Feist and Ben Gibbard Train Song

[Aleglost]

feist is sexy

[TheWallTheWindow]

@Stellamust that is an excellent question!! I vote Sookie gets the royalties - man can she kick ass.

[panamaxuxa]

thumbs up if you listening it in 2011...

[catmoondevil]

this song propose is not to compete, but to give tribute to a great vashti bunyan song...

[batura1]

thank you for spoiling a great song

[MiraculousTechnique]

I love this version though I love Vashti's just as much.

[thequeensofheartss]

Great cover, Ben adds something special.

[AbdullaAlKhanin]

sorry but no better than vashti bunyan.

[daraheen]

Feist is the most perfect woman in the history of womanhood. 

[Aerien]

not bad, but the vocals are too massive. The dreamy, a bit nebulous vocals of the original give it that lightness and sense of floating or riding along in a train seeing the country outside zooming by. This is more the chug of a bumpy ride.

[cirfia]

ahh yes its beautiful. thanks for posting it up :)

[kokym8]

the original is much better 

[bogdaniciu1987]

this cover is nice, but i prefer the original version... i think Vashti Bunyan has a special voice

[Makarena12345678]

@bogdaniciu1987 agree, her songs have unique atmosphere... so oriental :)

[TheWallTheWindow]

The Wall & The Window mashed this up with "Bad Things" from the opening credits of "True Blood"! Check it out!

[dashboardmenagerie]

Ben Gibbard. Often immitated (owl city), never replicated.

[ficticiousEntity]

Vashti Bunyan had it right. Not diggin' the Gibbard accompaniment.

[Ubahman]

This is an example of a cover I prefer over the original. Both are beautiful, but you can't deny the harmony.

[eynesprayer]

Oh. Mr perfection and Mrs perfection cover perfection. How perfect.

And how awesome this is indeed!

[justplayfm]

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[justplayfm]

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[TheMohan1986]

it won't be long

[oliviastheone]

Wow lesies voice is just so beautiful on this song.Its such a reaxing song to.

[3timesinarow]

Dark Was The Night ;)

[nannyotoole]

I love their voices.. lovely sound

[greendaylove1111]

their voices go so well 2gether:D<33 so beautiful!!:)

[Karen60293]

serdf

[IndieMusicFan13]

Oh my god. I had no idea Ben Gibbard sang this. I've had this song on my ipod for like a year, know all the words and still didn't even know. I feel like an idiot.....

[katyagorm]

@IndieMusicFan13 i did that with the postal service the very first time i heard it. felt like an idiot after being a death cab fan for a year back then.. hahaha

[asaphxxx]

יפה יפה

[GnarlyCarly814]

okay... ben gibbard is an actual music genius who will go down in history. he has his own thing going on, he's so original, and all his lyrics are amazing. death cab and the postal service are badass

[skittles404]

I love the original version as well, don't get me wrong. It's just...Feist's voice is so wholesome, emotional, and yes - haunting. But at the same time, I agree with FarbiarniaNiebo; it does have a greater sense of anxiousness, a more positive one. Ben Gibbard is a nice little touch too. :)

[skittles404]

This song makes me complete and empty at the same time.

[hollyhole]

sounds like 128kbps...

[Crossmyheart76]

@ConsumptionMayCause What are you talking about?

[ChildsPrison]

@ConsumptionMayCause Protip: Ben Gibbard isn't Owl City.

[ConsumptionMayCause]

@ChildsPrison oh snap! wtf was I talking about? you guys are right. But Deathcabs new stuff still blows.

[QuitAnnoyingMe]

@ConsumptionMayCause yeah, wtf were you talking about? its a tools job to talk shit when he doesnt know shit. tool.

[ConsumptionMayCause]

@QuitAnnoyingMe Deathcab isn't very good to begin with and yes, I misspoke. It happens.

eat a dick

[QuitAnnoyingMe]

@ConsumptionMayCause lol

[skittles404]

@ConsumptionMayCause Ben Gibbard is not the singer of Owl City. He has no affiliation with it whatsoever. Adam Young is the one to "blame", so to speak.

[ConsumptionMayCause]

@skittles404 yes yes. i'm now aware of this.

was a bit drunk when i made the initial statement.

I'm not used to being the Trollee

[leahsant]

the entire 'dark was the night' collection is amazing, all of the artists have stunning voices that are unlike any other artist. loved it!

[ManoBukhari]

how lovely <3

[yoyo23man23]

this song is about to be my life.. one more month.. hope it goes well

[Shipgate]

@yoyo23man23

Oh for real? You're a real loser, right?

[Tatelasteil]

This version is great.

[lnk43]

this is how i feel a cover should be done. Not trying to mimic the original to the extent that there is no purpose but to do it in somehow your own way. This version and the original are just beautiful.

[FarbiarniaNiebo]

I agree. I really like this cover but emotions are deffnetly different . When I listen Bunyan i think about loneliness and sorrow. I really feel it in every cell of my body ;)

When i listen this version , I hear joy, adventure and, I dont now, waiting for something amazing...? sorry , I know my english isn't good...

[jpsimmlee]

I'll take Tom's instead.

[TraceyMariexx]

Beautiful

[chartreuxsoup]

the original was more haunting...

her voice against the strings like someone alone on a train, just thinking

[MaurDL]

I agree completely. This doesn't have the same chilling loneliness of the original. Although it has a similar "bare" sound, having more vocal and musical accompaniment deviates from the spirit of the original. Also since it's more stylized and folksy the singing and music in this one go together in way to make it almost a normal upbeat folk song. What makes the original stand out is Vashti's forlorn siren call is front and center while the music merely serves to paint a desolate background.

[rosieoney]

So much more haunting than the original -- I love this version.

[miles7325]

The Magic of the Eternity between looks, caresses, words...

enclosed in every instant I am riding that Train.

Ecceptional

[MasacruRo]

Epic song i love it !

[spreadtheawesome]

ben gibbard is the sexiest man alive in this person's magazine.

that's not an actual magazine, guys, don't google it.

[TechnicolorStereo]

My magazine, too! :)

[bbbnnnlll]

I love Feist, but this cover does not compare to the original.

[6kyra66]

i love Feist! this version is slightly..haunting.

[shadeofgreen8]

@6kyra66 I agree with you on that. I was just getting ready to comment, hauntingly beautiful.

[asfrost]

check that! it''s fanfuckingtastic!

[asfrost]

dig it!

[Spoonage17]

Lovely.

[nodysseus]

This song is very very nice

[fakesteezepolice]

YouTube user "apple1989" told me about this song. Thanks apple1989...

[fakesteezepolice]

It's been two days "apple1989" didn't say "Your welcome" to me... another unsung YouTube hero.

[Kementiri]

I don't like the original one at all:( Prefer the cover and I could listen to it over and over again :)

[funtasticality]

wow.. this is very nice cover .

i find her voice is incredibly charming ..

but in my humble opinion, this song never need any male voice . ever .

[digitaldeanna]

omg, you said, "more popular" !!!! hahaha

this is incredibly beautiful and their voices work so beautiful together...this song is haunting and i can't take it all! i absolutely love it!! thank you leslie fiest and ben gibbard! you both are amazing and don't even understand how you've touched my life through music! xoxoxo!!! thank you dark was the night for being one of the best compilations ever, EVER.

[sweetchinmusic70]

actually, her name is leslie feist.. patrick daughters directed the music video for feist's "1234."

[Beshimi]

..i hope you're joking.

yes, her name is Feist. Leslie Feist. Feist is her stage name. she is a solo artist.

as far as her name being "Patrick Daughters," that is the name of the man who directed her video for "1234"

[ljgorman]

haha who would actually think her name was patrick? lol funny

[LoriInTheHat]

I agree it make me mad to. :D

[BigChanklaRocka]

Wow there are some ignorant comments on here. Ben Gibbard is a lyrical/musical genius. This song is beautiful none the less and Feist has such an angelic voice.

[shaftof17]

gibbard didnt write this though. If im not mistaken this is a cover

[FirmGoose]

You're right. It's a cover of "the train song" by Vashti Bunyan. If you look beneath the video you will see "This is a video response to Vashti Bunyan - Train Song ". Vashti Bunyan has a huge number of good songs and I recommend that you check out her albums Just Another Diamond Day and Lookaftering. I like this cover, though. Feist's voice is amazing.

[Olgarth14]

you can't call someones opionion ignorant, that would be a little ignorant

[InvalidFactor]

troll in the dungeon

[brenskull]

ben gibbard is the lead singer of death cab for cutie and lead singer of THE POSTAL SERVICE, not mention he played with jenny lewis, david bathron, jothan rice, and so many other bands like tegan and sara.

ben gibbard is way more popular then fiest

[DIVISIONINCISION]

This should have been a Feist solo.

Gibbard's vocals only detract from the beauty of Feist!

[DeftonesKid]

lol wow no way.....

[DIVISIONINCISION]

Feist is the main draw.....not Gibbard.

No one even knows of that kid.

Ride off on your white horse, Deftones.....

[kristinispretty]

fun fact: Ben Gibbard is the lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie. a pretty popular band....i'm just sayin'.

[DIVISIONINCISION]

I'm not arguing that.

Just that for this remake of Vashti Bunyan's song, it should have been Feist alone.

It's only a female.....

[ROFLMAOROFLCOPTER]

thats not a reason why it shouldve been feist at all. there are always good covers of people covering songs originally done by the opposite sex

[DIVISIONINCISION]

Inn this case, it should have been Leslie Feist.

That cute pale girl is pure heaven!

[caseypantz]

I never knew this was a cover until some minutes ago. I have been attached to this song for a week now, it is so beautiful. I listened to the original and was kind of disappointed :( I really want to like it, but her voice does nothing for me.

this saddens me -_-

[Degausser234]

Their voices are very beautiful together.

One of my favorite songs off of Dark Was the Night.

[Aleks778]

Spitze

[LOveTwiNz]

Wow I love Ben Gibbard I never really got the big deal about Feist cuase the one iPod advert that sounds like every other retro esque song you know but this made like her! I don't know why it reminds me of fleetwood mac ? odd

[GrandPoobah89]

her voice sounds alot like Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane)

[kawaiitoboe]

One of my favorite songs from this album.

[blackfoliage1]

Yeah, I like the original much better but this is not to say that this is bad. It's decent.

[NMArschkeks]

that's what it is actually :D

[lilSakuraDreamer]

I LOVE this song. They did a very wonderful cover!

[sulk100]

enthralling

[darciesosa]

Traveling North, traveling North 2 find u Train wheels beating,the wind in my eyes Don't even know what I'll find when I get 2 u Call out your name love, don't be surprised It's so many miles & so long since I've met u Don't even know what I'll find when I get 2 u But suddenly now, I know where I belong It's many hundred miles but it won't be long What will I do if there's someone w/ you Maybe someone you've always known How do I know I can come & give 2 you Love w/ no warning & find you alone

[darciesosa]

Feist's voice gives me the chills everytime I hear it.  Great cover.

[Brightaknee]

This is one of my favourite tracks on the Dark Was The Night CD. Such a great album. Brings me peace.

[StretchDarko]

Vashti Bunyan covered the song in 1966 but left out the third verse, she didnt write it, its written by Alasdair Clayre

[DAoCShadowblade]

awesome cover but the original is better imo

[sbeezy738]

agreed. i have no idea why people have given you thumbs down for this comment, theyve probably never heard of the original. lil punk assholes! lol

[xInterlude]

both their voices' send chills down my spine. both voices one can fall in love with

[CharlesBMF]

Is this on a CD somewhere?

[gorillakilla4753]

It is on a compilation cd called Dark Was the Night. It is a really great cd... raising money for Aids/Hiv awareness

it is in stores and on itunes

[Taank55]

It's also on The Pirate Bay, in case you like AIDS and don't feel like contributing to fight it.

[ethelthegoat]

Hahahaha!

[jakkelyd]

LOL

[misterbuckethead]

lol i love tpb...

[GenitalHospitals]

I love you. <3

[Mazun]

Everything about this song. Music, effects, Feist's sweet sweet voice, harmonies, psychodelics... Ah...

[slugandflea]

nice harmonies...really sweet

[johannsimone]

absolutely perfect

[toaster712]

gorgeous

[sexymexijesse]

I love Vashti, ITs great to see other artist appreciate her music

:')

[slingsong]

I really like the two of them singing this song.

[Shipgate]

@slingsong

Do you? Do you realllllly?

[TyHairsprayProjectz]

Ben is amazing. Period.

[gypseymoth]

I love the sound of feists voice on this song.Wonderfull,and bens voice is good also.

[SamE1iot]

yeah, i really enjoy the tone of Ben's voice in this song especially.

[sprinkhaantak]

very nice cover indeed

[Myersh]

simply beautiful.

[ADHDspider]

This is beautiful.

[Pondenome]

very nice duo on a beautiful song

[SirSwishalot7]

id make love to this song

[SarahP5553]

awesome, i wish it was better quality though

[marcosaberenguer]

I love Ben Gibbard's solo verse. =-)

[magicbuspass]

I am now going to buy the album after listening to this song.

[kaaap0w]

hopefully this wont get deleted like the last video for this beautiful song.

[ConsumptionMayCause]

wow, amazing

[StyxnsVids]

just beautiful