This is an amazing cover and I can't thank Florence enough to have introduced me to this band. Now it's almost the only two bands I'm listening to. <3
I'm sure she sings 'there's nothing to do here, so just lie and complain', when CWK's sing '...SOME just lie and complain'. Not a critique, I just always notice that =)
I listened to this lots following a break up. No idea why this song...
She's either not on the right key, or really really flat at the beginning, or both. And I don't like that she cut it so short. One of the nice things about the original is the way it flows through its beginning, its peak, and its end. I dunno. I love her voice and style, and I love Cold War Kids, but I really don't like this cover. At all.
@lPlasticated I have really good ears so if someone hits a wrong note I cringe. I get what you mean by imperfect voices, and I love them too, but there's a difference between having a unique voice that's not generic sounding and singing wrong notes.
i love cold war kids (they are one of my favorite bands) but in my opinion, a cover has to bring something new to the song, a cover that is exactly the same as the awesome original is pointless. I reckon flo puts her personality and heart into this, yes it sounds different, but if you dont want to hear someone elses twist, dont listen to covers. My favorite female singer covering my favorite song? yes i like it very much :D
@MrShaun1h shut up if you dont like it dont comment his/she`s giving an opinon! did i spell that right?probably not.do i care?probably not. do i like answering my own question?yes..yes i do.please stop being rude.X)))) love and respect peace
i think she has a great voice for this, defenitely not a bad cover, but i do think she shouldn't have played it with a guitar. a piano fits the song better..
Don't get me wrong I think CWK's version is fucking fantastic, but I think this version is really good too, Flo's voice does wonders for the song, i think that alone gives it enough soul and depth, in it's own unique way, tho that's just me. Honestly tho, you people shouldn't come here just to say this version is crappy, at least appreciate the fact that Flo has good taste in music, and even if you don't like her you cannot deny she's better than most of what we have jammed down our throats.
It's good...it just doesn't have the same soul as the original. The piano and the vintage reverbed out guitar do wonders in the Cold War Kids original. And I just can't say the same for a version with just vocals and acoustic guitar. The same emotional depth isn't there.
@1980Grafik how the hell can she annoy you to the point of sticking knitting needles in your ears? she's a hell of a sight better than some of the crap in the charts today, like Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Tine Tempa, and Taio Cruz.
Can't say I like this at all. Replacing the measured beat, bass and piano with jangly folk rock guitar and the lyrics rendered in Florence's weird pseudo-blues/pseudo-gospel warbling just leaves me cold. That and she left like half the song out.
@joiless Dude, her voice is EPIC! Florence sang this with the lead singer from this band at a festival cuz he thought she covered the song so well. She's well able to write her own songs, but also clearly likes to cover other songs too. And FYI... She's fan-FUCKING-tastic at doing it!
heard this song and the cold war kid's version, and love them both for different reasons. This version sounds happier, but it has to go to the cold war kids who wrote it in all fairness :)!
wow, is anyone giving you nice comments about this video or are they all as narky as szesczer? GREAT JOB on the slide show. There you go, people, that's all you need to say...
florence and I thought my name is Philip's because I had so much at the beginning of my F's it
filiashorvinho 1 month ago
can u PLEASE make a karaoke version?????? PLEASE
megamusiclover02 3 months ago
Hospital beds the level height of Bed can be adjusted to facilitate close observation by the Medical staff.
TheDavidbarrey 4 months ago
I prefer Cold War Kids' version. Has more punch
in18v 4 months ago
@in18v And doesn't sound like shit.
SlavoDaGreasy 3 months ago
I cry everytime.
silsil53 4 months ago
omfg this cover is immense
sukifrenchs 5 months ago
This is an amazing cover and I can't thank Florence enough to have introduced me to this band. Now it's almost the only two bands I'm listening to. <3
olivia1910 6 months ago
i didn't even know this song existed untill now! i am now in love with it!
nicalashy94 6 months ago
I like this better than the cold war kids version.
chuppedup 6 months ago
i did a dance to this song :)
heysassygurl 7 months ago
this is the best Florence song ever, even if it is a cover
madrat94 7 months ago
This is my favorite Cold War Kids song, and Florence does it great justice. Her voice is amazing. Such a great cover, and great pictures too.
atillathehunniee 7 months ago 2
these pictures of her are awesome
dadoggjr 8 months ago
.. in my opinion, this version is a bullshit even so I like Florance in her own way.
EdieKid 9 months ago
I like Florence and the Machine. I like Cold war Kids. I don't like them together :/
dandaman541 9 months ago
<3
jok3st4 9 months ago
i cant decide whether i like cold war kids or flo better :|
THEY ARE BOTH AHMAAAZING
SelenaXXo 10 months ago 4
Wonder if Cold War Kids and Florence will play this together at Bonnaroo... could be interesting
thebeastwithoutpants 10 months ago
The Cold War Kids version was better, this version is much to empty. Just my opinion though...
nhdude6 10 months ago
Great song. It has a real meaning. It's a beautiful, either artist is great.
hOundgirlOO7 10 months ago 3
Who did this first, Cold War Kids or Florence? I'm leaning towards Cold War Kids
WolfKill01 10 months ago
@WolfKill01 Its the cold war kids song but florence did an unofficial cover i think
natejac99 10 months ago
@WolfKill01 cold war kids did it first ofc
6Orion 8 months ago
Seeing Cold War Kids tomorrow. :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Eun1qu3 11 months ago
Must be so fun to be a backing singer for Florence!
lPlasticated 11 months ago
one of my favourite songs at the moment
eclipselover1992 11 months ago
I'm sure she sings 'there's nothing to do here, so just lie and complain', when CWK's sing '...SOME just lie and complain'. Not a critique, I just always notice that =)
I listened to this lots following a break up. No idea why this song...
looseho 1 year ago
from what album? none?..
HIHNickel 1 year ago
@HIHNickel It's on Lungs- The B Sides.
SimplyBrianna13 11 months ago
She's either not on the right key, or really really flat at the beginning, or both. And I don't like that she cut it so short. One of the nice things about the original is the way it flows through its beginning, its peak, and its end. I dunno. I love her voice and style, and I love Cold War Kids, but I really don't like this cover. At all.
WorstWaffles 1 year ago
@WorstWaffles I like that her voice isn't allways perfect, I think it makes her more unique :)
lPlasticated 11 months ago
@lPlasticated I have really good ears so if someone hits a wrong note I cringe. I get what you mean by imperfect voices, and I love them too, but there's a difference between having a unique voice that's not generic sounding and singing wrong notes.
WorstWaffles 8 months ago
@WorstWaffles i totally agree with you she has a nice voice but i like the other version better
ShannyPants456 10 months ago
i love cold war kids (they are one of my favorite bands) but in my opinion, a cover has to bring something new to the song, a cover that is exactly the same as the awesome original is pointless. I reckon flo puts her personality and heart into this, yes it sounds different, but if you dont want to hear someone elses twist, dont listen to covers. My favorite female singer covering my favorite song? yes i like it very much :D
Shmoofles 1 year ago 21
@Shmoofles Yawn
MrShaun1h 1 year ago
@MrShaun1h shut up if you dont like it dont comment his/she`s giving an opinon! did i spell that right?probably not.do i care?probably not. do i like answering my own question?yes..yes i do.please stop being rude.X)))) love and respect peace
imaVIP4ever 11 months ago
I like cold war kids version better
AntiHero2011 1 year ago 3
i saw a new banksey for me anyways....
one of his rat's only human size holding a paint brush with red writing on the wall that says:
"I'm out of bed and dressed - what more do you want?"
is banksey still tagin' britain or is that all over??????????
someone answer damnit
rymeswitreason 1 year ago
florence reminds me of a beautiful princess singing in a kings court somewhere on the british isles
KustomKultureUK 1 year ago
i think she has a great voice for this, defenitely not a bad cover, but i do think she shouldn't have played it with a guitar. a piano fits the song better..
lizz248 1 year ago 2
Don't get me wrong I think CWK's version is fucking fantastic, but I think this version is really good too, Flo's voice does wonders for the song, i think that alone gives it enough soul and depth, in it's own unique way, tho that's just me. Honestly tho, you people shouldn't come here just to say this version is crappy, at least appreciate the fact that Flo has good taste in music, and even if you don't like her you cannot deny she's better than most of what we have jammed down our throats.
BlackPhenix69 1 year ago
It's good...it just doesn't have the same soul as the original. The piano and the vintage reverbed out guitar do wonders in the Cold War Kids original. And I just can't say the same for a version with just vocals and acoustic guitar. The same emotional depth isn't there.
snavedizzle 1 year ago
this version sucks. some cold war kids songs should just not be covered and this proves it.
dc09dc 1 year ago
thumbs up if you had to lower the volume
ithree6mafia 1 year ago
@ithree6mafia why would you EVER lower the volume?
badpoetryjesus 1 year ago
Its no where near as good as Cold War Kids. Sorry Florence.
RECHL 1 year ago 5
this cover is beautiful but i still prefer cwks version
CaraAsoleada 1 year ago
As much as i adore this version, the original CWK's is better.
TheCosmicFlorence 1 year ago 5
Amazing photos! Please please please tell me where you found them!
CeliNi68 1 year ago 3
@CeliNi68 They're just all over google really, just do florence welch and flick through a few of the pages
marshmallowbabys 1 year ago 7
Florence annoys me to the point of wanting to stick knitting needles in my ears.
1980Grafik 1 year ago
@1980Grafik how the hell can she annoy you to the point of sticking knitting needles in your ears? she's a hell of a sight better than some of the crap in the charts today, like Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Tine Tempa, and Taio Cruz.
TheCosmicFlorence 1 year ago
I love Florence, and this cover, but the original will always be #1.
karrixftw 1 year ago 4
ahah 1:38, what the fuck is that?!
I'M IN LOVE WITH THIS SONG
Marlens93 1 year ago
1:01 that pic made my day :L
TheCosmicFlorence 1 year ago
What a lovely song, I enjoy both versions. Expression here means a lot.
assasinman87 1 year ago
love this cover, I think I love it even more than the original!
lulkica 1 year ago
Can't say I like this at all. Replacing the measured beat, bass and piano with jangly folk rock guitar and the lyrics rendered in Florence's weird pseudo-blues/pseudo-gospel warbling just leaves me cold. That and she left like half the song out.
joiless 1 year ago
@joiless Dude, her voice is EPIC! Florence sang this with the lead singer from this band at a festival cuz he thought she covered the song so well. She's well able to write her own songs, but also clearly likes to cover other songs too. And FYI... She's fan-FUCKING-tastic at doing it!
barbieisbabs 1 year ago 4
This is SUCH an amazing cover of a song that I already loved. Wow.
jalloyd09 1 year ago 2
heard this song and the cold war kid's version, and love them both for different reasons. This version sounds happier, but it has to go to the cold war kids who wrote it in all fairness :)!
nicoladooley 1 year ago 5
terrible singing, original is much better.
104gregor 1 year ago
wow, is anyone giving you nice comments about this video or are they all as narky as szesczer? GREAT JOB on the slide show. There you go, people, that's all you need to say...
purplesheep89 1 year ago 3
I think this is so much better than the original!!!!! I'm going to download it!! :P
smergxxx 1 year ago 2
Cold War Kids simply OWNNNN this song Florence aint got nothing on them !
MartyPorter19 1 year ago
OMG, amazing song !!!!!!!!!!
LegoSoup99 1 year ago
listen to the cold war kids one
florencefan1 1 year ago
i love this cover but it doesnt beat the original. usually covers arent as good anyway but this was pretty close :)
T1NAxTH3xGR8 1 year ago 2
great pictures! :)
blusherfied 1 year ago
great pictures
blusherfied 1 year ago
its spelled beautiful*
mingignoli 1 year ago
I love this so much I can sing it :DDD
I like the original too :D x
I can't decide which is best...:L
GlubberXxx 1 year ago
Great song and awsome slide show :D Love the pic of her and Light Speed Champion! Well done!
Charming Thieves xxx
myspace/charmingthieves
CharmingThieves 2 years ago
Great song and cool slide show! :D Love the pic of her and Light Speed Champion! Well done!
Charming Thieves xxx
myspace/charmingthieves
CharmingThieves 2 years ago
i love this!
but the original was better.
mollaykrausgrill 2 years ago
What a strong voice she has!!!!! Adore her!!!
barbounakimaoumaou 2 years ago 5
so sad... so weak vid for this beautyfull song... u have no expression
szesczer 2 years ago
I'm glad I wasted 2:29 minutes of your life. It's a slide-show! slide-show! not vid-e-oh!
marshmallowbabys 2 years ago 121
@marshmallowbabys we dont watch this for the slide show (although i loved the pics) we listen to it for the amazing song!!
Cocopopsz 1 year ago 2
@marshmallowbabys nice slide show!
TheCosmicFlorence 1 year ago
@marshmallowbabys not to mention that he spelled beautiful wrong :/ lol
dancerita20 8 months ago
I love florence, but the orginal is better. but then this is a cover, it doesn't have to be better than the original. Still love this though <3
televisedbaggage 2 years ago 2
I prefer this to the original tbh :)
KatieMillerX 2 years ago 3
well duuhhh its amazing and they are the best band in the whole world!!!!
thedebuities5 2 years ago
without doubt the original is far better especially the acoustic version
rocketlover059 2 years ago
I love her voice :)
Elksownkthx 2 years ago
amazing! x's 4 million!
VegiTwinkie 2 years ago
i love her
2Palmeida 2 years ago
How did you know i wanted to comment? :O
fmrosealex 2 years ago
I just did?
marshmallowbabys 2 years ago
someone should break the law and post this on myspace =)
Lay1894 2 years ago 3
how come you cant put it on myspace?
marshmallowbabys 2 years ago
why isn't this song on "lungs"?
blueeyed07 2 years ago
because its a cover and she chaned her style for lungs
marshmallowbabys 2 years ago
You've got the love is a cover...
jamescraiguk 2 years ago 4
fair point
its just not on the album then!
marshmallowbabys 2 years ago
Thats what i wanna know!
LOVEKITTENxx 2 years ago
can't get enough of this its awesome
IMissYou2k8 2 years ago 48
Laying in hospitals
manekin16 2 years ago 3
Im seeing her at t in the park in 10 days.. i'm so excited! :D
lubylui 2 years ago 2
im seeing her at T4 on the beach, im excited tooooo :)
sillymooeatscheese 2 years ago 2
i saw her on saturday. she's amazinggg! (:
publictelephonebitch 2 years ago 4
brilliant (y)
maddykinyeah 2 years ago 2
aaah me too!!! :D
yokey0ma0bob 2 years ago
at 02:05 I love how you can see the rest of her dress in the mirror, it's adorable.
theholytoast 2 years ago
Amazing
Quirky1128 2 years ago
if by amazing you mean terrible.
then yes, amazing
NNYownz 2 years ago
ah yes but they don't mean terrible, (:
marshmallowbabys 2 years ago
Im going to see florence and the machine at xygen this year woohoo!! (:
marshmallowbabys 3 years ago