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  • this is nice i like this

  • Everyone shut the FUCK UP!!!!! This is a great cover.^_^ .....

  • Hate it when people say that a song should ''never be covered'' or it'd ruin it.

    It's a fucking song. Get over it.

  • not a good cover.

    great voice, but thriller cant be matched.

    nor should it try to be.

  • he was kool but im not sad

  • is this song on itunes

    

  • One thing I LOVE to do is play this then watch Michael Jackson's thriller, muted. Makes me so sad. I cry, but I love it anyway.

  • Obviously this makes me think of Michael Jackson, but it makes me so sad, so sad that I want to cry. Why did God have to take him away form us, the planet wasn't ready :(

  • @EmilyForever96 God didn't take him from us, the world did.

  • This blew me away it's so good!

  • Michael probably would have mixed their styles together and performed with her. He was never snobby about his songs and people trying something new. I mean I love the original and this is an interesting take on it.

  • Love this :)

  • i love the MJ version, after all, he made it what it is.

    ...but this is simply hauntingly beautiful. leave it to immi to bring such a refreshing element to a frequently covered song <3

  • Such a FASCINATING take on the song.

    Brava!

  • This is beautiful... Love the original, but this one has it's own sort of funky, classical feel. Both are amazing, the song itself is incredibly versatile and could honestly be done in any style and still be incredible.

  • I miss Mj...

  • Different...in a good way.(:

  • R.I.P. MJ, I don't care what others say about you, you're awesome!

    So is Imogen Heap :D Nest cover of this song, EVER!

  • I LOVE Mj's version! But I like how Imogen sung it differently, people are entitled to their own opinions, and in mine it's a swell epic coverr! Love Imogen Heap, so unique!! x

  • OMG Respect for her had risen ten fold. Michael Jackson is awesome and this version of Thriller is just so epic!!!

  • i should do the thriller to this in the most ballet-ish way i can.

  • Imogen is amazing but i was skeptical when I clicked this vid. But WOW I was blown away at the emotion she gave the song. <3

  • Eargasm.

    this really sent chills down my spine

  • I'm not about to get into one of those "better or worse" arguments, but I thought she did a really cool interpretation of the song. Does anyone know when she recorded this? Was it before or after Michael died?

  • @calideson It was a month or two afterwards. It was part of a radio interview/performance on Dermot O'Leary's BBC radio show. Dermot was one of the last people to meet Michael Jackson before his death, and they talked about Michael in the interview. The interview is included in another vid somewhere on YT.

  • @DavidB5501 I just checked that. If you search for 'imogen heap thriller' the results should include a vid posted by Tommookken. Imogen and Dermot talk about Michael before and after her performance.

  • Too, too great an interpretation. Original. Creative. I also heard Carrie Haber do a great Just For Now.

  • She is sooooo frakin' amazing! Love it!

  • Imi you're a genius you know!

  • I have never heard the lyrics so clearly.

  • maybe a little over-indulgent but good interpretation of the song.

  • AHHH!!! That voice.... WOAH :O

  • like the judges on american idol say, 'she made this song her own'. much like greyson chance did with 'paparazzi'. too cool.

  • The original Thriller will always be the best, but this is an amazing cover. Imogen Heap has a nice chill to her voice. Nicely done.

  • I was just thinking the other day that this would be a really cool song to slow the tempo and change it around to make a haunting ballad. Looks like Imogen beat me to the punch. Absolutely beautiful.

  • not my cup of tea

  • I love this version for everything that sets it apart from the original, and that's a rarity with covers. Of course, I still love the original when it's time to dance. :-)

  • This is my new favorite thing ever. <3

  • Fantastic!

  • LOL. Please tell me we're not comparing the talentless contestant that is Aidan to Imogen Heap?

    He can't sing. Period.

    Be realistic. He hasn't got the 'x' factor to get him anywhere in the music industry.

    None of the contestants can reach up to the par of Imogen Heap.

    She's an absolute GENIUS.

    Aidan disgraced Michael Jackson.

    Imogen Heap did him proud.

  • @Omnitrix2008: whatever I like Aiden's version better. Butthurt much?

  • @Omnitrix2008

    Agreed.

    Aidan sounded like a Dying Goat the entire song and I was just waiting for it to be over.

    Now Imogen, This is amazing. = w =

    True art while doing the original artist justice.

  • i like her and i liked aiden's version. but nobody does it better than MJ.

  • I think im in love.

  • I appreaciate that this isnt a 'copycat' version but you still shouldnt mess with the best selling song on the planet. if it aint broke why try to fix it? its perfect as it is :/

  • @billiesbiggesfan She's not 'fixing' it. It's not better or worse, just different - it's her own interpretation of the song, and I don't see what's wrong with that (:

  • @CheeseoholicChloe I agree completely. It's always really interesting to listen to an artist's reinterpretation of another artist's song. :) I love both versions, for sure.

  • Stunning and chilling at the same time.

  • @ihavekankles i no right!

    aiden was well better, som dum ass sais

    THIS was spine tingling, no way in hell, this is complete and utter SHIT

  • FAR FAR FAR FAR better than Aiden could ever do.

    No doubt Dermot had some say in Aiden performing this version, since Immi did this cover for his radio show last October if my memory serves me correctly.

    Immi has a hauntingly superb voice.

  • Aiden Grimshaw gives me the creeps. Immi sings it better.

  • I think Aidens problem is that he relys too much on his 'intense' performing, and seems to put more effort into fulfilling that image then actually singing a song properly. It worked in the first week but it's getitng old already. He doesn't need to make every single song his own (especially when X-Factor are ripping off the piano arrangement from someone else, aka this Imogen Heap version). Just sing a song and forget about looking all deep and mystifying as you do it. Imogen Heap kills this.

  • @Gagsy10 its just the way he sings i dont think that he puts it on for dramatic effect i think thats just the way he naturally is

  • @Dtisfit Maybe he wasn't too bad in some respect and at least took a risk I agree but look at the X Factor video ratings, it could well be Aiden is in the bottom two with his/Immi's arrangement version. I agree on the Paolo Nutini thing. Simon Cowell was expecting a normal MJ version going by the video introduction.

  • why are people acting like this version is the second coming of jesus christ, its fucking awful

  • @ihavekankles LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOL

  • urgh.... aiden grimshaw ruined this song on x factor... he was soooo out of tune....

  • @FrankARimmer Yes and it sucked. Lol :-) Immi's version is much better. Didn't like the fact that Louis Walsh claimed that Aiden was the one who "changed" the song. Obviously none of the judges bought Dermot O'Leary's compilation CD.

  • @AndrewGmusic It wasn't that bad. He made it relevant and acoustic. Better than doing a copycat version of michael jackson, surely? It wasn't his best peformance no, but in terms of having a place & being relevant, Aiden has got it all. He's like Paolo Nutini. Awkward but true.

  • @Dtisfit Instead, he did an out of tune copy of Imogen Heap's version.

  • @AndrewGmusic Agreed - Immi's version's much better..spine tingling....but it's good he tried something a bit different....agree with everyone else though..he's way too intense. It's just a bit of fun to most, but i guess it really matters to the contestants....go Wagner..lol.

  • Aiden Grimshaw just sang this version on X-factor! (UK)

  • Well To Me Its A Slow And Steady Cover Its Good Very Calm Wich Sometimes We Need And Her Voice Just Gives Us The Energy That Keeps The Song Moving Along With The Paino However I Know With All My Heat Michael Jackson Stores The Motabilisim For This Song And His Energy Makes It Stand Out!

    Did'Ya Know The Original Title For Thriller Was Going To Be 'Starlight' Intresting

  • nice w halloween nearing its the perfect chill music

  • 2:33 i love this part. theres no escaping the jaws of the alien this time, this is the end of your life

  • this song takes me breath away

    i love michael jackson,

    and is version is amazing

    but i think he would be proud of her doing this song

    its suits her voice 100%

    imogen is amazing,

  • MJ's one was untouchable in my opinion, but i like this version too, the piano give it's a col edge, i love IH and MJ!

  • This is soon being released officially (in the UK anyway) on a compilation of live tracks by various artists performing on Dermot O'Leary's radio show. Other artists include Lily Allen and Bat For Lashes.

  • i think MJ would be happy with this, he's always been open minded

  • @rokyugi your awesome xD

  • @rokyugi I agree with you 100% :)

  • wow.... Imogen Heap, I <3 ya !!!

  • @zapper363 lol

  • I will never understand why people can't just appreicate songs for what they are instead of trying to compare and contrast or make it into some sort of competition. In my opinion MJ's version is flawless and untouchable but as covers go Imogen Heap did a really good job I just don't think she could ever match the original and I like that she wasn't trying to she just interperted it her way.

    Also EVERYONE always does the whole take a fast/uptempo song and give it the piano treatment thing.

  • @AtlantistoInterzone your awesome

    xo

  • i love imogen heap and how she makes any cover her own while still keeping some of the author's ideas :)

    amazing.

  • this song is perfection i love MJ but i love the way she makes the song hers as well as his its amazing they way she can make it her own nd it still be perfect and not over done! i love it i have a solo to this song <3

  • this song is perfection i love MJ but i love the way she makes the song hers as well as his its amazing they way she can make it her own nd it still be perfect and not over done! i love it i have a solo to this song <3

  • this cover is utterly amazing! she sounds like she's actually experiencing the lyrics...like someone's actually after to her. i find jackson's original kinda.......annoying? im sorry to the MJ fans! but his version is super cheesy! i love MJ a lot but this version is phenomenal!

  • her voice makes me jizz. i want to bow down to her.

  • I love Michael Jackson and Imogen Heap, they're both amazing!!

  • this and michael jackson's thriller are completely different songs

  • Becomes something very deeply depressing and sad when she sings it. Not a stupid Zombie song anymore. What a great cover!!!!!

  • O.o so...awesome....like completely different but she does it justice in the WAY she sings it omg she has become even MORE of my favorite artist.

  • I've never come across a artist who could sing this as well as Michael, but Imogen done it, of course.

    <3

  • I love Imogen Heap, her voice is simply divine.

    I love when Michael sings this but her voice really lets your mind wander.

  • Absolutely loved the accompaniment, and her voice flowed magically with the dynamic. Beautiful.

  • The best MJ cover I've ever heard. This is simply amazing.

  • this is ABSOLUTELY gorgeous. i love michael's version, but she sings it really well. I love Immi <3

  • Would love a proper studio recording of this

  • Usually with covers, I will like one more than the other (original vs cover) but I honestly can't decide. Of course Micheal's version is just bloody amazing and In my opinion one of the best songs in history. But Imogen's is also very graceful and sweet.

  • is there anyway to download this song?

  • @kdawn06 Type in on google 'youtube converter' and then follow the instructions (:

  • I like this version. It's very different from the original recording. I have a vid of MJ's Thriller, with guitar tab of the original horns and synth, but I think I might try to work out these chords as well!

  • i love how Immi adored Michael with all her heart, went to Sunday school and taped bin liners round her legs to make them look like the shiny trousers from MJ's video for "Billie Jean" she adored him that much. she did a beautiful job at this.

  • Damn!! This cover is sooooo amazing!! i love Mj's cover, but this is soooooo awesome!! its like a whole other diffenent side to the song!! i am putting this on my ipod, this version is fab, is sounds like something i can imagine in a movie :)

    This version and Mj's are brillant!

  • wow.. she does this reeeeeally good *.*

    <3

  • Breath taking

  • absolutely

  • Wow. I like this, but better than Michael Jackson's version? People, don't be ridiculous. They're different, there isn't one that's "better" or "worse" than the other.

  • I really enjoy this cover

  • I personally like this waaaaaayyyyyy better than MJ's. I know I'll be hated for this, but I wasn't all that into MJ and I'm head over heels for Imogen Heap.

    JM

  • no problem dude. I wasn't that into Michael Jackson either, but I love this. :D

  • @JuniorModder People might hate you, but you're just expressing your opinion, we cant all like and agree the same thing, but yeah i love this version too! Imogen added a litte "zing" to this song, and it worked!!

  • Interesting rendition,

    but I prefer the original =)

  • Fabulous! Great job Immi!

  • i love this

  • No, it's not sad. It's about standing up for yourself and not being nannied around. You guys aren't allowing for a differing opinion and think that my comment is negative in nature. It's simply not. I said it with sincerity, but with no malice. There is no problem if I want to say 'I don't like this.' I was studying Michael Jackson's thriller and this was part of a comparative section. I wanted to debate about this music, but all I got was shit from the lot of you, jeez...

  • Cool :)

  • I don't think so. It's a means for discussion after all. I want to contribute, and that's what I was I was doing. I didn't intend to hurt anyone or bitch about it. Just giving my opinion of which I'm entitled. This is really ludicrous!

  • Of course. But deleting my comment is just an immature way of dealing with things.

  • i think carring that someone deleted your comment is immature in the first place. Then proceeding to bitch about it for a week loses even more self respect. Haha it's just youtube. chill out.

  • I think Imogen is VERY talented- i love all of her songs, and she deserves more views. She should be on the radio!

    Imogen come to Boise Idaho! <3

  • i totally love this song and how she covered it

  • Why was my comment deleted. Because expressed lack of interest in the video. Bloody hell, what's happening to this place? I put up my contrasting opinion with no malice whatsoever and its reported/deleted. What's the point in having a discussion opportunity if one can't 'not like' something. Jeez, that's just sad....

  • You put up your opinion, and others put up their opinion of your comment... That is how it works =)

  • @52Paddy1991 And caring about your worthless comment on a ridiculously open forum is just as sad. Go have a paddy.

  • I LOVE this cover!

    amazing!

  • I love this version SO much! love love love it!

  • omg i want this as ringtone os sumthin ,i like this kinda version :)

  • I disagree. Her voice gives it just the right amount of mystique and chill that she needs to make it hers. It would have been easy to just try to sing it like MJ, but she went and made it completely hers while still giving MJ credit.

  • While I wouldn't suggest she sing it like MJ because of the mood set by the piano accompaniment, the performance would have nonetheless been better if her voice was on pitch more.

  • Not understanding what you mean by "on pitch".... she is perfectly in tune to HER accompaniment, she can't sing every note as MJ did because she changed some of it....

  • @springandnoodles yes, MJ made Thriller what it is, but he shouldn't get 100% credit for the song. He didn't write it. Only performed it. Rod Temperton wrote it.

  • @springandnoodles As did Chris Cornell with Billie Jean.

  • michael jackson rest in peace

  • Oh my god, is it ok if you email this cover to me please? It's just amazing.

  • this is pretty cool

  • @skater4life197

    4 sure dood! skater 4 lyfe!!!!!!111

    GTFO.

  • I would also like this if anyone has it

    Im so happy, so proud, that truly talented musicians exist like this in our time <3 I hope she doesnt stop any time soon.

  • Legendary ! I love you imogen :)

  • wow. she is so fucking talented.

  • where can i download this?

  • I can send it to you if you would like.

  • were did you get it?

  • Wow!! i love it, Good Job, Immi! Wow! that's all I can say!

  • Awesome awesome awesome!

  • nice.

  • it makes me listen to the lyrics- creepy.

  • I'm surprised by how much I like this.

  • I like this more then MJ's original version.

  • that actually sound very gooD!

  • Beautiful!!! I love her

  • well thats an interstesting cover the paino sounds so pretty though

  • Absolutely stunning.

  • She really gives it emotional power, and makes it sound as if it could've been her song to begin with

  • does anyone know how to download the audio of this vid?

  • Go to a torrent site like piratebay!

  • just get it off a youtube downloadr like listentoyoutube

  • This is... gah... the best thing I have heard in a long time. Immi rules.

  • The interview is no longer available on their site.

    A snippet of the show (along with the cover) can be heard here:

    watch?v=bPI6MmJs7xc  (copy and paste in the youtube-searchbox)

    Her honesty and courage in expressing her admiration for another artist really struck me.

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  • this is so good. It's just weird hearing the chorus differently. But i o so love the originality.

  • This is so beautiful! OMG im gunna cover this in her style.

  • The sound is haunting and yet beautiful. I love it! Another amazing success by Imogen Heap =D

  • I love it how she makes it like its her song with a different meaning. She is awesome

  • WOW this is amazing

  • She just an epic song even more so.

  • Imogen Heap is so amazingg!! This is very gooood! Just put it on my itunes :)

    I do have to say though that there is nothing like Mike's original version :)

  • I always hated this song... However this is great !

  • This is amazing. I like :)

    I think the raw music by Imogen Heap is so much better. In some of the other stuff, the vocal track is messed around with a little bit too much for my liking.

  • True Genius !

  • The bbc interview is no longer available on their site.

    A snippet of the show (along with the cover) can be heard here:

    bPI6MmJs7xc (copy and paste in the searchbox)

    Her honesty and courage in expressing her admiration for another artist really struck me.

  • very good

  • shes amazing. lover her

  • Amazing!! Super fantastic! I LOVE this! Imogen Heap never ceases to amaze me!

  • I want mp3. Now.

  • this song gave me goosebumps

  • I really like how she transposes this piece into a minor key... it gives the song a totally different flavor

  • I think the music of the song was always in a minor key. The melody uses the minor not the major third. But this version has a more 'minor' feel to it. I think it may technically be Dorian (using major instead of minor sixth) rather than ordinary minor, but I haven't played it through to check.

  • Very clever variation on an amazing song. Obviously cant beat teh original however this is such a cleverly arranged and performed variation, hope it comes out as a single

  • that line "this is the end of your life".. goosebumps