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  • I still hate this song, but this is as close to listenable as I have ever heard.

  • i understand the lyrics better with this version..well before this too focus on the booty

  • I don't personally think that its better than the original but it is great in its own way! Sara is amazing in the way she takes such a popular song and makes it her own. You can't say that shes not a good musician :)

  • WOW...I like this more than the original....go sara!

  • who else was pronouncing her name the french way?

  • Witout beyonce's version then there would b no "this" but this legit. Love original, like this one

  • THIS IS THE SHIT

  • I love this...is it weird to say I like it better than the original ?

  • It's fun, i'll give it that.

  • Pretty sure ms Bareilles never said she was trying to sound nor be Beyonce... she obviously made it her own and it sounds beautiful. Nice cover sweetheart... any good singer and/or music guru would recognize talent when its presented :)

  • Omg leave it how it was my goodness

  • This is not better than Beyonce's. And I'm not a Beyonce' Stan btw.

  • For all you people saying this is so much better than Beyonce's version, how can you compare the sounds? They're so different. They're both great. Personally, I'm a huge fan of Beyonce and I also like Sara Bareilles, but I don't think one is better than the other. They have completely different sounds and that's the beauty of music. You can take a song and make it your own.

  • love your woice :)

  • now i personally love Sara but this isnt better than the original.

  • This is soo much better than the original. I laughed a little at first because it was just funny. But honestly, she found a way to put soul into a pop song. Genius

  • Wow this version really is pretty good!

  • This is fantastic. Sara is truly a talented singer/musician.

  • you good

  • This is so much better than Beyonce's version.WOW

  • Everything this woman touches is gold. <3

  • this is absolutely genius!! :)) love it!!

  • Love it!!

  • I absolutely love this rendition!!!! I find it an amazing transformation of Beyonce's pop and personally, a billion times more likable!

  • very nice. the difference between an entertainer and a musician. overall packaging? hard to top the energy in Bs video.

  • Amazing... ^_^

  • So much better than the original

  • I always come back to watch this video because it's so darn good! 

  • LOVE THIS VERSION OF SINGLE LADIES THUMB UP FOR HER <3

  • try, fast?

  • Do not want to sound like a jerk, but is it just me who has noticed her torn stocking?

    BTW awesome cover!!! 

  • I risk to say, Its better then the original!! I cannot listen to beyonces.. Annoying.. But this one, is smooth.. wow... Good one Sara! =)

  • the only person i would change my sexuality for...drunk.

  • WAY BETTER VERSION!!!

  • Amazing :)

  • As great as Sara is, the best part of this vid is the interview afterward, beginning at 4:36. What a natural sweetheart in all aspects.

  • What a Nice COVER!

  • Great Cover! 

  • OMB -.- what does she think? It isn't a christmas song ;), but you're voice is good O_o

  • @AmiraBourzik It's just a cover -___-"

  • @insanelysa Which happens to be better than the original. 

  • @AmiraBourzik Lol. It does sound like Christmas song.

  • I love this version.

  • she's fantastic, wow!!:-)

  • i can actually knowing what's being said in this song! :D

  • @thebenchwarmer

    ikr! it sounds great!

  • @thebenchwarmer

    ikr! it sounds great!

  • her face looks like someone is eating her out

  • way better...

  • i heard beyonce did a cover on this song

  • One word: Amazing! :D

  • Sara... why are you not my girlfriend???

  • absolutely love this !!!!!

  • funny moment when you realize until now you were pronouncing her last name wrong.

  • dayum white girl can SING

  • No way Michael Buble is just a carbon copy of Frank Sinatra or Harry Connick Jr. Not an original bone in his body. Sarah's voice and music are unique.

  • Me and my mom really like this song 5 stars!!

  • Very fine bluesy interpretation of a great song. And this is the first time (out of dozens of times of listening to Beyonce's version) that I actually heard the words!

  • i love her creative twist of it she makes it so sentimental in a blues jazzy way makes you consider her feelings through it :)

  • i agree she does remind me of the female version of michael buble

  • *speechless*

    

  • really a good version Sara made me fall in love with this version

  • This is not a cover, rather an original "Single Ladies"!

  • She made new song! OMG I love you

  • are you kidding me.. ICK... not her thing.. Like her but, come on...

  • now HERE's a cover. making it truly her own!

  • I swear I thought I saw a prettier version of Angelina from Jersey Shore.

  • She looks a little like Claudia Black... a.k.a Aryn Sun... hmmm Sara Bareilles/Farscape crossover video?

  • Amazing !!!!

  • I love when covers are better than the original!

  • <3

  • The bassist looks like Beavis.... (Beavis n' Butt-head) Am i right or what?

  • i was jus thinking the same thing female michael buble

    

  • what's so special about this cover?

  • The guy behind is hilarious lol

  • So these are the words to the song. :p

  • @landar386 lol

  • I would make a list of singers who really have ageless and true talent they are as follows; 1.) Adele 2.) Sara Bareilles 3.) Bruno Mars 4.) MJ 5.) Kelly Clarkson 6.) Beyonce 7.) Alicia Keys 8.) Carrie Underwood 9.) Jason mraz 10.) Faith Hill
  • Creepy basist is creepy.

  • Wowwwwww !!!!:D

  • The best of the best

  • this is awesome :D! made me smile on a lousy day xD!

  • Love that chord progression. It's got a bounce!

  • Like this version better then the original one

  • Dope sauce

  • this is so adorable. not even kiddingg :)

  • awesome

  • haha i love this

  • She's the shit

  • love the soul in her voice.

  • This is awesome sauce

  • Amazing! Now I like her even more! She's really talented!

  • nice

  • Okay, i can't help but think she's the female version of Michael Buble. Which is amazing!!

  • This is why I like music: because it has the power to transform a lousy interpretation of a song into something pleasant to the ears. But it can only happen through the talent of people like Ms. Bareilles. Keep up with the good work.

  • Her voice is so bluesy... love it!

  • I enjoy this version so much better.

  • I think I might be doubting my sexuality....this is bad.

  • sooo sooo f***ing amazing!!!!

  • but i not hating or anything but this cover is awful

  • @MORRIS91205 I'm not hating or anything but you suck dick

  • @herovillain167

    I'm not hating or anything, but you need to grow up. You're not Miss Barielles, are you? No.

    So, let people have their opinions and post them freely. MORRIS91205 is just cleanly, non-offensively stating an opinion, whilst you, sir, you are being a child.

  • @hippieflute I'm not hating or anything but you need to disguise your alternative Youtube accounts better.

  • she spoil the people song

  • i like sara bareilles music but this cover is bad. im sorry, im not hating but im just saying my opinion

  • @xxilovelmk4everxx i'm curious to know why you think this is bad, especially since you like sara bareilles's music. this is sara b singing in her established style, and it's done technically well with authenticity (amazingly considering the awkward slang in the lyrics). do you just prefer covers that sound more like the originals? what gives? just curious.

  • @cocomaire i just dont think she sounds good singing it. she sounds ok singing it i guess but yea i think sara singing her own songs is better.

  • @xxilovelmk4everxx is it just the song itself you don't like? 'cause she sounds the same singing this as she does in her own songs. not trying to pressure you, it just intrigues me to know why people decide certain music is "good" or "bad" and if in fact they even know why.

  • I'm pretty sure I have to see her live now.

  • This is so clever I love the originals but I live when product mess round with songs too!!!

  • awesome!!! thx

    

  • There should be more original songs similar to how this is arranged. It sounds kinda innocent, poppy and a little folksy but the lyrics reveal a subtle but massive swagger. Definitely more a kin to a say, Fiona Apple than a Nicki Minaj.

  • It's nothing like the original, but it's her own way of doing it. It's awesome the way she puts it all together. She's one of the most talented artists I've seen in a while. She sounds amazing live, acoustic, and on her album. She's one of a kind.

  • :0 amazing

  • SARA. I'MA LET YOU FINISH! BUT BEYONCE HAD ONE OF THE BEST- *listens to song*...

    Oh..

  • lol look at her facial expresions

  • Not as good as Beyonce but still good

  • presented by Starburst? Awesome

  • yuck

    

  • @DLaraNYC yuck? you sober?

  • her voice sounds like Amy's voice.. love it!

  • I almost like it more than the original version! Big up to Sara !

  • Me gusta.

  • any lyrics would fit with this music

  • i feel this ......

  • i havent like this song till now

  • @thiscatisalandmine1 so trueeee

  • I LOVE HER SINGING THIS SONG!!!!! :) GREAT JOB! <3 <3

  • its a rerun of the temptations the movie...

  • True talent.

  • It sounds really good. Like it! :)

  • she's got a good voice

  • NICE!

  • @justcommentinbitches So that's what the lyrics are...

  • me no likey :(

  • YOU KNOW THAT SHE CAN REALY SING AND IS LIKE THE ALL TIME BEST ARTIST IF SHE CAN MAKE THIS SONG SOUND GOOD IN THE OOD SHE MADE IT!!!!! :O

  • Eu gostei muito!!

  • Great

  • love it :)

  • I heard Beyonce did a cover of this. ;)

  • I like this lady, but you can't whiten up an R&B record.

  • Ohhhh! So THATS what Beyonce was trying to sing!

  • The lyrics are pretty shitty! Can't believe she even attempted to sing this. Still like her though :)

  • I DID put a ring on it. Got any other bright ideas, Beyonce?

  • oh i love her

  • verry nice

  • Nice one Sarah, all the best for 2012....

  • SARAH JUST PERFORMED FOR MY SCHOOLS BENEFIT CONCERT!!! :D

  • i like this better than the original

  • i just love the moment of 5:29

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  • so that's how you pronounce her last name..

  • @justcommentinbitches yeah now i know too... i always pronounced it with french pronounciation :D

  • @justcommentinbitches I seem to remember a pasta brand of the same name.

  • @slimeytoes

    FYI: that (Italian) pasta brand is Barilla and pronounced completely different: Barilja. ;)

  • Sara is adorable! she even made me like this song a little. Love her voice <3

  • Omg her voice is lovely

  • watch our cover of winter song on my page!

  • her voice is like birds chirpping in the mourning

    her voice is like..........

    cant think of any more basically i love her and her voice

  • Sara is so good that she make a horrible song sounds good. Love her voice!

  • I like this version better

  • The intro was groovy

  • Goddess.

  • i like this more than the real one, this has more feeling

  • booring

  • nice

  • la amo