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  • the foo fighters are my favorite band, if anyone was to get me to like arcade fire...... itd be them.

  • WOW

  • If the former drummer of Nirvana likes this song, you know it can't be bad.

  • arcade fire plays it better.. but foo fighters did good too ;p

  • @SerialJoe1 i hope they play it better i mean there wrote it.... foo fighters do a great job.

  • "He plays weddings?! What a douche!" 

  • thought i was going to be disappointed, this is good though

  • Only the Mighty Foo could have pulled off covering the Mighty Arcade Fire.

  • lol at the part where he says "what a douche"

  • it was really good until chris moyles started talking :( fat cunt

  • Régine Chassagne > Really intimidating biker guy

    Nothing personal, this is a great cover, he's just the scariest man I think I've ever seen.

  • @mysteryskater48 im sorry but from ur comment it sounds like you dont know who the foo fighters front man is?!?!?!?!

  • @adamgergich96 Oh hell no, I know Dave Grohl, Taylor Howkins, Pat Smear, Chris Shiftlett, and Nate Mendel.

    I'm talking about the girl that plays the accordion in Arcade Fire compared to scary dude playing accordion.

  • @mysteryskater48 oh sorry just making sure hahahahaha

  • This is like Cake having sex with pie

  • I can't think of any other stadium band that could cover Arcarde Fire and it be considered cool. Foo Fighters are just that cool. Very respectful cover.

  • Oh my dear sweet lord! that's one of my favorite songs ever and Foo Fighters made a cover of it. Life is good.

  • loveing this as foo fighters and arcade fire 2 of my fav bands, awsome!!

  • I didn't understand what the man asks to David... Could someone help me? please

  • this is great. Love it.  Dave covers this Arcade song really well

  • Anyone else wanna do shots with the accordian player?

  • Wow love it. Gotta check out that band, thanks Dave :)

  • wow this is the first time I,ve herd the Foo Fighter's sing a song that dosen't sound like every other foo Fighter's songs.

  • I love the Foo Fighter,s, but I've never listened to Arcade Fire. I like this song though, so I'll have to check them out.

  • "He plays weddings?! ...What a douche!" -made my fucking morning :D

  • 'Whadda douche!'

    Haw haw.

  • What a badass accordion player

  • dave grohl rights some of the best material in the world you tit!

    they're both fucking great bands so there is no need to put either of them down! just enjoy the music!

  • He should put his efforts into writing good material instead of covering it.

  • @Mrsilenciobackgammon

    dave grohl rights some of the best material in the world you tit!

    they're both fucking great bands so there is no need to put either of them down! just enjoy the music!

  • @Mrsilenciobackgammon you must be kidding. holy cow are you on drugs. dave is one of the best. gfu

  • This is so fuckin cool! These guys are humble :) and that's something that doesn't show much nowadays...

    Just cant stop smiling! :D

  • Foo Fighters = 8

    Arcade Fire= 11

  • this is a sucky version compared to af.

  • quick, someone get dave ghrol on stage with the arcade fire! it would be a very charming performance. :]

  • This is so cool! 

  • anyone wants to buy dave grohl?

    a million dollars... maybe

  • Arcade Fire > Foo Fighters

    Foo Fighters > Nickleback

  • @atomicfilth14 anything > nickleback

  • @atomicfilth14 be fair now

    Ebola > Nickleback

  • @leapoffaith20 I've never heard of Ebola...are they that band that bangs pots and pans with a rake scraping a chalkboard in the background while differently tuned referee whistles provide melody ...if it is, you're right. Ebola>Nickleback

  • @elewewhy Ebola virus, very nasty, kills you in a very painful way :)

  • @atomicfilth14

    Nah, the Foo Fighters are better than Arcade Fire.

    Actually, no, they're too different. But I respect Foo Fighters more.

  • ATTENTION ALL FOO FIGHTERS FANS!!!

    i have a plan that might work. every day until the end of the year (longer if you want) we will watch "The Pretender" by Foo Fighters. we need to celebrate foo fighters and their upcoming album with what they deserve: the highest viewed video on youtube. if you like this idea, copy and paste on every video where you know there are foo fighters fans.

    THUMBS THIS UP IF THIS IS A GOOD IDEA

  • All good, a hurdy gurdi played by Dave Grohl would be cooler :P

  • Loooove it!! Same as Dave not one day passes that i don't listen to this song... And awesome to hear him cover it !!

  • Please check out my videos of rare Foo Fighters demos and recordings on my account, including there bootleg rare demo Brain Damage as well as acoustic recordings no where else on Youtube. Thankyou x

  • Fair duos not a bad cover still not a ptch on the original but hey dave played tribute to them and fucking love grohl a true artiste and musician

  • "He plays weddings??? What-a-douche!"

  • Arcade Fire is great.

    Foo Fighters are great.

    Keep The Car Running is an amazing song.

    Enjoy it however way you wish.

    End of Conversation.

  • dave grohls godlyness makes this song 9001x better

  • usuallly I dislike the Foo Fighters, but they did a great job with this song.

  • un bon homenatge ha arcade fire.forsa b

  • @zachabby02 I think he is the second coming of JC that is alluded to in that song.Ok not really but still,he's been rockin that look for awhile now.

  • Wow! I love Arcade Fire and this a a really good cover. Never thought the drummer from Nirvana would cover such a sweet hipster song. :)

  • @valoren311 Why does it have to be hipster? In fact,why would consider it as such? Arcade Fire has been out longer than that term started getting popular and it's injustice to the band itself to try to define them like that :I .Arcade Fire is alot more melodic and meaningful that,and regardless of what your background is I think that would want everyone to enjoy what they create,not just a specific group of people attached to a trend.

  • @valoren311 not hipsterrr

  • When people like Dave Grohl or Bruce Springsteen cover a song, it's because that band kick-ass. Period

  • I love this cover. I never would have thought Dave would be an AF fan, but he has fun with this. Major props.

  • I wasn't expecting alot from this seeing as i'm not a fan of foo fighters, but it's actually an awesome cover!

  • "He plays Weddings?! What a douche!!" Lol

  • @zachabby02 he IS jesus

  • No way near as good as the arcade fire version !!! Love foo fighters though!

  • Not Bad, Dave. No Hurdy Gurdy but a respectable cover.

  • I don't listen much to these guys, and of course the original is best, but tons of kudos for this and his love for this song/AF.

  • I don't like foo fighters but I like this cover! :)

  • I think this is a great cover. Lotta energy, you can tell Dave really loves this song, and that makes me happy :)

  • GOOD COVER

  • one word: BONERIFIC!

  • omg, love this, a worthy tribute to a great band by another great band, i think most others might have butchered this

  • Think it'd be better if the Foos had made it their own, rather than get the whole violin/ accordion thing, its a bit too close to Arcade Fire (which isn't a bad thing, but y'know). Still, pretty damn good :)

    Gotta love DG at the end 'He plays weddings? What a douche!' :D

  • where r all the great and respectful musicians like dave grohl ???

  • good cover!

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  • Well done DG & FF 's ... recognition for a band that clearly has had an impact on your own psyche. Not a bad cover either ;0)

  • what a massacre

  • @MauriceRlevy

    lol, Don't be a biased turd.

  • EXELENTE TEMA!!!!1

    SALUDOS DESDE  LATINOAMERICA

  • i kant b leeve this K lassik haz only got 78,809 hits.. wotch it twice..

  • Why does he have Regine's accordion? ;)

  • some songs should not be covered....point in check

  • i love both bands, but this cover has that great foo touch

  • Im happy to listinening this shit

    i listen this beautiful song everyday on my way to work

    inspires me and makes me feel so great

    i have a deep feeling for arcade fire

  • WHAT A SONG!

  • WOW! One of my fav bands covering a song from my ultimate favourite band of all time - I can't take it, too good!!

  • Dave, qué voz tan masculina y bonita. 

  • Pretty good actually.

  • Foo Fighters have been good to the Arcade Fire. They had the Arcade Fire as their opening act before the band had really broke out.

  • @littleslean I'm pretty sure that is not true.

  • @naseoj went back to the forum where I knew I had seen someone tape the show. They played together on 5-13-2005 among other dates. Funeral was out by then but the band was still just starting to get really big. Sweet videos in your channel. Are Jason from following Slean and atForumz?

  • he plays weddings??? what a douche

    LOL

  • foo fighters aint a normal band as people have been saying

    you can hear new songs by them on the radio and instantly know who it is

  • This is what it would sound like if Arcade Fire were a normal band. Nothing wrong with the Foos at all, I love Grohl and he is a personal hero, but Arcade Fire are just different. That uniqueness, along with some fucking great albums, is what makes them fantastic. I wouldn't mind seeing Arcade Fire cover All My Life or another Foos song!

  • i love you dave go to mexico .....ya vengan a tocar a mexico no sean asi xq ia despues no podran y se aran viejos no chinguen

  • good tribute !!!

  • the original is beast, but this is amazing too

  • but, obviously, don't overcomes the original song

  • this is the first cover of some arcade fire's song that I liked a little bit (Y)

  • wicked wicked good.

  • quien puso que no? anti...

  • I think the reason why people are getting pissy is that in general the Foo Fighters are much more upbeat and energetic than Arcade Fire, who are really chilled and psychedelic, and so people can't handle an upbeat version of this (amazing) song. I love both bands, and I prefer Arcade Fire's version for the reason I just said, doesn't stop this from being awesome.

  • @000DarkNite000 what are you talking about chill? During their live shows Will Butler and Richard Parry beat the shit out of each other. Just look up a live video of them playing Neighborhood 2

  • Foo fighters are an amazing band, had the pleasure of seeing them live (best band ive seen live) but anyway this is a very good cover , why do so many people argue over who does the better version ?? obviously its arcade fires song in the first place but when you have a band as awesome as the foos covering it and doing it justice anyway , who cares? good song .

  • hmm. pretty good.

    but no one else does it like Arcade Fire does.

  • hahaha love the final comment from Dave, what a douche!

  • Keep the car running is a great song eney way, but the foo fighters veshan got me into the Arcade Fire veshan!

  • @MrKev1471 veshan???????

  • Well actually too all the fuckwits ,that say this is a shit cover ! the first time i heard this track, i never even knew it was the Foo Fighters of which im a big fan and i thought i was fookin magic, great in the car turned right up !!

  • Right on! Obviously Arcade Fire does it better, but this is sweet. Props to Dave Grohl for having good taste in music.

  • foos own this

  • hahaha. he does weddings? what a douch!

    tune x

  • class cover.... i like the arcade fire version. but this is a great cover. and its the foo's enjoying themselves!

  • Dave does this song justice, plain and simple. The only reason I like the arcade fire version more is because they actually made the song.

  • The world is over run with fucking losers. Those who can't see this for what it is and apprecaite it. Get over your fucking selves. It's a cover in a live setting. I watch this and think 'Yeah that was pretty cool" and then read the commenst and think "What a bunch of fucking idiots"

  • be funny if he forgot the lyrics

  • I don't feel this is as good as the original, but pays an excellent tribute. Either way, it's had to go wrong with such great instrumentation and lyrics.

  • Awesome cover. It's a beautiful song no matter what, but FF does the song justice indeed.

  • I happen to live this version better.....I know I'll get flamed, but the original sounds cluttered at some points due to all the instruments. This version sounds cleaner.

    I don't dislike the original, I just prefer this cover.

  • i meant 30 seconds.

  • decent cover! I prefer the last 0o secs of arcade fire, but the rest of this version was decent.

  • dave grohl ain't got shit on win butler!

  • Who fucking cares! It's a good cover. ARcade Fire is a great band but their fans sure are pretentious as hell!

  • I think this is a good cover. However I don't think that it is a patch on the Arcade Fire version, Arcade Fire have such an amazing mass of sound. But i don't think it matters because he was only doing this as a tribute. I do however love the last part, "He does weddings!? What a douche!" =P

  • i love dave grohl like he is the fuking man but this sounds absolutely shit. not the foos style im sorry

  • I have to say I love Dave Grohl, but he butchers this song. Listen to the original!

  • this has got to be one of the worst covers of all time.

    why didn't he rock it like a foo fighters song

    his voice can't pull off what win's can

    pointless cover

  • pointless comment runt.

  • Great cover of a great "Fire" song. Thanks.

  • Absolutely great cover! I`m glad that I`ve downloaded the vid gig in DivX, it`s a nice concert film - exept the stupid interview.

  • Hmm...I imagine if you did get Foo Fighters to play at your wedding, most people would forget there was even a wedding going on. I don't think many brides would want to have all the attention stolen from them ;-)

  • I think you missed the point. Dave Grohl is only covering the song as a tribute to arcade fire. Because he likes their music. He specifically states that at the beginning of this video. You are obviously culturally born and bred to view everything as a competition. Consider for a second that Arcade Fire are not pretentious analytical assholes, and that maybe they were flattered that Foo Fighters covered this song.

    Opinions are like assholes, etc

  • @Setzuo and say all of uzz

  • @Setzuo Very well put.

  • Why so many thumbs down to this comment?? He's dead RIGHT!!!

  • think his voice suits this song perfectly.

  • Ohhhh I remember listening to this on Radio 1 ... Fucking amazing cover of my 2nd favourite song ever.. Times like these being the first ... I wanna see Arcade Fire cover Times Like These !!! you with me on this 1 !!! 2 different styles of vocals and how do you think they will do .....

  • great song great cover, good job

  • Good cover of a good song by a great band.

  • 'what a douche' hahaha!!

  • It's amazing how this song doesn't hold the same weight without the backup vocals which is such a vital component of Arcade Fire. On the same token, not a bad cover at all.

  • .......ughh... dont get me wrong, i love the foo fighters... but i'd take the original any day. still awesome tho (:

  • This cover is so awesome. Foo Fighters are such good musicians, why can't they keep making good music on their own though?

  • lol dante

    trufax tho

  • wow, they did a really good cover, it wasn't too much the same as the original but still didn't stray too far off course.

    Foo Fighters are a really good band overall.

  • good

  • One of my favorite bands, covering another of my favorite bands. Very awesome.

  • lmao 'whatadouche!'

  • That was amazing!

  • NO MAMES-!!!!! Arcade Fire is much better band sucker

  • Why do you watch this video then ??? :-)

  • I cant see this band just because i think theres another one better? think about it stupid

  • What you think about others (stupid, sucker) is actually saying more about you, then about me... :-)

  • Fuck! jut shut the fuck up

  • I did not write anything to Arcade Fire section... but to the section which I loved better... That is what I wanted to say... to your negative comments...

  • For 25 years old ... hm, quite pubertal behaviour...

  • i love both bands and the foo fighters deff did this song justice.

    love it!

  • *sing*

    "there goes my hero!! watch him as he sings my favorite song!"

    hehe! :D

  • i prefer this version :)

  • "i think we'd do it for free..........we wouldn't do it."

    lol.

    hahahaah. love Dave Grohl. also, love Arcade Fire and it's good to know Dave has such great taste in music.

  • ...how bout a million dollars... mmm ... maybe...

    haha

    i could see them maybe playing for a friend

  • awesome cover ;-)

  • daves so cool

  • Great dave =D

  • Great song, great cover. you gotta love Dave Grohl. Think I have a bit of a man crush on him lol

  • Who doesn't?

  • @dashdom You aren't alone.

  • Saw them sing this live at Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh!!! Brilliant cover!!! xx

  • This is my faviorite song. The first version. I love this version too

  • wow i love them doing this song, i wasn't expecting to like it so much. they're so good!

  • I remember when I first heard this song on the new arcade fire album, I also listened to it a billion times a day. Such a good song and band.

  • i absolutely love foo fighters doing this song.

  • they will be at mine...

  • Feels like newfoundland!