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  • Very nice vice!

  • One of the few songs where the lyric "babe" works. She slows it down and strips it. She often sounds like she's going to fall apart and almost loses the original tune, then catches it again, teasing the lovers of the original and opening the door for those that never heard the original. Yes she nails it. This is how to cover. She does alot of stuff like this. It's as if she discovered Alex Chilton singing "Holocaust" on the Big star "Sister Lovers" album and made it her starting point.

  • Very nice! I've always loved this song (since my old Buffalo Springfield LP) ... but I understand the lyrics and emotion much better on Emily's version. Good job, Emily.

  • That is a well written song. They ended with a cry. If I never said I loved you now you know I tried. Thank you emily Haines for coming in.

    James

  • Beautiful. Simple, unadorned and gorgeous.  I'm in love.

  • This song used to make me cry so hard...

    She is my hero. Long Live Emily Haines

  • wow...sad. She sucks

  • she looks great, go to the 2 minutes mark, where are the flaws? lol, diva!

  • not diva....artist. Beautiful artist.

  • why should it matter what she looks like?

    just because someone doesn't LOOK "respectable" doesn't alter their feelings inside. she obviously respects neil young to cover his fucking song.

    plus it was on the fucking radio and who cares what she looks like.

  • true true

  • hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha­ha

  • what an angekic voice she's wonderful

  • shes really a wonderful artist

  • You shouldn't base a cover on the original. I think it really limits yourself when you do so. Artists who just imitate couldn't call themselves artists.

    Emily is amazing, and I believe she did a brilliant job with this.

  • she butchered that song. stick to your west queen west hipster synth crap please.

  • i think shes terrific. the weakness in the voice just adds more soul.

  • She makes money with her voice, can u? LOL. Playa hata's!!!

  • I think her voice and her music are great.

  • shut the fuck up all you idiots. enjoy this while it lasts. stop fucking arguing. so many worthless souls on this planet it's pathetic

  • yet you took the time out of your worthwhile life to complain about something that doesn't affect you ... who's pathetic?

  • i bet your just the coolest guy ever.you just made yourself look like a fool.grow up bud.emily is awesome

  • Her voice is better on a studio album 'cause it is pushed with effects... everyone does this with a voice doubler for example...

    She can sing, I guess better than most of us ^^

    this is pure and live, so why don't you just enjoy it?

  • i agree with the first part. she's overproduced on her albums. and talentless and obnoxious live.

    i don't care whether she's hungover or stoned, it's just not a respectable and you lot seem to be overlooking this.

  • Absolutely beautiful!

  • This is a good example of when to find an artist at his/her most vulnerable - unplugged and alone with instrument.

  • As a crazy as Neil Young is, he can write beautiful songs. Emily does a great reading or this classic.

  • Totally agree with you man. Good ol' Buffalo Springfield.

  • so sad and lovely...

  • fuck if she doesnt have the most perfect voice in the universe. angelic

  • I wouldn't go that far but she is pretty good.

  • Thats my wife :)

  • Yeah maybe on mondays , but I got the tuesdays.

  • I don't love it. The song doesn't really suit her voice or her "sound". Granted, she does feel the song and expresses that, but in her own way, which I don't feel does the music justice.

    Stick to what works for you. Everyone has their own voice with which to sing their own songs.

  • "Stick to what works for you..." You sound like Mike Love's rant against Pet Sounds, and how on earth can anyone know even a thimble about Neil Young and say something like that. You never stick with what works, mate ... not if you are a true artist. You must be one of those concert goers screaming for all the "hits" from an artist when the artist is concerned to get over to you her newer ideas and work. I hate them worse than lepers ... I kill them in their cars.

  • I have to agree with phddddd, except for the hatred towards unfortunate people with leprocy. That part I don't get.

    At the end of the day some one trys something new. We love it or leave it. But you can be sure if it sounds like something already done, we are bored and would most likey leave it.

    Peace

    P.S. Leprosy is also know as Hansen's disease. Now there's a band I miss. And a hole in the head.

  • the last line was straight from the on the beach album and has nothing to do with actual leprosy. revolutionary blues, Neil Young's sketch of the Manson murders ... you may not be aware that Neil Young thought very higly of Charlie's songwriting and singing talent.

  • Wow, I didn't know that. I think I would like to look into that. Then again maybe I shouldn't be surprised that just because someone's capable doing eveil doesn't mean they can't write.

  • Neil Young is on record about this ... how, every time Manson picked up a guitar and sang ... it was magic ... it was like a butterfly flying into a flame ... the song and lyrics would appear, never to be heard in that same form again. The constantly changing Neil Young dug that!

  • Who is she? She quite good. Google!

  • sounds like a very good cover to me she is singing it with feeling

  • tage92 is an assface ballsack fondling fag addict

  • emily haines will you marry me?

  • I kind of do have to agree with Napoliam.

    She doesn't have enough enthusiasm.

    But she still has a beautiful voice.

    :D

  • One of the saddest songs in the face of history, and you want "enthusiasm?" I am beginning to see what Hunter Thompson meant when he used the phrase "The New Dumb."

  • I'm sorry. I worded that wrong.

    I meant more feeling.

    But, I still really love it.

    Not her best works.

    But I love her voice in this so.

  • Exactly.  She sings it with a strain I believe is from the heart. She sings it like she's exhausted, which is perfect when you listen to the lyrics.

    It is terribly beautiful. I couldn't've asked for a better rendition.

  • that is such a stupid comment to make. straining indicates an inability to hit the notes.

    she sings it like she can't sing at all. which is a very accurate statement.

    if you listen to the original, you can tell the difference between singing from the heart and not being able to reach the notes.

    your statement is almost as pretentious as she is.

  • You've got to be kidding.

    I wasn't writing about literal strain, but emotional strain.

    You really need to get off your high horse and just listen to music again. And why are you attacking anyone for that matter? Not everyone is going to agree with your opinion. Get over it.

  • hahahahahahahahaahahahah! omfg this is great!

  • hmpf...-.-

    if you don't like her, then why are you searching for her videos? just ignore it. if i would bother with swearing over every artist i don't like (and with this upset the artist's fans....) i'd never see a happy day againOo

  • i like elliott smith and i'm sorry if it offends your sensibilities, but it bothers me when musicians (as lacking in talent as they are) don't even bother to show up looking respectable.

  • i also like neil young, but i was linked to this garbage while watching her wreck between the bars.

  • i like elliott smith also. but wouldnt you say he failed to show up looking respectable many times also. i wouldnt say looking respectable or not could hinder their music though. artists like madonna or justin timberlake would be better examples of musicians depending on image or surfaces. but anyway, neil young and elliott smith are legendary in my book.

  • not once did i say elliott smith or neil young failed to show up looking respectable.

    SHE looks like a mess. SHE always looks like a mess.

    and i really don't care if she doesn't respect her own music to wash her face, brush her hair or get a decent nights sleep, but when she's covering someone elses music SHE definitely should be respectable and look like she wants to be there performing.

  • lol. still, she's a self-proclaimed admirer of neil young's work. so, knowing that i know she enjoys performing the song. just cause she's not all uppity and exuberant it doesnt mean she doesnt wantto be there, she just conveys all of it differently.

  • How should looks really matter? Music is about hearing. And, I'd say she did a wonderful cover of, "Between the Bars". Of course, it's not as good as Elliott's, covers barely are better than the original, but you should give her respect. I think it was a pretty good cover.

  • you are probably one of the most self-rightgeous tools on youtube. and dont even get me started on your 'looking respectable' arguement. i truly love elliott smith.. but tell me.. how many times did he show up high as a kite, wearing shirts ridden with holes and filth. the crowd was forced to yell out lyrics as he repeatedly forgot lyrics to his most popular songs. now that's a mess. a lovable mess though.

  • i have always listen to neil young he is the whole reason i play the acoustic.

    and for her to do a cover of this song brings a tear to my eye. shes great i now understand why my friend loves her. lol

  • Uh, That message was for,

    "ilikegia"

    I love Emily Haines.

    I wasn't saying anything about her.

    I'd never.

  • whoa, someones got a problem. Your like her pit bull. lol It's a free world, people like different things and you shouldn't take someones comment so seriously. Besides, that person clicked on the video right? You don't need to defend her, lots of people love her work. Combat Baby

  • one of the most touching videos..simple but with much better lyrics than much of the crap we here today.

  • i hate stupid people that make comments like" i expected ths song to take off"... you are idiots! its a good song. what makes it take flight is that its way better then princesses poppy bullshit averil cok music. If you cant say anything smart then dont say anything at all

  • needs reverb on the voices

  • Two words.

    FUCK. YOU.

  • I was talking to, "ilikegia"

  • emily haines is my fav

    this cover sounds so good!

    <33

    =]

  • I love Emily Haines.

    She's so pretty!

    Her voice is angelic.

    =]

  • I'm kinda lukewarm to this version, but thats coming from a strong NY-BS fan. I keep on expecting the song to take off but it never does.

  • top !!!

  • if this excuse for an artist wants to butcher a classic she ought to at least learn the lyrics!!!!!!! Young and Springfield forever

  • Finally someone agrees with me

  • like 'Screwschom' stated, I keep on expecting the song to take off...etc. It doesn't because she is expecting to fly on a dead pig.

  • haha xD

  • i think that her voice is perfect for this song...

  • nice voice, but not enough for this song ;-)

    heard neil's song in frankfurt 2003 from his grand piano, *greeeaaat*

  • In a day and age of manufactured music and pop up pop stars ... Emily is a God Send !'

    Love you Emm .. Keep Going !!!

  • lovely cover she made it her own.

    she chose such a powerful song.

  • Where can I find the piano music for this?

  • terrible lyrics?

  • LEMME TELL YOU THIS

    emily does not have terrible lyrics

    you, just have terrible eyes

    that send terrible messages to your

    terrible brain

    that tell your terrible self to beleive

    such terrible thoughts

    your just to ugly to like emily haines.

  • I'd lick the shit out of her ass

  • Wow, that comment was so...wow...thats absolutely hilarious! I wasn't expecting that!

  • I was referring to J3DGAR19191..Em's awesome. Love this version!

  • emily you are truly magnificent.

    don't change a thing

  • I love her voice! Such a talented musician!

  • sometimes i like to eat raw cabbage because it makes me feel like a big man

  • sexiest. voice. ever. what a darling. Neil would be proud.

  • who? what? blech cough sputter. Ok I feel better now. It's just that it's that awful.

  • she is so incredibly unique and talented

  • i love this.

    emily haines is amazing.

  • im in love.

  • Emily Haines is amazing. Picked up What is Free to a Good Home? yesterday, and it is nearly as good as Knives... Also picked up her Grow Up and Blow Away with Metric...

    I enjoy her music as much as Feist, Jenny Lewis, and Martha Wainwright.... And Fiona Apple... Along with all the people that help them out of course...

  • She make me sick

  • no way, Nobody can sing like neil does

  • Oh my god!! how can she insult Buffalo springfield and neil young with that terrible voice !!!! people like her should be shot in the head.

  • she's amazing! great cover! and her voice touches the soul just like neil's

  • ....don't even

  • Emily Haines really does have a beautiful and unique voice, it's like nothing I've ever heard before...and shes pretty hot.

  • Interesting rendition but I prefer Ethan Glazer's rendition. It stays true to the original.

  • This is such an awful rendition of a beautiful Buffalo Springfield song I couldn't listen to the whole thing. Listen to the original or one of the better YT videos.

  • wow. you can thank Neil for such an amazing song. She does a wonderful cover here.

  • This is one of my favorite Neil Young songs.

    She does a good job of it.

  • I love her so much. What a beautiful voice. What a beautiful lady. I loveeeee. Herrrrr.

  • Very pretty. A protean voice - sultry one time, cracking and little-girl-vulnerable the next, brassy the time after, and so on. Personas. Performance. Poetry. An artist. Really and truly.

  • she has such a pretty voice. =]

  • i just ate the best lemon meringue pie every

  • WOW she is sooooo good and i love her so much

  • Is this dowloadable anywhere? I want it on my mp3 player.

  • found it here berkeleyplace. wordpress. com /2007/05/16/the-top-10-ladies-­of-indie-rock/ along with alot of other great indie stuff. On a side note amazing cover emily I didnt think anyone could cover neil but she did an amazing job.

  • Heyyy if u find the download any where tell me cuz i've been searching and its realy hiding from me

  • ive been looking forever for this.. no luck

  • I've watched this video at least 20 times now, and i keep coming back for more. She has an amazing voice. Her true emotions shine through in this video. I wish i was as talented as her. Simple melody, simple piano, but there is something more to it that makes it irresistible.

  • "She has an amazing voice."

    Ohh, I don't know. It sounds like she has a smoker's voice to me. Don't get me wrong, I like her singing and inflections, and she's on key. Her raspy voice makes her sound unique, and it suits her - but I wouldn't say she has an amazing voice at all.

  • I've always felt this way, too. I wouldn't consider her an objectively amazing singer by any means, but her voice works well for the music she plays, which I suppose could make the end product "amazing" as a matter of opinion.

  • I think so too. Her voice isn't especially powerful and superficially amazing, but you still love her because she is an artist- she really expresses the music and emotions through the way she sings/plays. It really doesn't matter how "good" you sound, its the way you play and sing that is done thoughtfully and meaningfully, and Emily does do it meaningfully.

  • I can't find words.

  • What's not to love? Great song, great performance...Sometimes, less is more, somehow~aka rustINhead

  • She shows how beautiful and simple the piano can be.

  • Nice version but the original by Buffalo Springfield is one of the great songs and performances of all time!

  • Man oh man, that is how you do a cover! Truly captured the heart of the original.

  • This is deffinitely one of the best covers I've ever seen. Emily Haines is amazing, I love the version she does.

  • i love her so much!!!

  • Beautiful song!!!

  • That actually made me cry.

    Its amazing. She is an idol. <3

  • That was a fantastic cover.

  • EXCELLENT COVER, I love Emily Haines

  • in the soft skeleton web site her blog is empty, i think.

    it would b so cool if she wrote at least something.

  • You wouldn't believe how pissed off I was at her for not supporting patrick wolf in liverpool. She was even on the tickets! ARGH

  • i think maybe she is wearing a hood because... she consistantly wears black hoodies with the hood partially up when she plays her solo stuff.

  • She was wearing a cute white dress when I saw her live.

  • is she wearing a hood because she doesn't like the germs on the headphones? ... pretty smart thinking!

  • I really like this cover, I like it more then the original cause this is just piano and vocals

  • love her... Looove her!

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