I'm sooo happy I decided to watch it! You did a really fabulous job with it! :D

  • great solo :) x

  • Love it. Never stop. :)

  • I like your Moulin Rouge poster.

  • FREEBIRD!

  • nice solo lmao :P

  • It sounds great, but you should be happy when you sing it, if you smile it will come through in your voice. My alarm went off at 5 this morning and this song was playing, but I didn't feel happy! still I put it on the cd later when I had woken up!

  • Not enough effort put into practice in my opinion.

    i give it 1.5 stars for a very good song butured by such a poor effort to try and make a cover of it.

  • This might be a cover, but I think it's still very good. I really simply like the way how you sing. I like all the songs that you sing, wheter it's a cover or written by yourself. Keep up the excellent work, Lauren. I highly appreciate your songs. It shows that you're a creative person.

  • You have a awesome voice! <3 Congrats on the engagement!

  • married me !!

  • I think you need to keep your voice a little higher in the chorus. It does some strange vibrato things that I'm not sure you want to be happening... But apart from that, the verse is fantastic, and your energy and attitude is positively infectious.

  • @Browncoat1138 I noticed that as well. They sounded like sour notes.

  • Loved it Lauren, my favourite of your covers! (=

  • meow meowmeow....wow that was cool. you know when i first saw this video i hated it but after the second viewing i change my plea to guilty i love it

  • totally awesome, i dont understand the hate. This was a great cover. The vocals were very fitting, the falsetos were really good rock on!

  • Nice video, well done girl. i was trying to figure an acoustic version for this and your chords work well, i just have to drop capo to 1st :) nice and clear changes... good work, dont let the begrudgers get you down, we are the happy people :)))

  • my ears are bleeding you non virgin

  • hmmm

  • @kerithebillionaire ...is this your hobby? Watching videos that you hate and torturing the people who worked hard to create them?

  • @devilishlypure Don't feed the haters.

  • @devilishlypure Way to go Lauren! This comment makes me smile because you're sooo much above them. I love that you recognize this. You're one of my favorite singers and Youtubers and people ever. Thanks for being awesome <33.

  • @kerithebillionaire uhhhhhhhhhh fuck you, shes awesome

  • disturbing.

  • not giddy enough, it was good, but definitely not gay enough

  • wow

  • this song=good

    this song=you=AWESOME

  • that was really cool! I love ELO -- they're one of my fav bands. Not a lot of ppl on their 20's know who they are. U have awesome taste in music.

  • youre so good at guitar! dont give up! :D

  • This is... hrmm. Sorry.

  • your energy is awesome!

  • My god people! Stop with the thumbs-down war!

    Only very few of the negative reviews were needlessly cruel, and there's no need to hate on people for actually liking the video. Don't thumbs-down someone for simply not sharing your opinion. It make you look incredibly bigoted.

    In my opinion, not the best cover I've ever heard, but I still enjoyed it. You did a good job on my favorite part of the song so I'm a satisfied customer.

  • awesome :)

  • Ugh. I love this song. and your voice. Screw those people.

  • Aw, thank you. :) Glad that somebody's enjoying the videos I work hard on.

  • Your Guitar Playing is awesome!

    Your Singing is . . . make Guitar Covers, please!

  • You seem to shout at times but overall good. I did however hear some flat parts to the song - 0:49 - 1:33 - so be wary. I also didnt like the solo section you did with your voice. Sounded crap tbh :/ Reminds me of HSM :/ Well Gl with whatever you do in the future

  • cool

  • go with that feeling.

  • i think i love you. yes!

  • I love this song, it makes me feel better whenever I'm down.

    I love you Lauren, keep being awesome! <3

  • lol the solo was sick!

  • fuck these guys, sing your heart out hun and don't let anyone say any different :P This sounds great!

  • Thank you! :)

  • Hmm...a little much

  • you suck at singing off key i agree with jem0ederrrrr

  • Oh man. If only I could be good at singing off-key. That would be so awesome.

  • My ears feel great. Thanks. :)

  • You know, there's this thing called the back button. Or the mute button. If you didn't like it and you kept listening, you have nobody to thank but yourself. Why you felt it necessary to be rude instead, I'll never know.

  • i love this song and i think you made it awesome in your own way, like you always do :)

  • PUT THIS ON ITUNES!!!!!!!!!!!!

    pwese :3

  • I can't, it's not my song.

  • Lol. Ohhh the irony.

  • great for kids i agree. i'll check your originals...

  • you have officially put a big smile on my face...

    today was a bad day.

    and this made it aaalll better.

    I thank you for that.(:

  • it sounds like you could sing to kids they will LOVE it i like it its a compliment

  • Wow i love this cover ^^ Great job.

  • i really like how you did song you should record it :] I've listened to it a couple times the last few days lol i like it :D

  • Okay then I will..

    ring ring, ring ring.

    "Hello?"

    "Hello Failblog, I have somone here you'll be interested in, AndrewFilmslnc, yeah, he's terrible, and mean."

    "Okay, send him in."

    "Okay, will do."

    "Bye"

    "Bye".

    Lauren, I love you =/

  • Okay then, I will and tell them about the one you just shot at me ;)

  • OK,I don't play guitar properly,so this is going weird,but you know the thing that you put over the neck to change the key,do you have to use it for this song?

  • No, you never have to use it. It's called a capo and it just makes it so I can play easier chords. If you don't have one, you can change the key by changing the chords instead.

  • Or you could play the same key but just use more barre chords. That way you keep the sound similar.

  • Wow that was great! What chords did you use?

  • Very good cover. Also the "dun-un-doo-doos" made me laugh (obviously in the good way ie. not at you).

  • Really enjoyed your version. One of my fave songs, well done. Added to my faves

  • E.L.O's was better, but you still done a good cover. Well done.

  • Thanks! I wasn't trying to be better than E.L.O. It's their song. They should automatically win. I cover songs because it's fun to do my own thing with music I love. I don't understand why some people think that covers initiate some kind of competition. :)

  • Tons of people do covers, people are stupid. Keep doing more covers. (:

  • youre a good guitar player! =)

  • nice

  • I've missed your voice...I think I will put one of your albums in my car to listen to. :o)

  • i prefer E.L.O

  • Wow!! :)

  • lol I like this almost better than the original and E.L.O is like one of my favorite bands of all time.

  • Very impressive, beautiful job on a wonderful song! Best wishes, Horst

  • Most people don't understand how difficult it is to sing and play at the same time. Chords or not, it's not a direct translation and that's saying something.

  • You're obviously very creative and talented. Loved the "solo".

    Cheers!

  • So Im not sure how many of your videos I have commented with the same exact comment of "Your freaking awesome" But, yeah, you are. This is so pretty! The haters need to suck it! I totally love this. :)

  • This makes me happy =D I think you should do cover songs whenever you feel like it and stop worrying about what everyone else wants ^_^

  • LOL WTF

  • Aw I love the original version and I love this one too!

  • have you ever thought of doing a Beatle cover ? :]

  • Coooool! Kisses from Brazil! =***

    Very hugsss! ;)

    :*

    Dante

  • I love this version....especially the solo. Can tell me exactly what chords you're playing? I haven't seen any other versions played with a capo

  • man. people have an obsession with being jerks on the internet. youtube especially. people are just so incredibly rude on youtube. i'm not sure why. and if i were a psychologist i would make a study of it. maybe it's the anonymous factor? i dunno. but i think this was beautiful! You have a lovely voice and you totally pwnd that guitar. keep it up and ignore the haters. I'm willing to bet they aren't nearly brave enough to put stuff like this up. you sure you aren't a gryffindor? <3

  • I totally agree with you. Also, I'm a psychology major... and that is a freaking awesome idea for a senior project. I'll keep it in mind! :D

  • Yeah - a mask of anonymity can empower people in really negative ways. They're convenient when people want to express fear or hatred (think: the Klan) and ironically, YouTube is both a mask and a mirror. So here's the questionis a hater's need to denigrate & hate amplified when they encounter someone doing the very thing they are unable to do: to be open?

    I really enjoy your videos - someday I'll get to hear you in concert.

  • lovely! <3

  • I have a new obsession with this song, and you started it ;)

  • same here!

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  • Oh goodness, I loved the solo. Hahahaha :D

  • Dear Youtube Haters,

    If you're really going to sit there and judge someone then maybe you should rethink your priorities, seeing how you people are the ones spending their time commenting on how much people suck.

    If you dont like it, STOP WATCHING! I mean good lord! Is Voldemort standing there forcing you to watch the godamn screen!? NO! So stop bloody watching!

    Lauren continue to be awesome and spew adorable. :]

  • I second this motion but would like to add that Lauren is also ridiculously pretty and rather nice as well! :]

    Shes also dating a tree so she wins too!

  • Your version of Mr. Blue Sky is made of awesome and hope.

  • I really liked it.

  • LOL

  • This is the worst cover I have ever heard. No offence, I'm sure you have a great voice at singing other songs, but this one just strains your voice a bit.

  • ...I suggest that you watch the American Idol auditions if you think that I'm the worst.

  • Why do you freaks feel the need to upset people? If you don't like it, go away. It's really unnecessary for you to be such a terrible person.

  • A freak? LOL! All I was doing giving my own opinion. I just said that this cover was bad! Which is the truth! I absoloutley love this song, so if someone sings it badly I'm not just going to sit back and keep it to myself to be honest. And I'm not a terrible person, I was just voicing my opinion like everyone else on here.

  • Here's some advice. If you love a song so much that any cover of it that doesn't live up to the original makes you want to bring the musician to tears, don't search for covers.

  • I've heard quite a few covers of this that I find as good as the original thanks. And I'm sorry if you can't take the criticism, but not everyone is going to like your songs and covers. It's called life.

  • Constructive criticism would have been nice. Telling me that I'm worse than all of the awful American Idol rejects is not going to go over well.

  • And somehow, "just straining my voice a bit" is causing this to be the worst ever. My voice is very strained right now because I've been in rehearsals all week for my show tonight. Does that make me the worst singer ever too?

  • Hahaha, okay, I get it. You're one of those singers who loves making others feel awful in order to make yourself feel great, but you won't post videos of yourself singing so that you don't have to know how it feels when you get complete strangers telling you that your covers are the worst ever.

  • LOL! No, I am not one of those singers. I won't post videos of myself singing, because I have no interest in what other people who I don't even know have to say to me to be honest. I'd rather have a real person come up to me after a gig and say that my voice was amazing or that my voice was awful. I've had the second one a few times before, and I just take it. After all, it's just how life is. You learn to deal with it.

  • Because people online aren't real people. They don't have feelings. Telling them that their covers are the worst ever doesn't hurt them at all.

  • Did I ever say that they don't have feelings? And that they're not real people? No, I didn't. If you're going to make it in this world, you're gunna have to not get so worked up over someone saying it was a bad cover. I said it, get over it. Life goes on. There are going to be people that like your voice, and others that don't. And I'm part of the people that don't. Deal with it.

  • You know, when I don't like someone's voice, I don't listen to it. I don't even have time to tell them that they're the worst ever because I don't want to hear it any longer. I don't particularly want to sing for people who hate my voice.

    There are thousands of people out there who do like it, as there are probably thousands of people out there who do like the voices of the people I don't enjoy listening to. As a singer, I have respect for people who put their voices out there. You don't.

  • Okay, do you know what? I can't even be bothered to fight with you anymore. And that's fine if you do that, and just don't tell them what you think, but I'm not like that. And trust me, I do have respect for the people who put their voices out there, but just 'cause I have that respect, doesn't mean I'm not going to be a critic too.

  • It just really pisses me off that there are people like you. You're probably a great singer. You probably know a lot about music. You probably could be giving great advice that could be helping other musicians improve their art.

    Instead, you're doing this.

  • I was giving constructive criticism, that this song doesn't suit your voice. During this little conversation, I have listened to a few other songs of yours, and you do have a great voice! It's just not suited to this song.

  • Somebody tells you that your cover of a song was bad because it didn't suit your voice, and you degenerate to, "It really pisses me off that there are people like you."

    You aren't exactly running around telling your, as you so modestly pointed out, THOUSANDS of fans that they have no right to express an unasked (positive) opinion, are you?

    YT comments can be disgusting, but this person left a reasonable bit of criticism, and you sunk almost immediately into personal attacks. An apology is due.

  • She totally had a right to say that. I'm not trying to take away her right to think that this was the worst cover she'd ever heard. I just really hate it that people think they can say things like that without hurting people and I wanted her to know what her words had done. I have a right to my opinions just as much as she does.

  • Do you really think that's an honest representation of what you said? Quote:

    "Why do you freaks feel the need to upset people? If you don't like it, go away. It's really unnecessary for you to be such a terrible person."

  • Yes! There is a difference between thinking she's a freak who's upsetting me and an unnecessarily terrible person (my opinion), and taking away her right to having an opinion. Which I still have not done.

  • I agree! Thank you.

  • Don't kid yourself, Katherine. You have NO respect for others based on what you've done here. No one ASKED you for your opinion, but you somehow felt compelled to give it (and unlike Lauren, I'm sure you're a horrible singer who doesn't have the first clue what she's talking about). What makes you think your opinion if of any consequence to ANYONE? You'll grow up one day wonder why you were like this. I hope. Sorry, Lauren, for using your thread here to speak to this inconsequential child.

  • I don't need to kid myself. I have plenty of respect for all singers out there, as I know how tough it is to get into the music scene and get somewhere. I know no one asked for my opinion, but no one asked for you opinion on what me and Lauren are talking about either, did they?