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  • pffft KT is super talented.. enough said

  • tellement déçue!

  • as someone who has only heard the Radiohead version once. I think this is quite cute. I love how KT can make music her own when she covers it. I love her vocals on it!

  • And to all the naysayers regarding criticism, just because somebody tries something different doesn't automatically make it good. It isn't immune to criticism.

    Comparatively this is a poor version compared to the original, such is the risk of doing covers.

  • Yeah, as a professional musician, you don't want to do an exact copy of another song.

    This was nice.

  • That's the idea folks that didn't like it what she did. To do something different than the original. To repeat what already has been done superbly would be stupid, meaningless and unnecessary, so she redid it. Great for her, exceptional job in my opinion, she is a rare voice of creativity in a world dominated by corporations and wannabes. Kudos for KT!!!

  • Man people who are so close minded and cannot appreciate people being creative with other materials and being so negative about it can comment on themselves first. I prefer radiohead's version to this one but I think it's really different to the original version and it's quite interesting to hear these things :)

  • i like this version

  • pretty

  • Horribleeeeeeeeeeeeeee

  • good jazz...exactly! right on

  • It sounds good, but it's too jazzy and not true enough to the original.

  • Playing REAL LIVE MUSIC takes passion!

  • ummm yeah liljofunk...you can go fuck yourself! KT is right up there with the likes of Tom Waits And Joni Mitchell! Respect The artist!

  • Fucking awful!!

  • Nope... dont like it. It's not true to the original. This song almost sounds happy. Nothing against KT but she should steer away from this cover.

  • Her voice captures the melancholy of the song...but the piano sounds happy and light hearted, I think that's what those who don't like this cover are picking up on. It doesn't fit because of it. I think it's ok...different is good but this still needs some work.

  • This is poor, she destroyed a classic

  • Her version strikes me as a bit...pretentious?

  • @drummerdickens

    Your comment strikes me as a bit pretentious.

  • @Foilnewt

    And you strike me as a bit of a twat. Fuck off till you have something constructive to say thanks bye.

  • @drummerdickens

    Using 'pretentious' to describe a cover or other piece of music without backing it up with anything is just fucking lazy, as it's a shallow attempt at insulting criticism.

    Pretentious

    1 : a : making usually unjustified or excessive claims (as of value or standing) b : expressive of affected, unwarranted, or exaggerated importance, worth, or stature

    2 : making demands on one's skill, ability, or means : ambitious

    Neither of those definitions apply to this cover.

  • @Foilnewt

    I think you'll find the vocal style of her performance she has applied to this cover is both "exaggerated" and "unwarranted" with the amount of pauses and peculiar note changes.

    Wacking out a dictionary definition is fucking lazy, especially when it backs up my point. If you disagree with me, you are clearly a KT Tunstall fan who believes she can do no wrong.

    Hey, don't get ME wrong, KT Tunstall is great. But this cover is "pretentious". End of, deal with it.

  • You're entitled to that opinion, but I still think it's wrong. I don't find the note changes to be peculiar or exaggerated-quite the contrary, I think they fit the piano accompaniment she wrote rather well.

    Bringing out a dictionary definition, especially since I think it disagrees with your opinion, is not lazy. Lazy is calling someone who disagrees with you a rabid fan who thinks their music icon can do wrong. I got here through Radiohead, not KT. But we clearly disagree here-deal with it, k?

  • I'm both a Fan of K.T. and Radiohead - But this version is not really good...

    I think there are many Fans who think everything is good what she's doing. But this video definitely shows the opposite. :-/

  • Exactly my thoughts too. Her album was good and she's also great live, but this cover is just really bad.

  • quite a different take on the song. very interesting

  • not good

  • impressive

  • Get your own song? She's done well with her own songs dont you think? Thom Yorke covers other peoples music too and is a legend in his own right. I will wait to see your album on the mercurys

  • Without seeing the title this could almost be a Tori Amos cover.

    And that's a compliment.

  • I don't understand why most people don't like her version.

    I thought it sounded really nice

  • her version is boring

  • Double Ouch!

  • For a song that naturally evokes so much emotion, Tunstall doesn't really seem to put much into this song. I like her music, and the way it was arranged was quite clever, i just don't think it was a good performance.

  • I disagree in that I think it was a good performance, but a poor arrangement to capture the essence of the emotion of the original.

  • she's not bad musician but... i don't realy like this... Radiohead's version is 100000000000000000,0000000x better!

    well...i still like Radiohead more..but KT's original music is good 2 x)

  • ouch

  • no katie, don't touch the real music plz. stick to that whacka-whacka pop thing that you do best. and for the love of yorke DON'T whacka-whacka this song... ah, dammit, you just did...

  • oh no... :(

  • whatde fack??? jajajajajajajjaja

  • thats fuckin shit me mate bobtan can sing better than that:s and hes a propa gimp

  • haha thats baad :|

  • Ok thats it she killed it.

  • hmmm...

    she has a nice voice. The first half of the song wasn't done well but second half was really creative and well done. It's not a bad cover, but I expected better from someone of her caliber.

  • i don't like KT Tunstall but i do like this version of Fake Plastic Trees, i don't understand all the dislikes here :O

  • Ok... So not the best version of the song, but I give her credit for having the balls to actually change it up. I saw her do a cover of "Tangled Up In Blue" on Jools Holland and she did her own thing there too... I give her props, even though it's not the best version...

  • I'm a big fan of KT, really, this cover is not her best cover. KT is a fantastic singer, listen to other songs of her, before say awful things !

  • I hate what she's done to one of my favorite Radiohead tunes but she has a right to do it. She felt what she was playing and that's all that really matters in music. What must be remembered is that this is a cover I.E. her own rendition. I don't like her lyrical re-phrasing but otherwise I think this is kinda cool.

  • Oh my god, Noo!

  • SHE DIVIDED BY ZERO

  • ....from shnoutenzgrad

    "and yes indeed Radiohead fans should take the band, the songs and themselves less seriously, cause you probably don't know more music than KT TUNSTALL anyway." What the hell does that have to do with anything? We Radiohead fans are upset that this artist has corrupted our memory of this great song with this travesty. Yes, it's a cover and she did it her own way but that doesn't make it good.

  • hmmm not great. got a little better when the bongos came in, but still not great.

    (not that i could arrange it any better!!!)

  • ummm...no more radiohead covers please KT

  • oh no no no no no!

    what have you done!?

  • Wow you guys should chill, that cover was her own interpretation of the song, and yes indeed Radiohead fans should take the band, the songs and themselves less seriously, cause you probably don't know more music than KT TUNSTALL anyway. I know for sure Radiohead would be grateful and would like this cover in despite of your pretentious bullshits. I thought she did a good cover and her voice his just amazing. Thought, this is my opinion, and your's too. But don't hate on her and all that crap.

  • She has a nice voices, but the changin rythm...is shit! This song is beautifull...but not here!

  • What the fuck was that. Why did I waste 3 minuites watching this garbage.

  • im sorry but erghgghhhhghhhh

    what the fucking shit

    stick to your own songs, there good enough

  • To be fair, she does has a great voice and has some brillant songs.But yeah this cover just does not work that well ...

    Thereforethe bottom line is:My dear KT there is just some songs that is a sin to touch'

  • yeah, radiohead arranged in a certain way for a reason: becuase it is the best version

  • this version is too lacking in every way. Radiohead did it better.

  • oh fucking jesus christ that sucks.

    if would seriously rather fill my ears with hot candle wax and light them on fire than listen to that destruction of a great song again.

    what the fuck was going through her head.

  • yeah that was fucking awful.

    waht was she thinking?

  • yhat is insanely bad! it makes me want to light a fire and get in it. honestly bitch, just stop singing!!!

    Thom york is a better pianist too.

  • didnt know she cud play piano! go her, shes fab!

  • wow, im a fan of KT and all, but that was truley cronic :S

  • That was terrible. I'm sorry.

  • Don't be sorry man, it's true.

  • I'm a big fan of KT, and I have to admit this is not her best cover. To be honnest I'd like the original version better eventhough I never listen to music from radiohead, except for this song one time.

    But why is everyone just so negative about this song? It's not out of tune and her pianostuff is amazing! So stop criticise her and listen to other songs from her or just to the band YOU like!

  • i appreciate a good cover every now and then but this.....this is musical homicide

  • radiohead fans take the band, the songs and themselves too seriously. what's wrong with covering a song in your own way? that way it's a cover, rather than a copy. the crowd should stop clapping in time though, that's just dumb

  • Sorry, but trying to defend her for this is utter bollocks. It's beyond bad. She's a decent, average pop singer. Try broadening your horizons, there is music out there that doesn't follow the same old routine. Start by discovering Radiohead, and try and get past your fangirlism of this artist.

  • What makes you think Radiohead sucks if KT Tunstall covered it? Are you implying that she is influenced by "any other run of the mill shitty band, with stupidly obsessed fans who worship everything they do." Says alot about you if you're saying it. And since KT Tunstall do covers of a "run of the mill shitty band", why didnt she do it?

  • I think they suck. I didn't say KT Tunstall thinks they suck. I didn't tell her to cover it did I? I don't understand why she done it, because she doesn't have the right style of voice for it, but Radiohead are shit. They are so bloody over rated it is unbelievable.

  • if you think radiohead are shit your just admiting your too dumb to understand the songs

  • How can you say such a stupid thing? If i think radiohead are shit, it's because I don't like thier music you dumb fuck.

  • nasty looking bitch doing nasty sounding covers. fucking fail

  • I love her cover!!!!

    (no, I'm joking, it's totally crap!!)

  • ..... not good!

  • Destroyed. I definitely would, though.

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  • not good .....NOT GOOD !

  • Hahaha she better off sucking dicks than covering this song.

  • Come on be tolerant dude ! covering a song is not to make it better than the original, is to make it different

    and yeah it's not her best cover radiohead are ther masters but she's damn good at what she does so relax dude, say you don't like this version and hold on to that

  • I want to know why someone was even at a KT Tunstall show in the first place...

  • Listen to her original songs & you'll quickly figure that out--she is a fantastic singer--this may not be her best cover-but it is like a compliment to Radiohead or any other artist a singer covers, it's the praise of lips & a soulful heart. Please listen to her new album--I think you'll change your mind about KT Tunstall. I am a singer -- & I'd hate to be judged on one or two songs on a given evening...we are not always on, as they say.

  • Radiohead and KT TUnstall are my fave performers but this is NOT right it doesnt work

  • there is no god

  • This was the first thing that ever prompted me to post a comment on any site of any description, that was two weeks ago now and against my better judgement i came back thinking i may have been harsh, however.....

    Its worse that i remembered !

    I would rather eat molten rock while demons poke hot needles into various sensitive parts of my body than listen to this atrosity again. Its just plain wrong wron wrong, people have died for less !

  • this is plain awful

  • est ce qu'il serait possible que vous menvoyez cette vidéo :D ! elle est grandiose :) ! KT tunstall (L)

  • NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooo­oooooooo

  • Euch! SACRILEGE! This is utter shite!

  • Oh no. Make her stop!!!

  • If in an alternative universe, one where vomit could mate with shit, this would be the progeny.

  • very special. and very good indeed.

  • Horrific.

    I'd rather swallow a knife than listen to that again.

  • Really doesn't work. Stretched to the point of pain. If she wanted to cover Radiohead, there's plenty of songs with piano, rhymth and slowish vocals. This is just distorted horribly.

  • I love this song, fuck all you people who talk shit. This is how you take a song and bring out the best in it. Kt is the only one who can do THAT........

  • just an amazing fucking shit..

  • This is how you destroy a great song, the girl has no rhythm at all, the music and voice doesn't fit

  • there's no structure to real trees. they grow however they want.

    fake plastic ones are what we hope to avoid in art / expression

    peace

  • there are no words to describe just how bad this is !!

    Fake plastic trees is a fantastic record, this verges on blasphemy.

    Shame on you KT shame on you

  • just respect her dude,,, she's big fan of radiohead too.....

  • Respect her? She should respect Radiohead...

  • IxLOVExVINCExNOIR

    your totally right,its so good.

    People only diss it because they cant pull it off themselves, GO KT ! :)

  • I totally disagree. I think its a fantastic cover which really works with a female voice.

    The only fault I could pick with it is the sound quality, certainly not how she's interpreted it.

    It's a pity you're all so narrow-minded and too wrapped up in the original to appreciate a good piece of music.

    I hardly think Thom Yorke would be quite so petty and lets face it, he's the only person who has the right...

  • terrible

  • awful. just awful.

    its one thing to give credit to a great song by covering it, quite another to murder it by trying to interpret in another way then it was done.

    this is just one of those songs no one should do unless they can do a fricken good job. she should be mature enough to know that she cant

  • the best cover ever and i truly mean it!!!!a song that would always have been better sung by a woman

  • I really tried to watch this, but it's terrible. I'm sorry. I tried!

  • Radiohead rule the world

  • Radiohead rule the world

  • Radiohead rule the world

  • suddenly i see why she is so pish as ive always thought!!! fucking butcher!!

  • dammit KT... why!... radiohead always have their songs butchered by other artists!

  • i respect kt tunstall...shes a good voice and some good songs but this is such a terrible cover i cannot believe it

  • She is very talented. But this is awfull!

  • great voice. but i think she overcomplicated this cover, tried to maybe be too original..

  • Murdered it, I quite like some of her stuff but this was insulting to Radiohead.

  • she can get on her knees and lick my shitter!

  • woops, go KT.

    love it.

    well done love.

  • i love radiohead... but they have also ruined oasis wonderwall... so... fuck u all... if you don't like the cover, don't hear it.. that's all

  • radiohead only covered wonderwall taking the piss, they dont exactly take oasis seriously.

  • oh, i see you're close to the members of radiohead, you are really lucky ;)

  • Covers don't need to obey the original rhythm, and I could listen to her voice all day. Fair play.

  • oh shit what the hell is she doing???1!! she raped the song! even at its most basic rythm!! aaahuaaghh

  • mmm this is poop? doesnt feel right at all

  • drastic and fantastic kt, go go kt

  • she is amazing. you are all just angry and jealous because of it. lol. go KT!

  • please no.

  • fpt is my fave songs eva and i think this is ok.................... infact its awesome, love olly and joe

  • rofl

    Horrible

  • Oh.................dear.

  • this sucks shit

  • absolutely appaling

  • This is a perfect example of why people should'nt try to cover radiohead songs.

  • I saw KT Tunstall on Jools Holland before she got reaaaaaally popular and thought she'd be great. She's gone poppy and down hill, and this cover leaves a lot to be desired, t'is poop.

  • She really didn't "get" this song. What a shame :(

  • toglietela dal pianoforte...

    come distruggere un pezzo mitico...

  • i don't mind kt tunstall but this is quite horrible, is that a kids piano or something? she looks like a giant oaf

  • DIE IN A FIRE KT PUKESTALL! Worst cover I've ever heard.

  • The way she sings it totally ruins the song this is bad

  • Well i like it. puh! :D

  • She ruins the simple, lovely effect that the original had..

    And the really great notes thom sings, she just ruins them too..

  • dont like it

  • frusciante's lucky is a great RH cover. this one misses the point somehow.

  • i know every radiohead lyric word for word dumbass...it takes a certain level of intellect to understand and appreciate them which would explaine why you dont! pmsl not a bad cover but lets face it you cant beat perfection! merry xmas

  • And how does a person like you get past this certain level of intellect when they can't even spell "explain" and use retard abbreviations like "PMSL"?

    More to the point, shyte performance.

  • i can spell you idiot...its called human error...and being able to spell dont mean ur intelligent...theres a lot of idiots out there who can spell big words but they are still dumb as fuck in the real world...and pmsl is a lot easier than 'piss myself laughing' i have a strong musical mind...im not an english teacher!

  • Excuse me? Do you understand the lyrics? I'm a big KT Tunstall fan and Radiohead fan but this just misses the anguish that Thom Yorke puts into the Radiohead version.

  • O.K. I hate name calling but you are a tard. Thanks for bringing me to this level.

  • your a stupid fuck

  • I think this is great.

    The problem with covers is that when you like a song you don't really want to hear it played and sang a different way

    and most of KT's covers are quite unexpected and i think that's what makes a true artist, she takes risks, she doesn't stick to the original, she's different

  • this is a big piece of shit.

  • The problem is that it's not honest, like the original. It's too well-timed, sounds like she's not feeling it.

  • now. i don't have much of a problem with KT but WTF IS SHE PLAYING AT!!!!! ive seen a random dude up north do a piano cover of this and it was genius, this was S H I T shit!

  • I am a huge Radiio head lover, but unlike the rest i actually like this version, its pretty. Very different to the original and i like that about it. The piano is gorgeous, so is her voice. Its heavy.

  • hey huge "Radiio head lover", its "Radiohead"

  • I never thought someone could take such a beautiful song and turn it into something as horrible as this.

  • This is a bit like watching Bill Murray cover the Star Wars theme song, except she's not trying to be funny.

  • ahh please dont cover classic bands like radiohead!

  • aaaaaaaaaarhghgthg noooooooo what are you doing you stupid woman :(

  • i think i just threw up a little