Love this version. Saw it performed during the Helioland tour and had me breathless. Martina's take on the vocals is stunning as it is brave, I take my hat off to her.
I love this version. What makes it even better... I was there with my wife live at the time of this filming. Massive Attack concert the day before and then see them again 24 hours later... Priceless.
Fun fact: The original singers name was Elizabeth Davidson Fraser (born 29 August 1963) "Teardrop" is a song by English trip hop group Massive Attack. Vocals were performed by former lead singer of Cocteau Twins, Elizabeth Fraser who also wrote the lyrics. I like her version best : )
the thing that is impressive to me with massive attack is that whatever the line up you see, they are always doing sense, economy of notes, and it's really a new discovery, anytime.
It's always a nice thing to hear a different version of any song. Every performer gives their own touch to it, so it makes it sound new and interesting. :)
This is my favorite version of this song. Thank you for uploading it again! It means a lot. This version used to be on the Jimmy Kimmel channel, then it mysteriously disappeared. This woman, Martina Topley-Bird, is f'ing amazing.
saw massive attack last year in nyc...just as i was wondering who they were gonna have singing, i almost lost my mind when martina stepped on stage!!! omg! thanks for the upload. effin' amazing!
Stop complaining its not Liz!!!! We know how ethereal the original is, but Martina sounds unique in this version also. Lets just all be happy that Massive Attack is still putting their media out there in all its revamped versions for us to enjoy
Are you people joking?? This woman is absolutely talented!! If someone comes first doesn't mean he's better than the one that comes after! People should stop appreceate past only and enjoy the moment...I know music used to be better before but M.A. was always brilliant!
Iwona you're the kind of fucking Muppet that thinks Paul Potts version of nessun dorma is better than Pavarotti's, this is shite without Liz. Less of you'se in music would save the medium
I love Massive Attack and I've been a Cocteau Twins fan since I was a kid.And I love this version. Of course it's different ! But why the fuck not? Performative art is about transcendence and this takes its original essence and reimagines it. Lovely stuff
If the original singer is the only version you like, or you can't listen to it other than the original version what on God's Earth are you doing listening to this version for? It's not difficult to find the original go away and listen to it? I thought this was incredible. Thank you Massive Attack for doing something that I don't already have
I always wondered how anyone would handle covering a song I associate with Liz Fraser. She did a great job with the delivery and the sparcer environment. Nice to hear this song in a new light as well. And that was Martina Topley-Bird? She's really enriched her voice since she sang with Tricky, and she was pretty awesome then
To all people out there who fail to appreciate this version by comparing it to the original version with vocals by Liz, here’s a few well chosen words by my favourite writer, Jeanette Winterson: “[...] When the sense of familiarity becomes too great, history, popularity, association, all crowd in between the viewer and the picture and block it out. Not only pictures suffer like this, all the arts suffer like this. That is one reason why the calling of the artist, in any medium, is to make it new. I do not mean that in new work the past is repudiated; quite the opposite, the past is reclaimed. It is not lost to authority, it is not absorbed at a level of familiarity. [...] “ So yes, people should feel free to critically appraise this version of the song, but if the only way they can talk about his performance is by reference to the original version and criticizing Massive Attack for wanting to try out something new rather than go down the beaten track (pun intended), then, to paraphrase Winterson, such people “are not criticising [music], they are missing it altogether.”
Massive Attack is a band that constantly redoes and reevaluates their songs. Don't expect it to be like the record every time you see a live performance. If that bothers you, stay at home and spin the fucking record. If you want to see something amazing, then tune in for shit like this, and buy a concert ticket next time they roll around.
interstellish : Thanks ! I agree with you 100%. I like when artists explore , expand and reevaluate their songs. Just like MA , Led Zeppelin , Nirvana , Prince , Pink Floyd , David Bowie and Queen , just to mention a few masterminds.
Think I'll have to stick to the record because this version is not to my liking. A lot of artists do great live versions of their records though, so it's understandable people are disappointed. Hopefully I find a better live version on RU-vid and don't have to just spin the fucking record! :)
I agree! And I don't get why so much complaining, to be entirely honest, even though Liz Fraser is the original singer, I do not enjoy her live renditions to this song as I do not think she sounds as ethereal as she did on the record. Martina is an amazing singer on her own and this version is freaking killer; I loved the minimalism to it. Thank you for uploading this version! :D
I liked the studio version and this is captivating. Too bad about the advertising banners around the stage disrupting the atmosphere, but that's how it goes.
You're correct, a Massive Attack purist would definitely recognize that 3D is always trying to develop new sounds and alternate mixes to switch things up, one MA fan to another. But I think comparison to the original is perfectly justified regardless if it's from the same mixer or not. The newer songs as standalones on Heligoland were pretty brilliant as originals, but I prefer the originals untouched, this is just my opinion.
