Nelly Furtado + Gnarls Barkley
music 31 May 2006 :: posted by Travis
Omg. Forget for a moment that Thom Yorke leaked all over the internerd today. What is about pop stars covering other pop stars that makes my heart go wild? Nelly Furtado did an acoustic cover of Gnarls Barkley’s international hit “Crazy” on BBC Jo Whiley’s Live Lounge. This is one of those instant classic live moments… really more Folklore than “Maneater”. Two of pop’s biggest collide. Oh that Nelly!
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Nelly Furtado – “Crazy” (Live Lounge)
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Listen to and stream the full interview here… plus an acoustic version of “Maneater.”
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That cover is absolutely brilliant!!! Gave me chills.
May 31st, 2006 at 7.14 pm
wow – what an awesome cover! hauntingly beautiful :P
May 31st, 2006 at 10.21 pm
yes, yes, yes… the song fits her perfectly!
June 1st, 2006 at 5.06 am
Are you guys deaf or perhaps ‘crazy’ – that was by far the worst cover of that song out there – even worse than the kooks awful version – rubbish rubbish rubbish
June 1st, 2006 at 8.49 am
I like the Kooks version. Don’t you appreciate the irony in a group called “Kooks” covering a song called “Crazy”. I’m just waiting for the versions by Madness, Looney Toones and Insane Clown Posse.
June 1st, 2006 at 9.50 am
Wow she’s totally slipping off. She did a great job of de-funking that tune.
June 1st, 2006 at 5.18 pm
Hate all you want…she’s living her dream; if you ain’t feeling it then turn it off.
Roll-On Nelly.
Vancity stand-up!
June 1st, 2006 at 5.56 pm
bad cover. I think she tried too much to add levels to the song
June 1st, 2006 at 11.48 pm
that was crazy in a bad way!!!! and by the way chay who doesnt like the kooks cover i would have 2 dissagree i fink its awesome!!!!!! but go nelly for trying xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
June 2nd, 2006 at 4.11 am
It’s not entirely bad, but the original is so much better. Conclusion: an unnecessary cover.
June 2nd, 2006 at 8.36 am
What made it so bad? I like the original and I like this version.
I think she did a pretty damn good job, meself.
June 2nd, 2006 at 9.40 am
Her version’s got no soul. Sure it’s haunting in its own Nelly Furtado way, but when you listen to Gnarls’ version and hers, she takes what was a really original, strangely appealing, funky, soulful tune and turns it into a flaccid, generic reworking. What she gives to the song is not commesurate with what her version lacks, as compared with the original.
She’s got that distinct lilt in her voice which does give the song a little something, but on the whole I think it’s a cover that didn’t need to be made. She’s a capable singer/songwriter, but she did a mediocre job on this song. So it goes; no one bats a thousand every time.
June 3rd, 2006 at 4.24 am
Horrible. She ruins this amazing song. Way too fast. No feeling. It is a damn shame. Be amazed, watch the live videos of Gnarls on top of the pop or conan o’brien. That will move you. This is just discusting.
June 3rd, 2006 at 5.38 am
Really good for a live performance.
June 3rd, 2006 at 7.24 am
i think people are forgetting that this is a one time, live radio recording with little rehearsal. comparing it to the original version is a fallacy…
obviously gnarls barkley’s version is going to have a lot more depth: it was recorded in a studio, access to lots of instruments, multiple takes, etc.
June 3rd, 2006 at 9.16 am
crap.
June 3rd, 2006 at 10.11 am
nice.
June 3rd, 2006 at 10.27 am
Not very good, especially compared to the live versions.
June 3rd, 2006 at 12.21 pm
“This guy Says:
June 3rd, 2006 at 5.38 am
Horrible. She ruins this amazing song. Way too fast. No feeling. It is a damn shame. Be amazed, watch the live videos of Gnarls on top of the pop or conan o’brien. That will move you. This is just discusting”
kind of like your spelling?
June 3rd, 2006 at 3.33 pm
$imply $tunning!!!
June 3rd, 2006 at 4.33 pm
I love her. Oh, so much.
June 3rd, 2006 at 8.40 pm
Okay, hands up who’s listened to Gnarls’ album? Could it be any worse? Crazy is the only song that’s worth listening to. Produced to the max and with no other song that grabs you, the guy got lucky.
This version is ace, in my opinion.
June 3rd, 2006 at 9.00 pm
The rest of the album has no bearing on the quality of the tune, or of this rendition of it. Just FYI.
June 3rd, 2006 at 9.02 pm
Wow…and not in a good way. I sounds like a reject from American Idol.
June 4th, 2006 at 2.16 am
she did an awesome job of covering that. I hate maneater but that cover was class. I salute you miss F
June 4th, 2006 at 11.24 am
I approve of this. It gives Gnarls a little more credibility. Not that that they need it. But I wanna hear Gnarls on the radio, they could replace Sean Paul. Cuz he sucks.
June 4th, 2006 at 6.04 pm
Anyone thats thinks this cover is rubbish or ‘unnecessary’ is an idiot, theres no re-tuning in her performance, what you hear is a real voice not something thats been tampered with by computer to make it sound ‘good’. The original is terrible, I wish she’d done it first!
June 4th, 2006 at 7.40 pm
I think it starts bad, but man I think she did a great job. I’ve got more respect for the musicians though. Impressive acoustic interpretation!
June 4th, 2006 at 8.21 pm
she needs to be curbstomped. when’s her acoustic version of “hung up” coming out? someone get her a ghettoblaster, a thong, and a change hat. only way she’ll ever deserve the attention.
June 5th, 2006 at 6.56 pm
I enjoyed that. You know the song is a classic when a cover is made a little over a month after its release. (Same thing happened to “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and “Yesterday”)
June 6th, 2006 at 11.27 am
Guys it’s just amazing! My sister just came back from school and she said me she heard that song. I went here i listened to it, and i can’t stop.
I loved all the Try thing. Now I think I gonna love it even more!
Her voice is so clear, there is barely no need for music,…
I’d say it is just perfect.
June 6th, 2006 at 2.24 pm
Guys,
I don’t mean to break up any of the nice words and fun conversation or anything, but I personally really hate this version. There’s no fun to it anymore. I agree: It sounds beautiful, but after listening to the actual song, this is horrible in comparison.
Just my $00.02
June 7th, 2006 at 12.25 am
Wow, I love Nelly Furtado…but not even she can make me like this ridiculously AWFUL song. Good Lord folks, this is the biggest piece of garbage song in the history of music. With that being said… Nelly still rocks!!! :)
June 7th, 2006 at 9.26 am
gooosebumps all over
June 7th, 2006 at 12.57 pm
OMDzzz!!! I think this is absolutly brill!!! i loved the other acoustic version aswell but this one tops it compleat!!!!
ppl need to stop hating coz she does this song so well! the fact that it hasnt been ruined by computer crap and its just her (amazing) voice and live instraments is what compleats the song.
the real version just sounds like manufactured crap.
June 7th, 2006 at 2.40 pm
BORING…..
It’s not her song…
Keep watching American Idol if you want to hear some rehashed gems.
She sucks all the soul from the orignal by not playing up the hook from the original which really all lies in the word “probably”… at the end she just speaks it spoken-word-poetry style. Lame.
June 8th, 2006 at 2.10 am
yadayadaaydaydyadyaydyadyaydyadyadyaydyaydyayadayadayadadyadayadayadad
June 8th, 2006 at 4.58 am
Why should she do a “soul” version when the original is indeed so full of it? That would add nothing new to the song.
She did it her owen way with the little twists in her voice and breaking up the fases of the song – she did it fine. She have made a cool laid’ back version of it.
And American Idol… come on. They don’t make cover versions, you know, individually interpretations. They make copies – they desperatly try to sound so close to the original as possible, you know, unoriginal…
June 8th, 2006 at 6.26 pm
i heard this live on the radio while i was driving and i nearly crashed the car cos i was fapping myself it was so good. i like it.
June 9th, 2006 at 7.11 am
personally i think that nelly furtado should stick to her own kind of music this cover was rubbish!
its meant to be a bouncy song sung by a man
Forget it Nelly
June 9th, 2006 at 2.33 pm
The most haunting and amazing cover I’ve heard in a while is Ray LaMontagne’s cover of Crazy, just his powerful yet raspy, weathered voice and a guitar. It highlights the LYRICS of this song perfectly, which are really the most powerful part of it, I think (combined with the perfectly timed chord changes). If you want to know where to find it or can’t find it, ask me on this board (no emails please). It’s worth searching out. I sat with a coworker of mine in my office and we listened to it and teared up a bit at how powerful it was.
June 9th, 2006 at 8.28 pm
Kim wins!
Ray’s version can be heard at Motel de Moka.
June 9th, 2006 at 9.22 pm
This is the only song I have ever listened to that made me sit in my car after I got to where I was going until it was finished. If she released this as it is it would go straight to no.1 – absolute certainty.
June 10th, 2006 at 6.11 pm
that was a beautiful rendition of an already great song
June 10th, 2006 at 8.46 pm
Great song, fantastic cover of an already well established classic. Well worth a listen. That’s going on my mp3!!
June 12th, 2006 at 7.04 am
total bollocks
June 12th, 2006 at 7.04 am
Excellent piece of ART WORK. Muchas Feeling
June 12th, 2006 at 5.46 pm
This is balls. I thought Nelly Furtado was all right too, but she butchered it. This is a terrible cover. Stop ruining your career and rep canada right furtado.
Christ. CeeLo has the only cover that should be used with this song. Damn.
June 12th, 2006 at 11.28 pm
You guys are nuts. That was awesome!! I’d love to hear an album of artists covering this song and I’d definitely put Nelly Furtado #1.
June 13th, 2006 at 1.25 am
I dont think you can blame nelly for a number of reason. First of all it was live and second the orignal song by gnarls barkley has too much heart and emotion in it. ps nelly wasnt that bad.
June 13th, 2006 at 6.44 am
im sorry but are you all DEAF! This cover is proper *MINT* im very proud of how Nellty has the diversity to come out with an amazing disco-happy tune like Maneater, but still has folk-soul in her cover of ‘Crazy’ I think its really good, PLUS THE KOOKS ARE AMAZING! i can’t believe anyone can not like their version of ‘Crazy’…..ummm what did u have in your ears at the time? Its HOT SHIT!!
June 13th, 2006 at 6.55 am
Amazing!!!!! I cant get it out of my head!
June 13th, 2006 at 12.09 pm
very good excelent
June 13th, 2006 at 5.06 pm
I think the other version with Gnarls Barlkey by himself is WAY better.It sounds horrible.
June 13th, 2006 at 8.01 pm
I loathed it. I love Nelly normally, but I found it depressing not haunting. The Cee-Lo version really moved me, and I find the lyrics so thought provoking. I can’t deny that she has a great voice – just didn’t convey any emotion to me.
June 13th, 2006 at 8.48 pm
OMG I love this cover, I got to download it n upload it asap to everywebsite goin!! LOVE IT!!!
June 14th, 2006 at 5.18 pm
This version by Ray LaMontagne is MUCH better!
http://www.ezarchive.com/fpsaceo/AlbumSpace/4RQVH4NRVL/_zid-1018748/_open-/01_Crazy.mp3
June 14th, 2006 at 5.29 pm
“she needs to be curbstomped. when’s her acoustic version of “hung up†coming out? someone get her a ghettoblaster, a thong, and a change hat. only way she’ll ever deserve the attention.”
Couldnt have said it better myself… Nelly Furtado is a complete LOSER… She needs to see a shrink and find out just what the hell her TRUE identity is..
Id rather listen to my old chipmunks albums then her sausage infested greasy spewed crap she calls a voice out of her mouth ANYDAY!
peace im out…
word to ALL YOUR MOTHERS!
June 15th, 2006 at 1.14 pm
awful, it is just so blah. i wish she would go back into hibernation – this song rocks when gnarles sings it…..
June 15th, 2006 at 5.11 pm
well 4 me it`s great so much better and i wish her the best of the best y los malditos frijoleros que no les agrade pues q no la escuchen y ya!fuck u all!
June 16th, 2006 at 12.08 pm
so so so so nelly u r very wonderful i like you very much congratulations keeping it reel
i love u love u
June 16th, 2006 at 12.10 pm
I was wondering, what plugin that is to make the MP3s play?? Really cool. Thanks.
June 16th, 2006 at 5.44 pm
I think nelly gave Gnarls Barkley a bad name. She sucked in that song. Period.
June 16th, 2006 at 11.25 pm
wow.. this is an amazing cover… it should be a single =[.
June 17th, 2006 at 1.23 pm
its alright but sum of the words are a bit, well………..arggghhhhh!!!!
does anyone agree with me??? i hope they do, she totally kinda ruined an upbeat funky song and turned it into a depressing gospel singers tune, i’ll tell ya wot, if she wos 2 sing it first, she would have never got to no. 1 and stayed there. i totally disagree with PHil, soz mate, but lol, nobody listens to that junk anymore, ok i like nelly but her songs suit her better than turning an innocent song into a beethoven classic. anyone agree with me????
June 18th, 2006 at 3.40 am
nothing beats ray lamontagne
June 18th, 2006 at 6.59 am
Wow it’s amazing how people either seem to HATE or LOVE this song and/or Nelly Furtado. Either way she’s getting talked about :) Check out the full NF “Loose” album before you judge her style, you might change your tune. http://nelly-furtado.net
June 18th, 2006 at 1.32 pm
basically…that song doesnt fit her…the soul cee-lo conveys in the lyrics is hardly matched by nelly…she also ruins one of the best parts of the song (“haha, bless your soul”)
June 18th, 2006 at 1.35 pm
FYI: all of the gnarls barkley had time to perfect crazy talk….. Cee-Lo did it in ONE take. The FIRST take. do some research.
-[REMIX]
June 18th, 2006 at 6.52 pm
I think this cover is great! and she chose a perfect time for doing it.. cuz now I’m starting to get tired of gnarlz barkleys version of crazy. great work!
June 19th, 2006 at 5.11 am
Yes, Yes, Yes!!! I love it, it’s perfect just like the original, I wish it was included on Nelly’s new album. It adds a whole dimension to the already awesome song…you know she did well, if you’re hating stop it. Who today can sing that well, without any extra help…(I.e. add vocals, someone else actually singing the lead, while the artist perpetrates:D) Was that Timbaland doing the harmony…Whoever it was, keep doing your thing…LOL, NEWayz…I feel that the song doesn’t have the soul of the original…but it still has emotion…even more emotion than the original.
June 19th, 2006 at 6.58 pm
ray lamontagne’s version is better…
& her talking bits are awful.
although this style is much better than her latest single.
June 20th, 2006 at 1.02 am
Bem feito Nelly! Acho-te grandiosa. Es uma Guapa e uma artista formidavel. Adoro-te! Boa sorte e continua assim, surpreende-nos com jóias musicais como esta. Um abraço do Alexander.
June 20th, 2006 at 9.55 am
OMG she kick ‘crazy’ booty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sounds like a pure voice!
June 20th, 2006 at 1.32 pm
Yeah right, awful cover.. bleeh
June 21st, 2006 at 11.13 am
i just hear nelly song very very great i like it
i know this song from my loved pedro thanks pedro for information
June 21st, 2006 at 5.06 pm
i fink it was fab i wonder if it will b on her album, hiya 2 evry 1 @ 3 greys luv u i luv nelly fartardo shes well good well done nellyxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx luv u katya
June 22nd, 2006 at 3.01 pm
that was one of the better covers I’ve heard of this song, you were excellent Nelly
June 22nd, 2006 at 3.44 pm
i fink its rli good better than the sickeningly annoyin orrigional. no offence 2 gnarls barkley tho his new song is amazin so is nelly furtados x
June 23rd, 2006 at 12.53 pm
For the few retard losers who didn’t like the cover…don’t be idiots Nelly did an AWESOME job on this song. I heard it on the ready even before I heard the original and i fell in love with the song immediately. Nelly’s voice couldn’t have been any better and it was spontaneous and LIVE..try to get Britney Spears to sing live and sound as good. yeah right!!! Luv you Nelly!!!
June 23rd, 2006 at 4.47 pm
te quiero aohn thanks for hear thios song its cool
love u nelly furtado
luv u a-ohn
muaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
June 23rd, 2006 at 5.09 pm
thanks¬!!
June 24th, 2006 at 12.58 pm
Nelly T think this version was goog as Gnarls one.You hane an amazing voice.Some people may not respect you but dont worry about them.I like you just the way you are.
June 24th, 2006 at 7.17 pm
the only thing that bugged me about this cover was whenever Nelly sang the second line of any verse she changed up the tune of the original, and i didnt like it. otherwise, her voice sounded great.
June 26th, 2006 at 11.00 am
Excellent, gave me the shivers!
http://www.purerobbie.com – Robbie Williams site
June 27th, 2006 at 4.55 am
this song same with me
pedro u made me crazy ‘probably’
hehe
i love u
te quiero
‘aku cinta kamu’
mwahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
June 27th, 2006 at 10.41 am
ich will doch nur das eine verdammte lied crazy downloaden…warum klappt die dumme scheiße nicht und ich lande immer wieder auf solchen dämlichen seiten hier :( FUCK FUCK FUCK
F:U:C:K
June 27th, 2006 at 11.49 pm
to that twat cassi…… what the hell would you know about music, no offense nelly the song she re did has a tempo of its own but it is not better then the original. so puts fucking ear plugs and stop listening music if happens to be annoying cause you don’t know what you talking about
June 28th, 2006 at 1.05 am
MY DAYS ITS ONLI A COVER LMAO its ok yee tis nufin compared 2 the original bt stil ITS A COVER were not ment 2 compare it 2 the orignal soooo its good…..its different she has a beautiful voice……..SOOO GET OVA IT NOW U LOOOSERS!!!!!!!
June 28th, 2006 at 3.42 pm
I love GNARLS BARKLEY’S SONG, CRAZZY. THIS SONG MAKES YOU GET UP IF YOU CAN MOVE AT ALL!
June 29th, 2006 at 11.58 pm
the song is great no matter who’s singing it…
anybody who has the chords for guitar?
greez
June 30th, 2006 at 3.25 am
Well its okay at least its better than the kooks version!
July 1st, 2006 at 5.16 am
well i love the song crazy lol i love it so much i always listen to it and i dont care what anyone els thinks i like it lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 2nd, 2006 at 2.24 pm
and it is better the then kooks version lol
July 2nd, 2006 at 2.25 pm
well i think that she distroys it!!!!!!!!!!
July 2nd, 2006 at 2.26 pm
one word 4 it- crap! she destroys a great song.i like her normally but she went 2 far by butchering a totally great song!!!!!
July 2nd, 2006 at 2.56 pm
Nelly has no identity… She waits to see what the current popular style of music is, then she puts out music that sounds just like it! Her songs may have original Lyrics but her music has no originality! She can’t ever stick with something and work with it! As soon as the style of music she’s singing dies, she stops and waits for the newest craze and then she copy’s it.
July 2nd, 2006 at 6.15 pm
imagine that! it’s not like she’s a pop artist or something…
July 2nd, 2006 at 6.16 pm
Gnarls Barkley is not “that Guy”. They are two individuals who have been making classic hip hop music for years. (Cee-Lo of The Goodie MOB and DJ Danger Mouse) This is not the only good song on their album. It is however, arguably, the only palatable song on their album. Fans of good creative hip hop will like Gnarls Barkley’s album.
I am a huge Furtado fan. She could have done better on this song but it was good for one time shot.
July 2nd, 2006 at 8.58 pm
Russ, I thought Furtado’s first album was great. I don’t really see how she is copying any particular style. her second album seemed pretty original and from the heart, to me, too. (However, only two or three songs really get my attention on it.)
Her current album is more fitting to your description, admittedly. Anyone who gets Timbaland to produce their album is going right for the numbers game, at this point. Having said that, she still makes a respectable effort to maintain her own flavor. She just falls flat.
July 2nd, 2006 at 9.02 pm
Thank you, Nelly. Thank you for raping my ears and ruining a fantastic song.
July 3rd, 2006 at 6.37 am
wow… very. very good cover!
July 3rd, 2006 at 11.28 am
THIS A FLAWLESS AND EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE!!!
WOW! in the good sense.
I was astonished by cristal-like clarity of her voce that goes straight to the heart.
Nelly, when I listen this song I fell like you are close to me!
July 4th, 2006 at 9.31 am
Génial. J’adore le 1,2,3,4 du début. Même si elle n’est pas l’artiste originel de cette chanson, je trouve que Nelly la chante à merveille. Il ne faut pas blâmer les reprises il y a des chansons dont les reprises sont aussi bien que l’original comme “Hotel California” (Eagles) par les Gipsy Kings et “All along the watchtower” (Bob Dylan) par Jimi Hendrix. Dans tous les cas j’ai été envoûté par sa voix, une de mes chansons préférées…
July 4th, 2006 at 12.01 pm
one word= FANTASTIC!thank you miss furtado for this
July 4th, 2006 at 6.57 pm
i think nelly`s version of “crazy” is::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::KEWL AS MAN! Its sooo sooothing and different, well done nelly! keep it up!
for other whom think differently are loosers!
July 4th, 2006 at 11.28 pm
Promiscuous and crazy are the best songs 4 awhile along with buttons by the PCDS!
LOVE ALLL U READERS READING THIS! UZ ROCK!
July 4th, 2006 at 11.32 pm
4 all the people who wrote bad comments about this song are dumb asses! i`de like to see just one of you sing that song trying dessperatly not to sound like Gnarls barkley! yous need to get a life, and let the good comments take up your waste of space!!!!!
go to the “H8 nelly furtado singing Gnarls barkley “crazy” blog! gp where you belong! and 4 all the good supporters out there uz kik ass! like the others said!
thank you for ur time….. if u have any comments {of any sort} email me @ whoeever_bothers_writing_to_me_can_go_to_hell!!!@hotmail.com thank you :P
July 5th, 2006 at 2.52 am
no offence to her but that song dont suit her and i think it sounds crap!!!!!
July 5th, 2006 at 11.40 am
great cover!!!
July 5th, 2006 at 5.01 pm
GOOO NELLY,YOU TO TURNED AN AWFUL SONG INTO SOMTHING NEW AND BETTER, THE ORINGINAL VERSION SUCKS EVERY TIME ITS ON THE RADIO I JUST CHANGED THE STATION,
THIS SONG FITS YOU AND YOUR UNIQUE STYLE.
I LOVE YOUR MUSIC
July 6th, 2006 at 1.06 am
i still think its crap and gets worse every time i listen 2 it!!
July 6th, 2006 at 3.18 pm
well then dont listen to it!!!!
gosh! dont u think bethany!?
July 6th, 2006 at 7.30 pm
you are all toss pots!
July 7th, 2006 at 6.54 am
Nelly Furtado ist einfach die beste Sängerin!!!!
July 9th, 2006 at 2.22 pm
Nelly ist einfach die beste Sängerin!!!
July 9th, 2006 at 2.23 pm
Nelly did right by this wonderful haunting tune. Gnarls has a unique and unforgetable presentation, but Nelly’s version is like listening to this grand tune lingering on the wind. I love listening to it over and over again. I’m so greatful it is available on-line. Maybe others could lighten up and appreciate more and be less critical. The joven could be less Edward-sissor handed to creative endeavors and appreciate variety of life.
July 9th, 2006 at 3.49 pm
and why is that “si”
?
July 13th, 2006 at 12.19 am
i love maneater
July 14th, 2006 at 11.41 am
Fits her like a glove….
Love Nelly.
July 17th, 2006 at 10.20 am
Saw Nelly at Bluesfest, Ottawa. She made a fan out of me. Totally love her version of crazy. To the writer that mentions her ability to re-create herself; this is why she gets new fans on a daily basis. Have you ever heard her latin music? I only wish I would have won the tickets to watch ‘Live’ from the side of the stage with her!
Can’t wait to see her on Canadian Idol 17/07/06.
I love Maneater, too.
July 17th, 2006 at 2.41 pm
Go with it…Nelly made this great tune hers – and I loved it! Yes, the original is more fun, but Nelly’s is richer on many levels.
July 19th, 2006 at 4.39 pm
NOT A KOOL SONG NELLY U DO NOT MATCH IT SO STICK
WITH A REMIX ON PERMISCUCS GIRL SONG
THIS SONG HERE U MAKEN CHANGES IT DOSNT SOUND RIIGHT
SOO YEAH U DONT GOT THE VOISE SO YEAH IM NOT
DISSING U THO .. I WANT U TO EMAIL MEE!!! LOL U LOVE UR ONE SONG SO ANYWAYS I GOTTA RUN SO BYE MUCH LOVE
July 21st, 2006 at 5.08 am
i mean to say make a remix of the permiscucs song lol
July 21st, 2006 at 5.11 am
It wasn’t horrible, just average. I’ve seen better renditions at open-mic. What was with the spoken word? It wasn’t too cohesive in terms of melody and came across as improv
July 21st, 2006 at 6.02 am
I think this re-mix is horrible!! I really like crazy (gnarlz barkley), but this one is… hmmmmm no coments!!
July 21st, 2006 at 8.19 am
If you never heard Gnarls Barkley’s original version, you wouldn’t judge her cover so harshly. It’s an entirely different take on the song. I LOVE the original and this has its own merits too.
July 21st, 2006 at 2.58 pm
i love maneater!
nelly should stick to her music bt this version of crazy aint that mad!
promiscuous was a gr8 hit to! keep itup nelly~!
love kitty jones chch nz
July 21st, 2006 at 7.56 pm
How amazing!!! We heard Nelly sing “Crazy” at the Edmonton Capital Ex on Thursday and it was SO overwhelming. What a beautiful job she does of this song…it should be hers:)
July 22nd, 2006 at 7.15 pm
garbage
ruined the song for me. thanks
July 24th, 2006 at 5.26 pm
wow this is a gr8 song and it is real calming gr8 success nely keep it up! wahooo!
July 29th, 2006 at 5.35 pm
soz i ment nelly*
July 29th, 2006 at 5.41 pm
I was lucky enough to catch this live and thought it was something else, really hit a nerve with me and gave me goosebumps.
July 29th, 2006 at 5.58 pm
This is not good she should just stop trying, im geting sick of all these artist trying to cover songs and just do them no good, when u have been listening to Ray Lamontagne singing Crazy, there is an acustic song u can not get bored of
July 30th, 2006 at 8.56 am
i think shes kool and she is so better than britney spears coz brittney spears is like woops she did it againg got her carrer lost oh no no lol
July 31st, 2006 at 10.54 pm
omg i want to say hi to *(brayden)* (jess)*( brook )*(madisson) *(emma) *(michel)* (jade) *(kim) *(macara)* (ellma)* (justin)* and all ma other friends coz they are so so so so much better than nelly so booooooooooooooooooooooooo nelly coz ma friends are better oh also text me guys when you see this and tell me that you sore it kk
July 31st, 2006 at 11.01 pm
This was way cool. Really loved it.
July 31st, 2006 at 11.29 pm
umm… in case no ones figured this out yet- nelly furtado cant sing. notice how her biggest single to date is involves her rapping. (poorly)
FORCA!
August 2nd, 2006 at 3.00 pm
Okay first to the girl who said Nelly Furtado can’t sing… you’re obviously an idiot, but let’s just assume that you haven’t listened to any of her songs, including the Crazy cover.
I can say one thing about her cover: it’s hypnotic. True, it’s not as soulful as the original, but it’s not lacking anything; it’s just different. And her smooth, beautiful voice on the instruments (live) singing these lyrics… its hypnotic, and simply beautiful, a piece of art. In general, both versions are incredibly good. Thank you.
Moses… and stop hating!!!
August 3rd, 2006 at 5.25 pm
OMG! i LOVE this version of crazy! i can listen to it for hours (i actually have been) i have to get this song on my Ipod! Nelly you did an amazing job! i love it!
August 3rd, 2006 at 11.20 pm
I dig it.
August 4th, 2006 at 4.24 pm
Go Nelly! Go! Love it!
August 7th, 2006 at 3.11 pm
that cover sucksss
August 7th, 2006 at 5.08 pm
This is one of the best covers I have ever heard. She is so much better when she sticks to singing with a guitar rather than shaking her ass with Timbaland. But maybe Im crazy- probably.
August 8th, 2006 at 1.14 am
Worst thing I’ve heard since the Oscar Meyer Weiner song.
August 8th, 2006 at 12.15 pm
Nelly has a mightly hold on this male tune and sends it into another dimension. Notice it’s the guys so nay say this well done piece and oh, well, they can’t have it all. Well done, Nelly! Thank God for ya
August 8th, 2006 at 3.25 pm
garbage
August 8th, 2006 at 5.59 pm
ICK ur just a hater! this song is great!
August 8th, 2006 at 6.15 pm
Check out the cover by Ray Lamontagne… That is very good
August 11th, 2006 at 4.57 am
I love it!
August 11th, 2006 at 8.03 am
You guy are all crazy. No pun intended.
August 13th, 2006 at 5.43 pm
Awesome rendition. I like it better than Gnarls Barkley. Rock on Nelly!
August 14th, 2006 at 10.13 pm
I LOVE IT!!!! I sang along the whole time!!
August 16th, 2006 at 3.40 pm
U guys are Idiots if you dont like it.. this song was totally better then the original.. Music doesn’t have to be all Jumpy and Up beat to be enjoyed.. Her Cover was totally soothing and as a singer in the makings I find her version alot more amusing to sing!
August 17th, 2006 at 1.17 pm
this song was ok but not as good as i thought it would be
August 18th, 2006 at 1.35 am
nelly has come back excillent
August 18th, 2006 at 3.24 am
Hi all…I was listening to Nelly’s live performance and I really don’t think she sings that well. The CD sounds great but of course it’s probably recorded and finalized with much fine tunning. I thought she had a better voice….well I guess like JLO….she needs practice! I must say JLo did improve with time.
August 21st, 2006 at 4.08 pm
I love it. Love it!
August 21st, 2006 at 10.24 pm
feung shui and transformer are also “good” -die songs. hehehe. for those that are saying that gnarls barkley only has one great song because of the air play of this one song over and over. i do prefer this version of Crazy personally. it would be great in a movie soundtrack. and some other recommendations for those that just like the song:
ARTIST ALBUM
goodie mob – Soul Food
outkast – aquemini
outkast – southernplayalisticcadillacmuzik
nelly furtado- tomb raider SOUNDTRACK
August 22nd, 2006 at 8.09 am
Ich hätte gerne die Gitarrenakkorde weil ich diese wunderschöne akkustikversion von Nelly Furtado gerne nachspielen würde :-)
August 22nd, 2006 at 3.45 pm
I think it’s a touching version – not the greatest recording but she does an awesome job…
August 25th, 2006 at 10.36 pm
Thank you to whoever put this excellent version on here to download for free. I’m loving it and was looking for somewhere I could get it and finding this has made my day!!!
xx
August 26th, 2006 at 9.12 am
do you guys know where nelly furtnado lives?
August 26th, 2006 at 5.56 pm
Nelly is amazing, i would marry her if i could…….. She is beautiful
August 29th, 2006 at 3.42 pm
I´ve heard this song yesterday, while driving the car- it´s absolutely awesome
August 31st, 2006 at 7.44 am
Nelly Furtado is perfect for this
September 1st, 2006 at 1.29 pm
Eins der besten unplugt Stücke welches ich je gehört habe.
Grandios.
September 1st, 2006 at 8.36 pm
You rock, Nelly.
September 2nd, 2006 at 4.45 pm
I don’t like it. There’s no feeling in it. Normally I like Nelly Furtado but this song sucks. Gnars Barkley is ten times better.
September 3rd, 2006 at 12.46 pm
I loved this cover.
Exelent! :)
Its as good as the original.
September 4th, 2006 at 9.28 am
oh my God… this cover are nice, i love this song… Give Me Nelly
September 5th, 2006 at 9.09 am
Wow, that cover is absolutely fantastic!!!!! Give us more Nelly!! Can’t wait the single release in Germany, if there is one… ;o)
September 5th, 2006 at 3.15 pm
What PETE said on June 3d…
Marketing did a good job by telling people what to think of the song before the’d even heard it, stating that this is “an instant classic* – which it just isn’t.
My first time with Nelly. She’s got a beautiful voice, but she doesn’t tell us a story. She just sings this song nicely, maybe even beautifully. Never makes it hers, which should be the only way to do a cover.
September 5th, 2006 at 6.29 pm
its gorgeous and fantastic!
nelly furtado, you are better than gnarles barkley ;) you are the best ;)
September 6th, 2006 at 4.16 pm
That was absoloutly brilliant.
September 7th, 2006 at 9.15 pm
I Thought Nelly Furtado’s Version Was Pretty Kick Azz When I First Heard It After Hearing Ray LaMontagne’s Version http://www.ezarchive.com/fpsaceo/AlbumSpace/4RQVH4NRVL/_zid-1018748/_open-/01_Crazy.mp3
I Thought Furtado’s Version Was Pretty Dry And Lame And There For A Unnecessary Cover Cause The Whole Point of Covering A Song Is To Take It to Another Level The Original Could Not Capture With Paying Homage And Respect To The Original Artist
September 12th, 2006 at 8.28 am
sooo nice
September 12th, 2006 at 12.16 pm
what’s disgusting is that a grown ass person from an industrialized sovereign nation can’t spell: discusting? find an oxford! btw love the orig/love the cover/love it all. kinda biased since i’m a huge furtado fan but still, it’s hot.
September 12th, 2006 at 3.20 pm
With out any consiteration for the origional it is good. Nelly has a great voice and she takes a diffrent approach to the song. Gnarls’s was much smoother but this was a live performance. All in all good, but only when not compaired to the origanal (again because of the diffrent styles that the track was produced).
September 12th, 2006 at 8.24 pm
Ok, this song really rocks..but what suck big time is the iTunes link… we could actually hear the song before it go hijacked onto this slow………downloader….it takes up to 5 minuets or more…
SWITCH IT BACK….SWITCH IT BACK
September 13th, 2006 at 9.43 pm
hey
September 14th, 2006 at 8.03 am
i really like nelly singing this song and if this is liveloved to hear the non live version. honestly i never really like this song until nelly dont it.
September 16th, 2006 at 12.33 pm
i never liked this song unitl nelly done it
September 16th, 2006 at 12.34 pm
Oh I’m so crazy of this song :-DDDDDDDD
Its perfekt, promiscouis was really good. But this is so Brillant!!!!!
September 18th, 2006 at 11.14 am
i think the song was great but maybe out of tune sometimes. i love nellys new song glow
i think that it was also a bit to slow for the song
September 19th, 2006 at 11.50 am
The coolest thing are – whithout any doubts – the background vocals. Brilliant! THAT gives me chills.
September 20th, 2006 at 4.48 am
seeeehr grandios, fantastische Stimme!
September 20th, 2006 at 5.31 am
this is very dif. but I love it. Its better than the original!!!!!!!!!
September 20th, 2006 at 9.52 pm
so so sweet…anyone who can’t feel this version needs some q-tips….smmmmooothhhh and grabs you inside…nice work Nelly!!!!
September 21st, 2006 at 12.34 am
ah it wasnt that bad being mad about this song sinc she sang it on the charollte church show
September 23rd, 2006 at 6.30 pm
I also never liked this song unitl nelly done it.
September 25th, 2006 at 4.33 am
Really bad! Damn Nelly.. Your backup-singer sings is better than you in this song… Really bad.. I’m sorry, but it is.
September 28th, 2006 at 8.50 am
she is just doing that cause I made a mash up of her song with crazy. lol
http://ceaseanddesist.org/mashup/RObbiee ReVenge – Crazy Promiscuous.mp3
September 28th, 2006 at 9.09 am
I think Gnarles Barkley song is awesome, i haven’t heard Nelly Furtado’s cover so i can not say nothing about it, just that she is so beautyful. But i wan’t to know somethig about Barkley’s song, it’s his song? he writed it? and when did he do it, its an old song?
r
September 29th, 2006 at 7.27 pm
please can someone give me some link where I can download free that song Maneater (Nelly Furtado)?
u can leave it at my blog
thnx
October 1st, 2006 at 9.10 am
that sucked ass
October 2nd, 2006 at 11.03 am
i think its good. the gnarls barkley version is funky, which is awesome. this one is just different. the lyrics feel like they have a deeper meaning than just words to a fabulous beat.
October 7th, 2006 at 10.16 pm
I THINK SHE HAS A GREAT VOICE AND YES THE GNARLS BARKLY IS BETTER BUT SHE DID A GREAT JOB!!!!!!!
October 9th, 2006 at 9.31 am
pesnya v ispolnenii Gnaprlza Super! a Nelly prosto horosho!!! Nelly you are great woman? but not singer… ssory
October 11th, 2006 at 3.47 am
It starts off so very beautifully… but is not so good, sadly, for the rest of the song, which is less suited to this style of cover.
October 11th, 2006 at 9.36 am
is it nelly who count in french in the beginning??
October 14th, 2006 at 10.54 am
Terrible… How she changes the line endings on a low note just terrible. I couldn’t handle listening to more than 3 verses before I Had to stop it.
October 20th, 2006 at 12.44 pm
i just love it! i listen to it every day…
October 23rd, 2006 at 2.44 pm
That gave me chills as well because of how her voice resonates, even though I’m not particularly fond of live versions.
October 24th, 2006 at 5.25 pm
I love Nelly Furtado & Gnarls Barkley! Super! Song seems more sensitive. Simply-done but tasty. :P
October 25th, 2006 at 1.33 pm
I love Nelly Furtado & Gnarls Barkley! Super! Song seems more sensitive. Simply-done but tasty. :P
October 25th, 2006 at 1.35 pm
thats great keep up the good work.
October 25th, 2006 at 8.11 pm
I Just Love It !!!!!
October 28th, 2006 at 11.22 pm
i think its good but i think u could do a better job sorry ur a bit of a shit singer oops i mean mad singer!! (NOT)
November 1st, 2006 at 3.45 am
I would say it´s better than original but on an other way … I like to hear it ´cause it´s one of the best songs
November 1st, 2006 at 2.45 pm
I think singers are doing way too much cover song themes these days. Very few will ever be close to the original and it’s fun to hear and old or older song have a cover, if it’s going to be dom=ne but to cover Gnarles Barkley so soon after his popularity…. Don’t see the point! Call me Crazy….. :)~
Suzie
http://www.performers-world.com
suzie@performers-world.com
November 3rd, 2006 at 4.53 pm
great song,was the openingsong on my wedding……….very great,the dj mixed it whit some trance/house the start from a great party
November 3rd, 2006 at 8.37 pm
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::)))))))))
November 9th, 2006 at 9.26 pm
ADD MEE S_HAIMA@HOTMAIL.COM :)) UR MY ALL TIME SINGER
November 9th, 2006 at 9.27 pm
Everyone who hates this song: it is really bullshit, Cause Nelly Furtado is one of the greatest singers of all times!
This version of crazy fit her exactly and it’s just like the Nelly we love!
Geweldige Cover!! Nelly Is de Beste!
November 11th, 2006 at 2.04 pm
I Love you Nelli Furtado
November 12th, 2006 at 5.52 pm
Nelly Furtado is so kool for one of my gd.4 projects I am writing about your song Maneater LOL Nelly ! LOL Gnarls !
November 29th, 2006 at 9.02 pm
I LOVE HOW YOU DRESS ,ACT , AND ,SING
December 2nd, 2006 at 9.45 pm
Hi… I just want to say that on myspace, if you can find him. is a man named ray lamontagne…. he does and acoustic cover of “crazy” that is pure genius… i haven’t heard nelly furtados yet… but ray kicks ass!
December 5th, 2006 at 6.44 pm
heya i a big fan of nelly i luvz ya i wnt to go 2 1 of your pofmences life
plz send me somethink back!!
luvz ya loads
vicky fenney
December 7th, 2006 at 3.16 pm
Im sorry but the original is crap. It’s annoying and too catchy. Make’s you want to throw something on the tv and radio.
The kook’s version and Nelly’s version is way better. They make it beautiful on a whole new level.
December 21st, 2006 at 3.28 pm
GENIAL! i really liked it, the one from the kooks is horrible… but if you like it, it’s ok… i really like nelly’s cover.. however, she could have done some parts better…. COOL!
December 28th, 2006 at 10.10 am
I can’t believe people don’t like this cover. OK it’s not better than the origional but i don’t think nelly was after that. This is just a beautiful version of a great song. I like this version alot and think she did an ace cover.
January 7th, 2007 at 12.15 pm
Here is another cover by The Servant (Orchestra, Liquify, Cell…) for a French radio show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWnneCY0Fyc
January 10th, 2007 at 7.55 am
well I got a say i just love this song, nelly was always my fav artist she’s just great keep on rokcing Nelly!
January 11th, 2007 at 2.38 pm
oh sorry i forgot to ask, can anyone tell me if there is a cd for this song where i can buy? thanks
January 12th, 2007 at 9.40 am
hi my name is destiny i am a big fan i am 10 years old my brithday is decmber….19 and your is decmber 2 that really is cool take my e.mail destinydaybutch@hotmail.com
January 16th, 2007 at 9.35 pm
HuHu
super Seite sehr übersichtlich und sehr informativ macht weiter so, ich werde nun öfters mal vorbei schauen.
Bis denn Bye
January 22nd, 2007 at 5.29 am
Beautifull version!!!!. For evere Nelly! from PERU!!
January 29th, 2007 at 5.21 pm
What happened to this song!? It was my favorite and now the file doesn’t work :( Fix it! Please!
February 1st, 2007 at 11.12 pm
omg…..
February 4th, 2007 at 8.53 pm
http://www.myspace.com/gnarls+barkley
February 4th, 2007 at 8.54 pm
http://www.myspace.com/gnarlsbarkley
February 4th, 2007 at 8.59 pm
I like it better than Gnarles Barkley. Lovelovelove Nelly Furtado.
February 7th, 2007 at 5.30 pm
what a shit cover.. waste of my time fankly. u want a good cover? matt weddle – hey ya. u know what… im actually annoyed u bothered to leave this crap here! save the poor souls that will bump into this and take it off.. psshhh..
March 15th, 2007 at 2.04 pm
Who does she think she is?? Her talent is, at best, marginal, and her attitude is nothing but sheer EGOISM. I can’t stand her material, and I can’t stand her…….she butchered the half time show at the Grey Cup, and I sincerely hope that people see her as she really is – a shallow, publicity seeking, egotistical wannabe…….get a life Furtado, cause you’re NOT a musician.
March 25th, 2007 at 6.47 am
So she took a song that some people liked and made it a little different. I cannot say as I blame her. Crazy was FAR too overplayed on the radio and on ringtones and by the time Furtado did her own cover, it was time for something fresh- and I’m not even a fan of her! You may like this new version of the song, you may not…. they are two different songs that happen to share the same lyrics and general tune. She is not a musician, she is an artist. She uses her voice to paint what she wants the viewer to see. Haunting though it may be, I think she does a fine job of singing this version. She has a great voice and it is the song I am listening to… not watching the egotistical wannabe, as some may call her. If you can’t separate the music from the person and analyze the music by itself for itself (a phenomenological approach), then you honestly probably should not be sharing your opinions to those that are really interested in the music. Good job Nelly, good job Gnarles.
April 6th, 2007 at 2.17 pm
I’m sorry, I accidentally wrote Gnarles when I meant Gnarls. Good job Gnarls
April 6th, 2007 at 2.19 pm
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April 17th, 2007 at 9.11 am
Me gusto!
April 17th, 2007 at 10.21 am
Me gusto! Felicidades!
April 17th, 2007 at 10.23 am
I love Nelly Fertado and her voice she is so unique. To see what I’m takling aboutwatch her latest video, Just Log On!!! http://www.kiisfm.com/main.html search Keyword> Nelly Fertado.
April 30th, 2007 at 12.23 pm
I love this version.
For those who are looking for the guitar chord, you can use the Gnarls Barkley version. But Nelly plays it with Capo on first fret! Very easy and fun to play.
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/g/gnarls_barkley/crazy_ver2_crd.htm
May 2nd, 2007 at 3.16 pm
thanks mitch, i can play this version, Only it is necessary to sing as nelly
July 2nd, 2007 at 1.39 am
Hiiiiiiiiii Nelly Furtado!!!..You know what…Nelly Furtado is my favoutie singer..!!! She is my favoutie….Nelly Furtado..I wish I can add you for a @hotmail.com msn..
October 2nd, 2007 at 6.19 pm
what up
October 30th, 2007 at 4.04 pm
wow!nelly furtado is the best.is the only on the planet to my that is the best singer.i love nelly.
November 21st, 2007 at 3.22 pm
AWWWWWWWW MAN she ruined this song.. i wish i never listened to this version!!!!
April 13th, 2008 at 5.25 pm
I hated the gnarls barkley version from the first listening but i love nellys version, its quiet its chilly, peaceful… honey wonderful !!
April 19th, 2008 at 5.37 pm