Vanessa Carlton - "The Cave" (MUMFORD & SONS COVER!!!)

[Verdizek]

This would have been much better if she had just done a complete piano cover. She has a beautiful voice, and is an incredibly talented artist, but she just isn't the same without her piano. She even looks a bit awkward sitting there, doing nothing.

A swing and a miss, Ms. Carlton. Better luck next time.

[JazzyMizzy]

I thought it was sweet, but not as powerful as marcus singing it with mumford and sons. She does have a wonderful voice but I don't think this song was at all good for her voice...

[SuperFlashDelirium]

Amazing cover.

[jaxlevitan]

i know covers aren't supposed to be the same as the original, but omg, she totally butchered this song. im a singer, so i know when somebody's voice is nasal and off, and hers was. sorry guys, but thats my opinion.

[SonnyTV1]

I love Vanessa. I like this cover. It's not suppose to sound exactly like the song, this is why it's a cover.

[racheldr00d]

cute cover

[abigailgloria94]

I actually love this >.>

[alyssaxhardc0re]

Lololol this was horrible

[ohmistymanic]

love mumford and sons and vanessa carlton

[SimplySpontaneous]

her voice is soulless UNTIL she starts playing piano. funny how that works.

[jenna122493]

This would be fantastic if he used an ACOUSTIC GUITAR!

[leo87272]

I LOVE Vanessa... but this cover... I didn't really òike it... sorry!

[nciccantelli]

WACK

[dungchoi9012]

favourite band eva

[Pondebong]

Why did you f*ck up the guitar.

[lyrilljackson]

i have posted on laura marling videos before that nobody can cover correctly except a few. I said to those cover makers that you either 100% replicate the thing or surpass or you don't cover it.

Vanessa carlton obviously has a better understanding than me cus she is capable of surpassing yet she is still modest that she should preserve and that it's hard when she try to blend her own take into it.

I ain't gonna say it again. Plus VC said best. so stop covering shit on youtube unless you mean to

[LittleLionGirlMS]

I prefer Sara Bareilles's cover.

[MissHappyAllTheTime]

You have a very beautiful, interesting voice.

[jenjenR7]

ohhh helll naaww.! tht waas baad.!!

[austinuh]

D: WHY?!?!

[SamWiseGamgee42]

When i saw this....a piece of my soul withered and died at the disgrace....may God have mercy on your soul....

[TheGreyEyedGirl]

Wuhahaaa *__* ♥

[itsbarby]

i love her

[MegaCluckey]

Terrible cover, which is sad because I like her. Dia Framptons cover of The Cave is much better

[skullgurl1027]

Dont cover a Mumford & Sons song if you're gonna murder it. Im sorry. I thought this was terrible. -.-

[Loudnproud93]

Finally! Someone does a cover from mumford other than White Blank Page!

I like her version, not as much as the original of course but I like it nonetheless.

[MissxUnrequitedxLove]

@Loudnproud93 Two Door Cinema Club does a cover of The Cave, as well and Sara Bareilles does a cover of Little Lion Man.

[JDvzs]

This is good but still NOWHERE near Mumford & Sons version. But yes she deserves credit. Reminded me of Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah

[klee744]

this was a nice cover

[barsasos]

I love this.

As she said, cover are tricky. You don't wanna coppy but you wanna preserve the vibe.

She definetly made it :)

[nadine89er]

i like her version.. mumfords' the best obviously! i think theyr 1 of the best bands out there..

[BlueBambootiful]

i don't like her as this cover, i think the original is better

[TravellingMusician]

While Vanessa Carlton may can sing normal music, Mumford and Sons is not normal music. They are in a different class than other artists. Don't mess with it Vanessa.

[BlueBambootiful]

@TravellingMusician WELL SAID. :)

[patsoby]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! love!

[AliTubelog]

I like creativity but..meh I dont know about this haha. not that good.

[mcrockr]

This is awful.

[sandoversea]

Vanessa is very talented and one of the few great singers , she made the song perfect ,she made me think that the song belongs to her!

one more thing for all , the beauty stands before you , she is pure gold!

[erolantski]

also she is ugly :) 

[erolantski]

man wtf... this girl can't sing to save her life.

THIS COVER IS SHIT

[TexasMade20]

I actually think she's fucking sexy.

[KawaiiHunnyMango33]

Gah this was suggested video for Taylor Swift singing one of their songs and when I saw Taylor I was dissapointed and clicked this and got excited!

[bassgodess18]

aint got shit on mumford and sons.

[stanstan009]

she is so pretty

[baltassan]

Noo, she ruined it!! its not one of those covers where she made it her own, this is just baaaad!!!!

[mypanoramiclife]

WOW... her voice was made for this song

[missmaggiemay19]

You can tell that she is well educated by her vocabulary and how she holds herself. I dig it!

[IamSakuraHearMeRoar]

So why is it categorised as 'musical contradiction'? I thought it was quite nice.

[acidtripz1]

really good :)

[jaakee]

ok, she's nice...good actually, and it's a pretty decent cover, but she's A) not british B) not a man, having those 2 features is basically necessary to Sing this song.

that's like running with a sprained ankle and a broken knee, we might appreciate your effort and even praise you, but you won't win the race.

[JusttRayna]

@jaakee I missed the part in the lyrics where it said "BTW I'm a british male"

[jaakee]

@JusttRayna don't get me wrong, i like her, she's a good artist. and she's not even messing up the song making it "hard to listen to". i just don't think this song was meant for many people other than the original band itself to be sung. the accent part to me takes away much of the "music" and the not being a man thing takes away the "feeling" of the song. again, it's not a bad cover, but i do feel feel like it's a bad choice

[YesImACunt]

@jaakee The sexism... IT BURRRNNNS

[jaakee]

@YesImACunt not really....i am just saying this song doesn't sound the same sung by a woman. it's my opinion, it may completely different for others, but i think it doesn't fit.

a just for the record the "sexism" comment is out of place, this is not discrimination

[WereProfessionals]

shes really good:)im just not use to it , it sounds so different without the brittish accent.

[PokoRocks1234]

She has an amazing voice, but it doesn't really suit the song. I still think it sounds pretty good, though. :)

[BC13xPrincess]

i love vanessa.. and this song.. but this is suck-ish

[Fullyflared155]

good cover, amazing voice but it has to be sung a certain way.

[unclepic1]

dfnajfadjskds sorry just getting the puke off my computer that was awful!

[cassandrakfreaq]

I don't love this because it just isn't as strong as the original BUT she channels a really nice stevie nicks vibe and if I hadn't ever heard mumford I would probably love this a bit more.

[mattcheuuuu]

@cassandrakfreaq well said

[VampireZero0]

Amazing cover!

[otriify]

this<3



[The1ns1ght]

Mumford and Sons the only band that cannot be covered. Haven't heard anyone that can even come close to at least sounding good, I'm trying though. Boyce Avenue or Tyler Ward needs to try it.

[kikachatterjee]

@The1ns1ght i suggest Sara Bareilles' cover of Little Lion Man. top-notch.

[The1ns1ght]

@kikachatterjee That was a good one. Thanks for the suggestion.

[cutecake890]

I think it's lovely. Her voice it amazing x.

[maryfairy1998]

Do get me wrong I like the cover I think she did a good job, I just don't care for her voice

[ZeroYuuki17]

It's got nothing to do with her sounding just like Marcus. It's just naturally bad.

[mandi449]

vanessa's voice is wonderful but i did not like this cover very much. she didn't flow very well. i don't know how this could bring anyone to tears as it is not very emotional..

[farbeyonddriven04]

This is bad. Very bad. Awful in fact.

[Wrigley44LL]

@farbeyonddriven04 get a life.

[tfssly1119]

she sounds a bit like Joanna Newsome in this song

[Noellenc]

Vanessa Carlton, like coffee, is an acquired taste. Yeah, I will admit that. I'm one of the people that's addicted to what she's got, though.

[h2oclewis]

@Noellenc she's the best!

[Mag0066]

Apart from the "uuuh uuuh" i actually liked this! Only cover of this song I liked this far.

[unclepic1]

what a dumb cunt just ruining a great song go die! btw 1,000 miles was the only thing this dumb bitch ever did....

[Musiclover1494]

She just put my two favourite things together.

[nencay]

serious, all the covers of this song are great. just because it's this song.

[irrmua]

not bad but personally i prefer TylerWardMusic cover more...just my opinion but this still aint bad

[Levelride311]

Vanessa is mad talented no 1 gives her the respect she deserves

[ecofreak303]

very good, but nothing beats the original for me :)

[dilutedpants]

Love it! Reminds me of New Slang by The Shins!

<3

[jamielhoff]

Fail.

[ABAJILLIONCATS]

@jamielhoff i don't think you understand music... you don't obviously don't understand what a cover is. if you think its a fail go away.

[ThatOneAmericanGirl]

I think she did a great job. The only thing i dont like about it is part of the chorus when she sings " i " she sounds airy like she's singing through her nose. Otherwise i think its a great sound :]

[Niamor425]

People really get the meaning of a cover but they don't like others to RUIN the song.

Just because she "made it hers" doesn't mean it's forcely great, if so I'll sing my "uh uuuh" and make it mine so it'll be soo amazing cuz it's how covers are supposed to be done

[pdx007]

uhhuhhuhhhhhhhhuh just don't do it for me....

[asoh123]

Ever was in love ever since 16 years in this world.....still looking

[Hussamy1P]

Amazing job, Nessa :)

[awesomeness788]

I'm not a fan of the guitar part... this song just sounds better acoustic.

[LiesOfHazard]

Shes still awesome...just not a lot of publicity on her albums. Let Rabbits on the Run make her name more known...

[shittaemushroom]

it really fits her voice... it's magic when she sang the line '.. and i will change my ways." =)

[number1musiccritic]

Wow - I found another AWESOME cover of this song by Castlecomer. Type in "The Cave - Castlecomer" - it BLEW MY MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIND!!!!!

[TheGigapops]

I like the cover more...

[Kippeneuker69]

i was ready to marry her back in the 90's and i still am.

[mojoj87]

omg...she's awesome. and I like mumford and sons too :)

[sherryk1978]

How damn cute is she????

[dustyb58]

90% of the people who find this video will probably be fans of the original and aren't gonna be pleased with anything...

[dustyb58]

I only ever hear this song on one radio station that tries to play a little more than top 40 Hip-Pop, I think she's awesome and it'll make me like the song more.

[DhakkanProd]

First: Who is this Vanessa Carltion (sorry, I didn't know her)

Second: *browsing* meh, meh, meh Ohh, The Cave cover, omG..

Third: O.O Damn, that was frigging awesome. 

[dustyb58]

@JordanKerk99 She had at least two singles before that got some decent radio play,  Pretty Baby and Ordinary Day

[UNrendan]

@DhakkanProd She did "walk a thousand miles" if you heard it.

[descoy72]

She's amazing and I say that as a metal head.

[GenoNicholas]

Vanessa you Rock,i love this cover by you.its my fav song and it suprised me that you also as my fav artist also sang another song by another of my fav bands,HOW KOOL IS THAT?????????? lol youll always be my princess,lol

[unforgettable903]

@GenoNicholas I love it when that happens!

[MsGinny777]

Yikes....horrible much

[rpolson09]

Not a fan of this cover. I like Vanessa Carlton but this doesn't do the song justice. I don't like the arrangement

[Rubieseries]

This is really wonderful, i love both versions! i mean, they expresses 2 differents styles(: they both are amazing(:

[YoshinLi]

so wonderful...............



[ehunter410]

Wonderful cover, so sorry alot of people cannot understand the magic of just a simple arrangement. A lot of people I feel that do not like this do not understand music itself or have actually mastered an instrument. Mumford and nessa are both very intune to music itself and it shows in vanessa's version as well as mumford original. If you did not like this cover then go cry with taylor swift <3

[SuperFlashDelirium]

Vanessa's cover >>>>>>> Mumford & Sons entire discography.

[mdorta2011]

Madly in love with this.

[miguelianni]

People still don't get the meaning of a cover. She took the song and made it hers, that's how covers are supposed to be done.

[MichaelJDMusic]

@miguelianni, EXACTLY, this was good, idk why those others dont see that, nice to see someone intelligent commenting on youtube :D

[mattclayman124]

sorry but this sucks

[RoCoVieira]

So beautiful, Vanessa! Great voice!

[Msmyusxiklaber]

y'all shut the fuck up.. she's good!! the reason she did a cover of this song is because its very meaningful for her.. she understand what is the story behind it.. and she sang it with feelings...!!! so.. STFU && GTFO if u dont like her..

[carlycar08]

Dia Frampton's version is so much better.

[bxbomb69]

I love some Vanessa but this was not the right track for her to cover. Mumford & Sons rocked "The Cave" and well this was something I would have expected to see performed by a contestant on The Voice or American Idol.

[ehunter410]

@bxbomb69 Wait what?! By a contestant of the voice or american idol? OBVIOUSLY you do not understand mumford and sons, if someone of that calliber did a cover of them it would be a JOKE as well as an insult (see taylor swifts bbc cover) having nessa' do this cover makes PERFECT SENSE. The fact that you even suggested that just shows you do not understand how underground mumford really was. FAIL

[TheEightDaysAWeek]

I loved her but this isnt good to cover maybe change your whole routine and maybe itll work

[mle006470]

didn't like this cover.

[katizzleBObizzle]

no

[strabi20]

dude...no one can cover mumford like NO ONE!

[Nardingtons]

You butchered that.

[Macksotronic]

oh no she destroyed the song -.-

[ashlmull]

She fucked up "Big Yellow Taxi". No surprise she'd fuck up Mumford and Sons too.

[theworstvow]

AWESOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME >:(

[saphirestaub]

I love the version of M&S but this brings me to tears. her voice fits great with the song especially the high notes. I ♥ it

[amirulhakim13]

She's good but lacks of swag.

[TheRipper21]

I'm number 5



[JJEFFERY7]

this sucks.

[SweetStuffG]

@JJEFFERY7 I concur. I don't know I consider myself any open-minded person but I have yet to find an artist who can cover the Mumfords well. I mean Taylor Swift butchered 'white Blank Page' on BBC Radio 1 and now this. I'm a 'swiftie' but it was bad. I gotta say I expected more from Vanessa, she is really talented but the song isn't for her voice the arrangement is horrendous here as well. If she was going to do it, she should have probably done an acoustic.

[kmizzn]

nice..!!!



[SuperFlashDelirium]

Love it!