Leona Lewis - Hurt - Royal Variety Performance 2011

[tetrulz]

johnny cash..

[iytbbz]

she doesnt struggle with the low notes, shes singing them quietly then it builds up. they sound perfect

[FinalConflict99]

NIN

[TheArisingSymptom]

beautifully unique voice, horrible dress :D

[PopcornQueen96]

i dont like the start, because she sings very very quietly but the rest is awesome! a wonderfull voice and a wonerfull person! love her since the 1st day :)!!

[beaukim15]

thumbs up if this performance got better

[sergioslimperetti]

The X Factor performance was incredibly poor as you couldn't hear a damn word ! This is just spine tingling !! A truly incredible voice and long may she continue...,

[steelers1Kevin19]

I have watched her sing this song at least 15 times and each time she blows my mind away.



[paddyeire85]

If she does'nt get a Royal honor in her lifetime then there's something wrong with the world...

[voiceofreason2008]

OK my computer just wee'd

Damn that a powerful voice

[AjayyBirch]

yes NIN and Johnny Cash sang this song first.

Doesn't take away the fact she is an AMAZING singer.

Don't like it? go watch NIN or Johnny Cash, i'm here for Leona.

[abesdude]

she defines what a diva is all about. True spirit. Amazing vocal and conviction! Just amazing! I don't know anyone if any whom can pull off those notes. Unbelievable

[DjTokenMusic]

Dear Trent Reznor.

WTF were you thinkin?

[BrownishBunny]

Absolute perfection!!!!!!!

[MrDschiesus]

that voice combined w/ them lyrics is just.... absurd. Trent propably has a relapse because of that!

[TheDiart]

finaly something good to see, after such a jurks (gaga, maga) >.<

[Bennybun1]

Loved it, cant wait for the 3rd album!!! <3

[MrRada38]

wow...deep!



[Rita248]

She is sooooooooooooooo beautiful here ! Her dress is simply amazing !

[thebeenboy]

@miranaadria No - I said I wasn't trying to be sexist, but just like there are songs that are better sung by women, this is one that is better sung by a male, the deepness just adds to it all. I never said that females can't sing NIN songs or enjoy them, quite the opposite. It's my opinion and I am obliged to express it - no idea why I should "get off my privilege" whatever that means!

[Clof1959]

Fantastic Performance by Leona...

Every time this young Lady Sings you know exactly why she's a WINNER all the way...

Beautiful & so filled and sung with emotion as Leona always does...

American Fans

Bob&Robby

[thebeenboy]

Nope - dont like it. Not being sexist but just dont think it's a female song! I have nothing against Leona - but dont think she did a good job on this.

[mirandaadria]

@thebeenboy That's extremely sexist. So females don't have emotions? Females can't enjoy Nine Inch Nails? Females can't sing NIN songs? Yea, shut up and get off your privilege, dude.

[4lyfeGodsdaughter]

"Hurt" is definitely a change of pace for Leona considering the "low notes" she has to sing, and seems to struggle with. However she sings the rest of the song "beautifully" with all her heart and soul. It's a serious, mysterious, alluring song that exposes her vulnerable, sensitive side and showcases her voice & emotions more than ever. Leona sings this song with great care and conviction!!! Bravo!!!

[abdoshadow2]

@4lyfeGodsdaughter

Great Review

[tomXmidlandsX]

@4lyfeGodsdaughter couldnt have said it better myself all id like to add is this has now become one of my favourite songs ever not only of leonas but of all time its so emotional and it moves me in different ways to her other songs

[GeorgiiiJ87]

@4lyfeGodsdaughter If you think she struggles with those low notes, you're clearly tone deaf.

-and you don't seem to know how to use quotation marks.

Everything else I agree with, however!

[dugw55]

she has graduated in music and the arts and ticks all the boxes to be where she is today. Leona rekindled the x factor the year she won and if people where just to caste there minds back, she won the x factor without all the frills that they put into the stage and background singers they have since she won. The haters need to go away and support ther own artists.

[dugw55]

I beleive leona was awaiting on sony for a contract before the x factor, the x factor became a showcase to start her career and thank god fot that. She is a vocalist and a singer and a great artist,

[MissPheonix1]

This is beautiful, she looks stunning

[ronperkins2]

Sublime performance - she holds nothing back. Enjoy a wonderful artist - don't cut down a tall poppy - simply enjoy her incredible, uplifting interpretation.

[LukeGriffths121]

Congrats on butchering a great song.

[Bluvah]

Parts of this are amazing but she really doesn't have a strong low voice. I don't know why simon wouldn't have picked a song that she sounds good on throughout the entire song

[Sinf0nia]

Music is not dead, she is a living proof. If u dnt consider her a real artist then no one in this world is

[Stace1976]

Not the worst cover ever, but it still has nothing on the original Nine Inch Nails version, or the emotion of Cash's version.

[mnkylondon]

Bloody brilliant! goosebumps!

[jadensmithloveable]

the person who was playing the piano was shit.



[agapegr]

once again.. perfect !

Love it..and love her....

[summertimeloveful]

what has happened to her hair !!!!!!!!!!!

[CrixMakin]

No words for how annoyed I am to hear this done to such an awesome song.

[andwhat93]

That was incredible. She's an amazing vocalist. The only good thing to come from the x factor !

[TheKeithfarren18]

MY COVER PLEASE LISTEN

[pauld0672]

all of u that like this need to see the original, nine inch nails hurt

u will see how trent puts raw emotion into his favourite tune, the only reason i reckon hes allowed her to do this is as its for raising money for animals, something close to trents heart, but in all the yrs of nin this is only the second time anyones been allowed to cover him, hope we dont see jls doin closer next

[MrTonyozzie]

Best female singer this country has ever seen. Don't diss her folks.

[MrPhillip1986]

@MrTonyozzie seen better on Haven Holidays mate

[MrTonyozzie]

@MrPhillip1986 Really? Do Haven have people like Celine Dion in their poxy camps then? If you don't like why watch this? Leona has a better voice than any other current UK singer and many from the past.

Mate? Nah don't think so!

[MrPhillip1986]

@MrTonyozzie How am I supposed to know if I do or don't like it without watching it. Better voice than Katherine Jenkins? or even Charlotte Church? nah mate, don't think so, not even the same league. Don't get me wrong she has talent, and I am a fan of a lot of her work but she's a pop star and should sing pop songs, she isnt the best female voice by a fuckin long shot.

[Ei3x]

@MrPhillip1986 Oh and I happen to think she's the best to come out of this "kareoke" competition which I agree isn't the most sincere. However, she does in fact have some input and has worked with writers on echo, and has been familiar with studio equipment since she was young. She begged to go back into the studio to re-record run because the arrangement was important to her, and she did. Just for your knowledgeable self.

[Ei3x]

@MrPhillip1986 And before you defend yourself, yes I am aware that you did not say she is a bad singer, but personally I would prefer to listen to her over Charlotte church any day and why that is I will not argue over. So I don't exactly see your point.

[MrPhillip1986]

@Ei3x I don't feel the need to defend myself, Just look at the points I have raised. Owes her career to X-factor..yes. Worst version of this song yet...be honest..yes. Better female vocalists in this country..yes. Its a bit pathetic that so many people feel the need to defend her, She has an incredible career and would undoubtedly admit that this version is not better than the original or Cash's version. I don't believe her when she sings this song, I believe the NIN and Cash version

[Ei3x]

@MrPhillip1986 Singing isn't always about being a vocalist. Leona is a singer. Singing is personal and emotional. The way she sings feels emotional to me. Her version of run moves me a lot, and she releases her voice as if she has no soul left to give at the end. She would admit that because she is modest and is not competing with the originals. There is no evidence for what you believe. She does not owe her career to X factor, many have not succeeded given the same opportunity.

[MrPhillip1986]

@Ei3x Ok...lets do this again. I have said leona is a singer, not an artist, not a vocalist but a singer...A good one, not the best in the country but she is very good at singing and deserves her stardom. Her version of THIS song is not as good as the other two, in fact its a very distant third. She DOES owe her career to X-factor and has said so herself. others may have failed but that just proves she's better then them. Maybe you should call shotgun if you're gunna jump on a bandwagon

[bryce20101996]

@MrPhillip1986 I have been reading all these comments and to be honest i have nothing personally against you ,but you keep contridicting yourself here and You may not like her cover (your opinion) but is there any need to be bitching about people who do like her cover, I like it , she made me go listen to the orginal and Johnny cash cover of it , I think Leona is amazing , i like this and you don't ,but you don't need to argue with someone who likes it . Yet again nothing personal against you

[MrTonyozzie]

@MrPhillip1986 Charlotte Church? Spoilt brat with a failed pop career. To compare Leona and Kat Jenkins is like trying to compare Valentino Rossi and Michael Schumacher, both are the greatest in their field but none can be classed as better than the other. Aren't ballads pop songs then? Is R&B not pop? After all it's short for popular at the end of the day, Beyonce, Tulisa and all chap.

[MrPhillip1986]

@MrTonyozzie No its not like comparing Rossi and Schumacher. But if you believe it is, then making the claim that she is the best uk vocalist is redundant at your end, If you are now going to change your argument to her being the best in her field then that becomes an issue as to where the line is drawn between genres. Ultimately, there are better singers in this country then liona lewis and there are 3 versions of this song and hers comes in 3rd.

[MrTonyozzie]

@MrPhillip1986 But you're the one changing. You said you've seen better at Haven before, now you're praising her talents. You can't even spell her name correctly either so maybe it's time to end the argument.

[iamluqmanhakeem]

@MrTonyozzie been a fan of her since Day 1! 

[MrTonyozzie]

@iamluqmanhakeem Same here. When that shy kid walked out and first sang Over The Rainbow I knew she was going to win X Factor.

[iamluqmanhakeem]

@MrTonyozzie hi5! her voice is really spectacular.

[MrTonyozzie]

@iamluqmanhakeem And unlike certain American R&B singers, Leona doesn't have to show acres of flesh to sell her songs.

[iamluqmanhakeem]

@MrTonyozzie acres? hehehehehe .. FLESH PARADE! never into singer with unnecessary shock value!

[K93Mall]

that is a 17s note O,O! 2:36- 2:53

[angloman1]

the beginning in the low register has no tension at all. When she gets into comfort zone higher up she is better though.

She need to work on her stage presence and body language, as it all seems a bit wobbly.

That is what happens when you turn X Factor winners into "stars" .

They just aint got the experience

[LWFAN96]

@angloman1 yeah cos you're a real star.

[angloman1]

@LWFAN96

didn't say I was, but watch and listen when Tony Bennett performs. No X Factor back then, just raw talent and hard work. That is how real musicians are made. It is an illusion that you can create "stars" almost overnight on such shows and it will be the downfall of quality music on telly, you mark my words.:-)

[1nitro]

@angloman1 let's be realistic, sir. there are other ways for artists to enter the music industry now. if leona didn't join and win the x factor, she's still just as good as she is now. the fact is, her x factor stint seems to work against her but she doesn't balk at the association. tony bennett is good, of course, but he had his time. at least we're pretty sure leona didn't have to sleep around to get to where she is.

[angloman1]

@1nitro

yes, you are right, but the market is being dominated by the Simon Cowell "prodigees".

What we notice less and less is the dumbing down of music, and so we applaud Liona and co. I wish her all the best and hope she continues to receive good vocal coaching so as to improve over the years to come. She is one of the better winners after all. :-)

[HCooperPilot]

I must say wow. I think the voice of the world, she not only changes the song but makes it her own, I think the best singer ever xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[joannasxxx]

this is amazing, don't like people saying this is shit, because it s obviously not! i saying that she puts no emotion on this song is utter bullshit, is she sang this song and had a drug problem all you guys would be like this is amazing! you don't always have to sing a song that is personal you know!

[Sinf0nia]

Stunning. absolutely stunning!!!! those who say that she murdered this song should get murdered!

[JaysonS1992]

Trent reznor's performance was raw emotion. This is just another cheesey pop song. You people are whats wrong with the music industry today.

[EmmyOrangePeel]

Went to write a comment on this and flagged it as inappropriate by mistake :/

[frankieexxgal]

CANNOT believe she can hold that note at 3:01

[rybograham]

@frankieexxgal she can because she is the best singer in the WORLD! :)

[jamesf348]

No, no, no, no, no. Original was written by Trent when he was in a mess, and when sang by him, you could tell of the shit he was in. Johnny cash did a great job, and when he did it, reflected on the mistakes he made through life. This is just wrong. She sings like a Yamaha R6. Low down its pants, but when you rev her up, she's good. No denying she's got a good voice, but this just don't work.

[1nitro]

@jamesf348 even your opinion is plagiarised so it doesn't merit anything.

[thisisnotbeyonce]

Her low notes are kind of weak in the beginning but when she goes higher WOW, superb! she looks and sounds amazing!

[BILLSTER9]

TUNE THAT F*CKING PIANO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Catholic878]

Johnny Cash did an amazing version of this track...

[MrYahooyuki]

chill

[namitokiwa]

I hate the dress, but this song is so ok

[ash62646582]

WOW.

[shagonit]

Her voice is soo amazing!!! Thank Leona to bring it to the young generation like me otherwise i have no idea who is Trent Reznor and NIN. Leona did them a favor to make them more recognize :)

[manomano4u]

my heart burst at 3:15



[manomano4u]

violinists ?!!! i didn't recognize it in the music anyway :D

[MrPhillip1986]

Horrible. Manufactured artists should stick to manufactured songs, horrific version of a classic. The real upsetting thing is all the free publicity she'll get from raping an original

[rybograham]

@MrPhillip1986 Actually she is bringing this song into the new market! Trent Reznor (who ever he is) will be living it up on the royalties! Lets not forget what she did for Snow Patrol with 'Run'...she made them millions and had the biggest selling download single of all time! These artists work together at the end of the day, so wether yr a fan or not....love the music!

[MrPhillip1986]

@rybograham Artists create their own work...Trent Reznor of Nine inch Niles will indeed be living it up in royalties, but not from this as the proceeds are going to his animal charity. Also, just because the song rites were sold to her does not mean she did a good job of covering it, its not as good as the original and the version sang by cash is in a different league all together. I don't doubt She can sing but she cant sing this song and she obviously cant write herself!

[ieatnouns]

@MrPhillip1986 the majority of tracks on her last album were written by her so....

[MrPhillip1986]

@ieatnouns hmmmm, didnt actually write a single track on her own. Most singers get some input into what their tracks are going top be about, All artists just write their own songs or at the most write as a band. If it wasn't for X-factor she wouldn't exist, if she was ugly she wouldn't exist.

[ieatnouns]

@MrPhillip1986 lmao go listen to led zeppelin in your basement and cry about the death of real music or something

[MrPhillip1986]

@ieatnouns Big talk from a Leona Lewis fan, haha. Yea Zep are good, got their best of. Actually a fan of more mellow stuff like Joy Division or the Happy Mondays. I don't think Music is dead, I think todays artist contribute just as much today as yesterdays did, and people who obsess over old rock bands like Zep and Maiden really piss me off, I mean..Let it go, it's over. I'm saying Leona lewis has a fuckin karaoke competition to thank for her stardom, this is a fact not an opinion!!

[agapegr]

@MrPhillip1986 True. She became known through Xfactor..but does that matter? In the sense...her voice is what matters...and she is gifted and talented. If she wasnt...she wouldnt be here today...she would have been forgotten, like so many others from that show.

Just my view though..

[MrPhillip1986]

@agapegr Yea she has talent, and sings her songs really well. What I'm saying is, I don't think she did a good job of this song I think its horrible. I don't think her snow patrol cover was good either. Pop stars should stick to pop songs!

[agapegr]

@MrPhillip1986 I understand what you mean. You dont like her version..I do. Others will, others wont. We all have different tastes in music..theres nothing wrong with that.

[Ei3x]

@MrPhillip1986 Well in my opinion I'd say you're "wrong" so why you still commenting? I love run it's one of my favourite covers and you can't conclude that I don't love music from this one fact. I love her singing and this version, saying she's not a good singer is just a bad move, and she is and full of passion, and most importantly compassion. And "haven holidays" ? Oh yeah, now I'm taking you seriously, mate.

[ieatnouns]

@MrPhillip1986 "I'm saying Leona lewis has a fuckin karaoke competition to thank for her stardom" that isn't what you were saying at all and it wasn't what I took issue with. Go reread your first post.

[MrPhillip1986]

@ieatnouns Well I'm glad you don't take issue with leona lewis owing her career to a karaoke competition. My fisrt post said manufactured artist should stick to manufactured songs, this isnt a manufactured song this is a good song. I'm not sure what you took issue with, but I think it was the accusation that leona lewis isnt an artist, and she isnt, she's a manufactured pop star! Again, these are just facts so stop getting so offended, its not as if you know her or anything

[rachd31]

I didn't like this song at all at first....but after a few listens, I think it's great. She's always going to be compared to the original artist, but even still....she did a good job here. I love her voice...could listen to her all night!

[charmedjames]

Amazing rendition so much emotion flawless, such an angel.

[gerard3616]

SHIT, TERRIBLE RENDITION OF A GREAT SONG.

[thejamesroad]

make up and the dress horrible!!!

but leona is so fantastic.. awesome!!! please support leona ..

[MoosePatrolOfficial]

well i was shocked when i heard this, while i dont like the way its alot more upbeat im happy that a wider audience will be able to hear a rendition of this song, just hope people respect the original

[Semiramidha]

wow that performance was flawless... she's always so amazing! I just don't like her hair here :D

[Elindor1]

BUY THIS SONG NOW ON ITUNES!

[aNyTaa16]

perfect, absolutely amazing.

i'm so proud of you Leona <3

[mnkylondon]

simply amazing! WOW!