Good cover. He puts his own mark on it, not trying to be Jeff. I like this live version better than his studio version, which is bordering on loungy in my ears. Could've skipped the standing up and yelling part, but maybe that's just how Jamie is.
If you're gonna cover something, at least cover the best part of the song. He left out the whole "It's never over" part. I mean c'mon...."my kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder". How could you leave that out?!
Why do people click this video to debate "why you shouldn't cover Jeff Buckley"? Jamie is a sincere, passionate musician, he certainly has a good taste in music, covering this legendary song by sir Buckley, as a tribute to Jeff. Sure, the original is a brilliant song, but that doesn't objectively make this a bad cover.
I get sick of the endless discussions about covers. Which of any other great musicians hasn't ever done a cover? Exactly; none.
I like his voice and skills on the piano. Singing without the mike to the crowd was cool. But this song has always represented a young man singing about a lost lover. This version doesn't sound right.
If you have heard the original you already know that this cover misses out on so much feeling. Jeff buckley was a legend and this cover is popular for shit reasons
I love this cover! There's no reason not to love a rendition like this. I think Jeff would truly enjoy his song sung with such tenderness and heart. I personally think the original is one of the best songs I've ever heard and Jamie Cullum did everything to remind me of what a brilliant song it is. He did it absolute justice and made it personally his, which is a beautiful thing.
no one should ever be allowed to cover buckley songs. it makes me want to kill someone. the only thing i dig about this cover is the piano, which worked in its own way.
Haha I think you people are missing the point. No one is saying that people shouldn't do covers. Jeff played too many covers to count. I think the point is that this cover just isn't very good (in comparison to the original, at least).
wow..its funny i heard jamie cullum version before ever listening to jeff buckley one and didnt even know this song existed until i heard jeff buckley , just stumbled across this video by chance and realised i had probably heard it before....this ones an intresting version
I think that people who criticize others for covering Jeff Buckley should remember that Jeff built his career by doing covers himself. His first #1 song (and forever his most famous and popular) was his brilliant cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah." To cover another artist is the ultimate homage of respect to their work.
@youGottaLiveCrazy: I'm totally with you!! With this cover Jamie is showing his admiration to Jeff and singing the song in his own unique way . It's childish to think that an artist doing a cover wants to be better than the original!
This song will always be very special to me. At my first Jamie gig I was one of the lucky people sitting on stage while he performed the song!! That was one of the most magical moments of my life and nobody will ever distroy this precious memory!!!
both versions of the song are fantastic. Buckley version has more drama/emotion per say, Cullum's version has more musicallity and the right dose of drama as well.
I don't like the way he phrases the words when he sings the song and he definately can't bring forth the emotion that Buckley could, but I still dig the way he performs this song it'z pretty cool!
He has a great voice and it sounds great on the piano, but he missed out my favourite part of the song which is why I don't like his version which is a pity.
@crandall1987, bit with 'a tear that hangs inside my soul forever', yeah, I agree. I think it's cas Buckley's range was so good, and perhaps Cullum considered leaving it out. Nonetheless, I think Buckley would have been proud.
He did a great job. He made a different interpretation of a great song, and it's brilliant anyway. Jeff Buckley's music was just so emotional, it's hard to match the meaningfulness he puts in his voice.
Few musical issues with this cover, but it's decent. I just don't particularly think Jazz/Blues represents the song properly. It's a song of hope, and this sounds a bit depressing and all.
@inmytree2003 I don't need to read the lyrics ... it's my favourite song ever. The 'origional' isn't depressing, if you find that depressing then everything must be depressing to you except for club music and shit like that. The lyrics really aren't depressing at all.
We should appreciate this for Jamie's attack on the piano, and the presents he instills in his rendition. Here is a song that strikes everyone; each, in their own way. This is simply how Jamie feels, in someone else's words.
Ironic to find people bitchin' about a cover. . . correct me if'n i'm wrong, but one of Jeff's most famous performances is a cover of a Leonard Cohen tune. .. .
@BeakerArk Great point. Some of my favorite Buckley tunes were originals of Dylan, Simone, and other folk songs passed down to generation to generation.
Don't confuse a tribute with yet another pop cover. As Jeff did with hallelujah, Jamie took a song that meant something to him and did it fantastically in his own style. For me personally Jeff's version of hallelujah was far more poignant and desperate than Leonard cohens and brought the lyrics alive. I have to say that Jamies piano and more melodic style just seems to make this song mean so much more than any version I've heard to date, including Jeffs 'more desperate' original.
it's silly to try to compare this with the original...no one can touch Jeff Buckley. If we're gonna compare, just compare this with other covers. Best cover I've ever heard of this song goes to Holly Miranda. Jamie Cullum's version pales in comparison to hers!!! Holly Miranda's version is as close to Jeff Buckley's as it gets.
Well I like that he's done something different with this. But he seems to struggle at the higher notes, despite changing the key to sing lower. I just don't think he has the vocal range to pull this off, and doesn't capture any of the raw emotion of the original.
Nice lounge music I guess, but that's about it. Maybe stick to pop songs for the covers =\
i just found out this guy is 5,4 tall, and has a girlfriend that's 5,11. i think it's great, i know it has nothing to do with this cover, i just think it's really cool that people are caring less about little things such as height difference when being in a relationship. more power to them!
The problem is not that he hasn't an ounce of the talent that Jeff Buckley has, (though he hasn't), he sings this with absolutely no emotion whatsoever. Jeff's sang this from his soul, you could hear the passion in his voice. Each to their own and all that but if you honestly think this song even merely does justice to the original, then you're insane.
Sounds good and sure is a good cover but I really feel that JB's songs should be left alone 'cause they are perfect the way they are and I just don't like anyone touching them... Well yeah a very personal opinion I know but that's how I feel...
Sounds good and sure is a good cover but I really feel that JB's songs should be left alone 'cause they are perfect the way they are and I just don't like anyone touching them... Well yeah a very personal opinion I know but that's how I feel...
Oh my, whata bunch of dramatic human beings... Jamie Cullum wasn't trying to BEAT Jeff Buckley, he was simply singing a cover, in Jeff's image, probably because he really admires Jeff's song. So, Cullum is merely complimenting another artist's work. Which is very good. So please, for the love of God or whoever/whatever you believe in, just admit that Jamie Cullum is really talented and he made a wonderful job performing "Lover, You Should've Come Over". Because yes, it's quite a fact. Peace out.
@YouGottaLiveCrazy yep. it's like youtubers don't understand what "interpretation" means.. it's his interpretation of the song, people need to calm down.
@YouGottaLiveCrazy youtube is a reflection of US politics.. people stating their opinions or complete negative commentary as an opinion with other people getting angry because this opinion/commentary goes against their own. they then fight and argue between themselves while everyone else is just trying to enjoy the music. people used to be able to disagree and get along.. seems like those days are gone. youtube allows freedom of speech, voice your opinion and just enjoy the music.
@waffle1683 You know, I've never had any problems when it comes to accepting different points of view. But I guess we're having some kind of confusion with these concepts. One thing is to open your mind and tell your opinion: "I like this artist!", "I really hated this song!" or whatever. And there's another thing called "disrespect and disability to make constructive critics". Just a thought. I'm here in peace :)
I believe this song was composed by jeff after the break up with Rebecca Moore.This song has so deep meaning within itself of loosing someone whom you love.Only one with such lost love can put feel to it.....
wow.... What's up with everyone trying to compare this with Jeff Buckley? They're two different genres of music, and why would he be trying to compete? They're both good. But I like this one better. It's only my opinion, but I'm not gonna hate on the other one, so.. Stop on this one.
@klide365 Hardly you fucking retard, its not like he set out to be better than the original(Jeff) He made it his own and did an excellent rendition of the song so unless you have a decent critical observation.....Fuck right off you stupid fuck.. thanks x
Never liked Jeff Buckleys sound much, though he was a fantastic song writer. Jamie Cullums interpretation of the song really shows just what an amazing song it really is.
Man. I love this song. If you want to hear the Jeff Buckley version, go listen to it. I like hearing Jamie's take on it. Of COURSE Buckley's is the best. He's Buckley. But come on. This is awesome.
It's like someone trying to pass off a copy of the Mona Lisa, regardless of how you approach this version it pales into insignificance when compared to the original. You cannot improve upon perfection.
This is my favorite Jeff Buckley song. Someone posted on his video that Jamie Cullum blows Jeff's 'garbage' out of the water. Sure, this guy sounds good but, I'm thinking this is all style where Jeff Buckley was all substance. No one can ever blow Jeff Buckley's voice out of the water!
I've heard John Mayer's version and now Jamie Cullum's version...they both neglected to include the clear bass line in their arrangements. Jeff Buckley (with his amazing band) composed one of the sweetest bass lines I've ever heard in "Lover You Should've Come Over". It's dumb not to include it.
I think it's foolish to say that a cover is not as good as the original, or shouldn't be tried. Look at all the great artists that have attempted Buckley covers. His music lives on, and it keeps evolving because he influenced these guys so much. This is an homage.
Those Jeff Buckley admirers must be the most irritating people alive. Thinking only he can sing his songs, while the man himself was recording songs like 'Hallelujah' and 'Strange Fruit'. I have nothing against Jeff Buckley, he was a great artist. Only those arty farty fans (not all of them) should shut up. To me, this is a great version.
Yeah, he's not trying to compete with Jeff Buckley. He's paying an homage to Jeff. Jeff's voice was truly unique. gogoahgogo has no idea what he/she is talking about. No one has sung like Jeff Buckley in ages if ever, let alone the 90s. This is a soulful version alright, but Buckley's version is heartrending. No one competes with Jeff Buckley because he is in a league all his own. Period. Great version, though, especially live.
naw jeff's ok... jaime has more soul and a more original voice jeff sounds like every other artist from the 90's who was still trying to do ballads....ekk jazz is king!
Of course Jeff's version is not almost but is completely impossible to beat, but the more I hear Jamie Cullum do his version the more I like it. My belief he's not trying to top or beat JB's version can't be done by another human being. Robert Plant could 've done justice to this song in his prime aside from that JC's just singing it cause he wants to and that's it and that's all.
@BethUKJuggle yea Beth nobody can match up to Buckley, but try imagining that you have never heard Buckley sing it, and see if it makes a difference. I did and now I kind of like Jamie Cullum's version.
that's not really accurate. cohen made it popular originally, and it's one of his most covered songs ever.
john cale's original cover was popular (recorded in 1991). it was cale's version that inspired buckley to cover it.
cale's version was in the movie "shrek" (2001) and rufus wainwright's version was on the "shrek" soundtrack (also 2001). that brought it back into recent popularity. buckley's version has become more popular since the cale/wainwright versions re-popularized the song.
I'm a ridiculous fan of JB who was born in the same year and saw him in Chicago in 1995. Cullum isn't trying to compete, just sing a great song and does it quite well. Screw comparisons, Cullum does a great job. No way there will ever be objective comparisons with JB, too much bias, human nature. Enjoy it all.
Michaell fucking bubble was in school when Jeff Buckley wrote this song so he can fuck right off! Ever wondered what William Shatner would sound like singing this song? Jamie cuntin' Cullum come's pretty close! This play-mobile haired, sound of Starbucks bourgeois jazz cunt can fuck off ! This rendition is like a photocopied masterpeice, beauty rendered in head-ache grey! Dont get me fuckin started on High and Dry! Only Mark Ronson has managed to suck more life out of Radiohead song!
This is the first I've ever heard this song played on piano. That change doesn't bother me so much, but like the rest of you I wished he played the whole song and didn't leave any lines out. I don't think he has the right voice to cover this song, but at times he really had the sentiment right, just not enough. Of course, how many of us think we could do a better job? The difference is we respect Jeff's art enough to know not to trifle with perfection.
@tjm220 There's no such thing as "not having the right to cover a song". The point of covering a song shouldn't be to do it better than the original artist, but to interpret the song differently, and bring something new to it.
You missed my point and misquoted me, which is funny because it's written right there in front of you. I said he has the wrong voice for this song, much too low. There's a certain passion someone who attempts a Jeff Buckley song must bring to it, and while he's a good artist, he missed that mark.
@TheToneKid yea that gorgeous falsetto you speak of is exactly right but it's not there as it isn't in John Mayer's version because they are unable to do it. The only two singers I can think that had the vocal range diaphramatic support were Robert Plant and Freddie Mercury.
@nat00ben06 Well Plant and Mercury definitely had the range but that doesn't necessarily affect falsetto singing; plenty of people can hit those notes. The thing that makes this song great isn't that it's particularly hard - because it really isn't - it's the soul behind the notes.
It's fine to do a cover song of one of the most amazing artists...ever. However, WHY did Jamie Cullum leave out one of the sweetest, most beautiful, bass lines EVER written in a song? If you're a hardcord Jeff fan, you know EXACTLY which part I'm talking about.
what the fuck? he left out the best part! he left out the whole part of "its never over... my kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder....etc etc.. she's the tear that hangs in my soul forever..:" which is one of the most beautiful lyrical phrases i have ever heard!! and he left the whole part out?? what's wrong jamie? cant handle it vocally??
Not feelin it
Beaucdiamondtv 3 weeks ago
Voice is terrible
suckaluckadingdong 1 month ago
decent arrangement, shit voice
incubusbuckley 1 month ago
como me calienta este tipo!
whoaakate15 1 month ago
awesome... love the emotion in this...
meritz59 2 months ago
Good, but jamie has cutted the best piece of a song ever
muntarone 2 months ago
Sometimes perfection just should not be covered....
traveler66n 2 months ago
Good cover. He puts his own mark on it, not trying to be Jeff. I like this live version better than his studio version, which is bordering on loungy in my ears. Could've skipped the standing up and yelling part, but maybe that's just how Jamie is.
arctictiger69 3 months ago
4:01 bass player face. best
cazsey 3 months ago
most beautifull song ever !
kevanhq2mship 3 months ago
i love it
2Iryni 4 months ago
@ScienceWars
Its just Em with bass in C, i think nothing difficult for jamie;)
savethemusik 4 months ago
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savethemusik 4 months ago
He messed up the chord before 2:21 ("so I'll wait for you...").
Every artist that covers this song messes up that chord.
Only Jeff can play that chord.
It is the Jeff chord.
ScienceWars 4 months ago
@ScienceWars I mean yeah, he changed it. If you listen to the surrounding chords, you'll find that it fits perfectly with Cullum's arrangement :]
TEXTUALactivity 3 months ago
If you're gonna cover something, at least cover the best part of the song. He left out the whole "It's never over" part. I mean c'mon...."my kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder". How could you leave that out?!
babyblues0822 5 months ago 2
Lover You Should Have Come Over
jsong21 5 months ago
Why do people click this video to debate "why you shouldn't cover Jeff Buckley"? Jamie is a sincere, passionate musician, he certainly has a good taste in music, covering this legendary song by sir Buckley, as a tribute to Jeff. Sure, the original is a brilliant song, but that doesn't objectively make this a bad cover.
I get sick of the endless discussions about covers. Which of any other great musicians hasn't ever done a cover? Exactly; none.
Familyguyaddict01 6 months ago
true jeff used to truly love covering great songs, as do i!
pjramsay 6 months ago
I like his voice and skills on the piano. Singing without the mike to the crowd was cool. But this song has always represented a young man singing about a lost lover. This version doesn't sound right.
MatthewBanchero 6 months ago
Transcribe the audio...... it's retarded
Dimesbagg 6 months ago
If you have heard the original you already know that this cover misses out on so much feeling. Jeff buckley was a legend and this cover is popular for shit reasons
MrNapwilson 6 months ago
not good. it just quite simply ain't.
vinesybaby 7 months ago
please, this is better than the original. jeff made cohen's song better, jamie made jeff's song better. it's a cycle. the beautiful cycle of music
ruipsoa 7 months ago
Jeff Buckley :)
Heldenkindchen 7 months ago
I love this cover! There's no reason not to love a rendition like this. I think Jeff would truly enjoy his song sung with such tenderness and heart. I personally think the original is one of the best songs I've ever heard and Jamie Cullum did everything to remind me of what a brilliant song it is. He did it absolute justice and made it personally his, which is a beautiful thing.
ChadizzleFoshizzle 7 months ago 10
Sexy
Dimesbagg 7 months ago
Buckley for folks who like Buble
RockinDaBronx 7 months ago 2
can't hold a candle to jeff
JuanVejar1989 7 months ago
Great cover, he makes it his own! Real jazzy!!
SockPixie 7 months ago
esto es una cancion de amor
xoandaslamas 8 months ago
What happened to "it's never over"? It just feels incomplete without that verse.
Apart from that, decent cover.
EpicShinyLapras 8 months ago 3
no one should ever be allowed to cover buckley songs. it makes me want to kill someone. the only thing i dig about this cover is the piano, which worked in its own way.
lucycatherine1 8 months ago
best thing he's done?
profcheeseface 9 months ago
I love this cover but do miss the it's never over......
Drewdavids824 9 months ago
Haha I think you people are missing the point. No one is saying that people shouldn't do covers. Jeff played too many covers to count. I think the point is that this cover just isn't very good (in comparison to the original, at least).
phayzedjaymz 9 months ago
I feel like something is missing... it really needs an explosion at the end.
Like "it's never over..." or something else, because it supose to be very sad, tragic and beautiful. Just like life itself.
jekisha8 9 months ago
even jeff buckley covered songs, Hallelujah?
CHEWYDOOM 9 months ago
At first I wanted to hate this cover and did, but now I kinda dig it. He's no Jeff but no one ever was nor ever will bel.
nat00ben06 10 months ago 2
This is a great cover. I wish he would have included my favorite verse, though--"It's never over..."
Still a powerful performance, though.
Changeitupnow 10 months ago
don't usually like jazz but love jamie cullum...good version,jeff's better more emotional....jeff buckley♥♥ R.I.P
SpunkNiel 10 months ago
wow..its funny i heard jamie cullum version before ever listening to jeff buckley one and didnt even know this song existed until i heard jeff buckley , just stumbled across this video by chance and realised i had probably heard it before....this ones an intresting version
SpunkNiel 10 months ago
Where was this performed? Looks like the royal crescent but it's probably not
MikeGasm 10 months ago
I think that people who criticize others for covering Jeff Buckley should remember that Jeff built his career by doing covers himself. His first #1 song (and forever his most famous and popular) was his brilliant cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah." To cover another artist is the ultimate homage of respect to their work.
RudyBreteler 11 months ago 19
@youGottaLiveCrazy: I'm totally with you!! With this cover Jamie is showing his admiration to Jeff and singing the song in his own unique way . It's childish to think that an artist doing a cover wants to be better than the original!
This song will always be very special to me. At my first Jamie gig I was one of the lucky people sitting on stage while he performed the song!! That was one of the most magical moments of my life and nobody will ever distroy this precious memory!!!
Astie7 11 months ago
@Astie7 I don't think it's just about Cullum digging Buckley it's just maybe a cool tune to cover.
nat00ben06 10 months ago
Jamie takes any song and makes it his own. LOVE him!!!! Thanks for posting!
<3
Cydzette 11 months ago
I do extremely like between 0:00 and 5:41 :)
akimonna 1 year ago
Is that Jamie's brother on the double bass? I know he used to play bass in Jamie's band and this bassist is kinda similar to Jamie.
Bernard2307 1 year ago
both versions of the song are fantastic. Buckley version has more drama/emotion per say, Cullum's version has more musicallity and the right dose of drama as well.
kurouki 1 year ago
The way he changes the metrics is just DEGRADING to the message!
thedeadserv 1 year ago
I really wish I was the mic.
dillypadi 1 year ago 2
I don't like the way he phrases the words when he sings the song and he definately can't bring forth the emotion that Buckley could, but I still dig the way he performs this song it'z pretty cool!
nat00ben06 1 year ago
lol, you guys all forget that buckley covered hallelujah... hypocritical?
kasimovaya 1 year ago
I have been a fan for quite some time now! I wish he would come perform near me :(
supercheez78 1 year ago
He has a great voice and it sounds great on the piano, but he missed out my favourite part of the song which is why I don't like his version which is a pity.
crandall1987 1 year ago
@crandall1987, bit with 'a tear that hangs inside my soul forever', yeah, I agree. I think it's cas Buckley's range was so good, and perhaps Cullum considered leaving it out. Nonetheless, I think Buckley would have been proud.
listyspisty 1 year ago
brilliant job ....that was really unique...!!
MrWeeble1961 1 year ago 2
He did a great job. He made a different interpretation of a great song, and it's brilliant anyway. Jeff Buckley's music was just so emotional, it's hard to match the meaningfulness he puts in his voice.
nonamette 1 year ago
I get a strange uncomfortable feeling from his version...i dont know why...personal I guess.......but a great great song! For me..... it's Jeff x
nixart7 1 year ago
Few musical issues with this cover, but it's decent. I just don't particularly think Jazz/Blues represents the song properly. It's a song of hope, and this sounds a bit depressing and all.
Incubus941 1 year ago
@Incubus941 His style isn't far removed from the original.... I actually find the original depressing... read the lyrics.
inmytree2003 1 year ago
@inmytree2003 it's meant to be depressing... I hate to say it but dude... duh...!
thedeadserv 1 year ago
@inmytree2003 I don't need to read the lyrics ... it's my favourite song ever. The 'origional' isn't depressing, if you find that depressing then everything must be depressing to you except for club music and shit like that. The lyrics really aren't depressing at all.
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We should appreciate this for Jamie's attack on the piano, and the presents he instills in his rendition. Here is a song that strikes everyone; each, in their own way. This is simply how Jamie feels, in someone else's words.
cheersdlh 1 year ago
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cheersdlh 1 year ago
why is he making out with the mic
xxmichoxx 1 year ago
wonderful. beautiful, peaceful, graceful
thank you
juutje40 1 year ago
Ironic to find people bitchin' about a cover. . . correct me if'n i'm wrong, but one of Jeff's most famous performances is a cover of a Leonard Cohen tune. .. .
BeakerArk 1 year ago 77
@BeakerArk Great point. Some of my favorite Buckley tunes were originals of Dylan, Simone, and other folk songs passed down to generation to generation.
jesouthw 8 months ago
@BeakerArk haha, awesome!
SuperLennert 6 months ago
@BeakerArk You are winning
BedroomBassist 5 months ago
@BeakerArk Ouch
m0nNickneim 4 months ago
Love both Jeff and Jamie and I think Jamie does a beautiful cover of Lover.
s1ygirl 1 year ago 3
I love JC ! He is the best
carla990 1 year ago
Don't confuse a tribute with yet another pop cover. As Jeff did with hallelujah, Jamie took a song that meant something to him and did it fantastically in his own style. For me personally Jeff's version of hallelujah was far more poignant and desperate than Leonard cohens and brought the lyrics alive. I have to say that Jamies piano and more melodic style just seems to make this song mean so much more than any version I've heard to date, including Jeffs 'more desperate' original.
bazer1972 1 year ago
Jamie...you're one of the best...love this cover...just love it.
Mimimph 1 year ago
Jamie Cullum is awesome! Very very talented!
Rosalindxxxxxx 1 year ago
it's silly to try to compare this with the original...no one can touch Jeff Buckley. If we're gonna compare, just compare this with other covers. Best cover I've ever heard of this song goes to Holly Miranda. Jamie Cullum's version pales in comparison to hers!!! Holly Miranda's version is as close to Jeff Buckley's as it gets.
r3i123 1 year ago
Like the piano in this song!
PopCultureSucks 1 year ago
Well I like that he's done something different with this. But he seems to struggle at the higher notes, despite changing the key to sing lower. I just don't think he has the vocal range to pull this off, and doesn't capture any of the raw emotion of the original.
Nice lounge music I guess, but that's about it. Maybe stick to pop songs for the covers =\
drunkenturkey 1 year ago
i just found out this guy is 5,4 tall, and has a girlfriend that's 5,11. i think it's great, i know it has nothing to do with this cover, i just think it's really cool that people are caring less about little things such as height difference when being in a relationship. more power to them!
MrSeaneriksson 1 year ago 2
love this!
SargeEmpath 1 year ago
The problem is not that he hasn't an ounce of the talent that Jeff Buckley has, (though he hasn't), he sings this with absolutely no emotion whatsoever. Jeff's sang this from his soul, you could hear the passion in his voice. Each to their own and all that but if you honestly think this song even merely does justice to the original, then you're insane.
JG111088 1 year ago
Sounds good and sure is a good cover but I really feel that JB's songs should be left alone 'cause they are perfect the way they are and I just don't like anyone touching them... Well yeah a very personal opinion I know but that's how I feel...
ranjac81 1 year ago
Sounds good and sure is a good cover but I really feel that JB's songs should be left alone 'cause they are perfect the way they are and I just don't like anyone touching them... Well yeah a very personal opinion I know but that's how I feel...
ranjac81 1 year ago
you just cant touch jeff. this guys got a voice but this is my favorite song of all time and you just cant touch the original.
flower1126 1 year ago
a very valiant cover. cannot touch jeff but a great cover in itself
jeanforthewin 1 year ago
This is good but his version on his CD Twentysomething is quite a bit better, even better than Buckleys I think.
mike1indallas 1 year ago
Oh my, whata bunch of dramatic human beings... Jamie Cullum wasn't trying to BEAT Jeff Buckley, he was simply singing a cover, in Jeff's image, probably because he really admires Jeff's song. So, Cullum is merely complimenting another artist's work. Which is very good. So please, for the love of God or whoever/whatever you believe in, just admit that Jamie Cullum is really talented and he made a wonderful job performing "Lover, You Should've Come Over". Because yes, it's quite a fact. Peace out.
YouGottaLiveCrazy 1 year ago 143
@YouGottaLiveCrazy i think you ment "melodramatic"
coldsake07 1 year ago
@coldsake07 Sorry, I'm not english. I'm portuguese. But oh well, I try my best.
YouGottaLiveCrazy 6 months ago
@YouGottaLiveCrazy and if he wanted to beat him, it suceeded ;)
Ybatec 1 year ago
@YouGottaLiveCrazy yep. it's like youtubers don't understand what "interpretation" means.. it's his interpretation of the song, people need to calm down.
kieran514 1 year ago 3
@YouGottaLiveCrazy Jamie Cullum does a lot of covers. And usually when I listen to the original artist of the song I'm disappointed. Jamie is LEGEND!
achavez78 1 year ago
@YouGottaLiveCrazy youtube is a reflection of US politics.. people stating their opinions or complete negative commentary as an opinion with other people getting angry because this opinion/commentary goes against their own. they then fight and argue between themselves while everyone else is just trying to enjoy the music. people used to be able to disagree and get along.. seems like those days are gone. youtube allows freedom of speech, voice your opinion and just enjoy the music.
waffle1683 11 months ago
@waffle1683 You know, I've never had any problems when it comes to accepting different points of view. But I guess we're having some kind of confusion with these concepts. One thing is to open your mind and tell your opinion: "I like this artist!", "I really hated this song!" or whatever. And there's another thing called "disrespect and disability to make constructive critics". Just a thought. I'm here in peace :)
YouGottaLiveCrazy 6 months ago
i must say that is the nicest interpretation of jeff's song that i heard. Great sound.
jevct66 1 year ago
I believe this song was composed by jeff after the break up with Rebecca Moore.This song has so deep meaning within itself of loosing someone whom you love.Only one with such lost love can put feel to it.....
nepotiums 1 year ago
he's spectacular. awesome cover. awesome song.
MyStoneyBaby18 1 year ago 3
Although i like the original better, this is very, very nice.
Toveij 1 year ago
Well I think It's awesome :) even if I'm alone
doddyboy1 1 year ago
Don't think he sang this song with passion...Jeff did.
Vincentvalentine1993 1 year ago
wow.... What's up with everyone trying to compare this with Jeff Buckley? They're two different genres of music, and why would he be trying to compete? They're both good. But I like this one better. It's only my opinion, but I'm not gonna hate on the other one, so.. Stop on this one.
TheCandleBurns 1 year ago 2
killed it
klide365 1 year ago
@klide365 Hardly you fucking retard, its not like he set out to be better than the original(Jeff) He made it his own and did an excellent rendition of the song so unless you have a decent critical observation.....Fuck right off you stupid fuck.. thanks x
eddymaiden56 1 year ago
@eddymaiden56 ummmmmm......lol? Lighten up and let people have their own opinions.
klide365 1 year ago
cant compete wit the dead. This is fantastic in its own right.
ccm800 1 year ago
doesn't even come close to buckley.
dgaspencer 1 year ago
Does anyone know what the venue is?
guillemedinaclement 1 year ago
@mundie33. is @freddirekarlbom on crack?
JeffreyScottBuckley 1 year ago
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JeffreyScottBuckley 1 year ago
Never liked Jeff Buckleys sound much, though he was a fantastic song writer. Jamie Cullums interpretation of the song really shows just what an amazing song it really is.
freddiekarlbom 1 year ago
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Svetsarkirurgen 1 year ago
@freddiekarlbom are you on crack?!?!?!?
mundie33 1 year ago
@freddiekarlbom to each his own, but take the dung out of your ears next time you listen to Jeff Buckley!
nat00ben06 1 year ago
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777apolline 1 year ago
Man. I love this song. If you want to hear the Jeff Buckley version, go listen to it. I like hearing Jamie's take on it. Of COURSE Buckley's is the best. He's Buckley. But come on. This is awesome.
thekarmanline 1 year ago
Not bad, I must say I prefer his voice to John Mayer version, but no one can surpass the original
MrGoonerforlife 1 year ago
It's like someone trying to pass off a copy of the Mona Lisa, regardless of how you approach this version it pales into insignificance when compared to the original. You cannot improve upon perfection.
Maedbh 1 year ago
This is my favorite Jeff Buckley song. Someone posted on his video that Jamie Cullum blows Jeff's 'garbage' out of the water. Sure, this guy sounds good but, I'm thinking this is all style where Jeff Buckley was all substance. No one can ever blow Jeff Buckley's voice out of the water!
bxrgrl7 1 year ago 2
i once posted that i didn't like this version. boy, that was dumb of me.
goldestmean 1 year ago
I've heard John Mayer's version and now Jamie Cullum's version...they both neglected to include the clear bass line in their arrangements. Jeff Buckley (with his amazing band) composed one of the sweetest bass lines I've ever heard in "Lover You Should've Come Over". It's dumb not to include it.
LtothatBoogie 1 year ago 2
I think Jeff Buckley would appreciate the jazz feel here...love this song.
suesilverling100 1 year ago
Not bad but he seems to try too hard.
straighshooter1972 1 year ago
Dificil achar substitudo pro grande gênio Jeff Buckley, o Jamie mandou benzaço!
teomancha1 1 year ago
That was pretty much ruining a wonderful Jeff Buckley song. Ugh.
maurabazzarelli 1 year ago
Why is everyone comparing them? It's obviously not supposed to be the same as Buckley's. It's Jamie's creation, based off a good song.
WMDistraction 1 year ago
@WMDistraction well said
ABTGFX 1 year ago
I love this version. I've heard a lot of covers, this is definitely my favourite cover.
BethanKatie 1 year ago
Vey nice cover of Jeff's best song. I know, Halleluiah but when you love Jeff like we do every song has it's momnts as our favorites
archalupa 1 year ago
So good ! great performance !!!
MsLadyCatherine 1 year ago
JEFF BUCKLEY FOREVER!!!! notihng is better then him
mauroshady 1 year ago
I think it's foolish to say that a cover is not as good as the original, or shouldn't be tried. Look at all the great artists that have attempted Buckley covers. His music lives on, and it keeps evolving because he influenced these guys so much. This is an homage.
joetz34 1 year ago 29
@joetz34
WORD!!
Feeeeeeeelix 1 year ago 2
Nice Version, but Jeff's unbeatable, that's true.
Gerni 1 year ago 3
share the music*
stereoarchitect 1 year ago
I love JB and I love Jamie's version. Great!
singenie 1 year ago
Those Jeff Buckley admirers must be the most irritating people alive. Thinking only he can sing his songs, while the man himself was recording songs like 'Hallelujah' and 'Strange Fruit'. I have nothing against Jeff Buckley, he was a great artist. Only those arty farty fans (not all of them) should shut up. To me, this is a great version.
Charelke1 1 year ago 6
love it, love it
natlepatatle 1 year ago
Better then everybody....I LOVE YOU♥♥♥
MrRosizzle 1 year ago
Yeah, he's not trying to compete with Jeff Buckley. He's paying an homage to Jeff. Jeff's voice was truly unique. gogoahgogo has no idea what he/she is talking about. No one has sung like Jeff Buckley in ages if ever, let alone the 90s. This is a soulful version alright, but Buckley's version is heartrending. No one competes with Jeff Buckley because he is in a league all his own. Period. Great version, though, especially live.
kgiese1 1 year ago 6
good but not as good as Jeff Buckley, its live though i guess....
horneyklingon 1 year ago
naw jeff's ok... jaime has more soul and a more original voice jeff sounds like every other artist from the 90's who was still trying to do ballads....ekk jazz is king!
gogoahgogo 1 year ago
@gogoahgogo haha... are you joking?
Svetsarkirurgen 1 year ago
only a woman can sing in the jeff's range
wpsonoro 1 year ago
Of course Jeff's version is not almost but is completely impossible to beat, but the more I hear Jamie Cullum do his version the more I like it. My belief he's not trying to top or beat JB's version can't be done by another human being. Robert Plant could 've done justice to this song in his prime aside from that JC's just singing it cause he wants to and that's it and that's all.
nat00ben06 1 year ago
jamie did it SO well.. but jeff buckley.. OMG :)
SweetGoodbyez 1 year ago
Great version but I wish he'd left in the sweet "It's never over. . ." breakdown.
fingersmaloy 1 year ago
some songs would never be covered...
chalo6 1 year ago
well, he tried...
I love them both, Jeff Buckley and Jamie Cullum, but I think Jamie sung it his way. In his pop-jazz-style. Of course it's different but not worse,
It's hard to compare these two wonderfull artists.
AlexDinosaur 1 year ago
Good effort, but in my opinion, nobody matches up to Buckley <3
BethUKJuggle 1 year ago
@BethUKJuggle yea Beth nobody can match up to Buckley, but try imagining that you have never heard Buckley sing it, and see if it makes a difference. I did and now I kind of like Jamie Cullum's version.
nat00ben06 1 year ago
he left out my favorite part :(
breenimania68 1 year ago
i love it.
mybarok2 1 year ago
Superb! He does justice to this song.
judyrusso 1 year ago
i love it!
GlindaWicked 1 year ago
jamie's voice is gorgeous. of course we can't compare him to jeff and we shouldn't. jamie turned this into this own version.
why do we get upset over this cover when jeff buckley covered leonard cohen's "hallelujah" and put his own stamp on it and people LOVE it?
magicpie77 1 year ago 3
Jeff Buckley made "Hallelujah" popular..
WWChrisCornellDo 1 year ago 3
that's not really accurate. cohen made it popular originally, and it's one of his most covered songs ever.
john cale's original cover was popular (recorded in 1991). it was cale's version that inspired buckley to cover it.
cale's version was in the movie "shrek" (2001) and rufus wainwright's version was on the "shrek" soundtrack (also 2001). that brought it back into recent popularity. buckley's version has become more popular since the cale/wainwright versions re-popularized the song.
AllyKatt87 1 year ago
@magicpie77
I'm a ridiculous fan of JB who was born in the same year and saw him in Chicago in 1995. Cullum isn't trying to compete, just sing a great song and does it quite well. Screw comparisons, Cullum does a great job. No way there will ever be objective comparisons with JB, too much bias, human nature. Enjoy it all.
calibanjr 1 year ago 2
Michaell fucking bubble was in school when Jeff Buckley wrote this song so he can fuck right off! Ever wondered what William Shatner would sound like singing this song? Jamie cuntin' Cullum come's pretty close! This play-mobile haired, sound of Starbucks bourgeois jazz cunt can fuck off ! This rendition is like a photocopied masterpeice, beauty rendered in head-ache grey! Dont get me fuckin started on High and Dry! Only Mark Ronson has managed to suck more life out of Radiohead song!
Moistmuscle 1 year ago
Tell us how you really feel !! I agree, I think a good band name would be Bourgeois Jazz Cunt, can you imagine if Diana Krall did this song OH MY!!
ZanderMyLove 1 year ago
Well you see that is totally different style of music, so do not you compare this guy Jeff sounds like a copy of Michael Buble
EliePanxo 1 year ago
This is the first I've ever heard this song played on piano. That change doesn't bother me so much, but like the rest of you I wished he played the whole song and didn't leave any lines out. I don't think he has the right voice to cover this song, but at times he really had the sentiment right, just not enough. Of course, how many of us think we could do a better job? The difference is we respect Jeff's art enough to know not to trifle with perfection.
tjm220 1 year ago
@tjm220 There's no such thing as "not having the right to cover a song". The point of covering a song shouldn't be to do it better than the original artist, but to interpret the song differently, and bring something new to it.
krazjazzfan 1 year ago
You missed my point and misquoted me, which is funny because it's written right there in front of you. I said he has the wrong voice for this song, much too low. There's a certain passion someone who attempts a Jeff Buckley song must bring to it, and while he's a good artist, he missed that mark.
tjm220 1 year ago
He's missing that gorgeous falsetto Jeff had. It sounds really ugly and ruff.
TheToneKid 1 year ago
@TheToneKid yea that gorgeous falsetto you speak of is exactly right but it's not there as it isn't in John Mayer's version because they are unable to do it. The only two singers I can think that had the vocal range diaphramatic support were Robert Plant and Freddie Mercury.
nat00ben06 1 year ago
@nat00ben06 Well Plant and Mercury definitely had the range but that doesn't necessarily affect falsetto singing; plenty of people can hit those notes. The thing that makes this song great isn't that it's particularly hard - because it really isn't - it's the soul behind the notes.
TheToneKid 1 year ago
make me feel completely love drunk.....
bkksugarsyrup 1 year ago
C tonality :-)
fabiosicily 1 year ago
You may call this "making is his own," but I call it "ruining the essence of the song."
NPrblmFrThMmrs 1 year ago
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jeff was god , this guy stinks
placebo1234 1 year ago
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ebboebbo 2 years ago
It's fine to do a cover song of one of the most amazing artists...ever. However, WHY did Jamie Cullum leave out one of the sweetest, most beautiful, bass lines EVER written in a song? If you're a hardcord Jeff fan, you know EXACTLY which part I'm talking about.
LtothatBoogie 2 years ago
what the fuck? he left out the best part! he left out the whole part of "its never over... my kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder....etc etc.. she's the tear that hangs in my soul forever..:" which is one of the most beautiful lyrical phrases i have ever heard!! and he left the whole part out?? what's wrong jamie? cant handle it vocally??
ReiginaSophia 2 years ago 4
Jamie is so lame compared to Jeff, what a boring cover
Ljandj99 2 years ago
he is a GENIUS
nandesneto 2 years ago