Amanda Palmer covering Regina Spektor's 'Après Moi'

[authorit09]

OMG. Amanda singing a Regina song. I love them both so much, they own my heart. I love the spin Amanda puts on this song and the original is brilliant.

[iTubeQQQQQ]

Amanda and Regina are friends.

[velvetassemblage]

was machst du regina?

die alten, sie verstehen es nicht.

was denn, machst du regina?

die falsche(?) sind noch immer recht

was, was machst du regina?

die kälte hat uns eingeschätzt

was denn machst du regina?

die eiszeit kommt, die flut zerbrecht.

german isn't my first language, but i'm pretty sure that's almost right :)

[MrNotkewl]

@velvetassemblage Sie sagt aber doch "Die Alten, sie verstehen *uns* nicht", und "Die Eiszeit kommt, die Flut *zerbrach*" und, bevor sie "Die Eiszeit kommt.." sagt, "Was denn macht man, Regina?"

'Tschuldigung, Deutsch wird nicht perfekt gehört, wenn's in einem Lied ist, doch wenn man in Deutschland wohnt, kann man alles sehr klarer verstehen.

[mokkaaaaa]

I love that she's singing in german, though it's not that clear to understand everything :D

[TheBRepublic]

Fevral'! Dostat' chernil i plakat'

Pisat' o fevrale navzryd

Poka grochoschuschaya slyakot'

Vesnou chernou gorit

)))

[schfifteh]

This is so powerful and beautiful and marvelous

[ryko26]

What next? Bon Jovi cover the Arctic Monkeys?

Peter Andre covers Grizzly Bear?

[rath60]

in the portion where she sings in a diffrent language, other than English, she clearly says Regina's name

[oneshoej3]

wow, now i don't know which version i like better. the power of amanda's voice is very fitting for this song.

[DarkSunshineRain]

Amanda and Regina are both amazing in their own way. It would be stupid for Amanda to do an exact replica of Regina's song. The song is fucking brilliant but she's not Regina, she's Amanda, therefore, a different person. If you want to hear the exact version that Regina does, by all means...listen to Regina's version and shut up!

[shannograms]

I was there!

[blackrhain177]

oll..great song..i love the way that regina and her sing it...lol..wat was she wearing?? lol

[coldmercy]

she butchered this song.

i love both regina and mandy.

but this isn't a good cover.

great effort on the keys, though .

[cairalice]

i wish she made it more amanda palmer...she never tries to sound "pretty"

[WerewolfMorgue]

How about this:

Regina is wonderful.

Amanda is wonderful.

El fin.

[danno700]

I think that sums up everything nicely. :)

[ToxicPopsicle]

I adore both Amanda and Regina. Like seriously. I give Regina this song. And really, comparing their abilities is ridiculous. Both are amazing at what they do. Imagine Regina singing an Amanda Palmer/Dresden Dolls song. Seriously? Coin-operated boy might be the only one that doesn't sound completely out of place in her voice.

Both of them are badasses. This version wasn't made to be a "I can do it better!", it was made to show that she respects Regina as a musician. Can't you tell?

[Sayo7MaE]

I love them both, and I agree! Amanda respects her! :D

[TheImpossibleTen]

piano was gorgeous so much emotion. vocals were a bit pitchy but great performance.

[anotherqueenx]

No offense, but the playing part isn't all that hard. So it's all about composing..

You shouldn't be so ... I don't know the word... Agitated? Our opinions differ. So what.

[anotherqueenx]

It's right that this song isn't right for Amanda, I agree with you. But I do know the difference between good piano playing and better piano playing. My teacher even agreed with me, so do several other people. Amanda's piano playing is better than Regina's. While Regina is mostly playing the same things in her songs, Amanda makes new ones. Comparing the voices is another thing. For me, it's just a matter of taste. People who have knowledge of those things know better.

[vegangirlx1]

i agree with jetfan1834

[jetfan1824]

Absolutely horrendous. Regina's version eats this one for breakfast, and then vomits it out and feeds it to the worms in her yard so as to promote a better growing environment for the lettuce she will grow and then consume, along with this cover version, for dinner.

But seriously though Regina's is a lot better. Especially on the last repeat of the chorus, which Ms. Palmer completely messed up. Still more evidence of the fact that no one can cover Regina Spektor and do her justice.

[anotherqueenx]

Hate to break it to you, but Amanda's piano playing is much better than Regina's. We should all love Regina though, but Amanda just brings it which so much feeling. The feeling Regina lacks.

[kettlebugs]

Artists that cover songs don't try to be "better". They put their own spin on it or do it because they like it and have fun doing it and just want to enjoy themselves. You might do well to appreciate the fact that another artist likes Regina Spektor enough to be spreading her songs to another audience.

[Hallucinatedx]

Well said!

[Linn8379]

More from the concert that I JUST missed. But thats ok, the one in November's gonna kick ass. I was only introduced to Amanda's music a few months ago. Ofcourse, Regina's followed and I REALLY love this song. Amanda kicked ass on this :D Thanks so much for posting this

[myalcoholicfriends]

her voice is incredible in this though it's not quite a match with the original

[SgtAndrewLueck]

what are you doing, regina? the old souls don't understand

this is the english translation, as far as i did understand the german part the sings.

what are you doing, regina? the disposers still are right-wing

what are you doing, regina? the cold has surrounded us

what are you doing, regina? the ice age nears, the flood will burst

[SgtAndrewLueck]

sorry, did mess up the order. this is the english translation, as far as i did understand the german part she sings:

what are you doing, regina? the old souls don't understand

what are you doing, regina? the disposers still are right-wing

what are you doing, regina? the cold has surrounded us

what are you doing, regina? the ice age nears, the flood will burst.

YouTube i want a "edit" Button...Please. ;)

[anulay]

Thanks for translating for us! How nice. I like that she put her own spin on that part.

[VierasMarius]

Interesting... she replaced the verse in Russian with a different one, which sounds German. Any clue what she's saying?

[JabbaWokina]

she's says the original song writer's name (regina spektor) several times. someone please translate!

[Somesinger]

I absolutely love both Regina and Amanda. Amanda's version of this song is much more powerful. She plays piano with more intensity, and her belting out makes Regina's voice seem unfittingly sweet and meek for this song.

[RJLupin6]

Serious things don't necessarily have to have serious tones

(if you know what I mean)

[Somesinger]

I think Regina's original version is explicitly serious- I just prefer the husk in Amanda's voice for this dark song. Regina wrote it, though! Credit acknowledged.

[12cabins12vacancies]

visuals are blurry but the sound is pretty sharp. thanks for posting this!

[nounderwearday]

A far cry from the orginal, but an interesting cover, great to see it done well :)

[BethySummers]

OMG thankyou for posting this. It's fantastic! xxx