Fightstar - Waiting for Superman

[mrsaganscosmos]

Imma let you all finish, but i just wanna say that the soft bulletin is one of the best albums of all time! and this vocal is pretty weak. sounds like hes singing to appeal to little girls and not from the heart.

[vash2024]

I will probably never hear a version of this song that I dislike it's that amazing, but no one can match Coyne on the vocals, so none will ever be as good as the original

[FeeCurious]

i'll start with the cover statement that you seem to need to apply to any youtube comment these days and say that this is only my opinion, but this is just stunning. a song so full of melodic sadness has never sounded as beautiful. it does the original proud, bravo.

[damo447]

AARRRGGGHHHH MY EARS! Bloody awful version of a classic.

Nothing against Fighstar but they should stick to covering Busted.

[ROCKmyworldxo]

So much more beautiful than the original.

Charlie's voice.... Ooooh I love it (:

[CentraljocK]

@ROCKmyworldxo are you for real? I wont swear or anything cos I suspect youre about 12.

[ROCKmyworldxo]

@CentraljocK Well excuse me for having a different taste in music than you. My bad. Actually I'm 20 thanks. And yes, I think this is a very beautiful song. I love the original, the Flaming Lips were great but there is just something about this version that I love. Fightstar put so much emotion into it.

[CentraljocK]

@ROCKmyworldxo I actually agree that the singer has an ok voice. Musically it just sounds nasty, particularly the drums, which sound like they're being hit by a 5 year old.

[ROCKmyworldxo]

@CentraljocK It's just not the best quality. And the drummer sounds at least 10. Haha.

[CentraljocK]

@ROCKmyworldxo agreed. stay safe and have a good xmas. argument terminated at 18:40 gmt :)

[ROCKmyworldxo]

@CentraljocK Hahaha. Ditto.

[Fluggy2003]

This is lame. Is that the twat from McFly singing!!! Some songs just shouldn't be covered. And whats with changing the minor chords in the chorus. That am/bm combo is what makes my heart burst when I listen to the original. Its supposed to be a soft song with a fragile vocal - this MOR, soft rock crap just doesn't cut it!!! BOLLOX..... BOLLOX I SAY!!!!

[Brenderous]

Pretty good cover.

Iron & Wine does a better one IMO

[bgdeee]

FAIL...read the chord charts before you do a cover that should not be attempted. OUCH!

[honeyshot905]

Everyone who is trying to justify this song being better than the original has questionable taste, and I will most likely be highly suspicious of any musical suggestions or referrals. This sounds like a Laguna Beach fadeout song, or perhaps a slow song for a playful teen pop punk foursome that needs a song to slow the concert down and let the

[honeyshot905]

@honeyshot905 singer hold the microphone in the scott stapp maneuver while he emotes aka break the autotuner at each show while it works on overtime to keep up with his cracking voice worsened by smoking cigarettes only for his image and 20 interviews a day which were all set up by their rewcord label sony offshoot called something catchy like "powwer" or "funshine records".

[MagnificentFiend]

Horrible breathy voice. No subtlety in the drumming.

Yeah.

[bulletForlife13]

@MagnificentFiend Well...that might be because it is a live cover

[KOLandOLProck]

there's something about Charlies voice that really pulls you in. Love him. Love Fightstar. Great band. great cover.

[donteverwannabeyoux]

i don't think you should compare covers to the original, and just listen to it it its own right! i mean, they're not trying to be better than the original... it's just their own take on the song :)

and personally i do think this is better than the original :D

[PogoJay]

Rarely is a cover better than the original, I think this is one of the few examples where it is.

[Wonderloo5000]

There is no way this is better then the original, he gets the lyrics wrong at points. this is a good version though. the drums arent as good either

[socialistpete]

@PogoJay I wouldn't say its better than the original. Better in its own way.

[baciweiler]

aaaaaagh no one can do it like flaming lips.

the iron and wine cover is the best i've heard; they really took it to a different level so that you didn't *feel* like you were listening to just an imitation.

this is nice.

but yeah, still a cover.

[editfreek]

really like this version too. great vocalist

[editfreek]

d3ff3ct3d. hate to break it to ya, but the song was written by "this shitty flaming lips band."

[d3ff3ct3d]

WTF this song is originally from Iron and Wine.. haha not this shitty flaming lips band

[Sabrinalovesyouxx]

fightstar all de wayyyyy

[rocksystem132]

sounds kinda like give me the sky

[XxLotti3LvsCharli3xX]

That's what i was thinking Lol :P

[Laura17894]

best song ever

[fromdespair2where]

wow... i have a new found respect for fightstar..i actually quite like it.. ??

of course its nothing on the original but its still miles better than the coldplay version :)

[newbster7]

woah this sounds fucking awesome

[iamthebstgirly]

It's just my opinion, everyone has to have a different opinion or the world would be pretty boring, so in my opinion Coldplay did it better, I'm just saying, I don't think this version sucks.

[ashie2703]

Colplay did it better? ahahaha

[iamthebstgirly]

Coldplay did it better.

[Praktical]

Hahahaha. Coldplay are shite.

[xXxXBethany]

I love this version of the song.

To me some of the Flaming Lips songs are a bit weird but they're still good. I grew up with my mum playing Flaming Lips songs (im 13), but i love this version. Charlie's voice is so perfect and Fightstar's style is awesome.

xx

[chriswillz121]

this song is absolutely amazing and covered by an amazing band....but not just that....all there covers including fear of the dark, breaking the law and even leper messiah are not only awesome but id go as far to say in there own way there better than the originals.....just my opinion guys please dont rip my balls off because i know how you all love to hate fightstar :)

[xXxXBethany]

Yeaa all of their songs are amazing. But the covers are just mindblowing.

Look up the cover they did of Jordin Sparks - Battlefield yesterday for Radio One Live Lounge. It's soooo good.

[wahaya2]

@chriswillz121 Their Leper Messiah cover is good but I don't think it could ever match the original...the original is off Master of Puppets for gods sake =P

[dimidola]

I wish there was a better reconding of this song...from fightstar that is...

[xXxHarrysStarGirlxXx]

wow quite a debate.

but i think fightstars cover is amazing.

the flaming lips are great in their own way, but personaly fightstar gets the message across to me more then the lips.

[Nightshading]

Intriguing chords in the chorus. Different from the original. :)

[BlackSword18]

amazing <3

[midic69]

this shit is gay

Coldplay was better

[guytb]

your gay

[MrLaviBookman]

Coldplay LMAO

[rokhedthrabit]

does anyone have the pic from the vid? send it to me plz?

[bitocreuza]

this is by far the best version of the song

[salerai]

hardly. Im not angry at them, how could i be angry at someone or a group of people i dont even know. Here we have a classic example of unfounded " psychology/ counceling for dummies" analysis. I believe the technical term is " hypocrite".

[bobmara1986]

kill this conservative cunt! The fucking murder

[xXJAMI3Xx]

i remember tht session with collin murray fucking great session nd this was the highlight and fuck all you flaming lips fans who just want to see how far they can get up Wayne Coyne's arse using just their lips.

fucking amazing and i'm not a fightstar fanboy !!!

[Plattyuk]

Perverts for covering a song...

hahahahahahah.

Good one. :')

[EMGaze]

thanks. ;)

[MarsRevival]

thebrooke has the better cover, imo :3

[MooSimo123]

♥ Amazing :]

SO much better than the orignal!

Fightstar are the best (Y) iloveyou x

[stillgriff]

this is actually a much better version then the origional! they took a well writen song and made it sound a massive amount better!!

[martinimirvana]

Great cover!!

[superfuntime92]

Yeah this is a lot worse than the original. It sounds like he is having a mangasm the entire time.

[DevilMash]

fightstar is the best.....and this is by far the best version of the song.

[formeremployee]

wow, totally gay. sure, the original (flaming lips) sucks pretty hard too, but look for the iron & wine cover for something a little more inspired.

[jamestheflyingpirate]

this is alright, I kind of like what they've done with it.

however, it has absalutely nothing on the flaming lips

[beneboy2802]

ANYONE GOT TABS FOR THIS SONG /chords

[joeldarling]

This can't even hold a candle to the Lips version. The song has a completely different vibe and I can't stand the vocals. Blech

[muchbetathenu]

i love this song but each to there own

[DJRIDGEMEISTER]

Tbh this is better than the original, yes hate me i don't care but this has much cleaner vocals and just generally better

[DaVeTheTaliban]

fucking tune fighstar rule !!!

[david12741]

Its you again jojoblow01!!

How sad are you?

[jojoblow01]

as sad as you obviously ! i thought this was a diff version . sad that its still not as good as the lips but its ok . see i said its ok . happy now ? .

[alonzee4bird]

so much better than the original, charlie has a great voice

[thelastvampirehunter]

i agree

[desserdennis]

love them!:P

[williamdoyle1]

wtf is this, it was going OKAY (and i really mean borderline okay) until the end when they seriously screwed it up with distortion. idiots.

[muchbetathenu]

u suck

[jojoblow01]

yep , nice try charlie busted , but it dont come close to the passion that the lips put into the original version >

[muchbetathenu]

fuck you

[jojoblow01]

if you are going to reply muchbetathenu then have the grace to put across a decent articulate , non agressive point of view . once you resort to swearing and anger , you have lost the arguement . your pathetic schoolboy insults are a reflection of your intellect .

[jojoblow01]

ha ! just checked your channel . proved me right 15 years old and a pic of a dope smoking teddybear ! ha !

[muchbetathenu]

yers i may be in school but why is that so important to you humm is it that you reli like kids huh well basicali i dont no y u have a problem with me and i am 16 get your facts straith dumbass

[jojoblow01]

just didnt like your insults thats all , also i find your last comment offensive too .

you are not important in any way to me, but if you want to be treated more like an adult then at least try and put your views across in a more adult way .. Guess that may come in time then ! I stick to my initial comment , good luck . peace !

[muchbetathenu]

i am sorry if i have offended you in any way i was just sayin that this is one hell of a tune just to say i am sorry ok bye

[jojoblow01]

cool . yep its a great tune , i still prefer original though . thanks , peace ! me outta here !

[devilishcheryl]

Video not playin any more!!!

Got the albam and its brillant!!

[rosh4]

i love this cover. i agree they're under rated, charlie will always be associated with busted

[eeoo0809]

I think that this cover finally highlights charlies vocal talents which, if ever in question, cannot be questioned now. A really great band, they've made so much incredible music in such a short space of time and i really do beleive they are one of the best british bands of the last 10-15 years.

[01videowotcha01]

Definitely.

[Asphalthabitat]

no doubt, well said.

[tedstriker007]

one of the most under rated bands ever

[LurveMuse]

nah brigade is more under rated

[rumblethejungle]

lol which is charlie's brothers band

[ROCKmyworldxo]

i love fightstar ! nd this song makes me love them so much more !

i swear charlies voice is like crack :)

[t2om]

awesome!

[kolabear]

go look @ thebrooke's cover of this it's beautiful!

[Jonohutch123321]

What a brilliant song, All fightstars covers make me not want to listenin 2 the originals, i just listened to jonny cash hurt and fightstar have completly turned it round into one of there own which makes me think why i love them so much! x

[acidrain734]

maybe you'd like the original Hurt more than Johnny Cash? i don't know the fightstar song but maybe they could pull off Nine Inch Nails.

anyway what i have to say is if you first heard the Flaming Lips version/or are a fan of them, you'd know the original is so amazing it can't compare to a cover, no matter how well it's performed. not putting this version down at all, but i suggest you listen to the original as well. the Lips change lives :P

cheers!

[rcotham12fightstar]

gutted me dog chewed thru this signed vinyl sooo cnt reeli hear it

(N)

[RayDalemo]

so awesome, best fightstar cover.

[toonie45]

Tuuuuuuuuuuuuune!

[ROCKmyworldxo]

i luv fightstar, i love charlies voice <3

[tarina1992]

who hve this song???

can send me?

[ria2389]

it is on the new single "i am the message". go buy it or download it. legally!

fightstar are immense are deserve all the support in the world!

[pooflanger]

this is not bad, the two versions are pretty much exactly the same but i like wayne's voice better

[JOlisbon]

beautiful cover, beautiful voice!

[riotcorexoxo]

not too bad, not too bad

[Liseklp77]

the best fightstar cover...

[Nina182]

thanks for uploading this!

[Orlichik4eva]

Love it. I love FIGHTSTAR!!!

[gethgethgeth]

personally think its better than the flaming lips one! feels more powerful somehow!

[rcotham12fightstar]

its reeli funny my mum thinks im depressed she thinks this music is bad haha

[safcluva]

this cover is fukin awesome, way better than the original imo :D

[DreamStar1989]

fiking love this band! cant wait till the day they headline brixton they r so underated and people need to drop this whole busted thing!! get other it hes done music a favour!!

[McFLYstarrGIRL]

? why do you think that?

[freakybusted]

i only thought or i asked that coz somebody wrote this here and i was wondering "what the f**** r u talkin about??" and I jus ask...now i know !!!

[McFLYstarrGIRL]

ah. ok

[GameraTrekkie]

for some reason the line "Is it overwhelming

To use a crane to crush a fly?" makes me tear up

[OoooGIMME]

Amazing!!

Love this so much!!! :O:O :]:]:]:]

I remember when Charlie was in that pop/rock band busted!

Hes come such a long way since then!!

Improved soooooooo much!!

ILY!!

[ValeryStump]

They were just pop tbh.

[GinjaNinja11293]

Hahaha! I could do sense a hint of sarcasm thre, which made that amausing! X]

[valx3entine]

Such a beautiful cover.

[freakybusted]

AWESOME !!!! charlie, love u !! xDD

FS rooocks

[markcounsell1]

I thought this was guna be a b side for 'floods' bit gutted, im desperate for this song :(

[Jrocks87]

This is brilliant!!!! <3 FS!

[pepenister]

Beautiful cover.

Been looking for this for a few weeks. Cheers mate.

[steer91]

can someone tell me where i can download this song cause its quality

cheers

[DeathcarKid]

iTunes.

[knoxvilleluva1]

this is an amazing cover of the song

all in fairness i think its better than the original. fightstar are amazing and i love everything they do.

thanks soo much for uploading this song!

xxxx

[sashaluvzollie]

absolutely brill

these guys did wonderful.

now whenever i hear the original, i cringe cuz it's not charlie singing xD

[chaz911]

does anyone have the full interview?

[sashaluvzollie]

i was able to listen to the full interview on the radio 1 website.

[Mstar82]

yeah i agree eesnoj completely

their b-sides are amazing (like call to arms or take you home (only examples!))

their covers are great (my favs are she drove me to daytime tv, the days i recall..., hurt, and some more)

and the rest youve said is so much true dude.

one more thumb up for you. you speak out of my soul.

fightstar are completely a great band with all, what a great band need.

[McFLYstarrGIRL]

great song. yay for fightstar! charlie simpson <3<3<3 this is def better than the original

[SmogMonster10]

Well done boys!!

Ive been shouting about dis band for a long time now..all me mates think ive lost the plot but ther just see all that busted bollocks..

I reckon dis cover sud change ther minds..fuckin brilliant

[eesnoj]

wow! it's really absolutely brilliant!

i sat in my bed and listened to it on the radio and was abosulutley taken away!

Fightstar can do the best covers i honsetly think, the majority of there cover are amazing !

they produce wiked songs!

they have amazing Bsides

they have amazing covers

and they can do really good acoustic track

and to top it off they are great live!! only saw em 2 days ago :)

[Asphalthabitat]

ive seen them 8 times, not only are they the most underated band ive ever come across but i have never seen a band perform like them, they are incredible songwriters aswell as musiscians, they deserve alot mre success but then again im happy theyre not mainstream and its so much better in small venues =)

[DizzyAndDragons]

Wow...feeling kinda down I heard this on 'listen again'...and I started like nearly crying when it said 'He hasnt dropped them, forgot them or anything' and I dont have a clue why =/

Wow I mean this cover is powerful I guess...I heard this before the origional so I listened to the origional...and I like them for different reasons. Charlies voice suits this song so much but theres always more emotion in the origionals even though the vocals on this are amazing and so raw...

My new fav song =]

[maynd]

quite a powerfull sound inded

[DizzyAndDragons]

Yeah! Ta so much for uploading =D

You are like my ultimate hero!

x

[maynd]

lool thank you,no problem :D

[xGlitterDollx]

That is so beautiful!

[Marcus3500]

oh right tar for info paylorlk, yeah amazing cover, well done whoever got it :D

[Marcus3500]

Where u find this??? i had no idea this was even recored

[Paylorlk]

It was on radio 1 last night, awesome cover! Hope they record a studio version as a bside.

[GinjaNinja11293]

Colin Murray a bit of TWAT!

[ThomGreenwood99]

i reckon they might cause they were saying how they'd been messing around with it for a while

and also yea colin murray cant believe when he said 'fightstar have done one more track for us, its called what i go to school for' was quite funny tho

[stinahatt]

LOVE IT!

[Asphalthabitat]

oh my god, can you upload it somewhere? i couldnt rip it from radio 1 :(

[Asphalthabitat]

im such a retard, saw the rapidshare link too late - this cover is fuckign incredible, fightstar have never disapointed me - an unbelievable band.

[schevenelis]

beautiful cover!

[Sapinuca]

MFG!!! It's just too beautiful!

I LOVE IT!

Thanks for posting!

Is it available to download on your web??

[maynd]

wicked sound :D

[steffiamethyst]

beautiful..I got goosebumps and the hairs on the back of my neck stood up when I heard this..a total classic to remember for years to come..xx