Miley Cyrus covering "Just Breathe"

GlowGirl · October 2020

Spiritual_Chaos said:

GlowGirl said:

Last night I was with my 15 year old niece who is a Miley fan. She hadn't heard Just Breathe yet. I told her that I didn't care for the Miley version. I played her the Miley version first and she liked it. But then I played her the Pearl Jam version - and her first comment was - "Oh, Yeah. That one is much better." But I do agree with some of you above where fans of the Miley versions may look up the original versions of songs and get to experience something new. I used to do that as well when I was younger. I think I heard the Van Halen cover of "You Really Got Me" when I was really young. It led me to listen to the Kinks.

Acoustic-ified versions of songs are always a sure-fire way for a "hit". So hearing Mileys first, and then PJ I would think would give that result. If Miley would have done a slowed down version of Hail Hail, I think the result would be similiar too.

Just look at every videogame/movie trailer and their "take a hit song and do a slowed down moody version of it".

If it wasn't clear in my original post - my niece liked the Pearl Jam version much better.

Spiritual_Chaos · October 2020

GlowGirl said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

GlowGirl said:

Last night I was with my 15 year old niece who is a Miley fan. She hadn't heard Just Breathe yet. I told her that I didn't care for the Miley version. I played her the Miley version first and she liked it. But then I played her the Pearl Jam version - and her first comment was - "Oh, Yeah. That one is much better." But I do agree with some of you above where fans of the Miley versions may look up the original versions of songs and get to experience something new. I used to do that as well when I was younger. I think I heard the Van Halen cover of "You Really Got Me" when I was really young. It led me to listen to the Kinks.

Acoustic-ified versions of songs are always a sure-fire way for a "hit". So hearing Mileys first, and then PJ I would think would give that result. If Miley would have done a slowed down version of Hail Hail, I think the result would be similiar too.

Just look at every videogame/movie trailer and their "take a hit song and do a slowed down moody version of it".

If it wasn't clear in my original post - my niece liked the Pearl Jam version much better.

Haha. I guess my post wasn't clear enough - because I understood that

jjflash · October 2020

Good stuff! Props to Miley

GlowGirl · October 2020

Spiritual_Chaos said:

GlowGirl said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

GlowGirl said:

Last night I was with my 15 year old niece who is a Miley fan. She hadn't heard Just Breathe yet. I told her that I didn't care for the Miley version. I played her the Miley version first and she liked it. But then I played her the Pearl Jam version - and her first comment was - "Oh, Yeah. That one is much better." But I do agree with some of you above where fans of the Miley versions may look up the original versions of songs and get to experience something new. I used to do that as well when I was younger. I think I heard the Van Halen cover of "You Really Got Me" when I was really young. It led me to listen to the Kinks.

Acoustic-ified versions of songs are always a sure-fire way for a "hit". So hearing Mileys first, and then PJ I would think would give that result. If Miley would have done a slowed down version of Hail Hail, I think the result would be similiar too.

Just look at every videogame/movie trailer and their "take a hit song and do a slowed down moody version of it".

If it wasn't clear in my original post - my niece liked the Pearl Jam version much better.

Haha. I guess my post wasn't clear enough - because I understood that

Misunderstandings all around

CM189191 · October 2020

much better Miley cover:

https://youtu.be/NbdRLyixJpc

Debbie Harry approves:

https://twitter.com/blondieofficial/status/1308077845965668353

Gern Blansten · October 2020

CM189191 said:

much better Miley cover:

https://youtu.be/NbdRLyixJpc

Debbie Harry approves:

https://twitter.com/blondieofficial/status/1308077845965668353

great...I've been impressed with her quite a few times.

My kids used to watch her in Hanna Montana all the fucking time

FiveBelow · October 2020

helplessdancer said:

it's such a great song. i have nothing but respect for miley. her's is not my fave version of the song.
imo this version is the best. the nelson's made it better than the song's original version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow-Cx9IX4So

Hadn't heard this before now, thanks for sharing.

Long Red · October 2020

Miley Cyrus is fucking great. No joke. Would love to see her cover more PJ. She's a great rock singer. Look up her cover of Say Hello 2 Heaven and Zombie and Heart of Glass. Don't be judgy dicks.

F Me In The Brain · October 2020

Edited -. Basically, everyone whining about people saying they don't like the song, it isn't some crime to think this version is not good.
It doesn't make anyone a "judgy dick" any more than liking it makes someone a "pandering puss."

Wtf is wrong with people.

"Don't have an opinion about something, that is awful"

Look, if someone likes it great. If they don't, great.
We don't all have to like everything.

hedonist · October 2020

F Me In The Brain said:

Edited -. Basically, everyone whining about people saying they don't like the song, it isn't some crime to think this version is not good.
It doesn't make anyone a "judgy dick" any more than liking it makes someone a "pandering puss."

Wtf is wrong with people.

"Don't have an opinion about something, that is awful"

Look, if someone likes it great. If they don't, great.
We don't all have to like everything.

I gave it about 30 seconds.

Nope.

Love,
Judgy Dickess

F Me In The Brain · October 2020

dr122931 · October 2020

I’d say this is about as good as Rosanne Barr singing the national anthem.

igotid88 · October 2020

JW269453 said:

helplessdancer said:

it's such a great song. i have nothing but respect for miley. her's is not my fave version of the song.
imo this version is the best. the nelson's made it better than the song's original version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow-Cx9IX4So

Hadn't heard this before now, thanks for sharing.

And this is why artists have to keep themselves in the public. And find a way to keep and find new audiences. This version has been out 8 years and there are still people who don't know that this exists

danlee1095 · October 2020

Had high hopes based on her version of Say Hello 2 Heaven (which I thought was pretty great) but this one fell short for me. Oh well.

bootlegger10 · October 2020

I love the guitar music on this song. If I pick up the acoustic I will more than likely play the first verse and chorus of the song. Lyrics and vocal melody are what I am tired of.

Spiritual_Chaos · October 2020

Anyone know if the full song will get up on youtube?

Y.Y. · October 2020

So... when it was first announced that she would be covering a Pearl Jam song, my first reaction was: "please, please not Black or Alive, for the love of everything." So I guess I was a little bit encouraged by the song choice, and the fact that she's done some pretty solid covers recently. That said, I... don't like this.

In other news, Miley recently announced that she's working on an album of Metallica covers. Honestly, my only question is: who is this for? I mean, it's not for Metallica fans, and I assume it's not for her existing fans. Genuine question, by the way.