Snow Patrol - Mysterious Ways (U2 Cover Q Magazine)

[LeVan4President]

Great arrangement! having lived through covers of great Beatles songs through Kid Rock's version of Queens "Fat Bottom Girls and so much more, i must say that is is one of the greatest covers ever. Rivals what Joe Cocker did with "With a Little Help From My Friends" or Matallica doing Bob Seger's "Turn the Page." This is haunting, refreshing, and even spiritual in some respects.

[beaverboyor]

I love it!

[JAMCfreak]

what a piece of shit

[TheNachoOne]

love the melancolic touch of snow patrol on a u2 song

[zlivalavida]

Haha i know what inspired him im proud :D

[numb15]

By far the worst cover on the Achtung Baby tribute album. It sounds like Radiohead.

[TheGargantuanSock]

@numb15

Far worse than that, it sounds like a very average Radiohead tribute band covering a very average U2 tribute band... Snow Patrol are so bland...

I like an ambitious cover, I don't like a dull one...

[itsashow]

Very nice.

[TheCate0711]

bit slow, loved the original BUT Gary Lightbody's voice is just incredible as usual.

[jsmith2799]

this cover is a fantastic ode to achtung baby. Its not quite perfect, , but hey, everyone put in the effort and spare time for this. When i heard DM were covering and killers, i expected them to do those songs... only the other way round. turned out brilliant though. And personally i think this snow patrol one is brilliant. Glasvegas perhaps went overkill on the effects.. And as much as i love Damien Rice, he had no chance. the original is a classic, and the Johnny Cash cover is untouchable

[charlesonhenninger]

I have never posted a youtube comment before, and probably never will again...but this abomination should be erased from this world. What kind of limp baby d*** m***** tickler can mess up "Mysterious Ways"?! Does youtube allow cussing?

[guitarmastar]

@charlesonhenninger i don't agree with your opinion but it made me laugh lol. and yes they allow cursing.

[gregjeans2000]

Wow - Most exxxcellent . Sexyyyy

[robhartjr1993]

Uh sorry, but after loving the original, i respect that Snow Patrol made it their own....but its just boring and I'd skip it every time it appeared on shuffle.

[damiensongs]

good cover!

[shaymcn3]

Love it

Groovy in a laid back way !

[aubreyD94]

This is bad. They were going for simple and intriguing, but delivered simplistic and so boooring. Terrible cover.

[Arsenophonus]

20 people sucks!

[alliwanttosay1]

I don't know how it works but if bloody does!

[quietRockstars88]

I miss the futuristic dance music element but this is great!

[BELEMGER]

boring!!!!!!!!!

[Hallucination]

The Killers and Snow Patrol both delivered very boring covers.... oh well. 

[egoteca]

@Hallucination and Damien Rice too!!!

[citruuus]

@Hallucination The Killers delivered a boring cover? I think not.

[mirrorballgirl]

@thatCanadiangrrrl Totally agree! That portion sends shivers down my spine. I'm a U2 fan, not a Snow Patrol fan, but this cover is great in a completely different way than the original song, which I adore.

[leslie199714]

THUMBS UP......

IF I'M GLAD TO HEAR THIS COVER OR IF SNOW PATROL IS ONE OF THE BEST BANDS.....

[Jackieajax]

Snowpatrol4life

[Bolshavix]

I'll be honest. I hate Snow Patrol. But I like this. What I like about cover versions is that you get to hear and appreciate the lyrics of the song because your hearing it in a different way. A classic example of this is Gary Jules' version of Mad World. The original is just a great song but his version gets you listening to the song in a completely different way. And this version is kinda similar to that

[beetlebum96]

I don't think it's a bad cover, actually it's a good one but it's different! I mean they did it in their own way with their own style. Why do you say it's bad? Because it doesn't sound like the original? Well, I think this is the point of making a cover - you don't have to try it to sound just like the original version, you make it on your own!

[KENCweb]

Hmmm Meh.

[thatCanadiangrrrl]

3:36.........3:36........3:36 ONWARD is 'my' personal fav portion!! Unique all around, but hell I 'have' like 'beeeeen' THERE since THE beginning of 'their' time together so they cannot do any wrong !!

[pleasebeinteresting]

He is singing to no one

[pleasebeinteresting]

He is singing to no one

[MegaTrainspotter]

ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE .

[sesquipedalophobic]

So restrained, almost lazy. Brilliantly done.

[aclc02]

Rule number one of a cover song: Never compare it to the original. It's the hardest rule to follow, yes even harder than following the speed limit on the freeway in a twin turbo BMW. Both of which I happen to be guilty of. That said as a Snow Patrol and U2 fan I thought this cover was wonderful! Very different yes, but Gary stayed true to his brand of music while doing it. (PS Bono wins for name coolness, sorry Gary.)

[fab462]

so simple....bad cover



[darwleg]

Bad cover !! Bono puts more passion when he sings !!

[RedTV8888]

this is so boring

the killers and jack white definitely did the best job with covers on this album

[brightlights23]

His singing voice is "alright" but where's the gusto that this song demands?

[damiensongs]

i like it!

[marinas611]

That´s why these are covers, they´re not supposed to be the same as the original!

I was shocked at first ´cause this song is so powerful...But i absolutelly loved what Snow Patrol did here

[nakedstud]

lazy. they were better off letting someone else have a go at it if they were going to slack off like this

[devygoodtimes]

yeah this completely sucks

[telecomvideo]

They would've had a winner if they swelled it up at the first chorus and rocked out.

[demondan1974]

horrible.



[gavofleon]

ruined it

[Ina3680]

I am one of the biggest U2-Fans in the world but I adore Snow Patrol as well .. so I'm excited about this cover although I must confess that the original version by U2 is much more powerful... Nevertheless well done, guys! See you in Belfast in January!

[Vink852]

This song sounds 'mysterious'!

[ybrik222]

Eh... This cover is a bit boring, but the minimalism is at least done well.

[Bettyboop10377]

They did good with this one LOVE SnowPatrol !!!!

[daditab]

guitar sounds like the begining of moment of surrender..

[martazoia]

@daditab you are right!! I had the same idea!!

[456984pats]

I love where Snow Patrol went with this one. Great cover

[ChristyRae75]

Wow, I actually really like it. Glasvegas, Snow Patrol and Gavin Friday have done good by U2. The others? Not so much.

[levi777ish]

@ChristyRae75 Glasvegas is awful compared to the original imho, but besides Snow Patrol and Gavin Friday, Killers and Garbage did a good job as well not to mention Patti Smith.