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I have an unpopular opinion... I like Placebo's cover of Running Up That Hill more than Kate Bush's original. 😵‍💫 I know; it is an incorrect opinion... but I'm 34 years old, so it's the version I was listening to when I was an angsty high schooler.

I have an unpopular opinion... I like Placebo's cover of Running Up That Hill more than Kate Bush's original. 😵‍💫 I know; it is an incorrect opinion... but I'm 34 years old, so it's the version I was listening to when I was an angsty high schooler.

annafunk

Posted 3 years, 8 months ago (Source)

I have an unpopular opinion... I like Placebo's cover of Running Up That Hill more than Kate Bush's original. 😵‍💫 I know; it is an incorrect opinion... but I'm 34 years old, so it's the version I was listening to when I was an angsty high schooler.

Chadd Nervigg

Posted 3 years, 8 months ago (Source)

@annafunk I don’t think that’s an unpopular opinion. I think it’s probably the popular one, by a significant margin.

SteveDanuser

Posted 3 years, 8 months ago (Source)

@Celestalon @annafunk While there can be crass commercial reasons for covering a well-known song, the artistic merit lies in translating something meaningful to one generation of listeners to bring meaning to another. So it's perfectly valid to prefer a cover to an original. It means it did its job.

SteveDanuser

Posted 3 years, 8 months ago (Source)

@Celestalon @annafunk That said, Placebo would be the first to refute your claim that their take is preferred "by a significant margin". Kate's version was a hit on the charts in 1985, 2012, and 2022. Placebo's version had far more modest success. But that doesn't mean you can't like it better. :)

Chadd Nervigg

Posted 3 years, 8 months ago (Source)

@SteveDanuser @annafunk Ah, didn’t know about the recent two resurgences. (Oh, I suppose I did know about the current one, but wasn’t really taking that into account.)

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I have an unpopular opinion...

I like Placebo's cover of Running Up That Hill more than Kate Bush's original. 😵‍💫

I know; it is an incorrect opinion... but I'm 34 years old, so it's the version I was listening to when I was an angsty high schooler. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1533177297024430080">None</a>)
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@annafunk I don’t think that’s an unpopular opinion. I think it’s probably the popular one, by a significant margin. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1533487516023545857">Chadd Nervigg</a>)
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@Celestalon @annafunk While there can be crass commercial reasons for covering a well-known song, the artistic merit lies in translating something meaningful to one generation of listeners to bring meaning to another. So it's perfectly valid to prefer a cover to an original. It means it did its job. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1533489637179527170">None</a>)
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@Celestalon @annafunk That said, Placebo would be the first to refute your claim that their take is preferred "by a significant margin". Kate's version was a hit on the charts in 1985, 2012, and 2022. Placebo's version had far more modest success. But that doesn't mean you can't like it better. :) (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1533494529650614277">None</a>)
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@SteveDanuser @annafunk Ah, didn’t know about the recent two resurgences. (Oh, I suppose I did know about the current one, but wasn’t really taking that into account.) (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1533495062927396864">Chadd Nervigg</a>)
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I have an unpopular opinion...

I like Placebo's cover of Running Up That Hill more than Kate Bush's original. 😵‍💫

I know; it is an incorrect opinion... but I'm 34 years old, so it's the version I was listening to when I was an angsty high schooler.

@annafunk I don’t think that’s an unpopular opinion. I think it’s probably the popular one, by a significant margin. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1533487516023545857">Source</a>)

@Celestalon @annafunk While there can be crass commercial reasons for covering a well-known song, the artistic merit lies in translating something meaningful to one generation of listeners to bring meaning to another. So it's perfectly valid to prefer a cover to an original. It means it did its job.

@Celestalon @annafunk That said, Placebo would be the first to refute your claim that their take is preferred "by a significant margin". Kate's version was a hit on the charts in 1985, 2012, and 2022. Placebo's version had far more modest success. But that doesn't mean you can't like it better. :)

@SteveDanuser @annafunk Ah, didn’t know about the recent two resurgences. (Oh, I suppose I did know about the current one, but wasn’t really taking that into account.) (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1533495062927396864">Source</a>)
 
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