Biffy Clyro - When You Were Young (The Killers Cover)

[TheMonBiffy]

Love Biffy and the killers.......And love this cover!!!!! MON THE BIFF! <3

[ih11son]

the rhythm sounds strange because the original song has 4 beats in the bar, this has been changed to 3 beats in the bar. It is also in compound time instead of simple time.

[WindInAWheatfield]

@ih11son fuck yeah, music theory! I like that the cover is different to the original; Straight covers are dull as

[darionothree]

@ih11son ohhh big brainy man talk.

[AttitudeCastle]

@ih11son Since seeing that i'm trying to work it out haha! Could be either no definitive way of knowing, as there are no clear quaver sections. Most likly 6/8 though as otherwise it would be a really fast 3/4 haha!

[sickheadc123]

And the search for toddley's comment begins!

[deereyes69]

shit cover



[iamMonkay]

ngl prefere the origional XD

[Hibernianfanno1]

I love the Biff, but this is a bit shit.

[Linear500]

@Hibernianfanno1 Then you must not have loved them enough, because every die hard biff fan seems to love it for its simplicity.

[TheJointDoctor1]

reminds me of one beautiful girl that i spent so many good times with :) BR

[Aysome]

hmmmmmmm

[fwuffleclouds15]

I think the rhythm is a bit off...this song doesn't suit a fast strumming acoustic and a change of the vocal rhythm. (See Brandon Flower's acoustic; he uses a slow guitar) I think it would've been a lot better if it was one or the other; not both. :/

[RyanSTH94]

@fwuffleclouds15 All of Biffy's covers are really strange at first but if you give it a while to sink in, you'll end up liking it! :)

[fowley2026]

@DjembeDjam 'Genious'? The definition of irony, my man.

[scottyrichardpierce]

killers

[nevieboy]

you wanna have a listen to dinosaur jnr, same applies. melancholy tunes but cheerful at the same time, and some of the best solos you'll hear

[sae4fair]

Every time I hear Simon Neil's Voice I feel my heart will break and yet it leaps for joy at the same time .No other singer has such an effect on me.It's indescribable.It fills me with so much love.I just cry and replay........

[liambrawley]

dont think the Beach Style guitar playing suits the song - too fast, maybe shoulda tried to slow it right down make it like a ballad.

[anarchotrent]

Jesus everything sounds better when sung by Simon Neil doesn't it... it's astounding.

[CarrieAndTrauma]

I Love Simon Singing This, Totally different take on the song <3 Epic xx

[TheJackMeister374]

chilling. in a good way.

[readmymind92]

Love this song, the killers and biffy clyro but this is just wrong!! It just does not sound good!

[ThisIsDonnieMusic]

great job..yeah biffy clyro probably an expert in covering songs!

[TheBenchoong]

Simon does look like Jesus!

[kalvakka]

people seem to forget that whether or not you like a song is a matter of fucking opinion

[TheCure39]

killers & clyro fan but strumming seems abit too fast for his voice

[anarchotrent]

@TheCure39 Nah he's perfectly in time. The fast strumming creates a rolling, full rythmn for the song.

[MrFerezu]

@TheCure39

Dude thats Biffy Clyro's trademark, odd, original, kickass rhytms they don't do it by the official pop song formula

[niaj90]

Aaahhh... love it :)

[sunnyday1127]

one of my new favorite bands covering one of my all time favorite songs :)

[helenabellamuerte]

Why is he skipping words, and why does it sound almost like he's just talking?

[Tobougg]

@helenabellamuerte - Because he's covering a song.. not copying it 

[GreendayAreSxcDotCom]

@Tobougg I was just about to say the exact same.

[RyanSTH94]

The more you listen to it, the better it gets...!

[MusicalParanoia]

I love Biffy, and I love The Killers. But honestly, I don't think this compares to the original. It's not bad at all, I actually like it, but I don't think it compares to the original.

[darrenburns123]

@MusicalParanoia im a massive biffy fan etc etc etc but i think this is bad, every other cover ive heard has been good, but erm.. ye i'll say no more incase the '' we love biffy and will defend them till the death'' brigade appear

[GuitarHer0Geek]

56 people are tone deaf!!!

[Nikooruful]

They master every cover they do :)!

[ViciousDeliciousIV]

The only cover I like from them

[VinnieBonar]

Tis good but I prefer the original one, Biffy are the better band though

[SpeedyBassist]

SIMON NEIL.

[yamaha7702]

excellent love it

[CrazyBut1]

The 2nd song I've heard from Biffy Clyro this is completely shit as well it's hardly a cover if you just change the guitar not to go with the lyrics it's like there purposely doing this

[bobotohough]

@CrazyBut1 THe whole point of a cover is to make the song your own, why bother if you're just gonna sound like the original. You may as well listen to the original.

and oh yeah, Fuck you.

[CrazyBut1]

@CrazyBut1 Yeah fuck you 

[TheGranatasinasce]

I don't really like it.

I really love the killers but this cover is souless, I don't know...

Biddy & Clyro are wonderful, but not in this song.

[CalumMaclean92]

@TheGranatasinasce biddy & Clyro aye? don't give bollocks chat about it being souless and no even be able to read the band name right in front of you

[19Cheryl95]

@TheGranatasinasce youre clearly not that much of a fan ' Biddy & Clyro are wonderful, but not in this song' nahh mate its Biffy Clyro

[Darryrirch]

Every Biffy song sounds the same.... They got nothing on the killers.

[WhatPhillSays]

@Darryrirch fuck off does every Biffy song sound the same, listen to Justboy, and then There's No Such Thing As A Jaggy Snake, and then the new stuff like Many Of Horror or Bubbles.

not the same at all.

[IFmusicIF]

@WhatPhillSays Crikey, calm down!

[CalumMaclean92]

@Darryrirch bollocks!

[meesch86]

God, this is an AMAZING cover! I'm a big fan of the Killers and I feel good listening to this :D good job biffy!

[therealdooty]

wen i saw da title i was like "please dont kill it" cus i love biffo bu i love dat song 2. not bad tho.not as gud as da first but not bloody bad biffo. at d aend of da day biffo looks like jesus so hes gotta be da best hahaha

[slash377]

@therealdooty English Translation - When i saw the title, i said "please, dont kill it", because i somewhat enjoy Biffy Clyro, however this song seems to be, in my opinion more favourable between the two. It's not bad, but I believe that the orginal composition of the song, seems to better the cover. But the good gentlemen of Biffy Clyro deserve some praise. At the end of the day, Mr Neil has similar features to a popular religous figure known as, Jesus, and therefore must be the "best".

[Danus57]

@slash377 Hero

[blackbubblegum47]

this might as well be a biffy clyro song now, brandon flowers can piss off

[2009indieboy]

MON THE BIFFFFFF

[MissNothing09]

MON THE BIFF!!! <3 Great(:

[antoniahunt]

aaah, what a beaut

[TheHendooooo]

i honestly haven't heard biffy do a bad cover or anyone else do more covers that are in my opinion sometimes better than the orginal :D MON THE BIFF!

[MisseryHauntsMe]

they are the most amazing band to see live! They sing for like 2 hours and get so into it :) mon the biff <3

[Mount2912]

@MisseryHauntsMe

I agree, I saw em a couple of weeks ago. 2 hours or so of music, 25 songs, dont think I've seen a band play that many songs before

[MissNothing09]

Better than The Killers! =)

[NewDayandAge]

@MissNothing09 ehh not so much

[AlainnSourise]

I love them both and I like both versions. I would love to play this song on guitar like he does right now. Does anyone knows tabs similar to these?

[nan199528]

the killers are INSANE! no one can top them

[keylock13]

@nan199528 biffy did ...

[IAINoodle]

nice

the noisettes also do a stunning cover

[Niamhishx3]

I love this version of the song. The Killers's version is amazing and this one is completly different so it's awesomeness is actually on a completly different level. I love both versions! I dont think that its even plausible to compare both versions because of the difference between them both. Biffy's version of this song is almost like a completly different song! -3

[Minstrel92]

After reading the comments and shaking my head at almost all of them in disgust...partly because of language, also because i fail to see how people can say that The Killers are bad, that they don't care about their fans, that their lyrics aren't meaningful, that they're mainstream. That last one gets to me. Mainstream people get to number 1 all the time. The Killers haven't had that many number 1s but they've done well. They make their music for their fans and to make the world a better place.

[infocado]

mmm ,an aquired taste I think ,ouch

[hanleyhead]

When you were young <3

[LGroszewski]

goosebumps..

[MissNothing09]

niceeee :D MON THE BIFF!

[Dotti88]

a really bad cover :/

[acantil]

I love the killers, and i love biffy. i would love to see them collaborate. Anyone else feel that that would be awesome????

[emz4brandon]

The Killers are amazing.....

I don't particularly like this cover, and I'm not just saying that because I love TK! I'm going see Biffy in December and i love them! I just don't believe they did this song justice, and I personally don't like it. Brandon Flowers is a much better singer in my opinion and I understand that other people may think differently, that's fine! But it actually really upsets me that people are slagging off Brandon and TK over this! Seriously, get a life :/

[thebestpathetic]

I like Biffy Clyro, but seriously don't even try to sing a Killers song, you embarrassed you yourselves enough with Buddy Holly.

[Arrsole]

@thebestpathetic So when you say you like Biffy Clyro, what you actually mean is you like their recent, chart topping songs...

[thebestpathetic]

@Arrsole No I prefer their older stuff, things like Justboy, Eradicate the doubt, I just thing this is no where near as good as the original and their cover of Buddy Holly was a disgrace

[MrRakshira]

@thebestpathetic How can you call the buddy holly cover a disgrace, you cant call yourself a biffy fan if you think that is shit.

[thebestpathetic]

@MrRakshira Compared to the original this is a disgrace, even as a stand alone song, forgetting the original it isn't very good.

[MrRakshira]

@thebestpathetic i was talking about the buddy holly cover, this cover isnt fantastic i still like it though, I wouldnt go calling any music a disgrace just depends on your taste as too whether you like it

[blackxxxkeyblade]

@MrRakshira You can be a fan of a band and not like a particular cover they've created. It's this weird thing that's been around for a while, called an 'opinion'. Try it out sometime instead of worshipping every little thing Biffy Clyro does because they are your favourite band. If it sucks, it sucks :)

[MrRakshira]

@blackxxxkeyblade ok first of all im not worshipping this cover i thinks its good and i also think the buddy holly cover is good, i dont however like every single song biffy puts out especially the new b-sides, Secondly you just contradicted your own point, plenty of people like this cover , your saying that it sucks because you say it sucks, and with that i wish you good day sir

[blackxxxkeyblade]

@MrRakshira Okay, I HATE these Youtube 'disputes' that go on and on down the page, so this is the last reply I'm putting; Firstly, in the comment I replied to you about, you said to somebody else something along the lines of; "You're not a Biffy fan if you don't like it." that's what I was commenting on. And secondly, I didn't say it sucked because I said so, I said 'If it sucks, it sucks' to which can be taken to whatever your opinion is. So, not in the wrong here, thank you sir.

[thentherewaslight]

@MrRakshira The new b-sides are awesome ><

[MrRakshira]

@thentherewaslight ehh i can undertsand where your coming from, i really like the ones from the captain single but alot of them dont compare with the old b-sides

[hellodom1]

Every cover they do is amazing and they make is sound like a total different song :)

[tvrulesnation]

WOOO ireland :)

[Scarluuuut078]

oh my god ♥

[druxka]

they did in 6/8. weird but nice :D

[AnonMusicable]

Love the way Simon says "so sweet" :D

[TheBrennanHarvey]

@DjembeDjam HARDLYYYYYYY! dont' get me wrong i'm a fan of the killers music and think that brandon flowers is a genious. But simon is in a different league altogether.

[Skoomaz]

@TheBrennanHarvey this time i think that the different level is widely lower than he Killer's one

[TheBrennanHarvey]

@toddiey12 You know something your right i do have a lot to learn still, you unfortunately have exceeded your brain capacity by thinking up comments like that. :)

[toddiey12]

@TheBrennanHarvey mmmmmmm wow, ur argument is so compelling and flawless, i really dont think il be able to measure up,

[tomadshade1]

@TheBrennanHarvey brlliant ! XD

[kinghilly234]

@toddiey12 You*

Fucking illiterate bastard.

I sense jealously, a hater and complete arsehole.

[toddiey12]

@kinghilly234 Haha wow im sorry, i dont take the time to spell out words properly for such intelligence as yourself, one might think the phonetics would be good enough, and as for illiterate, ya its a complete bitch not being able to read or write :)

[scooterok1]

@toddiey12 tbh i agree with you mate, this was quite a disappointment.

[kinghilly234]

@toddiey12 Better be sorry, you cunt.

[scooterok1]

@kinghilly234 Im not an arsehole or a hater, and im certainly not jealous, I just dont like this cover. So respect my opinion bitch.

[bunnyman1996]

@toddiey12 he is actualy awsome so shush (biffy clyro are better than the killers though)

[KeepinItRealMofo]

@toddiey12 alot to learn???can you back up your comment with a valid explanation as to how he isn't a genius?? Highly doubt it.

[PhilcolemanisBF]

@TheBrennanHarvey foooooooooooool.

[softwar3error7]

@TheBrennanHarvey i hate it when the top rated comments are just replys ¬.¬

[clancybond]

@DjembeDjam They definitely don't nail it. 

[zeLudoo]

@DjembeDjam Why ? It's actually pretty similar O_o

[DjembeDjam]

@zeLudoo It just sounds like a lazily done cover. I'm just not feeling it from Simon's vocal performance in particular.

[auntsally571]

@DjembeDjam No it's not at all lazy.Sorry you can't grasp the rasp and rhythmic invention of Simon's voice.

[AnonMusicable]

Happy Birthday Simon!!!:D THUMBS UP FOR SIMON??

[PETERILEY07]

'He doesn't look a thing like Jesus'

Simon Neill looks a lot like Jesus actually :D

LOVE THIS!!!

[leggyboombastic]

i listened to this so many times i was late for work

[pentatonia]

@leggyboombastic haha... been there done that because of Biffy! LOL

[booshaddict1990]

these are the best band in the world atm no other modern music really compares apart from muse

[Carmsyy]

i keep playing this over and over again - beautiful version

[PurpleNightfall]

fuck, what a great cover!

But in the end I think that the original will always be the best no matter how much I love Biffy Clyro

[rockprid3e723]

this one's good but i have to say, the original is better

[kittyelmorolo]

this made me cry :')

[loveablelaura19]

love it!!! love biffy! love the killers! but i think simon sings it better than brandon! <3

[DestructiveMoose]

i didnt like this...dong get me wrong i love the band but...something about this cover annoyed me aha...i guess i love the original too much (x

[Mellon7787]

how do people think this is better than the original? are you all fucking mental?

[12081n50n]

It makes me wanna cry :'(

[shiningmagpie]

Very nice cover of an already amazing song :D

[Pooyarse]

Biffffffffy are amazin ! 

[domb07]

Mon the biffy. Coulda done with simon screaming the chorus but still awesome :P

[dragonb803]

This is nice enough, but on the verse I don't think they should have changed the rhythm.

[conorjpmcq]

Great band, I've seen them twice, but this is poor.

[cheriise0]

i feel the emotion, it's like they're having sex.. it's magic.

[BoomBlasAndRuin]

@cheriise0 Play this while having sex, you'll explode.

[lordofcavan]

@BoomBlasAndRuin

Whatever yr into, but I tend to las longer than 2:14! lol Crackin song though!

[simontehbass]

i feel that biffy take the emotion out of every song............. and triple it xDD

mon the biffy !

[jasonthecanadian]

Dude from Killers can barely sing. I enjoy the band but it isn't made on his voice at all.

[TheCushsRightBoot]

@jasonthecanadian Are you shitting me? Brandon Flowers has one of the best voices in the World...

[MuffinWithAnAxe]

@TheCushsRightBoot Brandon Flowers isn't actually an amazing singer tbh. Great voice yeah, and great with simple melodies. When he tries to be even slightly clever though, it comes across really ropey, especially live!

[sharkctnetwork]

nice, but i like killers more justmy2cents.

[chibs1234]

Seems emotionless. Out of tune, i know they changed it but so...His voice is good but...he aint no Killers ay?

[eggsniffer1]

wtf? this is fucking amazing and he aint no killers... hes better by miles

they dont need fancy lighing and stupid bird feather coats to make people lovethem, hey just need insturments... mo synths

[chibs1234]

WTF Okay,but the fancy lights and 'stupid bird feather coats' are awesome and ....much better than boring old people. By saying you don't like the coats and the lights just implies you don't like Brandon and the Killers. Don't you?

[eggsniffer1]

i do like the killers, but when there albums just keep getting worse and worse it makes me hate them, they stoppe paying attention to the music and went straight to their look whereas Biffy dont waste their time and effort on massive shows, they make it about the music meaning theyre cheaper to see and waymore worthwhile becuase there is no facade involved just three amazing musicians, their instruemnts and the crowd

[GeorgeBguitar]

I think Killers new stuff is atrocious, good first album, but a really mediocre, unspectacular, average band.

[HoochHendrix]

@chibs1234 its hardly emotionless it's just sang in a different vein from The killers

[TheKasssu]

both are good bands(biffy clyro and the killers) but only biffy clyro can make u cry:D

[TheFlowersBrandon]

@TheKasssu I agree with you that they are both good bands, but I disagree that only Biffy can make you cry, I cry everytime I see TK but Biffy also made me feel 10000000 different emotions when I saw them. I love how much emotion and passion is put in to their songs! two of the greatest bands my ears have ever heard

[50033836]

@TheKasssu I disagree, they've both made me cry. Biffy Clyro with Machines, and the Killers with Why Do I Keep Counting.

[skillzdatkillz900]

@TheKasssu DISAGREE!!!!!! (well brandon flowers solo album can) listen to the lyrics in the clock was tickin'

[lynchybaby1]

i'm not saying its bad but it aint as good as the killers but i do like it

[RetroPunkRockr]

They are so amazing and beautiful, they make me cry on so many occassions, this being one of them, my favourite band for life.

MON THE FUCKING BIFFY!!

[EldeTabernas]

biffy clyro it's very nice they are the best!

[missrocknroll22494]

I love biffy clyro, they're just so different from all the other bands out there....simon neil is awesome. and this is possibly one of the best covers of this song i have heard. One of the best things to ever come out of Ayr <3

[JenniePennyx]

I really love this cover:) I also loved when they done love sex magic, it was halarious! :) x

[rockerdan96]

ilove his voice :L

[MrAlmostEasy]

i love there covers, a total different perspective on the songs, but there RATM - killing in the name of cover.... its just LOL.

[dunfast]

@MrAlmostEasy fuck off :)?

[heinzie5]

biffy seem a bit well established for the cheesy subway posing shot. thats almost a cliche of naff local bands...

[ManxGirl33]

Biffy Clyro is actually amazing at their covers!

They master and create a different atmosphere altogether on each on ethey do.

Love it, love how a band can change a song, and change its perspective (:

Amazing <3

[chickensun88]

the killers are my favourite band and their music has changed by life, this is the best cover i have ever heard! the did a beautiful song justice, 'mon the biffy :)

[codyj1234321]

mon the biff!!!!!!!

[wickedwarren]

what u mean by mon the biff?

[ineedalifeLTD]

basically come on biffy

[ayeehlads1234]

@wickedwarren it's short for ''c'mon'', basically saying yass they're well good, which they soooo are!

[alexwillow]

wow! *__* mon the biff :)

[supersix52]

hat ethe killers luv biffy mon the biff!!!

[lavadude360]

mon the biff!

[cheesecrazy42]

he has a much better voice than brandon flowers. its more rustic and has more soul to it. no offence to b flowers but he kind of just speeks the lyrics, he doesnt reely sing them. mon the biff

[danbreen13]

just climb back to hole you came from and stop talkin rubbish b flowers is awesome and sings the lyrics

[Gemisx]

They way he laughs on 'The devil's water aint so sweet' makes me all happy inside :)

mon the biff xx

[IndieRockAndRoll91]

i like carrots :)

[spaceinvader17]

i love this song and this cover is really good too! (Y) i love that they did an acoustic cover :')

[Gemisx]

His voice is so gravelly and deep :) Better than the original I think,

xx