FRANZ FERDINAND FT LA ROUX CALL ME LIVE @ NME AWARDS 2009

[AmeliaSXx]

Is Alex wearing eye liner? 0_o

[Twinsrule23]

Am I the only one who loves this?

*turns up volume x500

[EllyLAROUX]

@Twinsrule23 No,u r not! I luv it too!

[stanzabanaza]

oh shit. they both cannot sing this song (even though their voices are both to DIE for). it's one of those songs that blondie and only blondie can pull off.

omg ew.

[EllyLAROUX]

@stanzabanaza Fuck u!

[Franz3]

Jesus...I love both Franz and La Roux, but Nick's vocals were the best of this performance.

[ciaracustard]

I love La Roux and I think her song voice suits her songs nicely but in my opinion it's too shakey and weak for a Blondie song.

[Neluxco]

I don't think this is that painful to hear. You should be more open minded to duets.

[silbaar]

Not THAT painful to listen. Quite mediocre. She definitely could have done much better than that. Debbie 1 - LaRoux 0

[faffieful]

I love la roux, franz..... mmmm :/

[Rath20]

i love this, i have no idea what you people are complaining about

[MadameLil]

This is a shame ... 2009 wasn't a good year for Franz. No wonder they're in no hurry to get back together - they don't seem missed by the media or their peers, do they?

[ivonnsita]

no es doloroso de escucharr aaaa laa Amoooo a La Roux

[tatuyugipiulover]

i like la roux, but i dont like this cover just my opinion

[laurasbotanicals]

eeewwww

[kinin10091290]

Estupidos sin criterio la roux se escucha fantastica y amo a franz ferdinand juntos son fabulosos y si no le gusta pues que lastima upps¡¡

[PIPIROSA13]

opino lo mismo

[girlfullmetal20]

opino lo mismo, ademas esos ft no se estudian simplemente se dan y para mi suerte son de mis bandas favoritas

[metalhead19931]

come on, it isn't that bad. Plus it's fucking La Roux and Franz Ferdinand, they are awesome regardless.

[maxixe]

holy fuck .... could this be anymore fuckin painfull. What an utter embarrasment

[giugiurechia]

oown I really really like this video, even if they don't mix sooo well. x)

[PineTreeAndCone]

franz ferdinand are alright in this la roux is fucking terrible!

[mrtictac94]

La Roux's voice is just straining so much, maybe it could work on a different song, but not this.

[zomgAvrilRocks]

omg stop stop stop! That was disgusting. She cant hit the notes.

[alex99099]

i think on their own there great!

.... i dont think they can really mix it too well, one seems to hang on words too long while the other starts on the next part. :< SAD PANDA

[pandibabe101]

love LEs outfit n makeup

[cantolope94]

i love La Roux,but those guitars and Elly's voice just don't mix well!

[beornborg]

this is a freakin trainwreck

[HarajukuBlossom]

wow...um have to say this was by far the worst pairing ive ever heard..

FF, i will always love forever and ever, but La Roux um...i doubt it.

was it me or was she was a liiittle out of tune??

anyways, both guys look stunning toghether=)

[pandibabe101]

@HarajukuBlossom i kinda agree, she needs the voice she uses in quicksand

[chraybags]

Why are you scrubs ragging on this? Sure, this is the only time I have heard Elly slightly out of tune, but other than that it's awesome. She also looks stunning.

[zwergkarotte]

iiiiieeeeeeeeeh, the worst!

[muymalmoon]

At least Franz Ferdinand can play their instruments. I can't say anything good about La Roux. Ugh!

[eyesabel22]

@muymalmoon actually Elly can play instruments :) she plays on the album

[terrenceross2010]

La Roux and FF are both great. This is just a typical live bad performance. Blondie sounded even worse when she sang this live. Actually this performance is kind of growing on me as some have noted below....

[spateeight]

If I had been at this thing id of booed la roux. shes so shit its pathetic.

[wizotch]

u wouldnt know talent if it bit u in the ass

[britkimberlylegere]

Oh my god. All my favorite singers have covered this song except for the cranberries as far as I know.

This makes me so happy.

:D

[playmatejulzere]

luvin la roux!!! aka elly jackson

but franz ferdinand sounds a little bit contipated :L lmao

[diannika]

love LaRoux, love Franz Ferdinand..so it is great!♪♥

[fufune]

@diannika they're awsome!!♥♥♥

[larhiannon]

i didn't like this at first but now i love it!

if you don't like this vid watch it 4 times no less and if i'm right by the end of the week you would have watched this 100 times

[nukiito]

i would be so happy if i could see this live in Vienna on the 8th of march. sweet dreams, isnt it? lol

[PostihBorka]

AWESOME!!! ellie is sooooo sexyyy there!!!!! wrau! i love her.. but, it seems like she doesn´t know the lyric very well and she must be nervous.. and that´s the reason why she´s insecure and doesn´t sing at full blast.. so it´s true it´s little iffy, but still it´s very nice!

[JacobJTColey]

When i saw this on tv it was the first time i'd ever heard la roux.. tbh i thought she was shite, but now i love her music SO much(:

[PostihBorka]

yeah, you must know her first, then you would understand her music and love her :))

[JacobJTColey]

It was bulletproof that made me love her music:)

[GoddamGoobacks]

terrible

[rose7art]

i LOVE franz ferdinand &

i LOVE la roux

........

but together. not so great.

[ZehGinge]

i love la roux :) her voice sounds even higher against a bloke's. (i'm not saying that's a bad thing) XX

[bbmmaallss]

its legend its just sang in a different key tone and pitch to normal music

luvin it

[RobertREX3]

It's just really bad sound quality. They both can sing.

[EliseCharlotte]

Goooooooood! Tiw if my fave bands singing together! Ty for sharing this!!

[EliseCharlotte]

Sorry, I meant 'two'.

[Mellylemba]

Why this is so painful to listen? This is Franz Ferdinand, it should be great. This is La Roux it shouldn't be that bad. Well, maybe it's like French fries and nutella. Seperate :yummy. Together: yucky.

[PostihBorka]

I like pommes mit nutella ^^

[Alexis100]

@Mellylemba french fries and nutella are kinda good together, this is more like milk and orange juice lol

Elly's voice doesnt work with the heavy guitars I think.

[natesmom2244]

@Mellylemba  lol agreed

[EllyLAROUX]

@Mellylemba What's grong with u? I luv it! Is the best of both worlds1 I luv La Roux and I like rock too,but specialy I LUV LAROUX!

Together:WOW Separate:WOW

[ena000n]

Geez they don't mix well.

Great seperately, but Franz is too harsh for Elly's voice

[pandibabe101]

@ena000n what do u mean? its perfect sychronization (rough and soft)

[EllyLAROUX]

@ena000n U r nuts! Fuck u!

[indiematt007]

elly can sing!! But alex can't :( franz ferdinand made a mock of la roux in my words :/

[gizasparkles]

this wasn't really as bad as everyone's saying. if anything, franz ferdinand screwed it up. still really cool, but this would be awesome if it was just elly singing it. i hope she does this in the studio-i want an mp3

[xLavenderxEyesx]

I love La Roux. I think they pulled it off enough to keep the people happy but their voices didn't mesh well together, did they?

[WithTheLightssOUTT]

is it just me who thinks this kind of addictive?!

[bbmmaallss]

i know i listened once by accident and hav been watching ever since i cant get bored of it

addictive or what

[gggidget]

They should have done a different Blondie cover because this one didn't work for them. Sounds like karaoke.

[breakawayfrp]

I love both although this is nothing but a good try ...not too decent actually

[wyzwolenie]

And here is how La Roux ruined a great cover as she crossed the frail line betwenn simple disgust and hate.

[MimosaH15]

i love franz and la roux but wow this sounded really bad. i think they both dont mesh together with there sound being different.

they should both stick to their own strengths :P

[valiumsummer]

I'm coming to the conclusion that La Roux's home needs to be in the Studio.

[OlliLuvBF]

ahhhh alex...call me! lol

anyway great ff performance!

[ASW1988]

to many ginger people for my liking.... very scary!

[khrystyna0505]

sooo bad....

[deliriougal]

alex is the best looking person on that stage

[Fiaganja]

the clip looks really old, cool. but Sound Q is shit

[jirka001]

I love La Roux and FF, but this is SHIT!!!!

[ncl19941]

Cool, I love La Roux and Franz Ferdinand!

[abbiej17]

This is the version i like, not the one with the french dude! I think they work really well together, if this was recorded properly in a studio, it would be aceee! :)))

[Elienn94]

alex kapranos is wearing too much make- up. he looks a bit like a clown, but he's good looking, though.

[martipeca]

me gustan los dos pero por separado, like franz ferdinand and i like la roux, but this version of call me is horrible

[nonbreeder]

Elly's voice is wonderful, but too thin for the harsh backing music.

[GoodAfternoonable]

Am I the only one who thought this performance was good?

This is the first time I saw Elly, and I have loved her ever since!

[JulioSacchi]

I like La Roux, I love Franz Ferdinand, but this is just disgraceful.

[Chloe7895]

I think this sounds great with just Elly alone. I love them both (La Roux and Franz Ferdinand) to death but I think the duet was not a good idea.

[clickyfeet]

OMG THIS IS TERRIBLE!!!!!!

[05cluen]

Hmmmmmm......... its not for me :/

[harrypotts]

wtf ppl it doesn't even sound bad...yall are actin like it was dreadful or something-i think it was cool! i want an mp3 of this

[TeeHeeILold123]

Yes!

[PORPH]

Love franz Ferdinand seen them loads since they were playing bars,, but never heard alex sound this bad... i like La Roux too but she sounds bad..... too

This is SHIT!!

[TheYoko1]

alex loooks gorgeous awesome sexy with the make up and everything:):):) and it's great the performed a song with La Roux

[f4n80s]

GREAT MUSICIANS AND GREAT SONG!!!!

[lovelisteningtomusic]

Franz is my favourite..they are the best.....but it's horrible : /

[jsh2hamm]

la roux was definitely nervous but her and franz did blondie justice.

[03yjr]

she can sing better than this ive heard her sing really good live b4 maybe she was just nervous or something but yeh goood song.

[Spegulo]

la roux ruins it

[eyesabel22]

I didn't like it that much but la roux is a legend!

[Anon060]

i think it was good :D

[Roxydowie]

i love her album but here she sounds just wrong. I felt embarresed for FranzF.....

[fannyversace]

omg.... she is utter shit... wtf

[jolf1245]

Live Music very rarely meets the standards of a good studio production and not every artist is able to put in an acceptable live performance. ( Hello Britney ) Queen did the right thing in their time: For "Bohemian Rhapsody" they left the stage because they were convinced that they could not perform that piece of music live.

[fruitybat666]

jesus ... what a trainwreck! i dont really understand how even a fan could appreciate or defend the level of effort put into this cover and not be left feeling a little empty and reluctantly enlightened on the true standards of both of these highly rated pop artists live performance here. why did they bother?

[miniboob]

i recon them two artists are quality but this just shit

[johnluvsluna]

as for her album it was one of the most complete ive heard in years, every track could have been a strong single.

best buy ive made in ages!!!

[johnluvsluna]

for the the people hating on la roux, blame FF for asking her to do the cover.

for those who have seen la roux live and know she has opened up a small electric pop revival with her inovitive lyrics and singing. they know just how awesome she sings. very intimate and vunerable preformer who puts everything into her music, inspired from a series of relationships that havn't worked out.

[coolpirateclub]

are you sure FF asked her to the cover ? i would imagine the NME just approached them both and asked them to work together.

[JonBright978]

Her voice really doesn't fit this kind of song, hence why it sounds shit...not that she's a bad singer.

[Roche1983]

What u all talking about ? she cant sing ? how many of her songs have you actually heard, course she can sing. Its not fucking stars in their eyes, when bands cover songs they do it in they're own style. Too many people judge covers by how close they sound to the original.

[johnluvsluna]

bang on!

she is wonderful live. seen her twice in july and bought tickets for the november tour. can't friggin wait!!

[codeworddope66]

thats really true actually..if only more people thought of it that way :/

[karaokepete]

lol yeah but i think shes good at singing her own songs i think in 4 the kill is really hard 2 sing

[ami2905pink]

very bad indeed, i don't think elly jackson can sing, i kinda like la roux's songs, theyy're funky, fresh and catchy and the notes suit elly's voice but she is struggling here and sounds a bit like a drunk on a karaoke!

[veganpowernow]

kin fantastic!!.Blessings X

[sandradeeee]

hahah it's not bad, it's just weird.

[dizzibloo]

i kind of think its good. I love FF and La Roux.

[evslatheantichav]

i would say definetely not

[TheOfficialEsmeBoom]

lol same

[xxhanx]

As much as i love La roux this is bloody awful!

[coolpirateclub]

everyone seems to be forgetting franz ferdinand here. this would be a great cover if it was only them and unfortunately as much as i like la roux, this isn't a song for her.

[KILLERSinTHEsoup]

I agree completely. It would have been a fantastic cover if it was just Franz. Sorry to diss her like that, I have nothing against her, but yeah she should have just left it to Franz.

The energy especially in Paul's drums was great.

[XDCheekyMonkeyXD]

i absolutely La Roux, but this is real bad...

the 2 dont go together at all..

[TeeHeeILold123]

La Roux has a good voice on stage :)

[crackfiend888]

Gingers have no soul

[aimzy93]

illl passs on this tune by them both :X

Itsss really Squeeekyy

Youuu would expect this from thee local's at a pub!

[mislaunch]

when i saw her on here to be honest, i did think it was a man. XD and the performance was bad, but i like la roux now, she's cool :)

[evslatheantichav]

does anyone else just want la roux to die?

[TheOfficialEsmeBoom]

think - if La Roux sang like that in the X factor auditions - Would you say she should go through or not?

[xxharajukuloverxx]

...right. Love LaRoux, fucking ADORE Franz Ferdinand but the two just dont gel on this track.

[speedyweedylemon]

This is todays music!!!!! WTF WTF!

This shit is taking over the fucking 80s!!! why!!????!?!?!?/

This bitch made it number 1!!!!!! omfg!

Bring back good music!

[ILikeRollerblading]

how on earth was this allowed to be aired?

how can such a brilliant artist such as la roux be portrayed in such a way..makes me sad:(

[stomplicious]

i love la roux

but this is HORRIFIC hahahahaha

omg why didnt anyone stop this :(

[MademoiselleLucija]

big fan of Franz, but this is just...no

[emmondsbadger]

glasvegas and florence were so much better than this shit....fuckiong hate la roux

[LozJBell]

I hate her voice so much. Alex isnt that great here either. Let Nick sing lead! Van Tango style-ee

[sineadx11]

too low for alex

[cheeseball9000]

i remember watchin this thinkin whos thid girl... now im like, omg! its la roux... lol

[sputnik2005]

this wud of sounded better if it was just her singing and she does sound rough in places this was not a strong song for her lol

[dw198]

I remember seeing this live on televisison - total car-crash performance! La Roux's thin, shrill, off-key vocals clashing hideously with Alex Kapranos's flat, disinterested performance. I love it!

[nuavecmoi]

this shit is sick...I love it!!!!

[transferboy]

Yeah love them both but this was awfull

[swallowsmile]

He sings it ok, but her voice is making me want to die right now.

[Yurg24]

loved it

[mickeybearlove]

hmm not grate singing really i mean niether of them are amazing singers and thats ok for what they do but this one is espeshially bad i think maybe they shoulda done an easier song ah well

[BuFufilms]

I guess it was a pretty tough song to sing...

[ewyousmellbad]

i read about this but never actually heard it

so good, wish i went :(

[randomherohank]

hideous

[ewyousmellbad]

you are hideous

[Yangydoodles]

Mmm. Like both La Roux and Franz Ferdinand, but to this song; no thanks. Sounds out of sync and out of key...

[Tommiddlecoat]

needs to be done in a studio

[Trifledude]

Shit much?

[HostageChicken]

oh my good , thats fuckin' shit XD

[JackieWild]

I heard the version of franz ferdinand solo doing this song and they sounded great on their own.. so I'm just saying.. maybe its the other part of duet thats fuckin it up...

[sneebi6]

omg this is shit! they can not sing live at all!

[Snoopbob2006]

FUCKING SHIT!!

[ilahac]

I love them both, but this is just awful.

[johnisfun]

the key seems too low for him and too high for her...

[pwningphil]

Ahaha its true

[xtracold7]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooOOOW

[eels88]

I love her weak fleating voice in this, though she does try to do Debbie Harrie a little too hard.....

but god....the Vocalist for Franz Ferdinand is awful in this......even when they are both singing....

[Mamma123456]

somehow his low and her high voice fit together, but it just sounds strange sometimes...

love la roux and franz ferdinand but this is not their best work.

[MrKickboxer09]

Uuughhh.......

[JuNkyStePz]

It is different alright. Unfortunately, her high pitched voice hardly cuts through the guitars and bass. Probably the choice of song for NME rests with an overzealous manager/rec company anyway.

[InForTheKill1]

I thought it was good.

Elly's voice is amazing. It's different in, a good way.

[JuNkyStePz]

Hahahaha! hahahaha! hahahahaha! Hahahaha!

Tip Toop

[Time2Flee]

I adore Franz Ferdinand and La Roux so much when they aren't performing together....and ruining a Blondie tune

[pinkh0use]

This is AMAZING I absolutely ADORE her voice and they sound so good together I dont think I can bare waiting any longer for La Roux album its already a master piece :)

[JackieWild]

god I can not stand he sound of her voice.. total out of tune wreck!! who the fuck ever got a bright idea that she can sing???

[chenbob18]

i love la roux but thats a wreck

[stziggy]

Was No Doubt's cover of "Stand and Deliver" retaliation for this train wreck?

[ricaramone]

Auto tune does a body good.

[shwaunson]

awful :O

[MagnificentFiend]

Kapranos could do better, La Roux blows chunks.

[jamiekelly12]

Don't get me wrong but FF and La Roux are wow but I think they killed poor old Blondie's song :(

[itsJAZZandEMM]

Oh no. No no no. Love Alex singing it, but the girl's just scary for most of it.