Good news and bad news RE: Betterman

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edited October 2009 in The Porch
Good news: Just heard Betterman at my office (playing over pa)
Bad news: It was some country band called Sugarland? Was not aware that this cover existed. It was awful. I won't be able to like this song anymore.
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  • ajgolf23
    ajgolf23 Posts: 55
    I just puked in my mouth
    Drop, drop, dropping it down...oh, so gently...

  • Clark Kent
    Clark Kent Posts: 170
    betterman was written by eddie back when he was in a band called bad radio. in the eighties... ive seen them perform it on youtube before. look it up... maybe that band has covered it from eddie but not vice versa. unless i dont get the jist of this thread. philly sooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnn... weeeeeeeee.......
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  • JohnnyGeetar
    JohnnyGeetar Posts: 165
    My brother-in-law went to see them (Sugarland) when they came to town, and I mentioned to him that they covered Betterman, and his response made me want to shove a sharp pencil in each ear.

    "That's a Pearl Jam song? I love that song."

    Too bad he fell in love with it because some cute, countrified girl was singing it.
  • JS13043
    JS13043 Posts: 9
    oof. ugh. this is not good.

    cain't fond a better main.

    cannot stand the drawl of country singers. this is awful.
  • LoveBoatAdmiral
    LoveBoatAdmiral Posts: 1,191
    I've seen Sugarland just as many times as PJ. They have a cover album with Betterman on it that I've known about for months, but I didn't mention it here to avoid the short-sighted and obvious replies. Don't be fooled by their country label, Sugarland draw many of their live performance cues from live PJ, including many rock covers (REM and Radiohead included) as well as even show specific posters. They're worth at least one listen with an open mind.
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  • DeLukin
    DeLukin Posts: 2,757
    Not a fan of it:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOt_6fcnUx8
    I smile, but who am I kidding...
  • PJ Fan est. 1990
    PJ Fan est. 1990 Posts: 1,788
    burgandy75 wrote:
    My brother-in-law went to see them (Sugarland) when they came to town, and I mentioned to him that they covered Betterman, and his response made me want to shove a sharp pencil in each ear.

    "That's a Pearl Jam song? I love that song."

    Too bad he fell in love with it because some cute, countrified girl was singing it.

    i hate bands that take songs and cover it and pass it off like they wrote the damn thing...

    that's why i hate most rap and hip hop artists. like Sean Kingston for instance, he rips off the main riff of a song and acts like he wrote it. the worst one by far is Me Love which is a rip on Led Zep's D'yer Mak'er (i can never spell that right, nor pronounce it) where he sings the whole "oh oh oh oh oh ooohhh why did you have to go" but then he adds "me love" at the end. i sickens me cause he thinks he can pull that shit off and get away with saying it's his own music
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    PJ Fan est. 1990 wrote:
    (i can never spell that right, nor pronounce it

    It's pronounced Jamaica
  • Backspacer_Backer
    Backspacer_Backer Posts: 1,023
    happydad wrote:
    betterman was written by eddie back when he was in a band called bad radio. in the eighties... ive seen them perform it on youtube before. look it up... maybe that band has covered it from eddie but not vice versa. unless i dont get the jist of this thread. philly sooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnn... weeeeeeeee.......


    no, you don't get it. i wasn't claiming that the hillbilly version was the original, just that this cover of PJ was horrendous and should be banned.
  • dustinpardue
    dustinpardue Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,829
    burgandy75 wrote:
    My brother-in-law went to see them (Sugarland) when they came to town, and I mentioned to him that they covered Betterman, and his response made me want to shove a sharp pencil in each ear.

    "That's a Pearl Jam song? I love that song."

    Too bad he fell in love with it because some cute, countrified girl was singing it.

    that girl is pretty hot
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  • LKPJ1991
    LKPJ1991 Kent, England Posts: 12
    Ugh.. and there i was thinking that the dance version of this song sucked! :cry:
    i'll ride the wave where it takes me..
  • Music For Rhinos
    Music For Rhinos Posts: 1,693
    happydad wrote:
    betterman was written by eddie back when he was in a band called bad radio. in the eighties... ive seen them perform it on youtube before. look it up... maybe that band has covered it from eddie but not vice versa. unless i dont get the jist of this thread. philly sooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnn... weeeeeeeee.......

    Actually, Ed wrote Betterman when he was 14 years old, long before his Bad Radio days.
  • meme
    meme Posts: 4,695
    JS13043 wrote:
    .

    cain't fond a better main.

    That's beyond hilarious :lol:
    ... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
  • meme
    meme Posts: 4,695
    DeLukin wrote:
    Not a fan of it:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOt_6fcnUx8

    Ouch... I see they also cover "the one I love" and "nightswimming" but I don't have the heart to check those out :shock:
    ... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
  • Evacuation Rules
    Evacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    DewieCox wrote:
    PJ Fan est. 1990 wrote:
    (i can never spell that right, nor pronounce it

    It's pronounced Jamaica

    Actually it's "Jer Maker".
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    This was up on here a while ago... yes, it's diabolical.

    Just one thing though - OP, please refer to the last line of my sig. Many Thanks.

    *The bloody song title is two words... grumble grumble...*
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • threefish10
    threefish10 Posts: 7,392
    LoveBoatAdmiral wrote:
    They're worth at least one listen with an open mind.


    ha ha, you are asking the people here to go into something with an open mind?
    PJ Fan est. 1990 wrote:
    i hate bands that take songs and cover it and pass it off like they wrote the damn thing...

    this statement is also fucking funny. pearl jam do a lot of covers, are they trying to pass it off as their own?
    condescending and sarcastic since 1980
  • sliiteofhand
    sliiteofhand Posts: 64
    Some of you people just amaze me..your so narrow minded its pathetic. Take a step back for a second, pearl jam covers a ton of songs, do you think the fans of every band pearl jam covers, likes the pearl jam cover of that particular bands song??? Then we have one guy in this thread calling this cover of betterman the "hillbilly version" .. really? are you kidding me? are you a bigot?

    One thing I like about going to pearl jam shows, is meeting the other fans, most pearl jam fans seem smart and open minded when talking to them.. obviously this thread isnt a representation of all pearl jam fans, but it just goes to show, theres always a few rotten apples in the tree.

    Anyway, I personally think Sugarland did a really good job of covering betterman, I like it alot..and I think Sugarland is a talented band with a great singer..I wish more bands covered pearl jam songs, like the song or not, I, personally, think its nice to hear my favorite band get covered and respected like that.
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  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Excuse me, before I get accused of having a closed mind and being pathetic i'd like to point out that I dislike the cover because in my opinion it's shite.

    I'm not one for emotional-dreary-country-girly crap and I wouldn't like it whatever they covered.

    I love most of PJ's covers and I also have a very open mind, I just don't like that ^^^.

    Oh and it's BETTER MAN. TWO WORDS. Jeez... is it that hard?! :roll:
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    threefish10 wrote:
    PJ Fan est. 1990 wrote:
    i hate bands that take songs and cover it and pass it off like they wrote the damn thing...

    this statement is also fucking funny. pearl jam do a lot of covers, are they trying to pass it off as their own?

    I don't think Sugarland are trying to pass it off as their own, not at all. If anything it's in homage to PJ.
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.

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