Dar Williams is truly one of my favorite artists. She explores deeply and professionally every avenue and genre of music. If you choose to explore her body of work I am certain everyone will find something they enjoy. Once again she has hit another one out of the park for me with Comfortably Numb.
First of all i am a huge cover fan. I love them and i search for them all the time. I have to disagree with most here. I dont like the vocals at all the echo thing is anoying. The woman has a great voice for sure. I also dont like Bowies cover either. It just doesnt sound right. My favorite cover of this song is by Van Morrison. I dont know why his voice is no where near Gilmours. But there is something about his voice that he just belts it out. Just my worthless 2 cents worth.
Yeah, this is my first time hearing this cover - and I'm very happy with it! I've not heard anyone else (to date) try to take on such a mammoth Floyd song as this, and I think Amy and Dar pulled it off with being better at less than pushing the boundaries. Good job!!!!
Great cover. The best version has to be the one from Roger Waters & Van Morrison (The Wall - Live in Berlin or more famously on The Departed soundtrack or even more famously, the Sopranos).
@bennyAAAAA Sorry dude, gotta disagree with you there, Van Morrison just wasn't a good fit in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, I respect him as an artist and there are a few of his songs I like, but those lyrics have to be sung by Gilmour. Just my opinion.
If you're gonna cover Pink Floyd, you damn well better BRING IT!!! Cover "Comfortably Numb", you need to blow me away!!! Consider me blown away... My rating on a 1 - 10 scale: Floyd - 10, Williams - 9.85. How do you improve upon perfection? You don't. But with appropriate vision, respect & talent, you can come pretty damn close to matching it.
Wow...really, really beautiful...and I AM a purist, so I'm surprised to like it immensely. Oh...that and I typically HATE Ani DiFranco. Even more amazed now.
IMHO anyone is allowed to cover one of the greatest songs ever recorded. Tori Amos? Hell yes! This song is universal and goes way beyond the plight of one character in a movie. Men have probably done it as well as it can be done (Pink Floyd). I think it needs a woman's touch and this version could be outdone. How about Jane Siberry or the Indigo Girls with outrageous two-part harmonies?
There is no pain you are receding A distant ship, smoke on the horizon. You are only coming through in waves. Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying. When I was a child I had a fever My hands felt just like two balloons. Now I've got that feeling once again I can't explain you would not understand This is not how I am. I have become comfortably numb.
Normally I don't care for covers of songs that I love but this is definitely an exception to my rule. Dar and Ani you totally captured the song and emotions while putting your own spin on it. Brava ladies!
I am a mad pink floyd nut and think that very few people can pull off a good cover of their work. I have never heard of Dar Williams and I think this is brilliant. Yet one more reason to love youtube. Thanks for putting this up.
Bruce Hornsby has taken to doing "Comfortably Numb" in hislive shows over the past few years. He slips it in the middle of one of his own songs,"Fortunate Son" - it rocks! I saw him play it live about a year ago, and Ricky Skaggs came on to play mandolin on it. If you can find it on youtube or somewhere, check it out. QUite cool.
i bought a dar cd about 10 years ago, and enjoyed it, but not enough to go crazy over her. this cover is amazing and will get me to revisit the crazy potential.
interesting interpretation. I always felt that Dave Gilmour's part would be good if song by a woman. I still like Pink Floyd's version best (especially Knebworth 1990)
Alana Davis screwed her career by covering Ani's "32 Flavors". Poor girl had no idea. You just DON'T COVER ANI! But I became friends with her guitarist, for the project, Drew Zingg, and he didn't know any better either. But it ruined any possibility for a career for her. He felt really bad for her, too. Poor chick just had no clue... but, ya know, Ani is freakin' ANI, you know??
---This is wayyy wicked.....Rodgaa would be impressed! ---I do have to agree also with MarkKreutzer tho :) That would be somthing, for sure!! wiccckeeedddd
Sorry, no where close to the original. It's only half a song without the two guitar solos, not to mention the song only sounds right with david gilmour singing the chorus.
Sorry, no where close to the original. It's only half a song without the two guitar solos, not to mention the song only sounds right with david gilmour singing the chorus.
Sorry, no where close to the original. It's only half a song without the two guitar solos, not to mention the song only sounds right with david gilmour singing the chorus.
I was skeptical that this version could even touch the original; however, after listening to it, it comes really close. The female voices add a haunting quality to the song that takes the song to a deeper level.
Description: "Dar Williams covers Pink Floyd with a little help from Ani DiFranco. I'm setting myself up for an asskicking but I might prefer this version over the original. Kick away, folks."
I've adored Pink Floyd forever & was always of the opinion that their music was NOT to be messed with by anyone else. However, after I first heard this cover on a local radio station a couple of months ago, I was smitten with this (had never heard of Dar Williams, so obviously wasn't already a Dar fan). Heard it for the 2nd time on said radio station last night and am now back on YouTube listening to it. It's different from Pink Floyd, yes, but it's still absolute greatness and beautiful.
@WorldofLeslie Well said. I just about freaked the first time I heard Dars' version of this song. Like you, I had no idea who she was but I was so impressed with it...I spent the next 4 hours trying to find where I could download it. Honestly, (and I'm a HUGE PF fan, too) I think I may like Dars' version better! (please, don't tell pink, lol)
Wonderful song. I'm a huge fan of original Floyd, but this song manages to capture the emotion conveyed by the original song with Water's lyrics and Gilmour wailing guitar work.
I'm not sure why this was promoted as an Ani song--this is Dar, all the way. Pink Floyd is amazing and I love her rendition and I think she should get her props without having to mislead with Ani's name!
Not sure why it's said that Ani's part of this. This seems to be all Dar, which should be exalted in her own right! She is awesome and I am a huge Ani fan, but this is not a collaboration. And I LOVE this cover!!! Dar, you rule!
I think this is an awesome way to compliment PINK FLOYD! Dar & Ari you deserve a standing - O! Congrats... On another note... Men feel emotions... and its okay to cry... Pain is pain... Not only do we need to learn to be good to each other, but our selves as well... Life is a journey... Not a destination! :P
Ani is the shit so I would have to agree with you... Floyd is amazing because of their passion for music; Ani has the same passion so hell yeah it's as good if not better
Pink Floyd is genius and her version is awesome as is her idea that a woman (or women rather) should sing this song, presumably given its emotional content. However, as might be expected, they didn't capture the bitterness of the original, but then, no one can do alienated sarcasm like Roger Waters. Still this version, if softer, is beautiful.
I don't think it makes sense to compare it to the original; let it stand on its own. It is haunting and amazing, not unlike the original. I think it is a great tribute to the song writing that it can take a fairly different treatment and still bring tears to a person's eyes.
Better? Worse? I don't know. Definitely different and it strikes you from a different direction. Both have their place, but comparing the two is like comparing apples and oranges.
i think this is creepier than floyd's original. it sounds so soft, so sympathetic, and it's still about drugging the hell out of a sick person so they can act normal for awhile.
come on guys ..how can this be better than floyds ? i agree its good but its weak compaired to floyds the original had so much feeling and exeptional guitar work ..floyd were and still are a super group but due to deaths of former members they have dwindled somewot it wud be ace to see floyd and dar williams together live on stage ..now that wud be a concert to go see ??
I agree that it's not the original (which is awesome) but from the perspective of a woman, the entire meaning of the song changes for me. Almost a statement of women in so many roles...mother, employee, daughter, caretaker, etc. Does anyone else see it like that?
I got introduced to Dar Williams in a women's studies class at the University of Washington called "Words, Women, and Song", so I kinda know what you mean.
Wow, this is amazing!!! The original will always be my favourite but damn! What I like about it is that it doesn't try to COMPETE with the original, but rather just expresses what a good song it is.
Also this lady has a darling, enchanting voice. Thumbs up! :)
I love Pink Floyd. But as covers go, this one is really good. There's a lot of bands out there that totally BUTCHER the originals. It's NOT a disrespect to Pink Floyd, but more like props!
I do prefer Pink Floyd's version better, mainly cause I absolutely HATE how her voice FOLDS over itself in some parts, while Pink Floyd's echoes perfectly, and doesn't do it every 5 lines.
Hey Kelter82 -- "You have to understand" that Stratomen88 is obviously not a native English speaker. "Remember" that not everyone on these here internets is from Canada, eh. Dumbass.
Sorry dude, I thought he was freakin' cause there was no guitar solo and decided to call the nice music lady a faggot... and misspelled it. I was just making sure this was the case before I laughed at him for it. Cause there's nothing like laughing at moronic ignorants. Maybe I shoulda just dived right in? But that wouldn't be very fair now would it?
relax, it is just a solid cover of a song they clearly enjoy as much as you. I'm a Neil Young nut myself and often like how others perform his stuff. It is a crime to do a poor job on it and this is quite good.
Relax yourself. You're free to have your own opinion, Willard. And I'm free to see this as a crying shame. It's like tracing a Monet in crayon and calling it as good as the original.
only thing was, it isn't called the original. It's a cover, and was stated so. You don't have to like it, but you do have to understand that most people who do covers don't think they're on the same level as the original song, but rather just really like it and want to... pay homage. Remember, immitation is the sincerest form of flattery :)
I've enjoyed this off of iTunes for at least a year now and never realized that Ani was on it since she's not the artist listed on iTunes. I always thought it sounded like her huge fan of Ani. So cool and really great version. Everyone who I play this for loves it, ani and dar fans or not.
This interpretation and the Scissor Sisters covers are both incredible. The true numb quality of the Williams DiFranco version is so different from the coldly electronic, drug-filled BeeGeesesque haze the Sisters came up with.
I have found recently, that people either love or hate this cover. The reason for hating it is simple; noone can do Pink Floyd like Pink Floyd. That said, I think that it is one of the best cover songs of any cover song ever done. The more I listen to it, the more I love it. It was done for the love of the song, as you can clearly tell by the emotion with which Dar Williams sings it. Anyone who can't hear that is simply in denial.
I really like this version! And believe me, I usually do NOT like when artists take Pink Floyd songs and "make them their own".
However, I could do without the 2nd vocal coming in on off-timings (I don't mind it when the 2nd vocal just harmonizes, but the off-timings in the singing just make the song a bit too "busy"). Other than that, this is beautiful!
This sounds much more numb than the original, very spacey and far away. People complaining it's not desperate enough - huh, it's not about desperation it's about detachment. For an artist who's normally about emotional nakedness and honesty to do something so ambivalent and measured makes it doubly great.
this is so good but should never be compared to the original wouldnt be fair it will never be on par with floyds version but i would love to see them both on stage at the same time the music of gilmore and the vocals of annie and dar it would be fkn awsome
Im not one for covers but I LOVE THIS!!! I love the original but the way Dar sings it gives it the woman's interpretation and its beautiful!!
dannykristin 1 month ago
spettacoloooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
scitta971 1 month ago
Dar Williams is truly one of my favorite artists. She explores deeply and professionally every avenue and genre of music. If you choose to explore her body of work I am certain everyone will find something they enjoy. Once again she has hit another one out of the park for me with Comfortably Numb.
MrLovepower13 1 month ago
first of all i think pink floyd is a crap group but this is a good song done by a pretty good singer
MYBIGKINDHEART 3 months ago
First of all i am a huge cover fan. I love them and i search for them all the time. I have to disagree with most here. I dont like the vocals at all the echo thing is anoying. The woman has a great voice for sure. I also dont like Bowies cover either. It just doesnt sound right. My favorite cover of this song is by Van Morrison. I dont know why his voice is no where near Gilmours. But there is something about his voice that he just belts it out. Just my worthless 2 cents worth.
LesSmith45 3 months ago
She's got such a beautiful voice, it's hypnotic to listen to her sing this. I love Pink Floyd and she actually does this song justice!
mommydragon 3 months ago
i prefer it to the original as well.
theobeirnes 3 months ago
love this cover .....and i love the bowie cover also .... is it as good as floyds ... naaah
thebear6162 4 months ago in playlist thebear6162's Favorited Videos
i like dar williams...i like comfortably numb...this really works for me...
raytripp69 4 months ago
Thank you! It's very different from Pink Floyd's performances, but fascinating in its own way. :)
I wouldn't prefer it to the original, but no asskicking from me.
tiliatomentosa 4 months ago
check out the version with van morrison live from berlin
44HighwayAve 4 months ago
FAIL
hellguard2002 5 months ago
this is beautiful!!!!!
mkeultra 5 months ago
And great slide show!
EyeLean5280 5 months ago
Nice cover!
EyeLean5280 5 months ago
Great cover, but I wouldn't go as far as saying it's better than the original. :)
Of course no one is going to kick ass over a differing opinion about a song!
Shine on you crazy diamonds!
bitphr3ak 5 months ago
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Toxsynn 5 months ago
amazing....shared with friends
spiritwind67 6 months ago
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Yeah, this is my first time hearing this cover - and I'm very happy with it! I've not heard anyone else (to date) try to take on such a mammoth Floyd song as this, and I think Amy and Dar pulled it off with being better at less than pushing the boundaries. Good job!!!!
nayjayjee 6 months ago
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nayjayjee 6 months ago
This is an incredible cover.
mshep33 6 months ago 2
Brilliant cover, almost perfect, but I do miss the solo at the end.
Woesteinvuir 6 months ago
Great cover. The best version has to be the one from Roger Waters & Van Morrison (The Wall - Live in Berlin or more famously on The Departed soundtrack or even more famously, the Sopranos).
bennyAAAAA 6 months ago
@bennyAAAAA Sorry dude, gotta disagree with you there, Van Morrison just wasn't a good fit in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, I respect him as an artist and there are a few of his songs I like, but those lyrics have to be sung by Gilmour. Just my opinion.
sisko2112 5 months ago
This cover certainly does Pink Floyds masterpiece justice.
TheTimpa1 7 months ago 2
weak
ant1pop 8 months ago
If you're gonna cover Pink Floyd, you damn well better BRING IT!!! Cover "Comfortably Numb", you need to blow me away!!! Consider me blown away... My rating on a 1 - 10 scale: Floyd - 10, Williams - 9.85. How do you improve upon perfection? You don't. But with appropriate vision, respect & talent, you can come pretty damn close to matching it.
bulletdodger69 8 months ago 16
epic fail
herrbaur1 9 months ago
Wow...really, really beautiful...and I AM a purist, so I'm surprised to like it immensely. Oh...that and I typically HATE Ani DiFranco. Even more amazed now.
riodv 9 months ago 2
No asskicking from me. Both versions are incredible.
luannerable 10 months ago 2
fail
brokolay 11 months ago
amazing. truly amazing. easily one of the best covers i have ever heard.
michaeldaniel73 1 year ago 9
bela versão !!!
ursodonorte 1 year ago
ass kicking? No! excellent rendition of the best tune ever!
sabrev4 1 year ago 2
I did miss the soaring guitar solo, however what a fantastic version of the song, wonderful harmonies! Thanks for posting it.
The7576Dave 1 year ago 2
IMHO anyone is allowed to cover one of the greatest songs ever recorded. Tori Amos? Hell yes! This song is universal and goes way beyond the plight of one character in a movie. Men have probably done it as well as it can be done (Pink Floyd). I think it needs a woman's touch and this version could be outdone. How about Jane Siberry or the Indigo Girls with outrageous two-part harmonies?
mauricemorning 1 year ago
I will say this though... Without Gilmour, it really isn't nothing. His solo makes the song.
Astrosimi 1 year ago
You know, I usually don't like these types of songs (what I would call equivalent of chick flicks in music) but this is an excellent cover.
Astrosimi 1 year ago
Chills!
GDG9393 1 year ago
wonderful version of a masterpiece...a cover made with the same feeling...lovely!
Ludicusone 1 year ago
Kick Kick!!
pbusardo 1 year ago
Awesome version. Thank you for posting., I'm gonna be doing this in my next show,.
Rogueorl 1 year ago
wow...just wow. How have I not heard this before? Thank you for posting!
hotheadpaisen 1 year ago
Sounds great
Please seehear my version
antoinefleuriot2509 1 year ago
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GOD I HATE THIS!!!
haribosam123 1 year ago
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GOD I HATE THIS!!!
haribosam123 1 year ago
Most cover versions aren't much good- this is brilliant towering genius.
timdalf 1 year ago 3
@timdalf I agree whole-heartedly. Still love the Pink Floyd version, but damn!!!! this cover kicks ass!
heyhowieproductions 1 year ago
Great version of this song. I didn't think anyone would be able to do it justice - but these two women have done it!
cybersuebee 1 year ago 2
Xaotiqa 1 year ago
Normally I don't care for covers of songs that I love but this is definitely an exception to my rule. Dar and Ani you totally captured the song and emotions while putting your own spin on it. Brava ladies!
ehtlorac 1 year ago
Beautiful cover by two beautiful women!
MrJason2552 1 year ago
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MrJason2552 1 year ago
this song has made my day for the last..... couple.
thanks.
anoo105 1 year ago
Markkreutzer. I couldnt agree with you more!!! She is THE BEST!
purlstar 1 year ago
I'm pretty sure this is what they play in Heaven.
CrashingDown94 1 year ago
Extremely beautiful.
NinaFrida 1 year ago
Wow, I can't believe how great this song is. The vocals are simply amazing.
Jiggerjinn 1 year ago
I love this version! Don't think I would go as fas to say better than the original but equally as good.
1959Marko 1 year ago
I am a mad pink floyd nut and think that very few people can pull off a good cover of their work. I have never heard of Dar Williams and I think this is brilliant. Yet one more reason to love youtube. Thanks for putting this up.
xs1yamaha 1 year ago
rad
MrCrowley1018 1 year ago
Yes you should have your ass kicked.
But this is one of the best covers Ive ever heard
Richhhi 1 year ago 2
Bruce Hornsby has taken to doing "Comfortably Numb" in hislive shows over the past few years. He slips it in the middle of one of his own songs,"Fortunate Son" - it rocks! I saw him play it live about a year ago, and Ricky Skaggs came on to play mandolin on it. If you can find it on youtube or somewhere, check it out. QUite cool.
URDEggMen 1 year ago
i bought a dar cd about 10 years ago, and enjoyed it, but not enough to go crazy over her. this cover is amazing and will get me to revisit the crazy potential.
michaeldaniel73 1 year ago
Wonderfully done in both audio, and video. It is such a great tribute to The Pink Floyd!
useahammer 1 year ago
turned this tune into beauty
magicwackywacko 1 year ago
Sucks
IScreamForiIceCream 1 year ago
Very cool! Different shades... different strokes!
satyajitsahu 1 year ago
not bad
xXAngelaMerkelXx 1 year ago
interesting interpretation. I always felt that Dave Gilmour's part would be good if song by a woman. I still like Pink Floyd's version best (especially Knebworth 1990)
fjgorman020772 1 year ago
Alana Davis screwed her career by covering Ani's "32 Flavors". Poor girl had no idea. You just DON'T COVER ANI! But I became friends with her guitarist, for the project, Drew Zingg, and he didn't know any better either. But it ruined any possibility for a career for her. He felt really bad for her, too. Poor chick just had no clue... but, ya know, Ani is freakin' ANI, you know??
ariellejsa 1 year ago
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ariellejsa 1 year ago
You kidding me? I love them both...
ariellejsa 1 year ago
---This is wayyy wicked.....Rodgaa would be impressed! ---I do have to agree also with MarkKreutzer tho :) That would be somthing, for sure!! wiccckeeedddd
kerfdrea 1 year ago
Fantastic version. The melody and melancholy are intact. Too many covers just ape the guitar solos. Really enjoyed this version. Beautiful.
exocet2000 1 year ago
I like it.
krsfromprp 1 year ago
I like Prime Rib and I like Pork Tenderloin....
SeeliePan 1 year ago
this is the best version of comfortably numb and my high school color guard does the plea exercise to this it is so awsome
hpchik76 1 year ago
this isn't Ani. sorry to burst in, but it isn't.
turbobugwoman 1 year ago
Sorry, no where close to the original. It's only half a song without the two guitar solos, not to mention the song only sounds right with david gilmour singing the chorus.
Nice cover though...
RPMcMurphy16 1 year ago
Sorry, no where close to the original. It's only half a song without the two guitar solos, not to mention the song only sounds right with david gilmour singing the chorus.
Nice cover though...
RPMcMurphy16 1 year ago
Sorry, no where close to the original. It's only half a song without the two guitar solos, not to mention the song only sounds right with david gilmour singing the chorus.
Nice cover though...
RPMcMurphy16 1 year ago
I was skeptical that this version could even touch the original; however, after listening to it, it comes really close. The female voices add a haunting quality to the song that takes the song to a deeper level.
Hornsno1 1 year ago
I love this. I think I prefer it to the original too!
alfbsc06 1 year ago
Dar William's version is a haunting, multifaceted elucidation of the female experience. "Hello. Is there anybody in there? Nod if you can here me."
Tamelanj1 1 year ago
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Tamelanj1 1 year ago
Happy Birthday Dar!
(April 19th)
Murphy98112 1 year ago
Yes, Ani is on harmonies. Dar sings lead. I would never have put those two together, but it works, and I LOVE Floyd. :)
wookie37 1 year ago
Bollocks
1swede1 1 year ago
Description: "Dar Williams covers Pink Floyd with a little help from Ani DiFranco. I'm setting myself up for an asskicking but I might prefer this version over the original. Kick away, folks."
I'd give you such a kicking!!!
TurboLover88 1 year ago
I've adored Pink Floyd forever & was always of the opinion that their music was NOT to be messed with by anyone else. However, after I first heard this cover on a local radio station a couple of months ago, I was smitten with this (had never heard of Dar Williams, so obviously wasn't already a Dar fan). Heard it for the 2nd time on said radio station last night and am now back on YouTube listening to it. It's different from Pink Floyd, yes, but it's still absolute greatness and beautiful.
WorldofLeslie 1 year ago 3
@WorldofLeslie Well said. I just about freaked the first time I heard Dars' version of this song. Like you, I had no idea who she was but I was so impressed with it...I spent the next 4 hours trying to find where I could download it. Honestly, (and I'm a HUGE PF fan, too) I think I may like Dars' version better! (please, don't tell pink, lol)
dlyncottn1960 1 year ago
Anyone know where I can actually find this on an album? Wow! Sucha great job!
50ronin10 1 year ago
I like Rogers parts but David's parts I disliked.
losmismos 1 year ago
Bravo. Thanks for uploading this song. This song is like my personal national anthem and these ladies do 100% justice to the feeling.
Wolfang01 1 year ago 2
I think Ani sings background. You can hear someone sounding like her in the background.
brissonpaul 1 year ago
Wonderful song. I'm a huge fan of original Floyd, but this song manages to capture the emotion conveyed by the original song with Water's lyrics and Gilmour wailing guitar work.
bwaremypower 1 year ago
I'm not sure why this was promoted as an Ani song--this is Dar, all the way. Pink Floyd is amazing and I love her rendition and I think she should get her props without having to mislead with Ani's name!
dantraveln 1 year ago
Not sure why it's said that Ani's part of this. This seems to be all Dar, which should be exalted in her own right! She is awesome and I am a huge Ani fan, but this is not a collaboration. And I LOVE this cover!!! Dar, you rule!
dantraveln 1 year ago
As a massive floyd fan, I like this - the vocals do it justice. Good one!
biscuits4dinner 1 year ago
i actually really like this. and im a hardcore pink floyd fan. it sounds like she SHOULD be singing it. just my opinion
brycecake2 1 year ago
No offense, but this is nothing even close to the emotion and clarity of the original.
Pink Floyd is one of those bands that you just better not mess with unless you are really good.
99% of Pink Floyd covers are horrible.
Like this one. Sorry. But anyone who thinks this is great, is likely a fan of this singer, NOT pink Floyd.
GodGunsGutsGlory777 1 year ago 2
Im with you...!!
elbixillomai 1 year ago
Sweet vid....love both these women!!
Nice post.....thank you 5* :)
DejaVuSu 1 year ago
Fantastic cover. Great tribute to the mighty Floyd.
adey1975 2 years ago
Interesting. Different - well done.
TheronC2 2 years ago
100th COMMENT
Jackofdiamonds770 2 years ago
I think this is an awesome way to compliment PINK FLOYD! Dar & Ari you deserve a standing - O! Congrats... On another note... Men feel emotions... and its okay to cry... Pain is pain... Not only do we need to learn to be good to each other, but our selves as well... Life is a journey... Not a destination! :P
ArtistiqueLife 2 years ago 41
couldn't agree with you more! :)
Myco1976thanku 2 years ago
These women are angels to the nth degree. They took a great song and did something great and new with it. Kudos.
surferbeto 2 years ago 2
Ani is the shit so I would have to agree with you... Floyd is amazing because of their passion for music; Ani has the same passion so hell yeah it's as good if not better
droznisu 2 years ago
well.... it's different. not bad.
muckypops 2 years ago
I agree with mawhar down there... this is a softer, less jaded version of the song, but it's done SO WELL that you can't help but love it!
I connect more with this song now after hearing women perform it. :D
blubrrymffn 2 years ago 2
wow amazing cover! thanks for sharing! ani is an old love and dar a new discovery for me, so i must say i was very happy to stumble on this :)
morgaineraven 2 years ago
I'm afraid I'm inclined to agree. I'm a purist at heart, but I can't deny that this is quite good.
IIAkcay 2 years ago
what a weird cover, I think I love it
fayeilusiana 2 years ago 3
Pink Floyd is genius and her version is awesome as is her idea that a woman (or women rather) should sing this song, presumably given its emotional content. However, as might be expected, they didn't capture the bitterness of the original, but then, no one can do alienated sarcasm like Roger Waters. Still this version, if softer, is beautiful.
mawhar 2 years ago
she is bad in vocal for me
spikki20 2 years ago
Both versions are great but either could be topped if pianist Tori Amos covered this song. She is a genius.
markkreutzer 2 years ago 18
I have something in that vein: Kate Bush & David Gilmour doing it in 2002 London show.
jerrygarciuh 2 years ago
@markkreutzer i second that thought!
LiZpIsCeS86 1 year ago
thank you CoverLounge for posting and thx for sharing gisch, what an amazing cover ... love it!
goosebumps - chris xx
ulihedi 2 years ago 3
I always like a cover made personal. check out her Hedwig cover...
janiepdoodle 2 years ago
I don't think it makes sense to compare it to the original; let it stand on its own. It is haunting and amazing, not unlike the original. I think it is a great tribute to the song writing that it can take a fairly different treatment and still bring tears to a person's eyes.
Amazing.
ellezeebub 2 years ago 4
I just heard this on the radio the other day for the first time. I love it! I think it's more poignant and heartbreaking.
shad6644 2 years ago
Better? Worse? I don't know. Definitely different and it strikes you from a different direction. Both have their place, but comparing the two is like comparing apples and oranges.
cypressdev 2 years ago 2
The cover isn't made to sound exactly like the original one , it's different ...
this version is great .
And of course the pink floyd's version is better ...
MoMoPinkFloyd 2 years ago
i think this is creepier than floyd's original. it sounds so soft, so sympathetic, and it's still about drugging the hell out of a sick person so they can act normal for awhile.
ponykins 2 years ago
come on guys ..how can this be better than floyds ? i agree its good but its weak compaired to floyds the original had so much feeling and exeptional guitar work ..floyd were and still are a super group but due to deaths of former members they have dwindled somewot it wud be ace to see floyd and dar williams together live on stage ..now that wud be a concert to go see ??
thebear6162 2 years ago
I like this.
It feels softer than Floyd's but that is nice too, just a change. Change is needed sometimes.
fyrcraka 2 years ago
I also prefer this version to the original. Floyd's version sounds cold and distant. The warmth and beauty of this version makes it more disturbing.
mikedsorensen 2 years ago 4
This is Wonderful! Definitely stands side-by-side with the original version.
laurapolkflint 2 years ago
I think its missing too much of what made the original great. Too much focus on vocals and not enough on the music.
RyanXWing 2 years ago 2
The music in Pink Floyd songs is there to augment the lyrics.
inthesun 2 years ago
nice cover!
davidarcos 2 years ago
I agree that it's not the original (which is awesome) but from the perspective of a woman, the entire meaning of the song changes for me. Almost a statement of women in so many roles...mother, employee, daughter, caretaker, etc. Does anyone else see it like that?
moniraq 2 years ago 4
I got introduced to Dar Williams in a women's studies class at the University of Washington called "Words, Women, and Song", so I kinda know what you mean.
wresing 2 years ago
That must have been a cool class!
moniraq 2 years ago
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LilyRose99 2 years ago
it's good, no ass kicking required. but the origonal is still the best even though this is fantastic. kudos my friend on posting this up. thank you
-kaptin kept
spoonfitr 2 years ago
It's not bad, but I have to say the Scissor Sisters version remains my favorite ^^
IntellectualParadox 2 years ago
Wow, this is amazing!!! The original will always be my favourite but damn! What I like about it is that it doesn't try to COMPETE with the original, but rather just expresses what a good song it is.
Also this lady has a darling, enchanting voice. Thumbs up! :)
Kelter82 2 years ago
there is alot more feeling in the original, but im with ya mate this is a great cover!
jeffallenht 2 years ago
I love Floyd, but this is impressive.
kcdesert05 2 years ago
I love Pink Floyd. But as covers go, this one is really good. There's a lot of bands out there that totally BUTCHER the originals. It's NOT a disrespect to Pink Floyd, but more like props!
Chasity013 2 years ago
I do prefer Pink Floyd's version better, mainly cause I absolutely HATE how her voice FOLDS over itself in some parts, while Pink Floyd's echoes perfectly, and doesn't do it every 5 lines.
iammishahearmeroar 2 years ago
Simply because: I like it.
Two of my favorite female vocalists..
One of my all time favorite songs.
Not because they did it better, but because the did it well.
thegsfcprobe 2 years ago 2
BUT THE SOLO GUITAR ARE YOU FORGOT??
Stratomen88 2 years ago
eh... what? are you forgot? huh?
Kelter82 2 years ago
Hey Kelter82 -- "You have to understand" that Stratomen88 is obviously not a native English speaker. "Remember" that not everyone on these here internets is from Canada, eh. Dumbass.
wtfugggh 2 years ago
what's up with des quotes der eh?
Sorry dude, I thought he was freakin' cause there was no guitar solo and decided to call the nice music lady a faggot... and misspelled it. I was just making sure this was the case before I laughed at him for it. Cause there's nothing like laughing at moronic ignorants. Maybe I shoulda just dived right in? But that wouldn't be very fair now would it?
We're not all nice in Canada, mate. ;)
Kelter82 2 years ago
forgot the solo guitar?
Stratomen88 2 years ago
It should be a crime to do this to a song...
wtfugggh 2 years ago
relax, it is just a solid cover of a song they clearly enjoy as much as you. I'm a Neil Young nut myself and often like how others perform his stuff. It is a crime to do a poor job on it and this is quite good.
willard10s 2 years ago 3
Relax yourself. You're free to have your own opinion, Willard. And I'm free to see this as a crying shame. It's like tracing a Monet in crayon and calling it as good as the original.
wtfugggh 2 years ago
only thing was, it isn't called the original. It's a cover, and was stated so. You don't have to like it, but you do have to understand that most people who do covers don't think they're on the same level as the original song, but rather just really like it and want to... pay homage. Remember, immitation is the sincerest form of flattery :)
Kelter82 2 years ago 3
human feelings are colors , how mahy colors u have sensed
the rainbow !!!
egyptchannels 2 years ago
I love this version so much! <3 <3
alliestop 2 years ago 2
I've enjoyed this off of iTunes for at least a year now and never realized that Ani was on it since she's not the artist listed on iTunes. I always thought it sounded like her huge fan of Ani. So cool and really great version. Everyone who I play this for loves it, ani and dar fans or not.
rbazin 2 years ago
I bought this CD just for this song...love it!
CrazyJay537 2 years ago
Goosebumps... lots o goosebumps. you're right, you can feel it right in the gut.
KismetDividan 2 years ago
The two best [folk] artists, Dar and Ani, amazing show thanks for sharing this!!!!!
xxilovetellexx 2 years ago
Brilliant.
itsbigfootitis 2 years ago
This is a nice rendition but it's basically just like the original. At least the Scissor SIsters version brought something new to it.
towelboy12 2 years ago
Yeah, but the scissor sisters version blew.
IMHO.
No offence meant, I just hate the scissor sisters version...
mcrkid22 2 years ago
agreed.
myporchlight 2 years ago 2
You'd definitely get an asskicking if you liked the Scissor Sisters one, but not this one.
jltc008 2 years ago
No way you'll get an asskicking for this version.
Its absolutely lovely!
Thank you for sharing. :-)
michelle8797 2 years ago
WHAT?!?! OMG
oh yeah....fuck yeah, one of the best covers of this song....ever
tiarabaranes 2 years ago
Excellent cover!
dharmachris 2 years ago
Just BEAUTIFUL, love it
skunk1212 2 years ago
I can feel this song in my gut when she sings it...It resonates. It's amazing.
empressrachel 3 years ago 4
This interpretation and the Scissor Sisters covers are both incredible. The true numb quality of the Williams DiFranco version is so different from the coldly electronic, drug-filled BeeGeesesque haze the Sisters came up with.
bohemian1 3 years ago 5
I dont' think I've ever heard a cover done so well.
mishagase 3 years ago 2
I have found recently, that people either love or hate this cover. The reason for hating it is simple; noone can do Pink Floyd like Pink Floyd. That said, I think that it is one of the best cover songs of any cover song ever done. The more I listen to it, the more I love it. It was done for the love of the song, as you can clearly tell by the emotion with which Dar Williams sings it. Anyone who can't hear that is simply in denial.
kabinautumn 3 years ago 6
This comment has received too many negative votes show
This is one of the worst covers I've ever heard.
coachwolf 3 years ago
I really like this version! And believe me, I usually do NOT like when artists take Pink Floyd songs and "make them their own".
However, I could do without the 2nd vocal coming in on off-timings (I don't mind it when the 2nd vocal just harmonizes, but the off-timings in the singing just make the song a bit too "busy"). Other than that, this is beautiful!
svguerin3 3 years ago 3
This sounds much more numb than the original, very spacey and far away. People complaining it's not desperate enough - huh, it's not about desperation it's about detachment. For an artist who's normally about emotional nakedness and honesty to do something so ambivalent and measured makes it doubly great.
buttercheekspool 3 years ago 3
this is so good but should never be compared to the original wouldnt be fair it will never be on par with floyds version but i would love to see them both on stage at the same time the music of gilmore and the vocals of annie and dar it would be fkn awsome
thebear6162 3 years ago 2
Ani DiFranco is so awesome