this version has absolutely shit on the original, it does it no justice, these guys should put their guitars down and listen to def leppards cover, now THATS a cover that does the orginal justice, but nothing will ever beat marc bolan............
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Placebo in general suck they cover alot of good songs and ruin them its the "emo" look that gets them attention alot of giddy highschool girls who wouldent know a good song if it crawled up their vag and jerked one out in their ears
Yay! That gay version is as amazing as the original in a different way! LOL All Placebo's covers are great! It's gay but still has the fierce edge of the original. He's amazing!
I LOVE it! Its fucking great! Wonderful gay song performed by the most handsome bisexual rockstar with the sweetest voice ever... Wow, THANK YOU for uploading this!
The lyrics are suppose to be "20th century toy, I wanna be your boy"? I think the song is brilliant cause when you sing "20th century boy, I wanna be your toy" it becomes a gay song.
Trust me you guys could do this!! It loud and they have good gear. They are nothing special,the chords they are playing is what you learn in JR. high!
Marc would be so pleased that so many people are covering his songs and I am sure he would have loved placebo - he may have even forgiven Brian for changing the words to the first verse...and singing the chorus the wrong way around.
Yes T-rex r God for creatin such a great song. But Placebo did make it more modern/rockier. I fuckin love this band, but I admit Brian does sound kind of half-assed in this.
I like this version-I think Brian's voice and attitude is suited to this great classic, but they do F. up the chords on the chorus - which they sort out when they performed it with David Bowie-posted by "thereissomuch2see".Now that version does the song justice.
The purpose of a cover is not to sound exactly like or be as good s the original. All it is is putting another flavour on an already great song. Sure a cover will never be as good as th original, but that's because it doesn't have the same feeling it would have if performed by the writer. Covers are tributes to great bands
fact is molko just cant pull this one off, plain and simple.
i've never heard a cover done by him that i've liked though, because i think his voice is so unique that when HE writes a song he has it with his voice in mind, when bowie or marc writes it, they dont.
Oh please. You are so missing the point! Marc Bolan and T-Rex were the penultimate if not the ultimate glam bad in the 70s. Placebo is that band in the modern era. Glam and rock in perfect unison!
He's so hot and he does a great version of this song! ("•=•")
Kravitzlove50 2 weeks ago
so much energy in this performance!and crowd is amazing!seems like an amazing show:)
flasticruth 1 month ago
Great!!! I watched it for 4 times - again and again! :D
molkicebo 2 months ago
fcukin mental //111111!!!1
Lostcauz247 4 months ago
Thumbs up if you love the manga and this song!
jbskyfull 6 months ago
i'm your toy brian<3
shiva4044 6 months ago
I love Placebo as a threesome
:)
inkyblck 7 months ago
Brian has yummy arms...
brianbubblegun 8 months ago
VELVET GOLDMINE! :-)
mariadoi1 9 months ago
Bolan would like
AbuBishir 11 months ago
babye I'm gonna be your man!!!
cigioba 1 year ago
Brian !!! Marry me!!!!
GoOnBEin 1 year ago
B O L A N
mistergeorgio 1 year ago 2
Cool!
Cadd9TONE 1 year ago
GREAT VOICE, GREAT COVER, LOVELY BRIAN, INCREDIBLE CROWD - THIS VIDEO IS JUST PERFECT!!!
XritaosorioX 1 year ago 2
Good cover of an all time classic. However, he should leave the lyrics as-is.
Pacisdiligo 1 year ago
gay
ashlon0929 1 year ago
@ashlon0929 Your moms gay ;D
Synth9960 1 year ago
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This might be the worst cover I've ever heard. This band needs to stop, this is embarrassing.
inflames2121 1 year ago
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Well said, And like someone else said why not sing the original lyrics?
bradzoot 1 year ago
@bradzoot
Because he doesn't know the real lyrics, only what he heard.
TheLaughingDinosaur 1 year ago
love
subliminalanger 1 year ago
la lalala la la la la lalala la la
Babe i'm gonna be your... man?...i'm your toy Your twentieth century ..boy? i´m your man in despite i´m a girl *hoho*
domo arigato kuchiniwa!!! or konichiwa :O
yaniz176 1 year ago
nadie superan a T-Rex pero el cover del Placebo a sido el mejor de todos
Molzco 1 year ago
nice.
DieHin 1 year ago
It would be better if he learned the lyrics
dethbed77 1 year ago
Tiene magnifica voz...pero T.Rex version es mejor...
cdchirinos 1 year ago
Placebo is a great band in itself- I wouldn't know if they did the song justice or not because I haven't heard the original, but I like their songs.
VFDbranch13 1 year ago
learn to sing !!! what ever you are ,it she or he!!!!
reditch 1 year ago
this version has absolutely shit on the original, it does it no justice, these guys should put their guitars down and listen to def leppards cover, now THATS a cover that does the orginal justice, but nothing will ever beat marc bolan............
thornatron 1 year ago
In a fight or in a concert placebo does this song no fucking justice
killgore333333 1 year ago
I've heard many versions of the original now and I simply don't get why people like this one.
There are much better versions but the original is still the best.
poposhitas 1 year ago
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Placebo in general suck they cover alot of good songs and ruin them its the "emo" look that gets them attention alot of giddy highschool girls who wouldent know a good song if it crawled up their vag and jerked one out in their ears
killgore333333 1 year ago
T-rex would kick their ass
killgore333333 1 year ago
In a fight?
LewCole 1 year ago
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This is so gay
Dariusstarkus 1 year ago
yah t_rex is 10X better than this faggotry
killgore333333 1 year ago
i wanna be brian's toy
shestarcrazy 1 year ago 6
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kk so hes bi but gives people the impression hes straight until he snogged a guy! urgggggghhhhhhhhh!
JackG9090 2 years ago
amazing crowd!!! guys, you rule!!!!!!!!
midnightpoison4u 2 years ago 4
is this in japan? summer sonic? or fuji rock?
MCRaug7 2 years ago
Fuji Rock. 3:21 you can hear Bri say that^^
PierreAndSP4ever 2 years ago
maybe fuji rock festival
NoEmotional 2 years ago
Wow. I would have liked to be in the crowd!
TessResi 2 years ago 6
Real Rockman!!!!
missingpieceLiar 2 years ago 3
ja tiuve a oportunidade de ver o placebo ao vivo e puta que pariu é do caralhooooo
muito bom!
gabrielcobainn 2 years ago
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oh my god the singer is disgusting!
mrmogensen 2 years ago
now THAT'S a crowd!
sibilantsnake 2 years ago 56
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THIS video proves why Placebo are shite
AbstractOverlord 2 years ago
placebo are immense
howzeygirl 2 years ago
@AbstractOverlord fuck ya..
iindiie94 1 year ago
i love Brian ! i love him so much..
he's so sexy anyway.
williamshuang 2 years ago 2
I miss his short hair :( he is so amazing :)
hollywoodprincesse 2 years ago 4
Me too !
MeeeganBites 2 years ago
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MeeeganBites 2 years ago
He was so sexy in the film "Velvet Goldmine"!!! Just awesome!! It`s good film ................ and Molko too))
TheKartinka 2 years ago 3
awesome song
but..isn't there a japanese manga called 20th century boy?...just asking
Smataba 2 years ago
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charlene642 1 year ago
my god... how much i love placebo's version of this song?????? they perform it in sich a sexy wayyyyy =) in which year they did this video???
TixyvE 2 years ago 3
Bag o' nuts (Shite)
FactoryHen 2 years ago
they are just as good as good as t-rex dont care what other people think everyone have got there own style great guitar work
puff123jack 2 years ago
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this band, version and (again) band SUCKS!
T-REX RUUULLLEE ALLL
BrothersRifle 2 years ago
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X Japan version sucks. T-REX is the best EVER
tkaniam 2 years ago
brian is such a good-looking guy.
ixfirefly 2 years ago 59
He's mine,bitch:P
placeboloverrrrz 2 years ago
@ixfirefly i agree
stromer24 1 year ago
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X JAPAN version is the best!
dormilonn 2 years ago
Agreed.
Parabellum13X 2 years ago
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BlutigEngel 2 years ago
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Bolan would be Rollin ... T. REX does this song the Best!! JEEPSTERS!!
siriusjorge 2 years ago
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T- REX rlz placebo no me gusta... obio que la vercion de X japan es mejor yea !!!!!!
frikioni 2 years ago
I'm not really a fan of placebo but I have to admit this cover is great!
Maidenrulesthisworld 2 years ago 2
Yay! That gay version is as amazing as the original in a different way! LOL All Placebo's covers are great! It's gay but still has the fierce edge of the original. He's amazing!
gingerwoman555 2 years ago
((Molko)). I love it! You guys were so lucky!
skyemcleod1 2 years ago
truman show rocks
philipeaux 2 years ago
There are voices from heaven, this one is definitely one!!!
guruartist 2 years ago 3
X Japan Version is better colorfull
Yogaaaaaa 2 years ago
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hurl...
turkeyjurker 3 years ago
placebo at their best! great job guys <3 thanks for posting!
eggduelkicks 3 years ago 2
orginal version is much much better
binuzian 3 years ago
who cares placebo sounds very well here , and t- rex cant play is dead haha
MATAMENZOZ 3 years ago 7
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queer version
steve89z 3 years ago
and marc bolan wasnt a little bit queer himself?
iamjuggsgetoverit 3 years ago 2
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3.44 haha check out that little girl's bald patch! lol!
runtyrunt 3 years ago
*___*
CrystalRockGirl 3 years ago
It's a shame nobody has the rest of this concert
jimbot2007 3 years ago
great!
peaceSue 3 years ago 4
Excellent cover and they all look Yummy.
jimbot2007 3 years ago 5
Brian Looks yummy in this vid
danny54125412 3 years ago 5
It's an amazing cover, and god, does Brian look hot or what?? :D:D:D
MandaOwl 3 years ago 13
sick cover. he looks amazing in this film
mellouise1992 3 years ago 3
aww how he says aregato! :D
so cute!
NIGHTxHAG 3 years ago
Bowie/Bolan the Best. T Rex!!!
DBCrowns 3 years ago
I don't deserve this .... Placebo for life.
googoobh 3 years ago 5
camp freddy with dave navarro did this song a year or two ago on the sharon ozbourne show but I can't find it anywhere.
denny620 3 years ago 2
where is this? the crowd's great!
random21000 3 years ago 7
whoops, fuji rock in japan. should have waited till the end before asking.
random21000 3 years ago 4
WOW MEGA BAND Best T Rex Cover I have ever seen
janjujan 3 years ago 13
This song is soooo gay! We LOVE it!
Twincerely
DTtwinsangry 3 years ago 9
He looks better with the short hair cut!
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ehh that´s the worst I´ve ever heard
Kolotop 3 years ago
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this guy sucks!
eliaskollado 3 years ago
brian makes me smile
denisaxw 3 years ago 5
Great to see Placebo paying tribute to the best and most original Rock Star ever - Marc Bolan! Rock On!
venusloony 3 years ago 3
I LOVE it! Its fucking great! Wonderful gay song performed by the most handsome bisexual rockstar with the sweetest voice ever... Wow, THANK YOU for uploading this!
MrsFelsenheima 3 years ago 9
brian is unique, there's no other man like him!! he's cute, he got the bestest voice in the world and he also looks really nice person too!!
i would like to be his toy =P
SuvineLumememm 3 years ago 8
Still prfer original, but this is pretty damn good!
AllyAnarchy 3 years ago
The lyrics are suppose to be "20th century toy, I wanna be your boy"? I think the song is brilliant cause when you sing "20th century boy, I wanna be your toy" it becomes a gay song.
happyhead7 4 years ago 2
he sings i wanna be your TOY
lillaboszi 4 years ago 2
Bolan says the two.
levraildb 2 years ago
is it in japan??
CuccaSempre 4 years ago
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The T.Rex original version is clearly superior to this whiny crap.
bagbahbag 4 years ago
it definitely loses something without the gospel singers they had on the Velvet Goldmine soundtrack cut.
cowbellanarchy 4 years ago 6
zawsze dostaje świra jak tego słucham (I always be a creazy when i hear this)
Marta1992rock 4 years ago
Trust me you guys could do this!! It loud and they have good gear. They are nothing special,the chords they are playing is what you learn in JR. high!
Snotra 4 years ago
lol "that sontra dude seems like a dick", "keep your opinion to yourself!", hmm, slight contradiction?
eddymelling 4 years ago
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horrid band.
tenaciousjp 4 years ago
great song butchard.
tenaciousjp 4 years ago
lucky bass^^:P
placebo150 4 years ago 3
lol, yeah!!!
JazzyJBabe 4 years ago
Whey I love this song!
Love this band too!
that Sontra dude seems like a dick
Keep your opinion to yourself mate!
Placebo are fantastic and this may not be the best cover in the world but I bet it's better than anything you can do!
divvycaz123 4 years ago
2:33- 2:38 and 3:27-3:30
I think Stefan has sex with his bass this moments =P
karitrevk 4 years ago
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the may as well have gone and taken a shit on marc bolans grave, LEAVE GOOD MUSIC ALONE!
eddymelling 4 years ago
man you got that right!
tenaciousjp 4 years ago
im sure the old people said the same thing about bolan during his day. But you're right in a way.
ichbinderausgang 4 years ago
These guys make my skin crawl!!
Snotra 4 years ago
molko is the 21st century boy^^ i luv him^^
placebo150 4 years ago
yeah...he is! :P
konecz 4 years ago
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Awful band!!!
Snotra 4 years ago
he is so young in this concert!when did it take place?
maverick2291991 4 years ago
I also love placebo:D
placebo150 4 years ago
I love Placebo!! thats one of my favourites cover!!
konecz 4 years ago 2
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this is not a very good cover
mangaspiked 4 years ago
Marc would be so pleased that so many people are covering his songs and I am sure he would have loved placebo - he may have even forgiven Brian for changing the words to the first verse...and singing the chorus the wrong way around.
agentwilde 4 years ago
Yes T-rex r God for creatin such a great song. But Placebo did make it more modern/rockier. I fuckin love this band, but I admit Brian does sound kind of half-assed in this.
Alternativepope 4 years ago
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OMFG!!!!!!!!!!! GAAAAAAAAAAY
loutopdrummer 4 years ago
i LOVE brian
xXPureMorningXx 4 years ago
I like this version-I think Brian's voice and attitude is suited to this great classic, but they do F. up the chords on the chorus - which they sort out when they performed it with David Bowie-posted by "thereissomuch2see".Now that version does the song justice.
dalymc 4 years ago
The original is the best this is crap but T rex may have done a cover of the original but is so much beeter than this cock up of a song
Jimact 4 years ago
t rex did the original u twat
woody1234woody1234 4 years ago 2
woody1234woody1234 - hehe so funny!
Zziggi 4 years ago
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marc bolan kicks his ass i dont know any thing about placebo but his voice is rubbish. sounds like hes still 12. go and listen to TREX
sssiman 4 years ago
The purpose of a cover is not to sound exactly like or be as good s the original. All it is is putting another flavour on an already great song. Sure a cover will never be as good as th original, but that's because it doesn't have the same feeling it would have if performed by the writer. Covers are tributes to great bands
ross4naomiix 4 years ago
actually i used to be a major placebo fan.
i still love em.
fact is molko just cant pull this one off, plain and simple.
i've never heard a cover done by him that i've liked though, because i think his voice is so unique that when HE writes a song he has it with his voice in mind, when bowie or marc writes it, they dont.
AladdinInsanity98 4 years ago
I love how if another band covers someones favourite band, the fan has to take the piss out of the band that covered it :]
It's so predictable, and half of the people who flame this video haven't listened to any other Placebo stuff.
Long live Placebo, my gorgeous sweethearts
x
BeMyBlood 4 years ago
hehehe hes got all the words wrong.
its an alright cover, but Marc cannot be replaced.
pottytained233 4 years ago
brilliant cover rip main man 1947 1977
KIERSZTEN 4 years ago
ew, they should NOT have covered this. they ruined a classic.
jeikobu21 4 years ago
cant sing and cant play guitar
stupidlittlepricks 4 years ago
how to ruin a great song that is soo SHITTT
stupidlittlepricks 4 years ago
yes. this sucks. Michael Stipe on helium singing the wrong words. Aeeeeeyeeaaah!
putsomething 4 years ago
I just love Brian with every passing day!
schunathy 4 years ago
bassist looks like an inbred hillbilly
Dylbert2 4 years ago
marc bolan !!!!
i dont like this version
elenoremail 4 years ago
Brian <3
natalka0987 4 years ago
STEFAN!!! =P°°0 <3
karitrevk 4 years ago
this isn't bizarre.. its somewhere in japan
krissi2 4 years ago
I love this song...
And the singer is sexy ! :)
Sarchille56 4 years ago
what a whiny voice
StickyDirtwood 4 years ago
its at Bizarre Festival 2000, if im not mistaken
killfuckdietoday 4 years ago
where is it??
Porthorita 4 years ago
Great version of a MARC BOLAN classic.......some wrong lyrics but who cares, still sounds great even though the original is best.
Delf and Kaz x
delflord 4 years ago
Great cover of a great song/artist by a great band. Placebo's cover of the same song with Bowie is awesome as well...
"Friends say it's fine, friends say it's good
Everybody says it's just like Robin Hood"
Stud1NY 4 years ago
lol.. I wondered what he said?!
digopc 4 years ago
Oh please. You are so missing the point! Marc Bolan and T-Rex were the penultimate if not the ultimate glam bad in the 70s. Placebo is that band in the modern era. Glam and rock in perfect unison!
Netheus 4 years ago
uhm. i would like to be in the crowd.everybody is jumping!..
PlaceboThebitterend 4 years ago
^ geschmackssache junge....zum glück ist der bei jedem anders
kissen87 4 years ago
god how the hell did these guy get a record deal? ive heard better bands in my local pub! plus they absolutely slaughtered 20th century boy!!
tomalmgill 4 years ago
aaahhh I never seen this song live! ohh motherfucker! is amazing!
WYIN98 4 years ago
iyi sölemiş brian
Satyriconband 4 years ago
fucking love this!
fkel1 5 years ago
this is a better version than T-Rex. one of my fav Placebo songs
fkel1 5 years ago
dont be so silly bolans version is the main one this is a close second
KIERSZTEN 4 years ago
everyone has their own opinions!
fkel1 4 years ago
No where fucking near as good as T Rex - This song doesn't really work without Marc Bolan's voice, especially not this guy's voice, it's too weak
telecasterthommy 4 years ago
Thanks!
Megusiek 5 years ago
more kicks, Brian! hehe
sinnieren 5 years ago