This is a good cover, but it is NOT better than Weezer's original. This is good, I'll give it that, but you can't beat the raw emotion Cuomo and the rest of the Weezer gang delivers.
I did the exact same thing Ofuda did, and I had exactly the same reaction. I thought IFD copied the solo that might have been in the original, as I first thought, but considering that the solo in the original was...uh...nowhere close to this cover, I'll proudly say that IFD has done the impossible: made the cover extremely better than the original.
@totlmstr I wouldn't say extremely better, but I am a very big Weezer fan, so I'm trying to stay unbiased. Honestly, I thought that synth/8-bit solo was really awesome and I'm glad I just found them. However, I don't know if I would jump to saying that they outdid the original. Both versions are good though; I would listen to either.
Wow, this sort of blows my mind. I started with the 8-bit album, hearing this version of Why Bother made me go "Dude, that sounds great! I wonder what the actual song sounds like?" And then I check out the official version off Pinkerton, and I was like, "Wow. Uhhh. That's... really not that good." I don't know what I Fight Dragons did, but it's fabulous and amazing.
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Vampericlegends 3 months ago
I think this cover is better than the original. It seems to flow better. I dunno.
TheFriendlyTomato 3 months ago
love this cover so much <3
MrGasson 3 months ago
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Probably the best cover of a Weezer song I have heard to date.
HoundSyrup 5 months ago
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HoundSyrup 5 months ago
Never heard of this band...but this cover is awesome :D
Sekanon 6 months ago
this was better than the original :D
ManlyMcBuff 8 months ago 17
@ManlyMcBuff you are very wrong. this is a cool, gimmicky twist on the original, but rivers is the boss.
dallasmavericks1341 8 months ago 3
That was truly awesome.
agenta128 8 months ago
Best. Fucking. Cover. Ever.
I am now a lifetime IFD fan. :)
themasternateshow 11 months ago 6
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killerwill55 1 year ago
Goodness, the lead vocals sound tremendously like Brian Bell.
Zoso289 1 year ago
@Zoso289 DUDE i know! i had to listen to the across the sea tour
killerwill55 1 year ago
@Zoso289 He sounds more like Rivers Cuomo.
themasternateshow 11 months ago
@themasternateshow no i think he definetly sounds like Brian. I think he also sounds like the lead singer for the Offspring
howlinlevi2 9 months ago
Love the synthesized notes... just like on my NES!
tradrjakk 1 year ago
SPEAK ENGRISH!!!!!!!!!!!
sUop99 1 year ago
@sUop99 ror
TheEyez187 9 months ago
i remember when i was a nerd and didnt get any girls but then i got handsome over the summer...so now it like w.elol
supafamouskid 1 year ago
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lol what
3eland 1 year ago
One sweet band covering another....I'm in heaven
TRANFLAKES 1 year ago
This is a good cover, but it is NOT better than Weezer's original. This is good, I'll give it that, but you can't beat the raw emotion Cuomo and the rest of the Weezer gang delivers.
tylerhardy93 1 year ago 6
I just think the solo was toooooooooo ... awgh nvm I like it :)
iaminsanity 1 year ago
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Tr3wAnthr4x 1 year ago
This cover fucking blows and lol at all the fucking retarded scene faggots who think this homo ass band did this song first
Tr3wAnthr4x 1 year ago
@Tr3wAnthr4x
What on earth these guys got to do with scene?
nothing.
Georgelangham 1 year ago
@Tr3wAnthr4x in english please...
sudikai 1 year ago
@sudikai Here's the more bad-ass way of saying that
ENGLISH, MOTHERF*CKER. DO YOU SPEAK IT
pulp fiction FTW
thesackingcommenter2 1 year ago
@thesackingcommenter2 alright ill keep that one in mind ^_^
sudikai 1 year ago
@Tr3wAnthr4x wait if you take out some of the adjectives and concentrate on the nouns it almost kinda possibly seems to make somewhat sense
sudikai 1 year ago
@Tr3wAnthr4x what's wrong with homos?
RinzRingtail 1 year ago
@Tr3wAnthr4x (Translation from profanity-filled n00b speak to actual English)
This cover sucks and I pity the fools who think this band played it first
I, personally, disagree....
thesackingcommenter2 1 year ago
i fight dragons. cool. me too.
peruzzinho 1 year ago
Not bad, but Weezer's is better.
Kylelol11 1 year ago
@Kylelol11
i completely agree
CJS925 1 year ago
Sorry, but this isn't better than the original.
Weezer4life
etherealsnstuff 1 year ago 6
@etherealsnstuff Die in a fire.
TheHomieStar 1 year ago
@etherealsnstuff pull the dick out of your ass and concentrate next time you listen
DAC540 1 year ago
This is song justice
jerrycarney 1 year ago
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wow dude this is fucking stupid
BTown787 1 year ago
@BTown787 you fag
DAC540 1 year ago
@BTown787 no you are
thesackingcommenter2 1 year ago
MY FATHER
IS GONNA HURT ME
MY FATHER
IS GONNA HURT ME
MY FATHER
IS GONNA HURT ME
MY FATHER
IS GONNA HURT ME
Donovon2001 1 year ago 35
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FaceAfro 1 year ago
@Donovon2001 good
DAC540 1 year ago
@Donovon2001 I hope he does. Sick sommabitch
Radioactivepro30002 1 month ago
the kick at :42 is sweet
wolfmega321 1 year ago
Don't get me wrong... I love Weezer... but I seriously like this more than the original =P my opinion, don't hate!
Heeroic45 1 year ago 4
rockin' solo
Xavygravy 1 year ago 2
They did weezer good (still like weezer better) but giid for a cover im not ashamed of i fight dragons im proud of them
nibbers97 1 year ago
Awesome Cover!
Genkik2 1 year ago
It sounds way too clean
zakB121 1 year ago 2
HEHEHE FUN!!!!
JinAsias 1 year ago
I love background sound at 1:30 and onward
FaceAfro 1 year ago
im liking what they did with the chorus
fuchalo 1 year ago
lacks the emotion of the original
taravaishnav 1 year ago 7
@taravaishnav
Agreed, I don't like it as much as the original.
Incredible cover though.
Crymsonblaze 1 year ago
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Twisted4000 1 year ago
at some point i can hear them say "my mother is gonna hurt me" lol
DonVitoZinampan2 1 year ago 3
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awww come on they suck ass how dare they play this song dam assholes
DannyTGTV 1 year ago
@DannyTGTV They do it WAY better than Weezer. It's a lot more refined, the vocals are stronger, and the chiptunes help.
I'm still a massive Weezer fan, though.
ItsSomeDeadGuy 1 year ago
WEEZER DOES IT BETTER!!!!!!!
xXxbagOfun93xXx 1 year ago
This is exactly how i feel. its kinda like a rule to me
4SHURelsa 1 year ago
weezer! YAY
and i fight dragons?
TOGETHER!?
AWESOME
hexDragon007 1 year ago
I like this better than Weezers version.
sin20t 1 year ago
is this on the EP?
coyho88j 1 year ago
the lyrics .. oh my god ... i can so relate to this it's unbelievable :D i love it !!!
xXTiggaBoBXx 1 year ago
This song sounds just like Weezer, even the vocals sound just like Rivers.
RectalDiscourse 1 year ago
@RectalDiscourse maybe cause its a Weezer cover?
blazemodde 1 year ago
ican relate to this song right here...and i know it aint the only one....tell me whut to plz
supafamouskid 1 year ago
@supafamouskid Agreed.
LoveYoshiClan 1 year ago
I Fight Dragons is the next generation of Weezer. They take the idea of using geek rock/pop and pushing that the next element.
KalKratos 1 year ago 2
@KalKratos err wouldnt quite say that they are the next generation of weezer though they do have potential to be.
KosToadies 1 year ago
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stupid. gimmicky. horse the band without talent.
Twizxx 1 year ago
@Twizxx lol say what?
BerlinRainman 1 year ago
Great!
woodenshoes79 2 years ago
I did the exact same thing Ofuda did, and I had exactly the same reaction. I thought IFD copied the solo that might have been in the original, as I first thought, but considering that the solo in the original was...uh...nowhere close to this cover, I'll proudly say that IFD has done the impossible: made the cover extremely better than the original.
totlmstr 2 years ago 32
Nothing is impossible with the power of 8-bit music.
DaKilla27 2 years ago
@DaKilla27 except for pitch bends?
lmao.
I love chiptunes, don't get me wrong!
Jayciethatonekid 1 year ago
@totlmstr I wouldn't say extremely better, but I am a very big Weezer fan, so I'm trying to stay unbiased. Honestly, I thought that synth/8-bit solo was really awesome and I'm glad I just found them. However, I don't know if I would jump to saying that they outdid the original. Both versions are good though; I would listen to either.
Guitarmonade 1 year ago
@Guitarmonade whatever floats your boat, eh? I would still listen to both, too.
totlmstr 1 year ago
@totlmstr You know what's fucking awesome? Firewind's cover of Maniac.
Sonjuro197 1 year ago
@totlmstr Try not listening to it out of context. Also, there's quite a difference between a pre-programmed synthesizer and a guitar solo.
LeutennantDan 1 year ago
@totlmstr The Band DOPE does that with every Album they release.
phillyarab07 1 year ago
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theweezeandsqueeze 11 months ago
i love the video game sounds incorporated into this song, its awesome
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Wow, this sort of blows my mind. I started with the 8-bit album, hearing this version of Why Bother made me go "Dude, that sounds great! I wonder what the actual song sounds like?" And then I check out the official version off Pinkerton, and I was like, "Wow. Uhhh. That's... really not that good." I don't know what I Fight Dragons did, but it's fabulous and amazing.
Ofuda 2 years ago
I FIGHT DRAGONS RULE
bekeleobama09 2 years ago 4
1 word can describe this band! EPIC!!!
banjotenie 2 years ago 3
Fudge sake I love these kiddos
rawrimcycyXD 2 years ago
I like that song. =)
Ma66o 2 years ago
These guys are awesome... weezer and I fight dragons.
NumberFour 2 years ago 47
BAD ass
bleed0range 2 years ago 6