The Strangers by St. Vincent (2009)

[CursedSeraph]

There's no way he stole that sample for his song if he specifically states that she is featured in the title.

[BreezyBiary]

Hmm..I'm sure Kid Cudi didn't STEAL this. He most likely asked St. Vincent if he could sample her track -___-

[spacekees789]

@BreezyBiary Ofcourse he did. Otherwise he could've never sold or even produce his album hence the copyright restricts.

[QuietIndigo]

MANIAC is way better

but I still like st. vincent

[Quasarn1]

I don't hate kid cudi for taking this into his track.. it's more of a compliment and if you like this song then you and kid cudi has the same taste.

[sage333obama]

i think kid cudi sucks for stealing this too but at least a bunch of nimrods r starting to like st. vincent :D

[xXxMERCHANDISExXx]

@sage333obama he didnt steal it but whatever your opinion

[Tyrasaurus]

@EwokVengeance lol

[Quasarn1]

I don't know if I'm supposed to be creeped out. I couldn't listen to this in my room at night that's for sure. Pretty decent tho creepy but decent.

[RockyR4coon32]

i thought this was a nice addition to maniac even though i could care less for kid cudi's music (no disrespect) btw annie is an angel

[EwokVengeance]

Kid Cudi is a bitch for stealing this.

[soChellerful]

I listen to kid cudi a lot but I always used to play the beginning of maniac over and over and I thought he should use it more throughout his song... But I'm just really glad I found this song. :) New St. Vincent fan!!

[davidhenning]

lol "You showed up with a black guy looking to finish a fight..." lol Don't remember who said that but that's too funny! That's exactly what I hear now.

[bigmac6898]

Paint the black hole blacker... this song is amazing!

[CloudX100]

This song is so perfect.

[jamesedwardtheobald]

beautiful and strange. reminds me of byrne, and a little of eno, and other strange, beefheart...

[GothicxLolita]

I keep expecting Kid Cudi to wrap lol XD

This is such a pretty song though

[alonzo91]

Without this song maniac wouldn't be the same so shut the fuck up and enjoy the song, damn.

[MrBgibbi]

the kid cudi one says angels like old black girls

[MiraculousTechnique]

I'm a 100% straight female and I'd marry this woman in a heartbeat.

[th3m0p]

@MiraculousTechnique I guess you're not as straight as you thought.

[chuuxorz]

That gurl's pupils are white. Creepy-oh!

[joshmolina3]

thumbs up if you found this through.... were did i find this from? It wasnt kid cudi thats forsure. Were was it? Who cares...

[lsdetent]

@joshmolina3 stop being a faggot hipster

[BootyBot]

@joshmolina3 seriously stop being a bitch and enjoy the awesome music

[munkieian1]

Fuck all you mother fuckers.

[EpiqProductionz]

I honestly downloaded this album ONE WEEK before I did Cudi's, incredible shit. Love her <3 Found her through Rosyln with Bon Iver.

[ScyYoung]

I like Cudi, I listen to alot of his stuff. I like St.Vincent alot more, I think her art is extremely pure and thats very rare nowadays. BUT, I didnt know who st.vincent was untill I herd manic n sought out them out. The point is if he'd never used her sample I would've probly never got the pleasure of hearing such great music, and for that Im thankfull. She def. got a huge fan out of the deal in me!

[gtime30]

I love how maniac is a suggestion on the right :)

[NotBleu]

@JimmieeeFouqhtTheLaw Because researching the music we like makes us stupid, yeah?

[ibattou]

@JimmieeeFouqhtTheLaw Don't really see how that makes them stupid. It just means they became interested in this song because they heard one that sampled it. (And way to call someone stupid and use the wrong form of "you're", just saying)

[NotBleu]

I kept expecting to hear Cudder after the hook xD

[TH31UHAT3]

What!? This came out on the Song Maniac? hmmmm Never Noticed X)

[BlackCloverRecords]

This song isn't that dope. She should probably thank Kid Cudi for sampling it.

[takomaskate]

@BlackCloverRecords wrong.

[HaHaHooah]

if you've slept in bed with her than thumbs up

[zepdrummer444]

Fuck Kid Cudi! I found St. Vincent way before him

[tmacvy10]

@zepdrummer444 i found your mom before i found this song

[gogozo22]

This song is awesome AND Cudi's is awesome as well. STFU

[lilchico1010]

I am a maniac, I am the ghoul

[biskit460]

I love this song so much

[hawtshaymin]

okay people commenting about cudi should stop because this is a brilliant song and that guy has absolutely nothing on her especially that whack ass song maniac

[Liamfortehwin]

@hawtshaymin Clueless idiot.

[hawtshaymin]

@Liamfortehwin faggot retard

[wenospeak69]

Paint the black hole, black girl :D

[dawanduh]

I actually heard this song at a play lol if you heard this b4 Maniac you're cooler than the kid cudi fans HA. ;p

[CaptBleachCookie]

What kind of fool dislikes this? I normally don't like stuff like this, but this is amazing.

[JadenKale]

Thumbs up if you loved St. Vincent long before Kid Cudi chopped this song up for a rap.

[Rayne4mdaLv]

@JadenKale I love both songs. I honestly don't see how he chopped it.

[having765]

@JadenKale only 3 people did i never heard of this

[JadenKale]

@having765 Well, I saw her in concert in 2009 in Davis Square, Boston when she was promoting this CD. And that theatre was packed with over 1,000 fans. So I'm very sure there have been more than just 3 people who have seen and heard of this outside of Kid Cudi's massacre of the song.

[having765]

@JadenKale what do you mean massacre

[elPAPIchulo613]

Thank God for samples.

[krigerl77]

hey, im not from the u.s. whos this kid cudi? where was this st. vincent untill now? what she mean with paint the black hole blacker? how can you see the light? this song is magnificent

[Rico11756]

@krigerl77 Paint The Black Hole Blacker = Make The darkness grow within your self

KiD CuDi = Rapper

[Niggyomama]

@Rico11756 KiD CuDi is NOT a rapper.

[having765]

@Niggyomama yes he is dumbass

[Rico11756]

@Niggyomama not anymore I posted that a month ago

[jordan10la]

I prefer the Maniac. This just isn't my style.

[XPERTOWNER]

@jordan10la dude this is way off his genre,they just sampled the beat and shit you know? lol

[having765]

@jordan10la yea

[PdubzCrew]

The amazing thing about sampling in music is that it brings 'us' to the sample to really appreciate other type of music we would probably never would of heard.

[arabKiDham]

lmfao all this time i thought it was, angel block, hoe blocker.. smfh

[2ndjonah]

Beautiful & Talented. " Perfect Combination "

[slickmadisyn]

St. Vincent, you are the goddess of all good music.

[duckiesgoqu4ck]

Lover I don't play to win, but for the thrill until I'm spent.

[L8Cairo]

I can see why cudi sampled this! this song is amazing!

[Rayne4mdaLv]

@L8Cairo I agree:) I'm glad he did or I would have never thought to google the lyrics "paint the black hole blacker" to see where he got them from :p

[bittrox]

I love this girl!

[bboydaman]

paint the black hole blacker :)

[brittchis]

never heard of st. vincent until mr. rager aka the cudder came into my life ;) he took her to another level ..literally ;)

[theindiehipster]

@brittchis you are ignorant.

everyone here is unbelievably ignorant.

He did not bring her to a new level, he just took her shit.

[S300M]

@theindiehipster Haha, bro you don't get what he was saying, And you call us ignorant. No hate, peace bud just love irony.

[theindiehipster]

@S300M aye, fuck you.



[brittchis]

@theindiehipster far from ignorant, and he def didnt take her shit if she's on the fucking song and eveytime he performs the song she is there singing it with him..i believe your the ignorant one or just a lame ..which ever you prefer

[theindiehipster]

@brittchis you ain't the graphics

[falconriffle]

@brittchis

Does he even give her credit for the song?

Just because she is in the song doesn't mean it isn't stolen.

Learn to think.

[brittchis]

@falconriffle yes he gave her credit for the song, her name is clearly written on the album and must i state again that everytime this song is performed she is present..he didn't remake the song he merely used the hook and she def didn't sue so therefore it is stolen..you people are fucking ridiculous, she isnt complaining so why the fuck are you????

[brittchis]

@falconriffle her name is on his album and must i state again that everytime this song is performed she is present..she did not sue so therefore it is not stolen, meaning she gave her consent, besides he didn't remake the song he just used the hook. you people are fucking ridiculous, if she isn't complaining then why the fuck are you?

[falconriffle]

@brittchis

Hey read a little will you?

I'm not complaining, hell I don't even care for this music, it was just a link from a friend.

My point is you didn't state her name was in the album at first only that she was in the video that doesn't mean that she gave them permission.

If I make a video with my friends and don't give them credit, I am basically stealing.

[akure13]

@falconriffle Oh quiet. That clearly wasn't the case. Her name is on the track title as a feature and she performs as well for the song. Let the feathers rest when they shall, cause this is just unnecessary ruffling.

[falconriffle]

@akure13

Yea I know It's a pointless argument but that guy was being an asshole and I just wanted to toy with his mind a bit.

[Davigorofteabag]

The Cudi song that samples this is terrible. The sample just doesn't work, at all.

[zhen1234]

@Davigorofteabag thats your opinion

[theindiehipster]

@Davigorofteabag

FINALLY.

[gtime30]

@hinatahyuugachick lol um look at all the comments that are quoting maniac... i think yes

[manjon217]

Kid Cudi didn't do anything for St Vincent.

[2ndjonah]

" For all the (3) that dislike this song, I have to say that you are crazy & I will compensate by voting 3 additional thumbs up for Annie ". How can anyone not like this beautiful song? It's an awesome song.

[2ndjonah]

" I saw her in concert at nuemos in Seattle in 2010 & she is electrifying as well as a beautiful person ". I hope to collaborate with her someday. "Great artist. "

[TheLNProductions]

awesome

[gtime30]

Kid Cudi made this famous

[CutieHoney13]

I hate saying this too but Thumbs up if you found this from listening to Maniac by Kid Cudi and if you didn't, your still awesome :)

[having765]

@CutieHoney13 yup

[JeffreyDahmier]

@CutieHoney13

Kid Cudi sucks fucking dick.

[CutieHoney13]

@JeffreyDahmier That's your opinion. Don't shit on others'.

[X4XTREME]

I am the maniac

I am the ghoul

I'm in the shadows of the corner of the room

This my new hideaway

This my tomb

I love this version but Cudi's is just too amazing <3

[jeyyyvis]

@therager21 I AM THE GHOUL.

[dtlalsoni]

@jeyyyvis IM IN THE SHADOWS IN THE CORNER OF MY ROOM

[therager21]

I AM THE MANIAC.

[kinglito93]

I like cudis sample and this version too...

[contender099]

i dont understand why people hate on cudi for using this song. thank god he did, had he not i probably would never have gotten to hear it.

[ixi0DeeCee0ixi]

@contender099 Exactly and it was lyrically legit.

[jasonkane31]

I am the maniac

I am the ghoul

I’m in the shadows in the corner of my room.

[117pierceh]

@jasonkane31 u can hop off my dick right about now

[jasonkane31]

@117pierceh hmm?

[117pierceh]

cudis sample of this song is DANK

[mrkshoog]

you ever hear a song and just start laughing cuz its soo great.... thats what i did to this one.

[phelishevona]

@Coldestlllmore you fail.

[curtiscrush]

i am in love with this !

[TheDonaldPierce]

GIMME A MARKER!

[MrTSquared]

AIN'T THE BLOCK, WHOLE BLOCK HOME

[MOONMAN12487]

@MrTSquared WTF lmao...its paint the black hole blacker

[MrTSquared]

@MOONMAN12487 THANKS A LOT. been trying to understand that forever

[MsGagan123]

kid cudi MANIAC" contains a sample of "The Strangers thumbs up

[SoulfulSamurai]

@MsGagan123 wow so i heard this from cudi 1st but i think this is an epic ass song also now O_O

[MsGagan123]

@SoulfulSamurai yes great song

[phelishevona]

@ColdestIllmore  Your so goddamn smart. Congrats.

[SoulfulSamurai]

@phelishevona greatest comeback of all time i swear(because you can't already see the sarcasm im wearing on my sleeve i will spell it out for you S-A-R-C-A-S-M)

[ArjunDhir]

CUDDDDER

[kkrenn12]

I dont get why people trash Cudi for sampling other artists songs. It just shows that he sees how good these artists really are and that he actually listens to other music.

[phelishevona]

@ColdestIllmore I find it really sad how people people can be so mean. I mean seriously who are you to think that you are some badass who can tell off a random person you don't even know. Wow your really tough. Here's a gold star just for you. Oh and hatred never gets you anywhere. "Aggression vs. Aggression" oh yeah your right that's a great policy to follow. How bout you wake up and realize that people have opinions too and it's not just you out in the world.

[ColdestIllmore]

@phelishevona I find it really sad that there are people out there that actually care about this shit. Stopping trying to act like some great mediator and quell agreements and talk down to people. Nothing that you say has any effect on anybody. If you don't like what people (i.e. me, apparently I am the only one that you have encountered like this. What? Is this your first time on the internet?) are saying, THEN JUST DON'T READ THE COMMENTS!

[ColdestIllmore]

@phelishevona Wow, you're smart. You're trying to lecture someone over youtube comments. Damn, where did you fuck up in life?

[estebaneeezy]

@phelishevona

Thumbs up.

[AnthonyJamesGalloway]

CUDI

[DewTheDansing]

Childish Gambino - black rainbow, sick.

[theblizz23]

Kid Cudder!

[lavabrand]

@theblizz23 CUDDER

[ricerice566]

@ColdestIllmore I like KiD CuDi and St. Vincent. Can't we alll get along? Lol

[ColdestIllmore]

I should just explain my thoughts in a more reasonable manner and state that I am just not a fan of him and that I just hope that his song increases her popularity, but because I don't feel like it, I will just say FUCK YOU and KID CUD's bitch ass. You and Kid Cudi should jerk each other off! Cum Slut!

[Sophistaphunk]

@ColdestIllmore That sounds hot.

[HeadShotz4Snotz]

@ColdestIllmore We Dont Give A FUCK About your thoughts!! If Your Not A Fan Of Kid Cudi STFU!!!! & So if the song increases her popularity which is a good thing! you dumb shit, its part of being musician for the world to hear your music!!!!

[ColdestIllmore]

Tell me why Kid Cudi copied and pasted the hook of this song and THAT is the only GOOD part of his song. Kid Cudi is a lame fuck and St. Vincent is the one saved grace of that shit he calls an album.

[wiiballin]

@ColdestIllmore boooo

[ojan]

@ColdestIllmore maybe you are the lame one perhaps? because Kid Cudi obviously gets permission to use other artist's music. He is a great musician and appreciates music that he uses, such as Pink Floyd and Band of Horses. So don't hate so much and just listen..

[lavabrand]

@ojan which pink floyd song?

[lilnate0]

@ColdestIllmore don't blame cudi he even doesn't make the beats or sample.

[festizio16]

haha this song is trippier than cudis

[HeadShotz4Snotz]

KiD CuDi is A Freaking Genius!!!

[BigZ1014]

@HeadShotz4Snotz false, st. vincent is a freaking genius. her part is the only good part of the whole album LOLZ.

[HeadShotz4Snotz]

@BigZ1014 No You Asshole..it goes to show that KCudi listens to her.

[DGrizzle2013]

this song is amazing lol, thanks to Cudi for helping me find this

[AndHisNameWasYeti]

@DGrizzle2013 Cudi also sent me here.

[jwy1188]

@SlickH12 same haha

[pmberns]

I never would have listened to this if not for Kid Cudi... it left me speechless, though.

[zachkevinandlos18]

wow kid cudi got taste for music thats why he the best

[mattwash32]

this song is amazing...here from kid cudi lol

[grisson1]

I came here cuz i heard Kid Cudi's version... gotta say this is a lot "weirder" lol

[SlickH12]

KiD CuDi's Maniac brought me here

[AZusos]

@SlickH12 same here haha.

[uziisgreat]

@AZusos same for me lmao

[hjlphilp]

@SlickH12 me too



[blitzac2005]

@SlickH12 lol me too

[kabbana235]

i love it

[executiveE]

i wish i could buy her album, but i dot have any money, im poor.

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[vivelavidarocka]

@executiveE Then just buy one song...

[executiveE]

@vivelavidarocka I finaly got an iTunes account and i already Bought The Neighbors,

[vivelavidarocka]

@executiveE Beautiful song. You sound happy....good for you!

[Johnnys1700]

@executiveE but you can afford a computer or laptop and internet access? no one is poor if they have the ability to watch a youtube video.

[executiveE]

@Johnnys1700 Youtube is the only Chance i Have to listen to her wonderful Music.

[GermanPanzerzhreck]

Lovely Song!!!!

[jimmey19]

beautiful

[Iostandfound]

She looks like my biology teacher, except a whole lot cuter.

[executiveE]

@Iostandfound ive seen plenty of female biologist who look alot like her for some odd reason.

[digitalismx]

her nose is so tiny.

[lounginaddict]

good song, creepy comments

[lxseto93]

St. Vincent sounds extremely similar to Victoria Legrand of Beach House.

[xwackytutsx]

She sounds like the lead singer from my brightest diamond...is it her??

[reasonformirrors]

@xwackytutsx No

[anulay]

@xwackytutsx No, that's Shara Worden. 

[jordanmichelle97]

im pretty sure my friend is related to her. i forget what he told me but i can see the resemblance, really i can.

anywayssss... awesome song lol

[BoratBastard]

@jordanmichelle97 Is your friend a total babe?