The Killers - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town

[PalaverTwist]

Good job, Killers! I'm impressed, being partial to Kenny Roger's version. Thanks for sharing, xchloefx. :)

[lowendgenerator1]

Oh awesome. Another youtube video with no audio! FUCK YEAH! LEMME GO SPEND A DOLLAR ON ITUNES TO HEAR IT INSTEAD! Idiots.

[mummywow]

Just amazing!! Give me more!!

[BarrettkTaylor]

who cares who wrote it first this song rocks

[DullTorpor]

CAKE's cover is better.

[TheLizardKing95]

the dude at 0:55 looks exactly like my brother dom

[jojuinc]

@TheLizardKing95 Oh my god, you're right!

[Ludvigdreng]

Speaking of covers, take a listen to the cover by danish punk/rock band Sort Sol :)

[whydoyouwastemytimee]

For God sake turn around.

[FilipM1]

People! Look up Gary Holton & Casino Steel's version; it's the best!

[tightendtatechs]

Everything about the way the killers this cover is good but i like the guitar the best.

[TheSlong123]

Mel Tillis wrote it...he live next door to my ex husband...neither here nor there...as long as it's enjoyed...JEEZ

[jellocase]

i like this version better but its probably because i heard this and fell in love with it before hearing the original ... maybe thats why people usually prefer originals, cause its the first version theyve heard and theyve grown used to enjoying it ..

[mikal9000]

Good cover. And as relevant as ever, since we've once again got broken men returning home to their wives and girlfriends from a "crazy Asian war." Thanks for posting!

[NerdGogo]

This is the only song by The Killers my dad actually likes. Shame it's a cover. But it's a pretty damn good cover if I do say so myself :D

[classic993217]

by the album it sounds so much better on Sawdust

[SwordSamuraiWhisper6]

i like leonard nimoy's cover best.

there. i said it. suck it.

[billrowlands]

@SwordSamuraiWhisper6

Yes Nimoy did a hell of a job.

[xanglat]

Good, but I prefer the version of Kenny Rogers !

[TigerTeamProductions]

Wow, Cake's is so much better.

[fuckyourightback2]

oooooohhhhhhh brannnnnnnnnnnandon you can take my knickers down ........

[jtbuckfast]

Cake ,did a better one

[funnyperson30401]

brandon Flowerss SHOULD NOT have a mustache, he looks like a super-rapist... iLikee it when itss cleannnn.. (=

[Richiepookinshoo]

This...isnt as bad as I thought it would be.

[7soccerCRonaldo]

hoss06 i couldnt disagree with you more this is the best cover ive ever heard in my life Killers are the greatest! none better

[Hoss06]

This is a bad cover. terrible a good cover is the one thats done by CAKE.

[jasper12366]

three cheers for the killers!!! Hip Hip!!!!

[waterlooroad69]

i love the killers version and ruby dont take your love to town is an amazing song kenny would be proud of this cover : )

[Bummelumm]

@waterlooroad69 I totally agree to all you just wrote. I just love this song. I fell in love with it the very first time I heard it 27 years ago (a cover by Gary Holton & Casino Steel) and the love has never faded. I do love the original, and I love The Killers adorable cover. Thank you, Kenny Rogers, for have written such a classic!

[HNK222]

Country singer/songwriter Mel Tillis wrote this song.

[pmop34]

yeah, i wasnt expecting it to be this good. I thought theyd tried to electrify it. i thought id get a good laugh. the killers just won a lil more respect from me.

[sarahshevett]

Thie is really fantastic, a real tribute to a great song. I love it.

[amyt315]

They can do no wrong!! :)

[kristaluvshanson]

Pretty good cover - gotta say, I like the Killers, but didn't expect them singing this song to be this good. I'm pleasantly surprised. It's really good. :)

[dokostar]

sehr schönes Lied !!

[francisco2186]

los asesinos bueno siempre saca buenos cubre la VD se va consolidando como una de las mejores bandas de la década

[letsbeamazeing]

Good cover.

I have to say I like CAKE's cover a bit more though.

Great song

[pointless87]

Kenny Roger's is my mom's favorite country artist and this is my favorite song by him. Good job!

[kiowaangeleyes]

Uusally I dont like other bands covering certain types of classics.But this turned out pretty good..

[brittonico]

They should be arrested for murdering this song...they are a good band, but this is a poor imitation of the original song. It would have been interesting to hear them do it in their own style.

[01zoka]

This song puts me in perspective just an amazing band. Love ya and the mustache Mr. Flowers just lovely!

[Crazyknifekid]

The Cake version of this song is pretty good too.

[BrianBinOR]

Fuck me, these guys kick ass! Where have they been all my life?

[LornaCullen]

WOOP!

[PoizonusJK]

did you live in dark caves amongst other cave dwellers? welcome to reality, up here there's sunlight, water and the killers. Enjoy

[BrianBinOR]

No, I lived in the real world with jobs and a family to take care of and a son to raise, and didn't have time to pay attention to every band that came along. Maybe when you grow up, little boy, you'll understand that not having enough slack time to keep up on everycraze is not the same as "living in a cave".

[PoizonusJK]

lol @ little boy

woah easy there Brian, i was only half kidding.. no need to bring your career, son and family into it haha

i just found it strange you haven't atleast heard of the killers. you must not have a radio, television set, or any cool friends :)

thank god for your 1970 computer eh eh :)

like i said cave dweller :)

oh and don't act like you have no spare time, you've watched nearly 2,000 videos on youtube :)

[PoizonusJK]

i made sure to add a smiley so you knew where i was kidding

[BrianBinOR]

Sorry, was a bit touchy the day I replied.

Of course I'd heard of them. But since you know I've watched a few videos, you also know there's PLEANTY out there to keep one distracted without getting to listen to it all. Did you know there are radio and TV stations that NEVER play the Killers? JKust a bit of trivia for your next bar bet.

[angelaso]

I think this is a great cover, just like Romeo and Juliet from the same album: "Sawdust"

[Snowbabe92]

I don't see why everyone dislikes "Sawdust". I think the album's great^^ Not their best, maybe, but still very good.

[DutchMileyLover]

The beginning is cool, when you hear them counting and lauhing. I want that version on my cd:D And I LOVE the whole cd, btw. x

[kitki91]

I've heard the Mel Tillis version and i like it, but this is actually pretty good

[Artkidbird]

my names ruby and i totally love this song and the killers.

[1TkCr1]

Duude ! This song Rocks !! Awesome. The album is not that bad, I like a few songs.

[Parder47]

after hearing them do this i really really dont like them anymore...

[AngelRainbow24365]

you have to be completly and utterly in love with the killers to love sawdust =P

I love it =)

[WaldoCW]

this is trash

[spartan9180]

:/ I regretfully like the cake cover of this song better.. not diggin the guitar in this..

[Johisfas]

song- hit - with the voice of Kenny - others versions, nothing special - Kenny made her famous.

¡KENNY THE BEST! -

[jlzumpano]

i love the killers but this whole album is awfull

[R9OEY]

i think this is class tbh

[SweetavalancheX]

my names ruby!!!

[susieily]

love it

[MyCousinVinny13]

one of their only songs that i don't like... i guess there had to be one.

[frongwadder]

Brandon Flowers will end being looked up to the likes of morrissey, and well i can't think of anyone else, but he has that strange aura, and/or charisma

[bigmamadancer]

Nobody does this song justice except Kenny Rogers....the original singer with the First Edition. It's hard to hear this song sung by someone other than Kenny.

[thombombb]

Kenny Rogers did not record the original. The version by Rogers and The First Edition was released in 1969, two years after the ORIGINAL recording by Johnny Darrell.

Next time, don't get so indignant about these covers, when the version you adore is just the same.

[jeffkahl]

@thombombb yes but also keep in mind this is a Mel Tillis song originally so Kenny and Johnny's were covers after Mel's.

[thombombb]

@jeffkahl Technically you are wrong. While the song was written by Mel Tillis, he was not the first to record it - Johnny Darrell was (in fact, I don't think he ever recorded a studio version of it).

[vega98103]

@thombombb thanks tips

[violentdelights27]

@thombombb well technically Mel Tillis wrote "ruby dont take your love to town" letting them both record and sing it, many people dont know this so dont get so hot and bothered, the songs and all covers are great (yeah this post is two years old, but wanted everyone to realize this!)

:)

[thombombb]

@violentdelights27 No one was debating who wrote the song...but thanks for the albeit late interjection

[fatchuk812]

That was really ...mediocre. Why did they bother? No justice to a fantastic song.

[NuclearCamelSanc]

My feelings exactly. And I'm actually somewhat of a fan of the Killers, but I am not impressed at all.

[blinkfan305]

i actually like this and cake's cover the best

[jdoncbus]

I dig the covers too but let's be honest, nothing can ever beat an original. Give it up for the Rotisserie King in Kenny Rogers.

[BrandiTyler]

EXACTLY!

[DollyzDaggerz]

the music is good but they definitely lost something in the vocal translation compared to the original.

[00Jazzzzzzzzzzz00]

i love the begining :D

[BluesBaby45]

Okay, I like it! Killer version!

[mangojaam]

This is okay, but the best cover is Cake's, the guitar style and the singer's voice just suit it better.

[sancanek]

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡esta muy buena esta rola¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[purplecarrot123]

i like this version *dances* lol :D

[bigredscorcher]

Nice cover, but if you wanna hear a wild one, check out Jason and the Scorchers cover of this. It's on "Wildfires and Misfires" and it'll blow yer mind.

[BOX5]

this succs the original takes a big shit on this crap yell

[MegaMuffin4568]

i love every single one of these pictures!

[Jazb123]

saaaafe

[robojony91]

this is the best cover ever

[RubistDee]

My names Ruby!

[Storm1337]

lier!

[schuyeee]

it's sooooo sexy when he sings "for God's sake, turn around..."

[Andromanche1337]

Not bad but I prefer Kenny.

[Internalist]

I love The Killers, and this is pretty good, but I'm with Artenov33 on this one. CAKE's cover kicks this one all up & down the stairs.

[bcw3360]

agreed. its truer to the original version

[Artenov33]

I appreciate The Killers, but in my mind, CAKE's cover is far better.

[thundereye92]

Boy ... so baaaaaad! Sorry, but Kenny's version is much better ... this is nothing!

[sweetess1982]

Well I liked the original "Ruby" song by the Great Kenny Rogers. But, I also liked the new one by the Killers. I understand what CornCob is talking about toward the beginning of the song, but all and all I liked it!!! :)

[jaketbryant]

Man that is tight

[wenzealand]

how would u know what they were laughing at? maybe someone farted? lighten up fuck face

[CornCob6000]

This is absolutely shite. They sing an old classic, laugh as if they shouldn't be judged by the same standards as the original, and treat it like some kind of joke.

If I see any of these jokers, i'll gut em top to toe.

Ed Kemper style.

[amy5542]

You could have just typed ,"This is giggleshit," or something like that.

[CornCob6000]

Yes, if I were tempted to use words like that, I could have.

[socky07]

Corn your saying that your opinion is the voice of everyone, but umm no?

i have to tell you that alot of people will like this song, so can you take you narrow visioned opinions somewhere else please.

Thankyou

[CornCob6000]

When did I say my opinion was the voice of everyone? I hope you're not making things up, you naughty little sausage!

[gbb23]

I Love the killers, but Cake's version of this is better.

[jodykirby1]

I'm not big on covers, but in this case they're both good.

[Bunnypunker]

looks like flowers wants to be the new mc cartney or what?! :P

[elizabetoorose]

It always reminded me of Johnny Cash's style.

[ramblinhaze]

I know I'm gonna get 1000000 thumbs down for this but this cover doesn't evoke the same emotion as the original.

Still love the Killers!

[vampireangelus]

I hear ya, the singer doesn't have that wistful melancholy of the original and the instruments distract more, but it's a good cover regardless of that.

[vampirepez]

its a good cover though.

[rlwhite63]

i bet 100 of those 33,324 views are mine, i LOVE THIS!! this is one of the best cover songs ever performed. man they just nail it so damn well.

[wilmaohman]

this was a cross over for kenny rogers and the first edition.this is a great version

[FabFM]

This version, if anything, proves no one can ever take away the song from Kenny Rogers!

[cmsingerbill]

great job !5* Thanks BloodNGutts for the Share

[blair227]

Great cover to an old First Edition classic.

[FabFM]

a Kenny Rogers AND the first edtion classic!

[BloodNGutts]

The poor guy, What else must he give up for his ountry? Well. I guess we know.

[wam2010]

I like Cake's cover of this better

[SerjTankianGoddess]

theres no other band like the killers. thats what makes them awesome.

[kokkiii]

i love this song so much, it always gets me in such a comfy mood.

[BloodNGutts]

Dam what a great version

[wodemingzijiaonisha]

I cant believe Brandon is 5'11, he looks so much smaller! It's because Ronnie Dave and Mark are all 6ft+ so they make him look tiny! The tallest rock band I'd say!

Love ya Brandon!

[markf9572]

The Killers are brilliant in their own right but they do amazing covers too

[nitter123]

i hate country music.....or watever sounds like it.... i like songs by the killers better then their covers. cept for shadow play.

[erinhpk]

ya i agree i want to have all the killers songs, but i just cant bring myself to buy this one on itunes cuz i really dont like country, but i love the killers they are my favorite

[StratoCesar]

i dont like country either....but man, i really like this song.

[BloodNGutts]

2 kinds of music in this world. The songs you like and the songs you don't this is a great song.

[BloodNGutts]

Than you need to wake up and realize that It's all music

[kingjosesmith]

I used to be like you and let bias against a genre of music keep me from enjoying good music. Luckily I grew up. Someday you will too, it will open up a whole new world of music discovery when you disregard genre.

[nitter123]

yea i will. when i do ill be sure to tell u.

[AkiraFollower]

The Killers are so good a covers.

[kirky1112]

result

[DavidMann45]

all of their covers are like great

[sweetkiowagirl]

Loved it!! Thank God that didn't butcher it.One of my all time favs from Kenny.

[ElVlOTH]

Their covers of Shadowplay & Romeo & Julliet is better

[thetrabian]

I really like this, never really heard any other version but the Kenny Rogers original but as far as covers go this is a damn good one.

[Livfor1Love]

Yeah I normally hate covers but the Killers seem to do them really well. Shadowplay was good too.

[BILG103]

This song is my latest obsession, and I like this whole covering thing that The Killers are doing. I hope they play this at Reading Festival

[prototism]

i love the killers, and they did great job covering this, but i really like the wolfsheim version the best.

[BorisTheSpider74]

Cake's cover version of this is still better, IMHO.

[schroemw]

agreed

[banjodeluxe]

awesome cover

[Jessesgirl90]

My names Ruby!!

[opalarox94]

wow, your awesome!!!

[Jessesgirl90]

thanks bud! :)

[thiscoolguy07]

Does anybody know what Brandon's hairstyle is called? I tried to describe it to different hair cuttin people but theyalways fux up

[spenceII]

take in a photo

[GArule10]

a grade to and a depending how long your hair is on top tell them how much you want of the top with scissors or show a photo

[fern244]

This is officialy the best cover ive ever heard. Screw modern day rap and go the killers!

[thiscoolguy07]

rap is for DUMBS!

[lowchillah]

deine mutter

[legalman410]

brandon....your beautiful! Wish you were gay!

[Apocalypshits]

ruby you fuckin cunt :'(

[liverbird97]

are they gay

[ravenprince]

Never thought I'd hear this song covered by the Killlers

[neobadandy]

If someone googled it, they'd know this was a song made famous by Kenny Rogers, and it's been covered many times, it is a country song, and my favorite version is by the band Cake.

[9super9mario9lover9]

I don't like this song it's to much like a country

[cherifchel]

Haha

[comixevil]

They are so brilliant and understanding the essence of the song and recreating it and at the same time making it distinctly their own. Sometimes it's hard to tell if it's a cover or not. I thought they just wrote this song on their own, but just to try this style.

[Luvvi175]

I just can't stop playing this in the car - brilliant!

[joaof81]

it's a great sog!

[Thefinalfall]

best song on this CD, plus my girlfriends name is Ruby. Its great, somestimes i want to shoot her.

[ZERGY001]

Probably my favourite song on Sawdust!

[xMyChemIsLovex]

Heh Love It =]

Esp As My Names Ruby ...=P

The Killers<3

[pinkflower56]

its freaking awesome!!!!!

[firetoys22]

love it !

[MissBrightside1986]

wow this song is erm...different lol, but am ahuge killers fan but dont think itd be a repeat song lol