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Old 13-03-2008, 13:51
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I wasn't aware of the song before but I think this is a very good version by the Manic Street Preachers.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hqzovAbMhcA
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Old 13-03-2008, 15:02
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It was on a CD given away by the NME the other week along with various covers including The Wombats doing 'Bleeding Love' (still a crap song), Kate Nash doing 'Men's Needs', Lightspeed Champion doing 'Back to Black' and the Kaiser Chiefs covering 'Golden Skans'.
I think you can listen to it on their website.

With regards to the Manics version of Umbrella - I really like it.
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Old 13-03-2008, 15:41
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I like it!
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Old 13-03-2008, 15:43
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Love it, stuck it on my ipod the other day
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Old 13-03-2008, 15:45
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They have really made it their own
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Old 13-03-2008, 17:13
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Thanks for the link my brothers been telling me about this. We both hate the original but love the manics, i'll watch the video in just a minute
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Old 13-03-2008, 17:50
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I have to agree, its a really good version!
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Old 13-03-2008, 17:58
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I love the manic's but stilll hate the bloody song.
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Old 13-03-2008, 18:03
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here is the other covers

Wombats - Bleeding love
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EwC5CKTBQAU

Kate Nash - Men's Needs
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VRW8mVuTTQM

kaiser chiefs - golden skans
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zdW6J0uKDmY

sorry cant find Lightspeed Champion doing Back to Black
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Old 13-03-2008, 18:11
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I love how they changed the lyric from

"Come into me"

to

"Come with me".
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Old 13-03-2008, 19:11
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GREAT cover! A quote from my sister: 'Woah, they've actually made it cool'
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Old 13-03-2008, 19:16
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Yeah great!!! much better than Rhianna.
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Old 13-03-2008, 19:19
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a bit GnR isn't it?

I thought it was good.
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Old 13-03-2008, 19:25
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a bit GnR isn't it?

I thought it was good.
Of course it's a bit GnR. James Dean Bradfield learnt guitar by listening to Guns and Roses albums!
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Old 13-03-2008, 19:27
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Of course it's a bit GnR. James Dean Bradfield learnt guitar by listening to Guns and Roses albums!
that's NME award-winning Best Ever Guitarist to you!

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Old 13-03-2008, 20:33
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Its crap!
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Old 13-03-2008, 22:18
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They make a rubbish song sound good.
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Old 13-03-2008, 23:15
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There have been quite a few cover versions of Umbrella, but this one by the Manics is the best. It's also by far the best track on that NME Covers CD.
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Old 14-03-2008, 12:19
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Here it is to download:

http://www.savefile.com/download/142...9810173b1b434a

(It's a free single so the link is legit)
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Old 14-03-2008, 14:39
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Ooh I like it!

I do not like the Kaiser chiefs' version of golden skans though :sleep:
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Old 14-03-2008, 14:40
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They make it sound very 80s
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Old 14-03-2008, 15:01
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meh...it's a dull song whoever covers it imo.
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Old 14-03-2008, 17:04
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I don't like it .. preferred McFly's cover!!
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Old 14-03-2008, 17:07
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Did Mark Ronson have something to do with this??
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Old 14-03-2008, 17:13
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Not a bad cover, they also performed it at the NME Big Gig at the O2 Arena a couple of weeks back:


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0ASjrF...eature=related
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