It's ridiculous that some people are saying this is the same as the original. Sure, it keeps the beat and song structure, but the tone and a lot of the lyrics are different. Marina changed one song, that was basically about swag and saving a girl by making her your girlfriend, into a song about a girl who was screwed over by some guy that only kept her around so he wasn't left to himself all the time and didn't really care about her.
I love how Marina twists the meaning of the song and makes it her own. It's so much more beautiful and deeper than the original. I was looking at the lyrics to the song and wow there was such a difference. This is so beautiful, I love Marina. She's perfection
*Because I have nothing to do and I've replayed so many times i know the words (Not copied):* When I was your girl, You always let me go. I took you places you ain't been before, Said take a chance, or you'll never know. 'Cause you had money in your hands, That you had to blow. Boyfriend, Boyfriend, You could be my boyfriend Could've been my boy, till the world ends. I'd like to be, everything you want. Hey boy, Lemme talk to you. When I was your girlfriend, You always let me go. Kept me on your arm, boy, So you weren't left alone. You could've been a better man, Any time you want. But when I was your girlfriend, I always felt alone., I always felt alone! You tell me what you like, Tell me what you don't. You where my life, You where 'cross the globe. And I- I don't like to fight, And you already know. But you, you, you, made me bright, Like the winds of snow. Boyfriend, Boyfriend, You could be my boyfriend Could've been my boy, till the world ends. I'd like to be, everything you want. Hey boy. Let me talk to you. 'Cause when I was your girlfriend, You always let me go. Kept me on your arm, boy, So you weren't left alone. You could've been a better man, Any time you want. 'Cause when I was your girlfriend, I always felt alone. I always felt alone! I always felt alone. I gave you a chance, You're all I needed, boy. Spent a month with you, boy, never calling me your girlfriend. If you where my man, I'd never leave you, boy. But you won't ever love or treat my right! (Hehehee) (Hehehee) Right, Right. (HeheHee) When I was your girlfriend, You always let me go. Kept me on your arm, boy, So you weren't left alone. You could've been a better man, Any time you want. 'Cause when I was your girlfriend, I always felt alone. When I was your girlfriend, You always let me go, Kept me on your arm boy, Just so you weren't alone. You could've been a better man, Any time you want. But when I was your girlfriend, I always felt alone.
I love how she exposed the kind of creepily possessive nature of the original song in her cover, especially changing "I'll never let you go" to "you never let me go", showing how the original was kind of possessive combined with her haunting quality of voice, all making the original sound so much creepier. She is amazing.
omg this is so freaking amazing I cannot believe she turned complete crap of music into beautiful wonderful amazing ughhhhh BEAUTIFUL. Classic Marina, could she be any more perfect??
"if i was your boyfriend id never let you go, keep you on my arm girl, youd never be alone" to "when i was your girlfriend, you always let me go. kept me on your arm boy so you werent left alone" She made it a whole different perspective and meaning shes amazing
This isn't a cover- it's an answer song!! They were popular in the '50s and '60s from what I understand. They keep a similar beat, but they change up the lyrics in a reply to the original. :))
When I was your girl You always let me go I took you places you ain't been before Said take a chance or you'll never know Cause you had money in your hands that you had to blow Boyfriend, boyfriend you could be my boyfriend Could've been my boy till the world ends I'd like to be everything you want Hey boy let me talk to you When I was your girlfriend You always let me go Kept me on your arm boy So you weren't left alone You could've been a better man Any time you want But when I was your girlfriend I always felt alone, I always felt alone You tell me what you like, tell what you don't You were my life, flew across the globe And I don't like to fight And you already know You, you you made me bright like the winter snow Boyfriend, boyfriend you could be my boyfriend Could've been my boy till the world ends I'd like to be everything you want Hey boy let me talk to you Cause when I was your girlfriend You always let me go Kept me on your arm boy So you weren't left alone You could've been a better man Any time you want Cause when I was your girlfriend I always felt alone, I always felt alone I gave you a chance You're all I needed, boy Spend a month with me boy never calling me your girlfriend If you were my man I'd never leave you, boy But you won't ever love or treat me right He he he, he he he Right, right He he he When I was your girlfriend You always let me go Kept me on your arm boy So you weren't left alone You could've been a better man Any time you want Cause when I was your girlfriend I always felt alone When I was your girlfriend You always let me go Kept me on your arm boy Just so you weren't alone You could've been a better man Any time you want But when I was your girlfriend I always felt alone
Two things to say: 1. I can't believe the originality in Marina's voice, anyone who listens to her, knows that it's her, and that's really hard to do nowadays. 2. This actually sounds like an original version of "Boyfriend", I mean, it's SO MUCH BETTER than the original!
She didn't just do a cover... She made it her own. She took a shallow sexual song and turned it into an emotional, raw, meaningful song about something we can all relate to. For that Marina isn't just a singer, she's a genius songwriter and poet
I honestly love this because she took this song and took the fast "catchy" beat and slowed it down with a piano and with her beautiful voice "exposed it" if you will. Because in today's society if it has a catchy tune it's okay. But she just switched it to a girls perspective and it honestly truly shows how sick this song really is. One more reason to love Marina, in my opinion.
I always thought it was stupid for someone to say the cover is better than the original singer but omfg I never thought the day a Justin Bieber song would become something so beautiful
i think its amazing how much emotion her voice conveys, when i read over the lyrics, they seemed much more simple. Her voice makes the meaning so much more complex and meaningful.... I'm in awe haha
I love this version, I love Justins' version, and i love the version Issues had made. It's not impossible to like all of them, I hate how people always think that you either like one style or another.
