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  • somebody once said that this song is about the difference between man and woman and Kate cheers about those difference, and Placebo mourns about it. The one is not better than the other, they are different, like man and woman are different. You should appreciate both of them instead of argueing which one is better.

  • again pls dont try to compare covers to the original who wrote the song thats where the genius resides anything esle is just plagiarism no matter how good

  • Placebo fucked this song up. Placebo is great, but really, listen to this fucking voice. Shit, listen to the bridge at 2:50; Placebo couldn't do that.

  • This one has no atmosphere...or doesn't bring you into it. Placebo's does that...it has an eerie presence when it's playing. That's something Kate Bush's version doesn't do.

  • Placebo and Kate Bush are two completely different type of artists. Why are idiots arguing over it? This is the original and the way Kate intended it to be. Placebo covered it and their version was how they interpreted it. Who cares?

  • Remake > Original.

  • ah kate superb back in my life again

  • I love this song.

  • great song!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and to think i was only a year old when this came out!!

  • xo

  • I love the ambience in this song

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  • One of the truly great love songs - feel the lyrics - only Kate can inject such feeling.

    Thanks for posting.

  • Excellent use of the Fairlight CMI.

  • I miss Kate's backing harmonies in the Placebo cover.. it doesn't have the same interesting subtleties that Kate's version has.

  • No one sings it like Kate Bush.

  • so good. painfully beautiful. heartbreaking.

  • @truckproductions < THIS!

  • as a huge fan of kate I believe that no one can be compared to her! :P To my mind, the original version is usually not neseecarily better,but more emotional as it's sang by the creator of the song. I think we shouldn't argue on which version is better but of course we can refer on which one we prefer, that's not bad. It's natural comparing the versions when we listen to them. But for someone who likes kate and the way she sings, it's hard to prefer another version. :P

  • Kate's version...original,and the best.

  • my life!♥

  • ♥my life♥

  • I like placebo better but thats just me

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  • @lunaricstardust I adore the Placebo version because it's so dark, so powerful, but i can't compare it at all to Kate's version. Kate's version is so sweet and hopeful, like a lover begging a lover who has hurt her to please never do it again, while Placebo's sounds a lot more like 'hurt me again and I'll start shooting puppies'. They're both brilliant but comparisons are futile. Change a few words and they're completely different songs.

    Oh and, as a recent teenager, what is BVB? No idea...

  • Masterpiece and best album (Hounds Of Love) ever made.

  • Placebo make this song the way Kate meant it to be. In my opinion. She isnt any less talented, with me saying this. Im just saying, her interpretation of her own song fails at making it "hit home". Placebo NAILED what she missed. She will always get credit for writing it, but Placebo bring it to life alot better.

    And in reply to the "stupid teenager" comment? Really? Teenagers taste in music these days isnt as good as placebo. Most teenagers listen to BVB, and similar bands these days....

  • @lunaricstardust Teenager is a very broad term. I am seventeen and I have no idea what a BVB is. The only two bands I could name are Blondie and Eurythmics.

    Anywho, love Kate Bush, she is breath-taking.

  • This is an incredibly sad song, I'm just beginning to realize...

  • One has personality one doesn't. I personally think re-makes should be allowed only for non-profit purposes. If you want to sell records then try writing something catchy that is original.

  • THE ORIGINAL IS ALWAYS BETTER SORRY GUYS.

  • Victoria's Secret commercial brought me here--but just because I had to make sure the awesome instrumental music/beat they were using was indeed from Kate Bush's song. The instruments and sound are clearly awesome in this version, and actually sound very contemporary to me (which is why I guess Victoria's Secret used it).

  • whoever thinks Placebo's version is better is a stupid tennager

  • @seinfeldguy *teenager

  • Awesome

  • I love the Placebo version.. But Kates version is my favorite :3

  • I wanna feel how it feels... oh Kate.

  • I agree, anyone can do a cover - bad or good, its about their interpretation. However, normally the original is the best because the artist created it. Kate isnt just a singer, she really is an artist in the way she can create beautiful songs and perform them with such meaning that can create any emotion inside the listener. Her work is so original and unique meaning that any other band/singer can mould it to fit their interpretation. Personally, i prefer this version because it has more feeling

  • There is WAY too much placebo in these comments.

    Good music existed before you were old enough to be a hipster. Get used to it, its a tale as old as time.

  • @OmegaShadowz I HAVE listened to Placebo`s version. And I still prefer Within Temptation, because their version is more powerful.

    But none of this three different versions is bad.

  • I prefer Within Temptation`s version of this song. Their version has more emotions. And their celtic-like keys sound cool.

    The original is also not bad. But i would`nt listen to it.

  • @gabe6550 You should listen to Placebo's version of this song then.

  • Can't people just enjoy this song? 

  • Quorthon brought me here...

  • wt is better.....

  • This is better than the Placebo version simply because it means we don't have to listen to that whiny fucking Yank accent.

  • @TenWhoWereTaken

    couldnt agree more ;)

  • Unlike Mr. Molko, she does *not* shit in her pants while singing.

  • great song ty !!!

  • Last time I checked Placebo never made a groundbreaking album like Hounds of Loves, failures thats what they are like their fans

  • Lmfao, 8-bit underwater sounds. It's amazing how far music progresses and how taste and styles change over time. Those comparing Placebo and Kate Bush should see that, and stop comparing them, but rather use it as a tool to understand how music evolves.

  • wonderfull

  • The song is a beautiful work of art period. Either way. It hits my heart.

  • some remakes r better than originals but in this case placebo aint got nothing on kate

  • @SuperUndertaker29 The remake is way less annoying than this.

  • i dont remember the miami vice tv show but i guarantee that they played this song at one point

  • I love Kate Bush!!! I can't wait to buy the Hounds of Love album :D x

  • I heard the Placebo version first but man, Kate's voice is amazing.

  • If anyone of us could make a deal with God,I'd say more power to them.Until then,I'd settle for great music,like either Kate Bush or Placebo.

  • One of the best songs ever.

  • ...

  • @gdandjela

    Oh, does it matter? Go leave a positive comment on that one then.

  • Why hasn't this been used in a skate part?

  • Look at these idiots arguing.

    I've been a fan of Placebo for a long time, but it's ridiculous how people argue over which version is better.

    I love both versions equally. I wish you people would quit it with the arguing. I like this, and Placebo's.

    So shut the fuck up and just enjoy the music, please.

  • @xkambreenkitxbff Agreed!

  • @xkambreenkitxbff Well said! *Applauds* I wish this could be a banner on every music video on youtube. :)

  • @Policemanofficer

    Indeedy!

  • @xkambreenkitxbff

    Ah! You said placebo! Off with his thumbs!

  • @xkambreenkitxbff haha couldn't have said it better myself

  • @xkambreenkitxbff: THANK YOU!

  • @xkambreenkitxbff unfortunately arguing makes the world go around because shit like this is just timeless, excellent music (like most classics), whereas too many people develop new opinions and feel the need to make them public faster than cancer spreading into the prostate

  • @xkambreenkitxbff The Placebo's version is boring.

  • Oh god, now i understand why people like Placebo version...

    This one is like ABBA meets Modern Talking...

  • we've made a remix to the placebo cover of this song, if you're interested in dubstep search for "running up that hill - placebo (dubstep remix)" i think you'll like it, apologies for wasting your time if you don't!

  • I prefer the Placebo and Within Temptation versions...But I can appreciate the original for giving those bands something TOO cover anyway xD

  • @mrgolamhossein kates version is better no offense to placebo

  • @SuperUndertaker29 hahaha okay

  • Wouldn't it be a fantastic idea for Cirque du Soleil to do a show based on Kate's music? I'd go see that. :)

  • no other version can possibly express its meaning from the time and the place it was written and performed....thats the beauty it captures a time and a place thats past except for the visceral experience of sound

    plus Kate is hotter than PLACEBO.... she also a triple threat!

  • I'm 20, and I still like music from the 50's-current. People can suck on it if they said that music like this is shit compared to the music today

  • you know,i grew up with Kate Bush and other wonderful vocalists,Her voice can send shivers up a persons spine every time i love her and thank you so much for taking the time to put this on youtube.However i also like PLACEBO's version,its differeant in all ways but the lyrics but its still a good song and well done.PLACEBO is a good band they are simply of a differeant genre in music so people shouldent down them simply because they are close minded about what type of music they like. thanks

  • ahahah this version is bollocks, sorry people but placebos version isb tter, how can you like this sped up crap . its like someones singing karaoke :P

  • @crewdy1996 You obviously like music for funerals.

  • @crewdy1996 I prefer the Placebo version too, but bashing perfectly okay music gets us nowhere. :/ Plus it's not "sped up", this is the original tempo.

  • This does sound painfully 80s. The scene in NCIS Los Angeles with the Placebo version playing during the scene of terrorists stealing a nuclear weapon, Sam and Callen pinned down, had a lot more emotion than could've been shown with this version.

  • PLACEBO VERSION SUCKS

  • WUTHERING HEIGHT'S WAS THE BEST

    

  • Still listening........

  • I have now listened to this song no less than 6 times in the past hour.

  • wow....I remember hearing this as a kid in 1985......totally wrapped me up in emotions and feelings I couldn't understand at the time....I just remember it making me really sad.....now I totally love this song......

  • I think her voice is better suited to the song, but Placebo's instrumentals are better. The 80's synth and drum beat just don't fit imo.

  • Her voice is just wonderful ! She is so talented ! A real artist !

  • I love both versions!

  • @drquinn18 ditto

    

  • 25 people are on placebos.

  • @wowbobwow37 Yeah and its having a bad effect.

  • @wowbobwow37 placebo is the cure

    kate is not

  • @Thekantaral The real cure is Kate, the others just a placebo as you said.

  • @Thekantaral ur a FUCKING MORON, KILL URSELF, IF U DON'T HAVE THE BALLS, COME TO BRIGHTON BEACH

  • @MrGaryo 78 I meet you halfway on BRIGHTON ROCKS bring kate with you

  • this song makes me think of space

  • I think both versions are good, but I like the pace of Placebo's version better. It's a little more slower, and less up-beat sounding. That's just my opinion..

  • @rottedplants You think that because you're an idiot with poor taste.

  • @dhead22 No, you're just a douche who cannot respect someone else's opinion.

  • @rottedplants respecting others' opinions is for people with no confidence in their convictions

  • @dhead22 You are just a bit close-minded. But whatever, I'm not going to have an argument with you over YouTube. You have your opinions and I have mine.

  • @dhead22 Well said.

  • @FarewellBlackSwan my english in fine but apparently u cant read for shit any ways... I like her but other version isnt no damn emo shit. I like it and im far from emo. now if u really think placebo version is emo....well u should prolly stop listening to this because this sounds much much more....emo? ok

  • @FarewellBlackSwan w8 so emos llike the version who doesnt sound ridiculous and anoyying techno piano in it? u my friend are very very wrong.

  • @xXCUBEZEROXx haha yeah i trust the musical opinion of some stupid kid who thinks that "techno piano" is a thing

  • @dhead22 no one was talking to you basement rat

  • History Channel did not bring me here.

  • you don't wanna hurt me? ... no.. you do want!

  • I love U Kate . . .

  • @FarewellBlackSwan I never said it was. I said some people prefer particular versions of songs because it has nostalgic value. AND it's not just emo teenagers who like Placebo's version, nor tacky goths who like Within Temptation's. People do have the ability to like songs without being clumped into social groups. Music is music. Enjoy it and stop hating people for having personal preferences.

  • @frusciantecuz well said

  • Stop arguing the Kate Vs. Placebo thing. Nobody gives a shit what version you like better. Whether its Kate's or Placebo's NOBODY CARES. Listen to your music and get over yourself.

  • If you try to tell me any version besides this is the best, be warned, I will immediately assume you're of lower intelligence.

  • @jesuslivesinmytoilet That's a poor way of looking at it. While I enjoy Kate Bush's version, especially since it's the original, I personally like Placebo's more. I like the darkness of it, I'm a fan of the band, and it's from MY teenage years, so it's more personal for me, like Kate Bush's version is for teens of the 80s. You shouldn't assume folks are of lower intelligence just for liking a (good) remake.

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  • All the versions - Kate Bush's original, Within Temptation and Placebo covers - are excellent 2 me!

  • I can't believe there are people who think the Placebo version is better. get outta here.

  • @TheTurboChampion

    It's their personal opinion. If you can't believe that, you need to open your mind.

  • @Frostbite249 well that's some ass backwards logic there, but alright, buddy

  • @TheTurboChampion

    I fail to see how it's ass-backwards in any way. It's as simple as this: different people have different tastes in music. Some say they like Placebo's version of this song, or various other covers, others say they like the original, Kate Bush's version. People will always have different opinions about music, it's just their personal preferences. Not everyone likes the same thing, nor do they like it the same way others do. if they did... well this world would be pretty bland.

  • @Frostbite249 okay, so you bitch at me for voicing my opinion that I think this version is so good that I can't believe there are people who think there are better versions, and then tell me that everyone has a right to their own opinion? fuck off all the way back to middle school with that logic.

  • @TheTurboChampion

    So basically the logic that people have their own tastes in music and that it's easy to see how some would prefer one version over another or vice versa is middle-school logic? Yeah, and you HAD to comment 1 whole month later, right?

    Anyways, yeah you can think this version is the best, I think it's awesome too, but I'm not gonna rag on anyone else or tell them to "get outta here" just because they think another version is better. Different tastes, different opinions...

  • @Frostbite249 I just saw it. sue me. busy with other things, guy. friends, career, projects. LIFE HAPPENS, TO QUOTE A LOT OF MOVIES.

    moving on, I'm not "ragging" on anyone. the "get outta here" is in disbelief. like I can't wrap my head around it. I'm not saying they're dumbies for liking another version more, I just can't understand why they would.  is that a crime?

  • @TheTurboChampion

    Oh... guess I got the wrong idea then.

    It's just I'm so used to people around me bashing others for their taste in music whenever somebody says something like "I can't believe they think this is better than that" and everything else along those lines, it just clicks off in my head that once again, somebody's bashing someone else's tastes once again. It just seems that people just CANNOT accept that others like different kinds of music...

  • @Frostbite249 Ok, I think Kate Bush's version is amazing, and I think Placebo really did a great job... everybody discuss wich one is better...

    But one thing I know for sure is that Within Temptation's version is the worst of all times!

  • @TheTurboChampion totally. who wants to hear a whiny bitch over a soulful girl.

  • @TheTurboChampion Placebo's version is better. There's a reason why it's used in advertising and not this artist that virtually no one has heard of.

    Still a great song. Not the better version though, and one of the rare cases where the original is not better.

  • @shootthis123 A lot of people have never heard of Placebo.Kates more popular in the Uk,than the US.Most musicians know of her influential talents,and rank her one of the greats,thats why they cover her songs.

  • @ggarlick46 I happen to have a friend of mine who is a 80's music guru. He's never even heard of her. And this is the dude who told me that Eddie Murphy had a singing career in the 80's even doing a song with the great Micheal Jackson, and he's never heard of her, or this song. He does happen to this shit version better though, but he's a total 80's dude LoL

  • @shootthis123 That's supposed to read "He does happen to like this version better" not shit version :/

  • @shootthis123 Ok but this the original,Placebos is the version.

  • @ggarlick46 I'm aware that this is the original. I'm not some dehydrated treetard that hasn't been watered in a decade.

  • @shootthis123 Are you sure about that?

  • @ggarlick46 LoL. Keep listening to your *VERSION* of the song that sucks more dick than a porn star.

  • @shootthis123 I will the original is still the best,you settle for the placebo version of a classic.

  • @ggarlick46 Don't worry. I will. It doesn't make my ears bleed.

  • @shootthis123 Well see a doctor about it,its probably because your ears are not accustomed to good music.

  • @ggarlick46 I already did. It's an allergic reaction to 80's music.

  • @shootthis123 What did he prescribe,stay away from all radios!

  • @ggarlick46 Pretty much, he gave me a script for an ipod. Seems to be working pretty good so far.

  • @shootthis123 Yeah ive got the dock,but no ipod yet.

  • @ggarlick46 Once you get an ipod, you'll never listen to the radio again LoL. I haven't and I've had my 32 gb touch for about a year and a half now.

  • @shootthis123 Seems I will have to start saving.

  • @ggarlick46 You can find them for fairly cheap online, compared to a store. NewEgg and TigerDirect both should have them. And it gets delivered right to your door step. No travel needed ^.^

  • @shootthis123 Yes might be tempted to get one.I like cd albums,but with one of them I can download all my 60s 70s and 80s classics.

  • @shootthis123 Not much of a 80s music guru then if he hasnt heard of her! He should be a guru of something else. By the way this is the original, the others the shit version.

  • @shootthis123 No.

  • @SamHeald No what? No you're not gay? No you don't like milk? No you don't have kids? No what exactly?

  • @shootthis123 Well well, aren't you quite the comedian? /severesarcasm

  • @SamHeald Again... no what? Not sure if you thought I made the suggestion about the Cirque du Solei idea, but that wasn't me. So again...... no what exactly?

  • @TheTurboChampion This is smooth with the 80' , while placebo is modern and have that tune with putting it in every video and editing it with it.I like both,u are clearly fan of the original and i respect that,but placebo hit the spot no matter if is not original.

  • i like placebo, but wow this is the original? it rocks

  • @Kigorusan True! I listen to both, and though I like Placebo's (haunting, thought-inspiring), I prefer Kate's overall. A very passionate voice, there. I'm glad to see she's still going strong after all these years.

    Oh, and I'm not that fond of the Within Temptation cover. I like Within Temptation, but that cover... no. Just... no. XD

  • @GingaOkami i never knew there was a within temptation cover, well i looked it up, actually i like the beginning, but one she's singing, yeah, um. no xD

  • Placebo = Very good but just a cover

    Kate = A real genius 

  • @alwaysthesun if you havent listened to them try within tempation's cover but gotta love kate for creating a masterpiece

  • <- Fan of Placebo talking here, this really isn't bad. I don't know what people are bitching about, honestly.

  • I'm honestly sick to death of this shit from fans of Placebo and Maxwell, trying to strip Kate of her own brilliant creativity and identifying it to their own stupid favourites