Foster The People Machu Picchu (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge 29/11/2011)

[BraguetteOpen]

Wow really bad cover, these guys are not singing but moaning like teenage girls at a Maroon5 concert ...

[paradeofdeadman]

leave the Strokes alone

THE greatest band of our generation

[MadisonHolden]

If you guys are commenting on this and saying mean stuff about Foster the People ... you obviously only like them for their hit song 'Pumped up Kicks' if you were a real fan you would find the beauty in their piece of work... this is their style and i think they did great covering 'Machu Picchu'

[DanteDevil2727]

This would be a lot better if they added more of their own style/ originality to it. sounds too close to the strokes version and that's bad

[Claudia19161]

why Mchu Picchu?

[Claudia19161]

what's that?

[supersonicxmind]

OH MY FUCKING GOD THIS IS SUCK SO BAD GUYS STOP DOING COVERS EVEN DEAF PEOPLE DISLIKE THIS SHIT

[Altrockrecords]

If you have ears... GOD THIS SONG SUCKS ASS WHEN FOSTER THE DICK PLAYS IT... Let go of your nose when you sing

[anitathefajita]

How can anyone dislike this??

[ArtiDiana19]

can understand that some don't like this one, but i fucking do! its so refreshing...;-)

[seniamor]

WTF wwas that at the end

[dombaglivo]

Two of my favorite bands. <3

[L0veepanicc]

im a diehars ftp fan, and this cover isnt terrible but marks voice in the chorus is the bad part..

[plasticworld96]

The Strokes are obviously the best and have the better song but this isn't bad either and I think this is really good for a live performance

[tdawgRP831]

They failed to make it original

[alylove19]

l love how Mark says "For Less" <3

[mull20641]

this isn't bad? i've seen far worse radio studio covers

[magpoopieful]

Foster the People is an amazing band, but this cover is terrible. I'm sorry

[LoveFTP]

sounds great what song is it though

[theproofguitare]

@LoveFTP Machu picchu- the strokes

[YlimeGh]

Why is everybody hating on Foster The People?

[luis63777]

I dont know , but ... is really .. odd.

[Altrockrecords]

Booooooo

[agalloway87]

Who's saying The Strokes aren't big? You must not really know music. The Strokes practically revolutionized and reinvigorated the American rock scene in the early 2000s, along with the likes of The White Stripes. The fact that they do not get frequent play on your shitty, over-commercialized radio stations does not negate their influence on the modern music scene. As for the Foster The People hate, grow the fuck up, or upload a better cover yourself. It's SUPPOSED to sound different. Idiots.

[GeminisElement]

This is really bad... Why did they even try. Let the Strokes keep their good music and Foster the People can keep their generic crap.

[TheDunnieBobos]

this is embarrassing. this band is for girls. also, band photo looks like some bros gone wild at H and M.

[pamelix1999]

FTP everything he touches does wonders ... CUBBIE I LOVE YOU! :3

[amanduhxisxmyxname]

The strokes have been pretty well known ever since Guitar Hero 3 was released. Foster the people aren't even that mainstream, the only songs that are pretty well known are Helena Beat and Pumped up Kicks...

[florescastrodaniel]

AMAZING!

[EmmaFtP]

I love both versions

[therealcrush]

Meh

[videofunfuntime]

uhh. foster the people and the strokes are my all time favorite bands, but this is no bueno.

[TwistNipple3OOO]

it sounds slightly out of tune

[Allureist]

Why am I laughing..so..hard..

[florescastrodaniel]

guys of Foster the People you should come to Perú!!!!

[Probieboss]

Damn this is the most beautiful thing ever!

[itrybutalwaysfail]

Is that Mark Foster singing?

[OhWelldoneSherlock]

@itrybutalwaysfail yepp

[alexo108]

Would love to see The Strokes on BBC Radio 1 doin some bizarre mystery cover

[Panicfan1234567890]

AMAZING! favorite song atm and favorite band atm

[marycb97]

i love this version! is different, i also like the original

[itworks92]

@rissathemighty Are you serious? The Strokes aren't some obscure underground band; they're pretty much as mainstream as guitar rock gets.

[alexo108]

@itworks92 he was of course being sarcastic....well, I just hope he was

[mull20641]

@itworks92 i agree, but i know very few people who know who they are

[Hokageofgames15]

@itworks92 So your saying that The Strokes are like lets say Green day or fallout boy or whatever it is teenagers listin to? Cause there not There and Indie Band and they have a lot more heart and soul go into there music.

[CigaretteSmokerAlex]

@Hokageofgames15 Dude, go back to school and learn how to spell.

[jadakiss98682]

@itworks92 The Strokes are still really underrated and it's their fault because they ditched MTV and left with bad terms. They also hate interviews and the spotlight. They fired their last producer because they didn't wanna go into a Kings of Leon, Muse direction. I love these motherfuckers. There hasn't been a band as good as them in this century (The Strokes that is)

[lilbrimz]

Brilliant Cover!

[taangerineeee]

at least i can now hear the lyrics clearly!

[herbleus]

Great cover of a great song from a great band

[GuinTheKimmiDoll]

I think Foster the People could've have done this a little better :/

[97anis]

Sounds soooooo sexi 2 da max !!!! Ahhh <3

[Niqoleh]

OMG I'm dying right noooooooooooooow♥! :D

[pbandjsamich4]

@lolibaton Well said! Although I think (at least in the U.S.) it is becoming more and more rare for something to have commercial success because it's actually good.

[Bettyboop10377]

Interesting take on The Strokes track, I like it, and isnt that just a pretty picture lol.

[5allycinnam0n]

don't believe the hype

[lolibaton]

difference between mainstream and commercial... mainstream-ness could be the result of making a good enough sound without being a slave to pop culture, but being commercial is sucking the dick of whatever is popular now.

[xkamekamex]

both version are awesome! but the best is of course The Strokes! but i love both of them!

[flyawk]

argh, this sucks

[ClaireIsntCool]

@flyawk then why watch it?

[flyawk]

@ClaireIsntCool I listened the first 10 seconds and stopped it.

[The6thSimpson]

@rissathemighty going mainstream isnt always a bad thing.

if they were more popular than ever, its a GREAT THING.

but if you mean mainstream as in Strokes V being a dubstep album, then I fear more than you.

[Stoxie15994]

@rissathemighty why the fuck would you be worried about that? Is This It was pop music in the truest sense of the word, massive choruses, memorable melodies, just packaged differently. They've had several massive hits, they're already mainstream!

[LaChemiseDeRentonII]

@rissathemighty The Strokes are mainstream for a long time actually.

[Griffindorkiwi]

@rissathemighty how will The Strokes going mainstream affect the quality of their music? It won't. What kind of fan are you for leaving the strokes just because they're mainstream? Now go shutup, hipster cunt.

[rissathemighty]

@Griffindorkiwi Really? I said one thing of my opinion and everybody bails on me. And wtf, a hipster? What does that have to do with anything?

[metallica4life101]

@rissathemighty The Strokes have been popular for some time now...

[CharlestonEverywhere]

@rissathemighty Why exactly would that be bad? If a band is mainstream, that means that a large majority portion of the population is enjoying their music, and they're profiting from it. If you wanted to keep a group obscure, that seems horribly selfish to me.

[TasharrH]

@rissathemighty Oh yeah, no-one's heard of that band The Strokes... Not like they've headlined some huge festivals or anything is it...

[hobomania]

@rissathemighty Dude, they headlined Reading Festival this year and you think they're not mainstream right now? Wow.

[Conceicawo]

@rissathemighty They're quite mainstream... I still like them though, just because they made 'Someday'. And Julian's still got the voice.

[trinklepigs]

it's like my life is complete. if i didn't love them enough already, i think it has increased now that they've covered my other favorite band<333333

[galinamakesmusic]

I like this, very jazzy. Guys, stop hating on them. The Strokes are a totally different style to the Foster The People - they're /interpreting/ the music. If it sounded the same as The Strokes' original, wouldn't you be disappointed at Foster The People's lack of diversity?

[Altrockrecords]

@galinamakesmusic This still sucks..... are you deff?

[galinamakesmusic]

@Altrockrecords I'm not deaf(*). Isn't that a little insulting, to deaf people?

[bbgirlpr9]

...well that was..uh unexpected ;)

[TheRelativeExtremist]

I don't get why people are hating so much. Sure, I do like Julian's voice more, but it's a really cool version of the song. Super jazzy!

[lovereesiepeace]

a great cover :) i love both bands!!!

[Xstanka]

love the music, hate Mark Fosters voice.

[alealcampos]

@Xstanka guess you can kill yourself, btw n o b o d y will stop you(y)!!!! YEIH!

[youoverdiditdoll]

not the greatest cover i've ever heard, on the other hand they'll never be the strokes, at least they did their own take on it

[MiaouTS]

It's quiet good, but compared to the original version of The Strokes, it's Really REally REAAAALLLYYYYYYYY bad =)

[mhamertime]

They need to stick to singing about shoes. 

[Fostermykicks]

@mhamertime They don't freaken sing about shoes!

[Chlowaa]

Amazing! Saw these the other night, and they were exceptional. 

[kingtotikkis]

REALLY GREAT!

[mariaonlyliveonce]

damm hipsters

[zestroker1]

it's ok...what i like the most is that it's a cover of the strokes...cause that means their music is too good....and i love them....

[OnLudlowStreet]

Really bad..