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  • Gotta love McFly for giving one of their obvious influences a UK #1. Their track Transylvania is all Jellyfish influences.

  • Jason Falknerrr <3

  • smell some "Hollies" in that one, but influence from them, the beatles, and queen is why these dudes rocked!

  • i saw them in 1990 - awesome

  • Giant babies and purple elephants..

  • Muy Bueno! (Y)

  • They should have been huge, their only fault was being intelligent when dumb was in fashion. Still listen to this all the time!

  • @dkimuk

    Very true. I still listen to Spilt Milk all the time, and the lyrics are so clever. It doesn't seem right that they aren't better known.

  • They should have been huge, their only fault was being intelligent when dumb was in fashion. Still listen to this all the time

  • This band is SO GREAT. His voice is clear as a bell. What a joy. Pure Pop Pleasure!

  • they make ignorance is bliss lol 

  • Like Big Star, these are all songs that we should almost be sick to death of from having to listen to them on the radio too many times. . . alas, that didn't happen; had it, the world would be a better place.

    Remind me, what crap was playing on the radio in 1990? "U Can't Touch This"??

  • I love this song :)

  • Great band!

  • Jellyfish - brilliant.

    McFly - music for little girls.

  • Does anyone have Russian Hill by Jellyfish in a postable format? been looking all over for it

  • @razorbax68 I do, but maybe you have it too, after all this time :)

  • @iagobroxado Indeed I do, but thanks for responding!

  • The funny thing is McFly did an almost note-for-note copy of the song, not really a "re-make" of the song in their own style (if they even have one). I would think that's a bit of a tribute to the original band, that they did such a definitive version there really wasn't much way to improve or build on it.

  • I didn't come here for McFly. I came here for Jellyfish!

  • This is the ORIGINAL version and was penned, among many MANY others, by Jellyfish. Andy's voice can do acrobatics around just about any other singer alive. To embrace all the elements that pop music had to offer and recycle, and polish them up the way Jellyfish did was a first (during the 80's and early 90's), and ushered in the return of all twelve notes. Yes, the video fails.

  • this video is terrible but what a song

  • Ahh, this reminds me of such good times. I'd give anything to go back to the early 90's :((

  • hmm, this is a pretty good song.

    the video is really really bad though.

  • I like Mcfly's version more than this...

    Danny&Tom's voice is better

  • total bollox there shit kids music the original jelly fish version is class

  • @Thelwin NOT EVEN.That knockoff was horrid!..Jellyfish owns this song and wrote it...They were amazing!

  • why people will probably think McFly is better is because this video is shit and would prob put me off because they all look gay, HOWEVER jellyfish are musically tallented and mcfly aren't really 2nd mcfly didn't write this song so...

    jellyfish are way better by miles

  • This song is great indeed, and both versions are great :) .

    And McFly are musically talented, they did write all of their songs ( except the covers obviously : ) ), they all play instruments and make good music :)

  • i take that back

    mcfly are musically talented

    i suppose it's just my opinion

    haha :)

  • JulietheQueen

    My fair lady, I have some renewed faith in you. I guess we can all have our guilty pleasures like McFly. Like I said before, they have good taste, covering a Jellyfish song. Us Jellyfish do get upset with the "McFly is WAY better!" comments. Anyway, I forgive you! LOL=)

  • yay is grea but i like me more with mcfly =D

  • I love the Mcfly cover much better..

    its not personal I just LOVE mcfly hahaha !!

  • Ths version is far superior to McFly's, but I still have to give them credit for having the balls to try it. McFly have the harmonies and the musicianship, if they concentrated on flawless power pop like "Baby's Coming Back" and gave up the twee rubbish (which I think they will eventually, when their balls drop! Ha ha ha)

  • Its funny to read the comments of the 13 year old girls who think this version is a cover. "OMG, my boiband emo's are soooo cutsie!1!" I just checked out that McFly band's version and I'm left wondering if they are the new Hanson or something.

    I have only a few friends that like Jellyfish let alone have even heard of them and I kind of like it that way.

  • Yes, McFly are rather young their age is from 22 to 24, but their music is really decent. The fact that they've got so many underaged fans shpildn't be an obstackle to lesten to them. To say the truth McFly is my favourite band and I'm 23, so don't be so preconceived. Just listen to their recent works, they might interest you.

  • Josh Ramsay says these guys are what he used to listen to XD

    I find that kinda funny ...

  • You should put the tag McFly in this. So that the people looking for that version can be made aware of how much better the original was, and still is.

  • WORD! I like the fact that McFly has some taste in covering a GREAT band! T say Mcfly's version is better, is ridiculous! STURMER, MANNING are AWESOME! People forget that sturmer is playing percussion while singing. It isn't a straight foward beat either! The immense talent of Jellyfish is mind boggling. No Mcfly, or Jonas Brothers will EVER be able to lick the royal nuts of Jellyfish!

  • I wish the stupid record companies would stop blocking fans from embedding vidoes. They're only hurting themselves by not allowing the bands under their label to get more exposure.. preventing possible future and continuing record sales.. even of older bands that the new audience might not be familiar with yet.

  • Please, don't compare JB with McFly. It's awful. I like Jellifish too, but I like McFly more, for many reasons. So I know for sure that jb are nowhere near as good as McFly, and never will be.

  • JulietheQueen,

    Please, Girl! You know not what you speak. I know you are probably between the ages of 16-20 (or maybe younger), as most McFly fans are. Now, there is nothing wrong with that. Everyone is 16 in their lives, at one time. When I was that age, I probably made some bad musical choices. But don't get discouraged....There is hope. As you get older, there is a chance you get wiser (as I did). in several years you will realize how much better Jellyfish was than McFly.

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  • I really get your point and I don't take an offence of what you said just because I know how it feels when you think that this particular band is better than all others by miles. And I feel really ashamed for those McFly fans who wrote here so many stupid comments. In fact, they did the same thing as McFly haters do when they come to see some of McFly's videos =( Fans can be different as well as music tastes and if they don't coicide with yours it doesn't mean that they are bad =)

  • Mcfly's version is better than the original? You are Mchigh! Mcfly (and i'm sure they would agree with me here) can't hold a candle to these guys In fact, I don't think there's anyone out there in the past 15 years that can right a song like these guys! Jellyfish is our days Beatles, Stones, Steely Dan, Beach Boys, Harry Nillsen, Cheap Trick, Wings. Why do I even bother? Stick to your Greenday and I'll keep my Jellyfish ok?

  • I love Jellyfish.

  • Also, those two nods that Jason Falkner does at 1:46 look so freaking cool. :)

  • LL..Ok, you prefer McFly's version. Great. But no real reason to 'dis' the original. McFly obviously like this one, and 'better' is just your personal opinion. This is just a catchy tune, not like it's some thought-provoking inspirational song, BUT even still...in MY personal opinion, no one can ever compare to an 'original' singer/song-writer. And in saying all this, still glad you like McFly's version :)

  • I heard the McFly's version and really...what revolutionary thing did they do to make it 'better.' Vocals? matter of taste really.....no point arguing that.

  • Come on get happy!!!!!! This is as close a tribute to the Partridge Family than I've seen anybody do. Gotta love it.!

  • Why does this remind of the Partridge Family, lol-.

  • I think they did a really good job on the lyrics but I prefer McFly's version overall

  • mcflys cover is better but i guess i would like this version more if i listened to it first

  • This is officialy the strangest music video I have ever seen. You win the medal!

  • is this the original, or another cover?

  • This is the original. Phenominal songs, phenominal band!

  • It was weird because I actually hear the Jellyfish version before I heard the McFly version and I couldn't have picked a more suitable track to cover.

  • I think they did a really good job on the lyrics but I prefer McFly's version overall.

  • Andy's faking himself out on his own drumming. NICE! I always felt that he played some unusual and tricky patterns. That's what you call true taste. On a side note, McFly does bring in a more updated version, mixing in a boy-band/punk feel so it's expected for some to enjoy the newer approach as opposed to the original- typical! I remember feeling the same way about Jellyfish doing remakes of their own- Wings and.. well more wings- the Beatles! I haven't heard any BB's/Queen/PartridgeF.haa!

  • well i prefer McFly's version too.. i like this one too but i think that this dude's voice just doesn't fill the song.. kind of..

  • omg..mclfy's cover is much better than that crap ;]

  • sorry to break this to you but nobody cares

  • Mcfly's so much better..!

  • most underrated band ever !

  • I first heard that these guys broke up when I was at a gym, riding an exercise bike (news on the radio). I probably said "That sucks" and the person next to me probably thought I was joking.

  • Sounds like Makes me happy from Drake Bell

  • that's so true

    and mcfly version is better :']

  • MCFLY IS BETTER!

  • Pffft....nope. Jellyfish is the pinnacle of pop/rock since the beatles....talent-wise anyhow

  • This sounds very 70'ies.. Cool.

    But I actually prefer McFly's, mostly because of the up-beat tempo. Makes me pumped, but this is very cozy!

  • Mcfly have their talents but nowhere near the artistic talent of these guys!

  • hm..i prefer mcfly's version... <3

  • Anyone who says Mcflys cover is better has no soul. Mcfly are shit. Mcfly are completely souless.

  • hhmm, being honest.. i preffer mcfly's version

    to all those ppl saying mcfly sucks..

    go and fuck yourself! :)

    mcfly is the best band in the world!

    and they will NOT distroy the world beacuse they made a cover! belive me(;

    Jesus!! please! you ppl cross the line!

    MCFLY ROCKS! :D

  • I totally agree with you you tell them McFLY haters.

    serena

    xxxxx

  • livedream5 I think YOU need to listen to some decent music and perhaps it would help you to chill.........

  • Dear every McFly fan:

    this is not a VERSION of "Baby's Coming Back"- because Jellyfish wrote this song!

    McFly's cover of it is the version.

    Dig?

  • This version is pretty good, but I think Mcfly's version is better. I don't want to offend anyone or anything, but, danny and tom's voice suit this song better :D

  • I know it was ages ago that someone said it but it really annoys me when people say McFLY fans are all 12, over 75% of McFLY fans are over 16 so ha!

    I think both versions of the song are good in their own way (i prefer McFLY but thats just my opinion)

  • I'm a massive McFly fan but this was one of their worst covers ever. I think they were rushed by Island to make Transylvannia an A Side so just chose to cover this. They have admitted they dont like doing covers anyway. Jellyfish and McFly are both awesome.

  • I like this!

  • Srry i hurt your feelings, I was just telling the truth.

  • where are they from??? they have a funny accent.

    Okay, I'm not gonna say mcfly is better than jellyfish cause I dont know'em, but at least this song I prefer mcfly's. but they do look and sound cool.

  • they're from Frisco believe it or not haha

  • Wtf are you guys talking about? Comparing Jellyfish to Mcfly is like comparing Buddah to a shoe, Besides, Mcfly are a bunch of douchebags. Please stop comparing... MCFLY SUCKS!...

  • Your mum sucks too. (:

  • What planet r u frm mcfly ROCK and r v v v v sexi so get over it

  • this is just waaaay

    cute.

    ya gotta love it!

  • I like this version but i ADORE mcflys version lol

  • someone wanna clue me in?

    a friend just sent this

    and i like it.

    never heard of them before.

    who's mcfly?

  • Hey mcfly areo one of the best UK bands ever anbd they covered this song not long ago and it was soooooooooo good lol

  • They are British pop rock/pop punk band. Go check them out

  • Yeh ill give u the low down mcfly r one of the cutest and most talented bands ever to grace the planet lol

  • Please stop saying Mcfly are better than Jellyfish, I'm losing my faith in humanity.

    I've nothing against Mcfly but c'mon...this is Jellyfish. If you have any doubts you should check out both their albums. Supreme.

  • The mcfly version is much better

  • i think this songs ok but mcfly did a way better version in my opinion. no offense to all the jellyfish lovers.

    GO MCFLY!!

  • same lol

  • i agree

  • okeyy, im a HUGE mcfly fan .

    and i hafta say that the guys did a very good job on their cover for this song. and even though i like mcfly's version more, nothing can beat the original :D

  • Mcfly Sucks shit for brains.

  • I prefer Mcfly version :) I think Danny's and Tom's voice are better for the music! But it's a great song, I love it!

  • I kinda like the McFly version better. Could be because I heard it first, I dunno. Good song either way.

  • they are absolutely weird!

  • MUCH BETTER BAND THAN MCFIZZLE!

  • they are not mcfizzle acctually!

    Mcfly,

    learn it with me

    mcccffffllllyyy...

    mcflys is better

  • excuse me..how in the world do mcfly lack creativity?!?!

    your statement really is a load of bullshit.

    and not just twelve year olds love mcfly.they have a huge fan variety.

  • They lack creativity because they sound exactly the same as all the other douchebags making music today.

  • haha i dont know why but the video is amazing.

    i think it's the colours and shapes. O.o OMG AND A PINK ELEPHANT! ^.^

  • i never knew the mcfly version was a cover

    lol it disapoints me a bit.

    i still like theirs better. but maybe cuz i heard it b4 this.

    i cant believe i never knew that haha

    might be because im from the US

    so i dont know as much bout mcfly lol

  • I like Mcflys better, Mcfly has better voices and music.

  • The original will always be better

    just coz is the original, buy I like better McFly's version...

  • Hmm the drummer in this band looks like Tom? It's a...compliment..?

  • he looks nothing like him

  • wtf he looks nothing like him...lol

  • Mcfly's Version is better

    No offence to anyone who likes this band It's Just A personal opinion

    Like I love toms Voice in the Begining And DAnny's so i Like their Version

    I only Knew it was a cover like Now I just DIscovered it............................­.....

    Weird.....

  • Mcfly's version is better.. Both singing and playing..

  • I like diz version but mcflyz version iz way way better lol

  • I think this a great tune even if McFly covered it!

    McFly's version is a bit more pucnhier,...and more dramatic which makes it sound allot better than the original,..even though they haven't in a sense,..changed it that much(if that makes much sense!)

    Mc Fly's version is better! ;)

  • sorry but mcflys version is so much better. In mcflys, the beat at the beginning is amazing, this ones boring. Plus, i think the mcfly boys are quite cute...

  • Both Bands r great! But personally i wud pick McFly

  • me too

  • haha how ignorant ! 12 year olds my aaasssssssss

    MCFLY RULLLEEE !!!!! fullstop :) .

  • mcfly do it better

  • o0o0o ok thankss

  • MCFLY R WELL BETTER

  • i like mcfly's version better too, but i still really like jellyfish. they DID write the song. we could be a little bias because we're such huge mcfly fans though. haha.

  • 12? Haha, shut up. Not only 12 year olds like McFly. And as for creativity and originality, McFly certainly have ALOT of both.

  • im 17 n i love em haha

  • Well, twelve year olds and Douchebags that is.

  • Everyone Has Their Own Opinion I Reckon The Mcfly Version Is Better But I Think The Original Is Awesome Too =]

    And What The Hell Mclfy Dont Lack Creativity They've Done About 2 Or 3 Covers But Otherwise They Write All Their Own Songs. And Its Not Just 12 Year Olds Who Listen To Mcfly Lots Of People Of All Ages Like Mcfly.

    x

  • Yeah there is nothing wrong with doing covers

  • Well, i think they´re both great versions, and you like one better than the other, that´s it.

    When people get upset sometimes for other bands covering songs, then why?

    They obviously do that becuase they like the song and look up to the band who wrote it.

    Personally, i think i like the McFLY-version better, and that´s just me. :P

  • i think with covers you just tend to prefer whatever version you heard first. personally i heard the mcfly version first and while they didn't really change anything from the original it somehow sounds 'brighter' and i like it better. but props to jellyfish for writing an awesome song to begin with =) as for the video...i'm sure it was cool and innovative in the early '90s. ;)

  • Mcfly do not lack creativity!

    Do you anyhting about them at all?!

    Because its pretty obvious that they dont!

  • u sure mcfly lacks creativity???

    watch ur words RETARD!!!

  • haha who originally wrote babys coming back? like who originally released it? does anyone know??

  • it was jellyfish. mcfly just covered it.

  • i have to agree with jez. this version is good, yeah, but the original isn't always the better version. mcflys version just appeals to the younger audience. and Jacket, it's not only 12 year olds who like mcfly. i'm 18 and i love them, so yeah, sod off.

  • i know everyone says that you cant beat orginals but i dont know if i like this version. :/ i've probably listened to mcfly's too much.

    not all mcfly fans or 12 year olds by the way, jacket88. i went to one of their concerts the other day and there was people there of all ages and genders.

    just a question, when was this released?

  • This came out when i was in high school. Im 33 now. This was probly 1991 or 1992.

  • This Is Reaaaly Goood. I Love this and the Mcfly Cover. D

  • mcflys cover is WAYYY better that this!!!

    this has a realy weird sound....dont like it at all.

    mcfly!!!! &hearts;

  • i love this song. mcfly is better but seriously its wicked.

    i thought tom wrote this? thats what i heard.

  • OMG. McFlys is well better. DOUGIE LOVER FOR LIFE.

  • i like mcflys better

  • I like it, it sounds good, but when I first heard baby's coming back, I thought it was mcflys song because they sang it so well they sing it well 2 but in a different kind of well. So, jellyfish definately gained publicity from this! :)

  • i really like this!!

    and i like mcfly's!!!

    so no hatin. love this song too!

  • Lets just be grateful that Jellyfish will have got some publicity out of the McFly version. I don't think the McFly version is much different so I'm not going to say its crap!

  • I can't believe the people (and newspapers!) are reporting that the songwriter of McFly (name I dunno!) is making a fortune for his songwriting skills..including this! I LOVED Jellyfish and have their albums..in fact I forgot about this tune until I heard the cover & thought I have heard that before and heard it better too!

    McFly's version is rubbish..but its for the pre teens lets face it..!! Well done for posting this video!!!

  • i can see why alot of people like this 1. coz its the original. McFlys version is more mordenized. but i do prefer McFly than this. its more upbeat

  • Please... McFly's cover is absolute CRAP!!

    Jellyfish are the real talent.

  • HAHA. this is an AWESOME song!!! and i love the video. the baby's adorable!!! HAHA. =]

  • McFLY did a great cover, but I think the original is better. great song

  • mcfly is better -- in my opinion

  • The McFly versions isn't bad, but its sounds like "covering" by numbers - Jellyfish were pure genius. But having said that I was around with the Jellyfish army in the 90s - that's my point of reference - if yours is the McFly era that's cool - but do give JF a listen - they were truely fantastic.

  • im sorry but i really think mcfly's version is wayyyy wayyyy wayyyy wayyy better!

  • McFLY has cover some song, so what?

    their version of those covers are better, thats why they become #1!!

  • This version's equally as good as McFly's. I don't think I could pick between the two. Though, the original does come a bit higher because it is, after all, the first and real version.

  • I think the McFly version is better...Jellyfish wrote it...but I only found out about this song from McFly so they did it justice by covering it because otherwise so many people would have never heard it

  • Mcfly's is ok. Kinda bland, though. This version, by the guys who actually wrote the song, is fun and has a lot of wonderful sounds coming together. The entire Bellybutton album is excellent.

  • Mcfly's version is better, Dannys voice is much more powerful and in tune ;D

  • HA strangely cool video!! haha no agree mcfly do a much better job of it....but i guess these guys did write it.... hmm would nt that be annoying? if someone else got a number one with YOUR song?!!? but no mcfly DESERVED That!!! haha still very entertaining!! lol

  • McFLY IS SO MUCH BETTER AT THIS SONG THESE PPL SOUND DRUNK END OF STORY!

  • mcfly sucks.This is the true winner hands down.Noone can make magic twice!

  • Mcfly sing it better? Yeh probably by the 30th take with the help of autotune.

  • OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO STRIKE ONE!!!....sorry that you dont like mcfly....you dont know what your missing out on...

  • totally agree! McFly's version of this is so much better, the original sounds really weird!

  • mcfly even is a good singer at concerts or Acoustic NOT live and so NOT with help of autotune! i really like this version and think its sounds really funny dont understand me wrong but dont bitch of mcfly because there do a great job covering this song and becoming number 1 ! cause it sound GREAT

  • That, is the best anti-mcfly comment ever. You are, amazing now. I love McFly, but that comment. Wow. And no, I am not being sarcastic.

  • mcfly is a lot better singing this song...and that is the truth

  • Pure brilliance.

  • both mcfly n jellyfish versions r good, bt this one's from another generation n mcfly jst turned it into a modern hit dats all.

  • Mcfly didnt turn it into a modern hit...a hit is a hit...they havn't done it any different at all...i mean, they're not stupid...that's why they picked the frikin song. Must be great to get rich and famous from doing glorified kareoke, gud look to em.