30 Seconds To Mars Cover Kanye West
Poor 50 Cent ... Kanye's on everybody's minds and iPods these days: And when we say everybody, we also mean emo whipping boy Jared Leto. Recently, 30 Seconds To Mars got all Pink Floyd-y on Jo Whiley for a breathy, alt-snore take on "Stronger." Maybe it's not all that silly in theory, but you only need to get to Leto singing "you could be my black Kate Moss tonight" before eyes start rolling into your head. Take a listen at MySpace and make sure to have your hankies ready for the finale.
RELATED: Kanye took on The Office's Rainn Wilson in a name-that-lyric showdown at the Emmys last night. Vid of the 50 Cent/MTV in-joking bit after the jump, best line coming from moderator Wayne Brady, after West ended "Stronger" with "That's how long I've been on YOU": "The last line of the song, sadly, is 'that's how long I've been on YA' ... You picked a bad time to speak properly."
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Tags: 30 Seconds To Mars | Jared Leto | Kanye West | Rainn Wilson
I'm embarrassed for them...
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fitty cent wins!
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Nice Perez Hilton paint job on that photo.
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They can never top Between Names's cover of "I Wanna Be Sedated".
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No emmy for top chef! Lame! NIce video, it's nice seeing my two heroes Rainn "Dwight Shrute" Wilson and Kanye "LV Don" West standing on stage together. *Wipes tear.*
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I think credit's due to both Kanye and Leto for the "black Kate Moss" lyric inadvertantly lending itself to becoming a faux-goth/emo lyric. You just KNOW that that's the singular reason that led Leto to cover this song. Perhaps some King Diamond-style make-up would've made it easier to swallow?
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Did he say 'go apey'?
Like the guy from O Brother Where Art Thou?
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Did he say 'go apey'?
Like the guy from O Brother Where Art Thou?
Posted by: barry at September 17, 2007 6:54 PM
i suspect that since it was a live radio broadcast, sum censorship of the lyrics was taken on by the band...to me, instead of saying "go apeshit", he says "go apeish"
and on another personal note, 30's cover ROCKS, and i can accept that it wont b everyones cup of tea.
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This is the worst Live Lounge I have ever heard. It was REALLY terrible...but the sad thing is that it seemed to go down really well. Maybe I'm too old for Radio 1 now but I just don't get why people like these losers. They are dull, uninspired and should be filed in the bin alongside Dogstarr.
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OK, here's my opinion, for what it's worth...
This song, performed by Jared & Co, is so much more, dare I say it - emotional, compelling, and (forgive me for being a girl...) sexy!
Jareds voice fits it so well, and it's a great showcase for his vocals.
I never gave Kanye's version any time, but this 30STM version is now a firm favourite.
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I think it comes across as a brilliant cover. What's the point in making a cover if you make it sound exactly like the original? That said, I do prefer the 30 Seconds To Mars cover over the original. Kanye West was never really my cup of tea, to be honest I don't care for the original at all, but, BUT, I would never sink to the level of trashing Kanye anyway. The one who wrote this must really have a problem with Jared Leto, why? Jealosy? Or simply being reluctant to accept that things can be done in more than one way?
Stronger in the 30STM version has been playing non-stop on my ipod, my car stereo and my laptop since I first heard it. Jareds Letos voice and the whole arrangement of the cover makes it an amazing experience for me, at least.
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This cover made my day. Actually, last 4 days. I love it sooo much, can't stop listening..
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30 Seconds To Mars did a amazing job with this song. I would have never heard of it if not for them, and I definitely prefer it over the original version.
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30 Seconds To Mars did a great job, with this song. This version is much better then the original!!!
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this is a great cover!! guys are the best!
this is much better than original version in my opinion..I can't stop listening ...
this song normally sucks but 30 STM have done a brilliant job!
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The original isnt realy the kind of music I am into, but I do think it is a very good song, I can understand why it has become popular. However this version by 30 Seconds to Mars I think is fantastic, I understand most people who like and listen to the original most likely wont like it as it is a completly different genre of music, but I think they did a very good job, realy made it there own, instead of just copying the original.
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that cover was brilliant! you should listen better to it!
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Jared did to this song that no other could do. He brought passion to it. Jareds voice is nothing short of amazing and theres no denying that when it comes to passion he holds a candle to everyone else. I don't like the original version it's not my type of music but I have not said anything bad about it. So what! You didn't like Jareds version, we LOVE it and WE are the ones that matter to the band not the NON-BELIEVERS. So leave him alone and accept the brilliance that 30 Seconds to Mars version of Stronger is.
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i really like this version..jared and the boys did a fine job! you guys are being really mean..it was an amazing cover..that wasnt even kanyes song anyway! it was originaly by Daft Punk...he just added extra to it.. well anyway..i think it was remade well..
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Fuck the non-believers!!
30 Seconds to Mars ROCKS!!!
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I think that 30 Seconds to Mars version is much better than the original ! I love it <3 it's awesome :D !!
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I think that 30 Seconds to Mars version is much better than the original ! I love it :) it's awesome :D !!
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I am a huge fan of Jared and 30 seconds to mars ..
calling them "emo" just shows your own ignorance .
Maybe you should listen to it again..
Listen to the passion ..listen to the remarkable voice.Jared and the boys did this song like no one else could do it.It is creative..and done very well.
Understandable it is a different genre of music than the song was done in before,and those that like that version,understandably may think it is a little too different for their tastes.
Well..I have a challenge for you..
Try to step OUT of the box.
Open your mind.
Listen to the performance for what it was.
which was amazing.
At the VERY least well done.
Thank you for your time.
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..."and make sure to have your hankies ready for the finale."
Why? Because Kanye West can't hit the note that Jared did at the end of the cover version?
Come oooooooon! Why be nasty about all of this? The 30STM cover is an awesome version because it is a DIFFERENT version. I agree with another poster who commented on the fact that cover songs should sound different from the original versions. It makes them more original to the cover artist and still pays homage to the original artist at the same time.
30STM did a cover of Bjork's "The Hunter" and although it's more of a similar version than the difference between the "Stronger" cover, it is still original to 30STM and is quite brilliant.
How many cover songs have been done by artists in the past where people have thought that the cover song was the band's OWN original song???? It's a promotional tool for the original artists, if you ask me. Most original versions of cover songs have fallen by the wayside, only to be brought back to life by a whole new era and a whole new spectrum of potential fans.
I'm sure Kanye is kickin' it with a smile right about now. His song was covered brilliantly!!
The Goose
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Lol, I hate Kanye West and 30STM rock!
The covers have to change and fit everyones taste!
I hate Kanye West but I love the 30STM version! It's awesome!!!!
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you all fucking suck
that was a good cover and it doesn't matter about the words
he was trying to keep it the way it started
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30 seconds to mars is amazing & so was their cover for stronger.
you must be a communist if you prefer the version done by a man who thinks the president doesn't care about black ppl.
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perez hilton much?
yea that was LAME
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I have heard Jared Leto sing it and I think it is better than Kanye' version. But I also like 30 seconds to Mars. It all depends on what kind of music u like. It is totally 2 different kind of styles. So lay off of Jared Leto haters.
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Com'n it's a brilliant cover.They put MUSIC to it ,the Kanye West version makes u want to go bye byes.30 Seconds to Mars ROCK!Pie.U.K. Echelon
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OMG OMG OMG I really love this song ! It's an amazing song, i love this guys and the jared's voice.
Prohevito in altum
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OMG OMG OMG I really loive this song. It's an amazing cover, much better than the firts version. I love this guys and i'm fond of Jared's voice.
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I just love the version of 30STM!!! It has so much emotion and Kanye West's version is nothing more than the lame HipHop-shit you can here everywhere (unfortunately)! 30STM made something completely new and something so beautiful out of it! By the way, the original song is from Daft Punk...
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I think that this cover is great and that Jared has an amazing voice. I love the song "Stronger" I think that 30 Seconds to Mars took a song that had little emotion and turned it into a song full of feeling. They did such a wonderful job, they are awesome!
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wtf it's an amazin cover!!in rock version and jared gives emotions...!they're just two different things,it came another songs,as beautiful as the other one...!!
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This cover is amazing!!30 seconds to mars did a great job!!!I am a big fan of this band and i think they are great artists!jared's voice is awesome...and the guys gave a great performance on radio 1 and at Brixton that night!
This song has nothing to do with the original...They created a new and amazing "Stronger"!!
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Well, I like this song.. Listen to it every day.
Fuck the lyrics, I'm german anyways XD
Like the end very much... Jareds voice is just amazing *-*
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I agree with everyone who says that the 30 Seconds to Mars version is better. I am a HUGE fan of Jared Leto and 30 Seconds to Mars... I am the biggest fan you will probably ever meet. I can't get enough of them. And when I heard this, I didn't realize it was Kanye West until I read about it somewhere on Myspace, and I was shocked because the Kanye West version stinks. I don't like hiphop and rap, etc. so I was incredibly happy that 30stm did a cover of this because it makes 'Stronger' into an amazing song. And you also have to understand that 30 Seconds to Mars sings a completely different genre of music than Kanye, so the song is going to be different. I think it puts an interesting twist on it, and I am proud of my band. XDDD
30 Seconds to Mars kicked Kanye's ass, admit it.
They always do such amazing covers of songs, and their performances are ALWAYS the best. They've got good things in the future for them.
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This cover is amazing!!30 seconds to mars did a great job!!!I am a big fan of this band and i think they are great artists!jared's voice is awesome...and the guys gave a great performance on radio 1 and at Brixton that night!
This song has nothing to do with the original...They created a new and amazing "Stronger"!!
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First of all, if you are gonna draw on pictures, then make sure you KNOW how to draw because that looks like something my 5 year old brother can do. How dare you say that 30 Seconds To Mars cover was boring and "to have your hankies ready for the finale." Why? Did you cry when you heard it? Or did you cry because you wish you had one fourth of the talent that Jared Leto has. Listen, I think enough people have spoken that think you are full of shit. Go find another job and leave Jared and the band alone. One more thing: Major props to Jared and the rest of the guys for doing such an AMAZING job of covering the song!!! I like it better than Kanye's version. Great Job Echelon!
-Provehito In Altum
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i don't think that it should matter what is said...and i also don't think it's fair for some people to say "oh, it's jared leto and 30 seconds to mars...this is gonna suck". that's not fair. both versions have good qualities and you would know that if you had listened to both of them and noted that there were differences and that's what makes each of them good in their own way...there's no need to dis 30 seconds to mars or jared leto because they have rightfully earned their status and if they feel like covering a song, god damn it, they will...power to the echelon!
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of course I think that it's excellent..I love 30stm and I am very happy that they make the song sounds really origin, nothing like the Kanye West's version...love it 30 SECOND ARE THE BEST :)
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I thought this was a wicked cover really well done and shows justice to Jared voice.... and to the one 2 below jared sang sedated on a tv show he used to be on many years back and was very good for teh few seonds of him singin it.
But n e way you'll either love it or hate it and even some of the Mars fans dont like it (SHOCKIN) but i do love it and its a great twist on Kaynes Wests original which i also like. WELL DONE 30STMS
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Yhis cover was so well done, it made me shiver, I love 30STM and they did a brilliant cover of let's face it a not so hot song (Sorry Kanye)
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30STM's version of the song is way better than Kanye's.
Long live 30STM and THEMARSARMY!
:p
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I think 30 Seconds To Mars did a great job covering "Stronger". Jared has a great voice and it shows through this cover song. Everyone has their own opinion on these type of things; you will either hate it or love it. I LOVE IT!! I like how they made their own version of it. Another wonderful moment for 30 Seconds to Mars. If you were a true music fan of 30 Seconds To Mars you would know that they are not "Emo". Great job 30STM.
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im a huge fan of 30 seconds to mars and i thought they did an incredible job. jared's voice and the music it was just all perfect. dont get me wrong kanye's is the original and is extremly good as well. 30 just did their take on it and it turned out to b amazing.
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I LOVE THE WAY JARED SINGS STRONGER IT MUCH BETTER HE SINGS WITH PASSION AND THAT WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS BAND 30STM THEY ARE A KICK ASS BAND SO GIVE IT UP FOR THEM THEY DESERVE IT I LIKE SOME OF KANYE WEST SONGS HEY HE FROM SHY TOWN LIKE ME
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I love both versions. They are both amazing in their own way. But I must say that 30 Seconds to Mars made a version that gave me the shivers and blew me away. And the Kanye version was just "good".
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LOVE IT..:o
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I love the 30STM version. They did an incredible job on it and gave it their own unique sound. Jared's voice is just amazing.
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30 seconds to mars version of stronger is really good they changed the whole song for the better but thats just my opinion.
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Daft Punk wrote a catchy song.
Kanye West did a good cover... it rather grew on me.
But then 30 Seconds To Mars made it their own, last Friday in London during Live Lounge. The 30STM cover of Stronger is... beautiful. Hypnotic. Addictive.
Nice K shades J. :D
Provehito In Altum
[echelon]
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I do not like Kayne West ( rapper/hip hop rubbish???)...did not know who he was until I heard the cover, listened to the original song and said, blah and then listened to the 30's version and said...yep...beautiful and ethereal
Good job 30STM's
Cheers
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i'm another one that didn't give kanye's version the time of day, but the 30stm cover... that's a whole different story. i love it, and just like so many of you, i haven't stopped listening to it since i first heard it about five days ago. i'm addicted!
jared's tone and huskiness of his voice is so ridiculously sexy. he was definitely born to sing.
my fav lines-
'play secretary, i'm the boss tonight'... if jared was my boss?? yes PLEASE!
'so we gon' do everything jay like'... how cute! mr jared leto. with a voice like that, i'd do anything you asked me to
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THE COVER IS BRILLANT!!!
who ever says 30 seconds to mars sucks!!!
has a lot of insecuritys for themselves!!!
apprently they are doing alot better then you are!!!
& kanye west apprently is not at all Against the cover, cuz he gave premission to do the cover or else they would not have done it for the reason of international Copyright infringment!!!
and for the author of this artical you are only jealous cuz you have absoluty no talent your self!!! you are no better Simon Cowell & judged as such a coceided self-serving prick!!!
Provehito in Altum
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I like both versions. It is absolutely your perogative to prefer one over the other, but to hate on one is ignorant.
Music is expression, passion, and thank God that there are different interpretations on the same piece of music!
30 STM took a huge risk by covering a song that was just released and did it in their own way. Balls, that takes balls.
Regardless of wether or not you like it, respect it.
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It has already been said plenty of times, but I still need to add my own opinion... That cover is probably one of the best I have heard in a long while.
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Honestly, we couldn't care if you liked it or not. It's your own fuckin opinion so keep it to yourself. Besides, if you didn't like it why would you bother making a blog about it? yeah, exactly so go get a life off the computer.
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to the orignal poster: 30 seconds to mars version of stronger is AMAZING.
to the commenters: kanyes version is also AMAZING. i wish you would stop dissing him. hes a great musician who makes great music. saying that his stuff is rubbish is just ignorant because obviously you people dont appreciate good hip-hop
i love 30stm heaps and they obviously like kanyes version of stronger - otherwise they wouldnt have done a cover of it.
so please stop dissing him.
i know most of you prefer 30stm's version and thats your right. they are completely different.
btw. glasses job? haha. loves it
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i like the stronger version of kanye west ... i also like daftpunk ... they're cool ... but this 30 seconds to mars version just blew me away ... they proofed again, they are real musicians who are able to give a song a complete new and even better sound ... and nevertheless this song is played live ... i my opinion the best live coverversion i ever heard in my life ... and i heard a lot
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I think it's a brilliant cover, emotional und with a little kind of laughingly.
I'm no 30 Seconds to mars fan so I'm neutral but I guess, I should go out and hear more of them ...
And - I don't know why everybodys shooting an Jared Leto - what did he do to the people ?
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Jared Leto brought ardor, or passion, to this song that Kanye West could not.
For everyone that said it prior, they are right, it is a COVER ladies and gentlemen, it is SUPPOSED to be different. In my opinion it is better. Besides, it's a cover of a cover. How much alike do you want it to be?
You don't like it? Fine. We all accept that.
Don't criticize it like it's the worst thing to happen to music.
Fuck all the non-believers.
-Kayla [echelon]
Provehito In Altum!!!
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I normally do not do this, but I am so fed up with people having opinions ready for everything!!!! Get a live. 30STM has a great family (and don't start thinking of the cult thing again, please!!!!!!!!!), and we support them through the good and the bad, like a good family does. And personally I think the cover was GREAT!!!! If you don't like it (or them), then don't listen to it (or them). Do you think we care?!? But leave everyone in their value. There are so many bands to support, choose the ones you like, and go to their shows, and buy their cd's, etc, etc, etc, and again leave everyone in their value. If we all had the same taste, what a boring planet this would be.
PROVEHITO IN ALTUM
Yoli
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what the fuck has happened to stereogum?
first the donnas now catalano...
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to totally remake the arrangement of a cover song and switch genres of music is amazing.....its called talent....the song was sung live on the radio with intsruments......and people playing them.... not coming out of someones studio keyboard to make it sound like all these bubblegum people who suck live!...so i give 30 second to mars much respect for the time and talent they brought to the table for this song....dont be afraid to see what you see....this group is truely amazing people and artist...i dont think this was supposed to be a compitition between artists at all....you should cheer for them both...fuckers!
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This cover is really amazing!!!!!!!
I hope that it will be on the next album or on a single
Echelon <3
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Let's forget the cover for a second... fucking leave Jared Leto alone! My god! I'm so sick of hearing how he's emo, and he must slit his wrists, and omg he wears eyeliner... he must be a fag, and all that other shit. "Emo" is the most dumbass word created by the retards wasting the precious air on this planet. We are all "emotional" you hypocritical jackasses.
Grow up, get a life, and start supporting the artists instead of putting them down for everything they do like you have a personal vendetta against them. Which, if you do, give the reviews to someone else.
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The cover that 30 Seconds To Mars did of Sronger i think is so much better then the original its more emotional and sexy then Kanye's. i heard Kanye's version and within 45 seconds i put Jared's version on. Within four days it was in my top 25 most played on my ipod. I don't think of it like a cover i think of it like 30STM made it. And plus that whole emo shit its soooo dumb Jared is who he is who he is and thats why he has so many people love him and whoever dosen't like it they have to step to the echelon.
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Nice idea to call a 35 year old guy a "boy" ! Jared should take it as the only compliment in this article.
I think, that "media-bashes-Jared-thing" is really annoying.
I think these "boys" have done a good job with that cover. Why not cover a song like that in that way? God, it's only a ballad now, no misgoing-polical-statement !
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I loved it!! I think it was an amazing job by 30stm.
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That 30 Seconds to Mars fan-club is really dedicated.
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For a dance tune, you can't beat Kanye's version, but as a cover, 30STM did an innovative brilliant job on that.... I could listen to both songs, again and again and again.... oh wait... I already am. Make me listen to both again in five years, I bet 30's version has staying power, the dance tune will get old.
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Where the hell are all this Leto superfans coming from?
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love this song of thirty seconds to mars strongeer wooohhhh
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I LOVE and I mean LOVE the cover.
It is nothing like Kanye's version and I am utterly grateful for that.
Their version is so much more emotional and passionate.
It's doesn't need some crappy techno beat in the back to make it good.
I personally think the cover was tastefully done and I haven't found a person that hasn't liked it.
For the above people... yes we are very dedicated and we just appear out of nowhere.
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Absolutly love 30stm version as said previous 30stm don't need a crappy dance beat behind them to make a record they just need there pure talent !!
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Obviously this post was forwarded somehow to 30STM fans because all of them are written in poor grammar with cliched sayings. Nice...& I'm 16 and I see these kids as idiots.
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But Apexa, 30STM doesn't need some STUPID techno beat to make them sound good!!! They're cover is gonna stand the test of time!!
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people such like all you motherfuckers need to shut your fucking assholes!!! for one, this site is for douchebags and if you're a nonbeliever, then fuck you...
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people such like all you motherfuckers need to shut your fucking assholes!!! for one, this site is for douchebags and if you're a nonbeliever, then fuck you...
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Whoever paint shopped those glasses on Jared's picture above.Needs to be punched!!!
I heard K.West verison a few times on the radio.It was okay,but nothing I would listen to over and over again.
To the haters on here.Yall just can't stand the fact that 30 Fucking Seconds to Mars/Jared Leto NAILED THE FUCKING SONG!
Thier verison of Stronger is amazing.More I can say for the org verison.
Jared's voice was heavenly.The way he chose to say the lyrics..
Sent chills,down my backbone,made me feel everything!
I could keep writing.But I'm not going to waste my time on you losers that feel the need to put them down.
Just remember this..
30 Seconds to Mars is something you will never understand.Cause you don't belong.
For the ones that took up for them.Thank you..
My myspace is www.myspace.com/yourkissburningonmylips add or message me.Love making new friends.I do have fanpages for Mars as well.
Haters message me too.Just be ready for what ya get in return.Mother Fuckers!
Echelon Forever
Carolyn
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this cover is the best cover ive heard in my life. im not just saying that because i love jared and 30stm. jared brings meaning to this song, a really deep feeling of passion that only a person like jared can give. if you cant feel that then you might need to litsen to it again or mayb you dont understand. i respect kanye west, sure its not my type of music but i still respect him. all you jared/30stm haters should at least respect the band, if you dont like their music, thats ok just dont judge what you do not understand. im just happy that jared and 30stm look to us, the echelon, the family of 30stm. we will always support them no matter what and will always defend what we believe in. the person who wrote this review obviously has no idea of what 30stm is about. i strongly recomend this critic should research 30stm, jared and the echelon. i hope that person sees that 30stm is different. full of feeling and meaning. and the echelon is probably the biggest and strongest family out there so please, dont fuck with us.
there i have said what i feel. feel free to spread my msg echelon. i want everyone to know this is how i feel.
jess [echelon]
myspace.com/xx_shortie_jesz_xx
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