I'm on Fire - Bat for Lashes in Lancaster

[LoveAndPeaceMaker]

Well, I have to admit I like this much more than the original piece...

[sosforever]

Which state was this?

[gemmaw12]

how long ago did she actually play this in Lancaster

[poada2008]

Fuck me, this is still quite quite quite superb.

[speccyride]

princess mumbi would be thankful (at least with one of her heads lol)

[glasses92]

this is a great cover and I love her

[poada2008]

I concur joe92

[glasses92]

I hate the bands with all "creative" intruments it's obnoxious and bands of all girls because it's so much harder to find a band with girls then guys it's just annoying when people try that hard to be cool

[Elyazateran]

I see all these creepy balding heads, and it makes me think "They're not here to appreciate the music, they're just here to see a pretty woman perform".

[tomtomyers]

@Elyazateran Vous etes stupide et dans la lune!

[crone20058]

hardly ancient...

[cowboystitching]

yeah the Marxophone is quite younger than the guitar, by a longshot.

I love love love this cover though.

[ravijojla]

exactly! this version is successful in a way that the emotional delivery is exactly where it should be.however, when chromatics sing it, its just so so much more powerful.

[ravijojla]

thats why i prefer the chromatics version.its NOT heterosexualised.

[dirtysouthblues]

I know waht u mean...

not chancing the object' gender and holding "hey little girl is your daddy...ect"

isn't it?

[poada2008]

The Dog's Bollocks.

[kuipervoid]

absolutely beautiful and haunting, with a very sinister undertone. Sign of a great artist is to take a well known song and make it their own, which she has done in the most perfect way! I do also love Tori Amos' version of this song, both different in many ways

[AleXIXandra]

I agree with that!

[xBornToRunx]

bruce's is better

never try to top brucey.

but good job anyway

[daftquotation]

her heterosexualizing the lyrics is cute. if she hadn't changed them, we might have thought she was gay! they say every woman is a witch, and every witch is wise. nice to see exceptions. wonder what her day job is.

[chuntiris]

she's a goddess

[jasbopolecat]

This "woman" is a witch, trust me. She turned me into a newt! Well, I got better.

[fish634]

i think she says the marksphone/ markizine sounds digital.

[xboom]

what instrument is it? i can't understand what she said

[AleXIXandra]

autoharp?

[lovetangible]

i love how right before the song starts you can faintly hear her say "it sounds beautiful"

[allsfullofluv]

or someone gasps

[lovetangible]

yes that too

[generichs]

There is an adage "sometimes less is more". This overought version of a simple, haunting song is a prime example of cringe worthy melodrama. I tire of the modern tendency to pile on the sap, ala James Blunt "You're Beautiful".

See Bruce's version. That is so much better.

[3doormike]

you don't know what your talking about... knob head. xxxx

[generichs]

Say what you like, it does not change the truth. Bruce's version is a classic hit, loved my millions. This version will be forgotten in 15 minutes because it piles on too much 'feeling'.

[jamesprotest]

all subjective. For me this verion is much better than the original. I think the Bruce version sounds dated, and while this one will never receive the widespread popularity i think it will date much better

[MetalHarbor]

you're a douche in the essence of the word.

[fogant]

beut song

[brayshizzle]

Reminds me of the cover of I Found A Reason by Cat Power

[brayshizzle]

beautiful haunting.

[leckiesparkle]

amazin but need to find it on cd but can't! aaaah!

[colbertnation401]

it's a bonus track on the "fur and gold" CD, I think it's called.

[AleXIXandra]

Oh really ? Is it like on a special editon (US or UK) thing ? I haven't got it on my CD. Is it a hidden song ?

[polo12guard]

I bought the 'fur and gold' cd through i-tunes and got this bonus track.

[AleXIXandra]

OKay :( I got the UK version and it's the american version who has it!

Whatever !!:O

[fish634]

wow, huge tingly feeling

[Myzerygutz]

This is just brilliant. Natasha Khan could sing The Birdy Song and turn in it into a work of art.

[andyhebden]

Great!

[libraryfiend]

unreal..totally love this!

[olliegreaves678]

bat for lashes make beautiful unique music. hope they win the mercury music prize

[filofaxxx]

awesome..