Kevin Devine - Holland, 1945 (Neutral Milk Hotel Cover)

[SleeperFactory5]

Good energy, but no one can be as good as Jeff Mangum.

[revived0103]

sad that this is by far kevin devine's finest moment.

[bernie16wb]

@revived0103 You really aren't familiar with his work are you?

[revived0103]

@bernie16wb not really but my point was that I don't think he's written a song as good as this

[bernie16wb]

@revived0103 That doesn't mean that doing a cover of a song is his finest moment.

[revived0103]

@bernie16wb yeah you're probably right, all i know by him is that song Just Stay, and i liked it

[bernie16wb]

@revived0103 I'd suggest picking up his album "Brothers Blood". One of the best albums of 2009 IMO.

[johnmorisi8]

i dont care what anyone says, i loved it.

[texasberry]

the studio version sounds better but this video kicks ass!!! So glad you posted it.

[DJkevvykev]

Yay!

All the enthusiasm & chaos of the original.

Good job. Great song

[tomizokun]

cooooooooooooooool!!!!!

[youfailme2116]

this is actually really good

[Lastscionz]

Like their effort, but I don't like it.

Good job regardless.

[spkmj]

oh no, this doesn't work, they're rushing it.

[kolaoncoke]

weak.

[AFerociousKoala]

No one else can sing this song. Kevin Devine shouldn't have tried. It sounds nice. But it doesn't mean anything, it's empty, it doesn't sound real. There's no real emotion.

This guy needs to stay away for NMH.

[Tanikaze2]

Everyone that doesn't like this cover is trying too hard to be cool and failing

[circoheeve]

haha i agree

good cover. If anyone were to pull it off those three are the guys.

[Rooshich]

@Tanikaze2 No I didn't like it and I'm very cool

[Tanikaze2]

@Rooshich nope

[Rooshich]

@Tanikaze2 Yes

[JryanAin]

god this song's badass.

[hudsonf1993]

I love this video soooo much!

[twoheadedboy194]

Not bad!

[twoheadedboy194]

Not bad!

[twoheadedboy194]

Not bad!

[neiladri]

Let's forget about trying to be as good as the original, because that isn't going to happen. This is a nice cover, and listening to it was a good use of three minutes.

[JGSturgeonmaster]

I second that emotion

[ergeben]

The whole point of a cover is to play it in your own style. He sang in his own style as he shouldve.

[ergeben]

I wouldnt say it sucks, but its definately no where near as good as the original. Not by a longshot.

[BrandNew06]

im not a kevin devine fan at all but

them doing this song made watching their set

worth watching. i guess you had to see it live. lots of energy, it was awesome.

[EatMyVegetables]

Maybe so..yeah, i can see where you're coming from.

But maybe you should listen to Kevin Devine sing it on his Live at Austin City Limits one. Yeah, you know the one...the one where Mangum plays with him.

I guess HE liked it.

[EatMyVegetables]

glad we could come to an agreement.

it's settled...maybe so. lol.

[EatMyVegetables]

i've seen some of your covers, actually.

and to be frank, i thought those sucked.

and i know your opinion matters just as much as mine...

but it's just that..you're wrong.

[lmarrella]

I would be stoked to here it live, even if was as an intense version as this

[volcomsurf]

looks so fun!

[thekakihara]

oh, god, failure.

[willywonka091]

i'm surprised that any of neutral milk's fans would be that prejudice or dick-like. i love this song and they did an awesome job! high intensity.

[largelyundefined]

high intensity, yes, just not my style i guess. i dont see the prejudice tho...thats just my opinion, although, admittedly, i probably could have chosen a better way to say it. my bad, but i guess it just makes me look ignorant.

[willywonka091]

it's all good, there's just no need to call them gay or anything.

[Poaet]

Oh man this is so cool.

Talk about energy! And the sound is awesome!

[LeopoldSampsonite]

I dont like this cover at all.

[josh1728]

agreed, took an epic song and fucked it all up

[sestavajajo]

this is so beastly!

[nickak333]

this is pretty bad

[rokbom]

can't compare to the original. Not even close.

[mrHolum]

I think it's a rather nice cover...

[Velourium]

pretty sure the men playing would agree as well. but that doesn't mean this is bad.

[rufusbaby]

as a huge NMH fan, kev's version does it much justice.

[kevmatkel]

Wow what I wouldnt give to have been there.

[m3sdup]

moshpiiit!

[felloffajetway]

andy!

christ.

[nbcares]

more cowbell.. haha im kidding where was the trumpet i heard one but didnt see one

[thelovveofyrlife]

did andy and kevin kiss?

haha

[jessizz1e]

YES.

[forgivedurdenn]

YES.

[webbyness]

No!

Hahah

Look closely. :P They totally didn't.

[thestormlscoming]

omg, hahah, that was so random

are they gay? i didnt think they were, but their voices match. either way, still love all of them =]

haha, jesse's voice can replace any instrument

[omgitschristie]

this is an amazing song & an amazing cover (:

[BrandNew06]

thanks for this! i loved this cover!!

i was at the seattle and portland show. amazing..

[mdixon2208]

i was frickin there!

amen to mcxcrun.

twas geeh when everyone rushed the stage. i was pissed.

[skubz]

good performance of a good song. i saw kevin devine in february, it was a great show. i really like his choice of covers.

[your0wndisast3rx]

ahh thank you for this! this was one of the best parts of the concert when i saw them on the 17th. vinnie even got up there and played the trumpet, it was sweet.

[mcxcrun]

ah the song where the crowd finally surged, and the pit got VERY crowded and pushy haha

[likeavaliant]

thank you so much for uploading this. i heard they played this song last night and i just had to hear it. awesome.