Dresden Dolls - Two Headed Boy - Live @ Sonic Boom Records

[gutstotake]

Coachella this yeah, Jeff Mangum is playing!

[BassBOY0GIRL]

Damn, look at his arms

[lawleykazzoo]

I love Desdren Dolls and Neutral Milk Hotel and this is one of my favortive songs of all time but I don't think much to this version I don't think her voice suits it right. Shame

[Marchra]

She really feels the lyrics as she sings it. I respect the shit out of that.

[hatedeverysong]

BARF

[whore138]

wow, this really hit me, there energy is magnifying

[NuclearViagra]

butchered 

[lalilul3lo]

I would fuck Amanda Palmer so hard.

[punxUNITEboner]

Way to butcher a classic.

[xritinyo]

I LOVE AMANDA FUCKING PALMER

[knoxrox167]

ohmagod, chills. no words. amazing.

[anman913]

this is awful.

[tonyduffy8]

She has to be trolling, and someone should have told the guitarist it's barre chords,

[agentapathy]

the guitarist has more soul than her singing.

[incollege27]

its not like Jeff Mangum is the best singer either....

[TwistedSamuelle]

@incollege27 i didn't 'vote up' on that because i dislike Jeff Magnum (not that i assume you do) but because it's true. He isn't a very excellent/smooth vocalist still love his stuff, especially this song, but I don't understand why people have to type so much hate at Amanda when honestly she doesn't sound any better or worse than he does. Frankly, I'm really excited to hear my favourite band do a cover of another well-liked band of mine. Cheers :)

[markyclizark]

What a horrible bastardization.

[spittinonbugs]

i <3 this, simple as that.

[dreamtiger2]

absolutely horrible. she needs to know when something is beyond her reach.

[slothcore]

shes not desperate enough.

[YellowLloydus]

My God I love Amanda Palmer...

[HaloFreek44]

I think she did an amazing job with this song. Anyone who writes a hate comment on it, don't. If you don't see real talent in her than why bother even watching her or claiming you like The Dresden Dolls. She's so passionate and she puts everything into singing. So shut up and don't waste your time with the comments. Fucking get over it

[nicklerew]

this is just bad. Jeff Mangum.

[thefreshprinceofutah]

she needs to stop covering good songs every time she covers a really great song she pretty much is taking it to the lake and drowning it until its dead and meaningless do the world a favor and stop doing covers if youre gonna sing, sing your own shitty songs

[fugbo]

i actually like the dresden dolls back then..but here she's annoying as fuck.

[iMachboos]

shes over dramatic

[Utentagen]

"The sawn, it is pawsed, now it's blocker then block"

[kingcam0775]

It just doesn't sound right.

[doreen5169]

she brings the passion to the table, and the guitarist was dead on and really into it too, fuckin' awesome

[rjduda]

Wow, 30 seconds is all I could take. I think the girl singing it in her living room does a better cover than these guys. Also, the facial expressions and hand gestures don't help...

[ThePresiousFuries]

@rjduda  so how long did it take you to write your hateful comment?

[TheMonaLeah]

I like Neutral Milk Hotel. I like Dresden Dolls. So why doesn't this work for me? :(

Maybe its because I feel she's misconstruing the meaning behind it.

[Cicero1988]

@TheMonaLeah

I would have to agree with you on all counts.

[xasdrubalex]

for god sake noone shoot her?

[venomfairy]

I LOVE AMANDA

[darksilverstar]

LOL @ the 'lesbo' argument just below me. Do these people know that she's engaged to Neil Gaiman? Who, last time anyone checked, is most definitely a man.

[agirl18]

watching her makes me want to puke on myself :/ hearing her is even worse.

[jmbretter]

20 minutes later the hot dogs were gone and I told my husband that we're going to a steakhouse.

[TheGordonK]

if i was there i would trying to hold back laughter.

[mrwiggles2000]

i actually like this cover because she, unlike most covers of this song i see on youtube, puts emotion into the song, which is how this song should be sung

[CodeOfLaw]

fucking dreadful

[superquintendo]

i can see her hairy pits

[MrDeGroot]

yeah. and she doesn't. give. a. fuck.

[jmbretter]

she looks like a mule when she sings. She has a really annoying tone. NMH songs should stay what they are... NMH songs... Sadly a cover of their songs will never amount to the originals. This one is quite horrid. The Guitar player is pretty good though haha.

[All4YouSophia]

last time I checked mules didn't sing.

think about it this way. What are you doing when you sing this song (or perhaps another NMH song) out loud? the same exact thing that she is doing, people just happen to be paying attention to her.

she obviously really likes them and wanted to do them tribute, as can be seen from the way she made a play out of their songs (With the Needle that Sings...)

no need to rip a talented woman just because she sings differently. Both versions have merit.

[jmbretter]

Good observation about mules. She's just not defendable. It's like she's struggling and pushing her vocal chords until they break. She's ear raping that whole crowd. How about... write your own damn songs, why cover some one else's poorly? You and I have very different definitions of talent.

[Knarf009]

She has a very strong singing voice, you really are an uneducated little troll, aren't you?

And derp hurp, they DO write their own songs.

But I bet you think Kathleen Hannah is a better singer then her because you happen to like Le Tigre. You need to grow up and realize "I don't like" doesn't equate to "it is bad" and the more you get those confused the more uneducated, crass, and obnoxious you sound.

You're done, son-- count one more negative response to you.

[jmbretter]

@Knarf009 i fail to see how education plays any role in this debacle. If you honestly think I judge singing ability solely on the basis that I enjoy the specific band or artist then you sir are a fool. And for what it's worth Kathleen Hannah wipes the floor with Amanda Palmer. It's funny that Amanda Palmer is know more for covering Neutral Milk Hotel songs than she is for her own music. You need to realize that nobody gives a fuck about your narrow-minded opinions.

[Knarf009]

Debacle? Wow, letting spell check do all the work for you, retard? It's "debate" and education clearly has a lot to do with the debate. You don't know anything about music, the fact you think Kathleen Hannah is even a good singer is telling enough of that truth. I actually like Bikini Kill, Julia Ruin and Le Tigre and I say that. Amanda Palmer is a MUCH better singer, but technical talent isn't all that matters in music.

[jmbretter]

@Knarf009 number one, a debacle is a "great disaster", which sums up having any sort of conversation with you. You sit there and tell me that I don't know anything about music when you can't even spell Kathleen Hanna's name correctly, the lead singer of bands you supposedly like. For the record, Amanda Palmer is a dumb lesbo and can't sing for shit.

[Knarf009]

Derp, nice one trying to salvage your mistake.

Yeah bro, I don't know about music because I accidentally spell her name with an H at the end, do ho ho.

I love it, I could watch you make an ass of yourself all day. Le Tigre is a feminist band that you claim to like and yet you think calling Amanda a "dumb lesbo" has any merit. JD Samson is a dyke and that doesn't seem to hinder your liking of Le Tigre. You probably didn't know that though. hurp derp.

[jmbretter]

@Knarf009 Oh no, lesbos are cool with me, Amanda Palmer is just a stinky dumb one who sounds like a family of goats being raped to death. You seem like a smug douche. purgles mcburgles or shazzafrazz: the hearbreak saga or purple duck: or, how the west was won or vergnonimous epindiphery or abrophotomic ninosinosynchrosity take your pick

[Knarf009]

Ooooh nice back peddling brohaus! So you don't hate lesbians, but you think calling someone a lesbian is an insult? Do you hear yourself, or do you just pray I don't catch you when you try to pass off your stupidity as wit.

And cool nonsensical rubbish at the end, you sure got me there!

[jmbretter]

@Knarf009 You are a dumb lesbo.

[jmbretter]

@Knarf009 haha this was fun, let's call a truce though. You are quite the sparring partner. It's a draw.

[deatheater459]

YEA i agree with you :D

[Knarf009]

You're an idiot. You have no appreciation of music.

This is an amazing cover. It's NMH in the Dresden Dolls voice. And if you don't like the Dresden Dolls then that's cool, but to criticize their cover saying it's not done well is moronic and immature.

What does how she looks have to do with anything anyways? It's like your parents didn't slap you enough for saying stupid stuff so now you just walk around spouting your mouth off without any sense of boundaries.

[jmbretter]

@jmbretter dude you fucking rule :D

[Weaselking003]

YES!!! two of my favorite bands. :) And what's with all the hate? amanda palmer is an amazing singer, and she really did this song well. If you don't like the way she sings, then there's no need for hostility.

[Milkshake85]

Punk Cabaret is Freedom

..to cover every song you like?

For sure.

She did great, as always.

[moscowmadam]

Jesus, I can't understand why NMH fans seem so damn protective of the songs. If you love the songs you should be glad others love them and want to cover them. And Amanda's got an absolutely beautiful voice. I think this cover's a bit of a strain for it - not really the right vocal style - but she does a really good job with it. To be really REALLY unpopular, I'll add that I prefer the richness of her voice to the nasal quality that Jeff Mangum often has...

[felipooooo5]

i have a soft spot for Jeff Magnum's raw honesty in his voice, but i agree with you on the point that covers are essentially tributes of respect to the bands, unless it's a lampoon of the song. i think this is a more than decent cover!

[venicedieserie]

whats with all the hate round here?

[anchorman453]

It really isn't THAT bad. It is't good, but it isn't bad.

[ZvenHoak]

that was terrible. she over does things she totally changed the whole feeling of the song, and that could have been her intent but it didnt work out. this cant be done by someone who thinks they rule the world

[SFcrzy26]

this is pretty bad. . . i need to go listen to mangum now to cleanse myself.

[kolaoncoke]

wow, this is awful. amanda palmer should just leave nmh alone and work on making her own music (i know it sucks and all) rather than go piss on beautiful pieces of music with her elitist voice. ugh. gag.

[antoinedoinelpalin]

Amanda Palmer is god. Excelent cover.

[BTARD4LIFE]

god dammit this cover is disgusting.

[Dihnekis]

jeff mangum has the most beautiful voice pretty much ever

hear him live, and you'll agree

[enomisedt]

yeah... someone needs to give the woman a guitar to keeping her wacky non-inflatable arm flailing under control.

however, no one can ruin this song for me, and i'm glad to see people cover it always, no matter how much i'd rather see jeff magnum performing it...

[heartfacemonkey]

<.< What is this

[brokenshines]

can't believe people actually like this. that hand-waving nonsense and her forced facial expressions along with that voice just makes me cringe.

[Bahomme]

Just because you suck at singing doesn't mean covering a meaningful song will make people ignore that.

[iWokeToday]

dude, jeff mangum sucks at singing too. it doesn't make the song suck.

[Bahomme]

Jeff Mangum didn't suck at singing, but I agree, the song doesn't suck. This cover does.

[arielxcore]

i literally hate this

[elcochon]

I didn't really like this cover. it sounds kind of bad to me, but it's just my opinion. I've just seen one by some girl that is way betterr. I agree with some dude over here, she seems like she is trying to hard to sound good. I kind of like dresden, some songs, but this cover isn't for everyone. Nice try though.

[dogmaticcat]

can there really be a bad cover of this song?

[theMusiCandMedicinE]

Do your ears work? The guitar sounds decent but she is trying to hard or something. It sounds awful. 1:11 of my life wasted.

[arielxcore]

i didnt think so before this

[peachplumpeariffic1]

@dogmaticcat

yes, this version.

[speciesofpositive]

@peachplumpeariffic1 I second that.

[TheTerriblyTerrific1]

@dogmaticcat yes this is one of them..her raspy cigarette voice is not a good match for this song

[Fwibos]

@TheTerriblyTerrific1 because Jeff Magnum's raspy cigarette voice is so much cleaner?

[TheTerriblyTerrific1]

@Fwibos uh ya he sings in key..she squeals and doesn't sing properly u cant even compare her to mangum r u retarded

[Fwibos]

@TheTerriblyTerrific1 I presume you are asking "are you retarded" because you need me to use smaller words, and are worried that if we continue this conversation, you will be shamed presently. Now, perhaps my college music theory classes are distant memories, whereas your recent matriculation to the 1st grade means you get to sing-a-long with the teacher. In this regard I must bow to your considerable expertise on the matter. Furthermore, should I need an expert on using glitter, I shall

[Fwibos]

make every effort to contact you with alacrity.

[TheTerriblyTerrific1]

@Fwibos go suck ur moms dick i dnt care what u have to say cause ur wrong

[Hackelope]

This is not good.

[siryourbrains]

This is terrible. They were a gimmick hella years ago and everyone liked that ridiculous song about robots or something. Unforgivable.

[sebytheman]

You my friend are tragically missing out on the pinnacle of musical nirvana and, no doubt, the meaning of life.

[Scarrr]

D: that song was about being lonely.

[citysk8erpunk88]

good singing.. but she looks like an idiot while doing it.. put your arm down!!

[pulltogetherasateam]

woah, my boyfriend would probably say that this is a blasphemy, but i like this cover

[billiumbean]

Not a big fan of the cover, but hey, a fan of Neutral Milk Hotel is a fan of... mine. Something like that.

[pomegranatemilk]

Hey, at least it's not another hipster kid (complete with guitar and soy latte!) doing this... like EVERY OTHER KID ON YOUTUBE.

Nothing against soy lattes.

Can't we just spread the Neutral love?

[JakeFilms]

This is a hipster kid.

[c2bed]

WOW. The Dresden Dolls are amazing!

[zachf593]

this is embarrassing

[JakeFilms]

Agreed.

[Slothuny]

The expressions she makes as she sings... oh god, someone shoot her please.

[pinknpurple1093]

do you even think about things before you say them? she has expressive faces. yeah. and shes an amazing singer. so get over your opinions about her and just listen to the music.

[33interzona]

So sorry

[Cougan86]

I'm a huge, huge, huge NMH fan. Y'know, I have to give them some credit for loving this enough to cover it, but it's really awful. I mean, she is flailing around like Steve Nicks (the cocaine years) and she sounds like a reject from a Rasputina audition. (And really, why the f-ck does every one cover from Aeroplane? Can't ONE band cover from On Avery Island or Invent Yourself a Shortcake?? WTF??)

No thanks, Dresden Dolls. But you get a D for effort.

[kynoceph]

Possibly because "In the Aeroplane" is actually the best thing that NMH did. Sorry, just my opinion.

[Cougan86]

I prefer On Avery Island, though Aeroplane is such a good album. I just wish I could see someone cover "gardenhead/leave me alone" or "baby for pree."

[xGambitx]

I actually agree with you. OAI is really really good. No one gives it credit though because it doesn't sound like ITAOTS so indie hipsters are like oh it's not cool, when really it demonstrates the e6 collective: lo-fi fuzzy rock recorded on 8 track machines in haunted closets.

[Slothuny]

Frightened Rabbit made a great cover of Song Against Sex.

[Dejital]

Don't like this cover at all. Her voice just doesn't work for this song...

[mrp0ttymouth]

not as good as when i belligerently forced brian to cover slayer

[intheflesh316]

man, i wanna kill this bitch.

[pinknpurple1093]

so rude.

[MEli556]

someone tld me DDolls made a good cover of this sng, but this is horrendous, her voice has less emotion than wood

[DAFIZZIF]

simply murder....

Jeff Mangum should come back just to stop this.

[kingcanti]

Coming from a pretty big NMH fan, this is not a bad cover at all.

[kmiller9959]

shave your armpits

[c2bed]

you first

[stuppenheimmer]

I love Amanda's voice and I love NMH....this is totally awesome.

I love it.

[deelizzle2]

You really are a jackass.

[mwilliams333]

To whoever filmed this: I cant thank you enough, This is one of my favorite videos of all time. I hate it when people post lame things like this but i get emotional every time i watch this

[idiotkari]

If this sounded dead on like the original, I would hate it. I like when bands cover songs and make it there own while still staying true to the original is some sort of way.

All in all, this is a great cover.

[neiladri]

Aeroplane is my favorite album ever. And unless Jeff Mangum returns to us and starts writing again, the closest we're going to get to having new songs by him is to have other people cover his old ones.

So I'm always happy to hear good covers of songs from Aeroplane. And this is one of them.

[ZehMagikarp]

I love The Dresden Dolls and NMH. <3

She is not trying to imitate Jeff Magnum, people.

That' how she sings.

[Vaiseoquan]

He sings better, by a lot.

[chris2heck]

sounds good fuckoff haters.

[PunkCabaretFTW]

Hearing The Dolls' cover of this song live was the REASON I got into Neutral Milk Hotel.

So ... guys ... how can you NMH fans be hating on it? Don't you WANT people to care enough to listen to the original? Jesus ...

[Vaiseoquan]

True, everyone has to listen to better music eventually.

Transitioning from this... to Neutral Milk hotel is a good example.

[kleptomessiah]

NICE

exactly right.

i like you,

to the point.

you're all fucking assholes.

[iobjectifytom]

She looks like fucking Cher, moving her free hand around in patterns and shit.

They don't get it, do they?

[GothGoneWrong]

She looks nothing like Cher

Don't be mean

I doubt you could cover it better

=]

[karenina07]

Hahaha...Made me laugh out loud it was so spot on .. ! i dont dislike the dresden dolls, but seriously, shes taking it a bit far here ... jeff magnum is a genius, i don't think anyone could do NMH justice ..

[YouVultures]

Amanda Palmer is trying way to hard to imitate Jeff.

Or, maybe she naturally just sounds like a pretentious asshole.

[GothGoneWrong]

Pretentious asshole?

Harsh...very harsh...

[neptunesonlyson]

ah drama kids.

[iamcoolalot]

i love this, i think it's great.

it's a different approach, but it's still good.

i wouldn't say it's better than nmh's, but. good nonetheless.

[JakeFilms]

I could tell how bad this would be by the lack of sleeves. Joking aside, I don't think you can deny she over dramatized it; this cover doesn't do the origonal any justice.

[viahorn]

I can't remember how long ago I favorited this, but I still listen to it almost every day. It's so great.

[cisamichanne]

Love it, I don't care for whoever hates it, that's your taste not mine. Amanda and Brain are awesome <3...

[amysacrifice]

I love The Dresden Dolls, but I could see why some people would dislike this cover. NMH is all about subtle emotions (Magnum always sounds like he's holding something back), while The Dresden Dolls are all about the theatrics.

[iwrockska]

Really. I think they did it justice when they take it in a whole new way.

[andrewhesselbart]

What did Jeff Magnum ever do to you, scary lady?

[fadeaway2112]

1 star.

[onlinevideocritic]

Wow there are a lot of haters considering this was just a performance in front of a small crowd in a tiny record store and not meant for an online audience as big as YouTube.

Regardless of what you think of this performance, it still brings back memories in your mind of the original song, and that's better than being in a record store with no performers at all...or one with the artists attempting to cover a terribly horrendus song, such a something from Brittany Spears or Celine Dion.

[RenosanDufus]

go listen to NMH to hear the real thing. anyone else touching this music is pathetic.

[kolby182]

go listen to jesse lacey dominate this song.

[ApopheniaIV]

the timing is nearly perfect :)

[ApopheniaIV]

i like it

[montanokris]

horrendous

ruined an incredible song

[kidwiththeguitar]

Im vomiting.

My band is supposed to play this song, now im afraid to because of this video...

[DrunkIrelandPunk]

wow. This stupid cunt ruined this song. She is singing in the 'girl imitating a guy' voice, which makes me want to slap her. And don't tell me to listen to their studio shit in hopes that I will like them, I don't.

[ChemicalFrankenstein]

don't worry, they're not really good, but that's her voice....

[juanpablonario]

you're an idiot

that is how she sings. she's not imitating anyone.

i hate people who talk without knowing.

dresden dolls is one of the best contemporary bands. pick any song, read their lyrics, they rock

[TheNinjaNew]

you don't have to move your hands around like that in order to sing. it's all production, and therefore, is fake.

dresden dolls is definitely NOT one of the best contemporary bands (pick any song, read their lyric; and i will show you better ones)

ps. the white stripes, the dresden dolls don't.

as for me being an idiot...lol

[TheNinjaNew]

this cover sucks.

i completely agree with erosthegreat.

you can't manufacture emotion, and Magnum is one of the few that really lays it on think in his songs.

[musicalpony]

i really like the dresden dolls and i LOVE neutral milk hotel so when i found out about this i was sooooo exited but its not that godd i mean its not terrible but know one other than jeff mangum can truly sing his songs well

[taylorbaby16]

omg  this was horrible!

[fadeaway2112]

Whoever thumbs down'd this comment is foolish. I was literally laughing at how bad this was.

[taylorbaby16]

Yeah, me too! It was so bad! lol

[munari123]

this is a good cover it's just you can't really match the emotion put into NMH's version

[Yandrake]

This is disgusting.