Mark is a huge Cure fan, for him to play this with Robert Smith himself watching must’ve felt like a dream come true

@daz1676

Жыл бұрын

Also having him literally singing a song on the Untitled album. Crazy.

tom killed it on the guitar

@RustyStrings98

6 жыл бұрын

Leo Čavala i wanna like this comment but it has 182 likes already

@tadiwright8749

6 жыл бұрын

Now it has 282 likes

@jre-1337

6 жыл бұрын

I wish there was an emoji for that little snort when someone says something so retarded you almost laugh but you cant.

@jre-1337

6 жыл бұрын

But I checked out your channel, so I know where you're coming from. 15 years ago I was your age and had just learned how to play Dammit and thought Tom was tight, so I feel ya dawg.

@benl.9019

5 жыл бұрын

@@jre-1337 so he isn't Hendrix the song is still beautiful and blink had their own spin on it. Fuck off loser

I really wish that they could've done a studio version :(

@IAmNeomic

6 жыл бұрын

They did, just never been released. Probably never will because of rights and royalties.

@IAmNeomic

6 жыл бұрын

I found the CoCatalog (copyright office) listing for it years ago, and the notes on the listing stated it was a "Main Mix", which in the music industry denotes a studio version.

@briannasca3044

6 жыл бұрын

Damn, I'd really like to be able to download that

@alessandrodonofrio4047

5 жыл бұрын

@@IAmNeomic my opinion, probably was in ballot with another girl another planet in the cd of their hit, pity some hacker that offers?

@denisuntoro

5 жыл бұрын

Brightside come leak it dudes

Blink’s absolute peak. They would never be quite the same after this. I have been coming back to this song for 15 years.

@harrygoldsmith6792

2 жыл бұрын

It is the absolute peak of blink. Goddamn to go back

@nos4me

Жыл бұрын

self titled is the best pop punk album ever made

@adegracci

Жыл бұрын

They’re back!

@nonyobussiness3440

Жыл бұрын

For sure. What’s odd is they’re more famous and popular now. But this was their artistic peak

@cirofdo

Жыл бұрын

Mark is out of tune and Tom's guitar is sloppy, how is this the peak?

That riff is catchy as shit..

@FfancyCcrash

8 жыл бұрын

+Tristan Conrad And it fits the song very well! :D

@josefnewsom7992

6 жыл бұрын

Tristan Conrad indeed

@riaranta3150

4 жыл бұрын

Tristan Conrad RIGHT?! 🤘🏻

@hw343434

4 жыл бұрын

That riff is played with guitar and Xylophone I believe in The Cure’s original version

Every time I listen to this and hear Mark sing my name I cry a little

@TheKatok

8 жыл бұрын

hahahahahhaa

@mitzz1827

8 жыл бұрын

fuck sake elise calm it

@v4nnz444

8 жыл бұрын

right. :)

@wornoutshoes11

7 жыл бұрын

calm down elise... its not you! lol

@abitheburdn

7 жыл бұрын

it doesnt matter what you say

I imagine this is what the album after Untitled would have sounded like if they didnt break up that first time. This was pinnacle Blink 182 imo.

@OMGYasuke

4 жыл бұрын

Nah they probably would've sounded more like Angels and Airwaves. That's what Tom thought they would've done next after untitled. Hell, in the 2003-04 concerts, before Tom starts playing 'down', Tom plays a riff that sounds just like something that would be used for AVA lol.

@Jim-lo9up

4 жыл бұрын

ItsGrumpy I mean you can’t be mad at that lol it is pretty great

@shottxy4647

4 жыл бұрын

tbh I reckon neighbourhoods would've been their sound after this anyway. In the mtv album launch you can hear tom play the riff from one of the neighbourhoods songs in there

@ohalistair

4 жыл бұрын

Several songs written for the next record are actually on the first AVA record. You can pick them out if you listen closely.

@ohalistair

4 жыл бұрын

@@shottxy4647 The riff for Wishing Well was written during the Untitled sessions, so it's quite possible that.

Marylin Manson, The Cure and Blink 182 in one single video... what more can you ask...

@rigbypa

8 жыл бұрын

To subtract two of them out.

@danashyaaa

7 жыл бұрын

could understand Manson, but without the cure there would be no blink-182

@chobes1827

7 жыл бұрын

RJAWolfe 07 They both loved the Descendents / All who were the biggest influences for early blink, but Mark's favorite band is the Cure and they shaped his music taste. He might not have ever played bass if it wasn't for the Cure, especially considering the first song he learned was A Forest.

@dta666

5 жыл бұрын

Manson has his good material

@sunakonakahara9104

5 жыл бұрын

THIS MADE MY DAYY!!

toms best guitar work is in this era, he mixes post punk, hardcore, and his skate punk influences so tastefully

When they really tried, Blink could be so good live. Tom really really plays this well.

This is the direction i wish blink stayed with and evolved into what they're making today. This sound with all the passion here would sound incredible.

@theempire00

3 жыл бұрын

💯

@onedeathbyflame

3 жыл бұрын

Alternative universe

@jellybIood

2 жыл бұрын

They would’ve ended sounding like Neighborhoods regardless, which I don’t care. I love Neighborhoods, and California is great, but I would give it up for another album like it

@justinTime077

7 ай бұрын

@@jellybIood California and Nine are sideshow trash. One More Time is proof of that.

Rob's face is like "Shit, I should tour with this punks" xD

@FfancyCcrash

8 жыл бұрын

***** I know, that's why I said it xD

@bon2yan88

8 жыл бұрын

**gave a proper nod**

@Disturber93

7 жыл бұрын

Hahaha best comment !

@marsimus13

6 жыл бұрын

wish kind of granted dude

3:24 Robert approves.

3 ай бұрын

It's rather at 1:28 or you must have night-vision googles on.😅

I never realized how much Tom cared; He knew how important this was to Mark!

Tom's work on the guitars on this tune were magestic!

@wildcard749

6 жыл бұрын

Francisco Navarro majestic

this was a cover done the right way. blink made it their own. every other band just tried to sound as much like the cure as they could. most bands that play bars every night can sound like someone else, thats not all that impressive. kudos to blink for being blink.

@RSpracticalshooting

10 жыл бұрын

exactly i love this version because it's so different

@nicktrousers

10 жыл бұрын

rstewart0516 Agreed

@saintmatthew7451

9 жыл бұрын

implying blink had a choice .. LMFAO

@punkgrl325

9 жыл бұрын

Saint Matthew That's the same thing I was thinking XD

@victoraxelalonso4434

6 жыл бұрын

rskimski deftones did a pretty good job tbh

The guitar tone in here is insane and riffs are catchy. Tom is such a genius. Please don't let this video die.

wish there was an actual recording of this version

@ZacharyPipe

9 жыл бұрын

studio version would be soooooo sweet man!

I named my kid Elise because of this cover

@azkarais989

5 ай бұрын

great stuff, might be me in the future

This just makes me feel every feeling under the sun. They fucking killed it...

This performance is perfect. It might suck to some people but this is 100% what blink was in 2003/2004. Just high energy blink having fun and making it their own...knowing that a large amount of Cure fans probably won't like it. Robert obviously sees it in the right way and likes it a lot, which is awesome. He did sing an entire song on their self-titled record and he thought that record was really good!

@vishano1234

5 жыл бұрын

I think tom and mark were already really ugly w/ each other at this time

that guitar is literally orgasmic

2004. I was 15 and saw this live on German TV. I never thought I would understand this song. 2007 I fell in love and she loved me. Until 2017 when she left me. Now I am 34 and it is 2024. Still love her. Always will do. Missing the early 2000s. Life was hard but true. So was love.

Because of Blink and this cover I fell in love with The Cure and the amazing Robert Smith!

@JustSheilz

8 жыл бұрын

+LeeSa This is my all time favorite son and Blink 182 did a fabulous job!

@blessingsara11

3 жыл бұрын

Thats doing things the other way around lmao

I still get the chills hearing this version all these years later. just whoa.

HOW HAVE I NOT SEEN THIS BEFORE? its amazing!

@182182alex

7 жыл бұрын

I've just discovered this video.... 3 years after you so.... lol

@TSMusic-95

7 жыл бұрын

182182alex wow, i don't even remember this haha! this reply just popped up when I was browsing. it's interesting how much you can change in 3 years, I probably haven't even listened to Blink in like a year. even though they used be huge Idols of mine. thanks for the blast from the past! :)

@fidgetyrock4420

6 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing this back in 2004 breaking my heart. Idk why but this song and blinks emo period reminds me of the movie 13

@thedawgz1507

3 жыл бұрын

I’m just now seeing this 7 years later 😔

I wish they release this as a single.

Damn I love this cover.

@user-vc5rp7nf8f

8 жыл бұрын

+Elise Dingemans Yeah it's fucking good

@ComedyJakob

5 жыл бұрын

Oh Elise

im in love with toms style on guitar and movements including at 0:53

Absolutely insane guitar work by Tom!

The best Blink stuff is always the stuff most people haven’t heard. This is perfect.

I remember watching this entire show and how they showed a clip of Robert Smith telling how he did a song with Blink for their album (All Of This) and how his friends said he was nuts for even thinking about the idea. I guess alot of ppl didn't take Blink seriously back then because of their poop jokes and songs about blowjobs. That self titled album is still their masterpiece. I mean they've matured a little from the poop and blowjob songs, sounded like their favorite 80's bands yet still hadn't lost their energy of previous albums.

@Tom364

5 жыл бұрын

Raymon still think it’s funny how mark didn’t want to do that album lol

@russellschwartz9687

4 жыл бұрын

Untitled album*

@bbarrera86

3 жыл бұрын

i even think that song is about as good as it gets meshing the cure and blink together, they really did a stellar job in creating a song that would fit the cure style and that wouldn't lose blink's essence

@emfraridades7261

2 жыл бұрын

That álbum is too polished and too 80's. Still good tho

@ryanejhinger5331

Жыл бұрын

The poop jokes and blowjob songs ARE FRICKING AWESOME .... TF DUDE

My heart breaks when the pan to RS sitting in the dark, clapping quietly. He probably feels like a proud dad. I love them all so much.

wow tom such a good guitarist right here, just my opinion

@skypekai

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah but only here

@Goodpizzaa

4 жыл бұрын

@@skypekai Not even The Adventure can stir your "that too" ?

@ivanaparicio3815

4 жыл бұрын

Ur not wrong the blink killed it i like to call this theyre self titled album sound

@echoguitarist

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, so good that he couldn't even play the solo.

@austin4669

3 жыл бұрын

echoguitarist found the asshole

Props to blink for putting their own spin on this. I felt like this was the only performance during this thing were Robert Smith didn't look completely bored.

I love Tom's guitar part from 3:08-3:18. I keep playing it over.

@MerenlongS

5 жыл бұрын

I do the same thing. I just love the transition

@reyy3644

5 жыл бұрын

U have the tabs?

@psydvckk

Жыл бұрын

@@reyy3644its all in A major scale i dont remember the exact notes

Smith looking on like a proud dad 1:28

I've been a fan of Blink since the 90s. Out of all the albums, all the songs - This is my favorite song I've ever heard them do. Best rendition of this Cure song, by far.

Travis Barker man, what an UNDERRATED Drummer... A Legend...

Twenty years later, BEST BAND EVER

This is how a cover should be - staying true to the band's style that's playing it, while still playing the recognizable chords and singing the right melody

Still remember when I watched it on tv.. Back when mtv was good and we didn't have all this Facebook/phone apps and "everything is accessible" way of life

OK so here is the thing, Blinks my favourite band, my name is Elise and I was also born 2004... 😂

@Goodpizzaa

4 жыл бұрын

Damn I was 12 when the Self Titled album came out. Don't make me feel too old now. Been listening for 20 years now. \../ Green Day's "American Idiot" came out in 8th grade for me. Also it's cool that blink is still popular today among people in highschool and whatnot. Adam's song got me through my darkest days of highschool until tomorrow held better days.

I've been watching this incredible cover for years and it's about to top 1M views. Good work everyone.

@BecomingAMan

2 жыл бұрын

I’m proud to have contributed to at least 100 of those haha

@ElBiggso

2 жыл бұрын

@@BecomingAMan fuck yeah mate Lets keep it going!

The guitar riff is awesome, but I really love mark's bass tone.

Just found this and haven't stopped listening. I want the original Blink back together

I love how raw this version is. The energy is what drives this. It's really cool. The beautiful sadness is what makes the original Cure version so great, and it truly is wonderful as well. I thoroughly enjoy both versions, and will listen to one or the other depending on what kind of mood I'm in. Thank you, Robert Smith, for writing such a wonderful song.

@pavelsvoboda9012

9 жыл бұрын

výborný komentař, přesně je to o cítění v tu danou chvíli, dobu a ne provedení, kdyby to zahráli jak originál, tak to nemuseli dělat.

@mahferrazffsouhomem7689

6 жыл бұрын

pavel svoboda Vai escrever nesse idioma na casa do caralho

No matter how long it’s been, I always come back to this cover. Peak Blink. Punk with a fresh spin on old sentiments.

one of the best covers of all time

That guitar's sound, brilliant work from Tom.

This performance is so damn good and underrated!! Blink was never better than this period after they released the self titled album. That album was pure master piece and as a teenager it took me a couple listens to really buy into the new record bc I wanted take off your pants and jacket and enema sounding blink. I quickly got over that and that it became my favorite and it has aged like a fine wine into my early thirties! This cover in front of the cure is just an added bonus to that awesome sound they created for that album along with Not Now!

@daz1676

Жыл бұрын

I’ve always wondered about Not Now. It was on my Untitled album when I was 10 or 11 which was when I first got into them. So I never knew that it was only on the greatest hits for some people. It’s always been one of my fav blink songs

good music doesn't have to be technically perfect, it's a feeling

Mark sounded really good.

It’s so sad that this was the BEST era of blink, yet there was so much turmoil within the band at that point. I wonder what it would have been like had they not broken up the first time… also this is the era where they’re the BEST LOOKING, Mark is so hot fr 😍💕

Mark and Tom are huge cure fans and a lot of what started Blink-182 was The Cure's influence. I could see the try-hard in Mark and TONS of energy from Tom. Travis is BEASTING IT as always and those small nods from Robert Smith during the performance must be such a huge honor and bucket list check from each band member. Damn what a great performance and cover. And blink-182 being intro'd by Marilyn Manson himself? shit. wow. Never thought i'd see the day.

Got a phone call telling me my brother died while this song was stuck in my head. Love this song forever

@tankemate

9 ай бұрын

Was his name Elise?

@mC-zo2mo

9 ай бұрын

@@tankemate no his name was Glenn

@tankemate

9 ай бұрын

@@mC-zo2mo Ok, sorry, bro.

Mark just posted this on Twitter! Been watching this for years now it’s still so damn good

They made the song their own, a true cover!

I've been here before year 2017, coming back here now 2022. Hi, still get goosebumps everytime I listen to this epic cover.

To me, this is Blink-182's best live performance ever. It's slightly better than the Pepsi Smash "I Miss You," which is weird because "A Letter To Elise" isn't even a Blink song. If I remember correctly, the band rehearsed religiously ahead of the performance to give Robert Smith and the gang a good impression, and give justice to the song. Blink-182 rarely rehearsed. After all, they're a punk rock band. It's also great that they decided to give Mark all the vocals here. Tom would've fucked it up with his voice. At least he got to concentrate on his absolutely brilliant guitar work here. And Mark's voice is obviously closer to that of Robert Smith compared to Tom. Absolutely grand tribute and performance by the band.

I think they did a really good job in my opinion. Sure, it doesn't sound anything like the original but, wouldn't that be kind of boring? like... hey let me cover your song and try my best to sound like you. "Be Who You Are" no? That's what I felt like they did. They obviously put a lot of time, effort and practice for their rendition. It does sound blink-182ish but that doesn't make it a bad cover, it just means you don't like their style of music. I really like the original but, I also blink's version probably just as much. ;D

@donovan.d

9 жыл бұрын

"You said it best, brother!"

@windrated

9 жыл бұрын

James Durney well said boomer

@FfancyCcrash

8 жыл бұрын

+James Durney *Travis' First Date intro begins.

@karlclarke

7 жыл бұрын

spot on, gotta make it your own when covering a song, and they did that very well

@karlclarke

7 жыл бұрын

lol

Fuckkk this whole song and video just pumps me the fuck up !!!! Especially when everything stops and tom just plays that melodic ass guitar riff 🙏🏼🙏🏼

15 years later and this performance is still flawless.

The first time i listen to blink 182 is 14 years ago and with them they become my favourite band of all time. I thought i know every song and every cover but this moment i see this video for the first time ^^ Awesome !!!!!!!!!

that version kicks ass so much!

Man this performance still gives me chills! SO GOOD.

I remember introducing my friends to Dude Ranch in the 90s, we all loved Blink instantly. And here I am, like 30 years later and finding this song, after having a seriously intense love with a girl named Elise. So much feelz rn.

Lyrics: Oh Elise it doesn't matter what you say I just can't stay here every yesterday Like keep on acting out the same The way we act out Every way to smile Forget And make-believe we never needed Any more than this Any more than this Oh Elise it doesn't matter what you do I know I'll never really get inside of you To make your eyes catch fire The way they should The way the blue could pull me in If they only would If they only would At least I'd lose this sense of sensing something else That hides away But you and me, we're worlds apart With aching looks and breaking hearts And all the plans your hands can make Oh I just take as much as you can throw And then I throw it all away Oh I throw it all away Like throwing faces at the sky Like throwing arms round Yesterday I stood and stared Wide-eyed in front of you And the face I saw looked back The way I wanted to But I just can't hide my tears away The way you do Elise... believe I never wanted this I thought this time I'd keep all of my promises I thought you were the girl always dreamed about But I let the dream go And the promises broke And the make-believe ran out... Oh Elise It doesn't matter what you say I just can't stay here every yesterday Like keep on acting out the same The way we act out Every way to smile Forget And make-believe we never needed Any more than this Any more than this And every time I try to pick it up Like falling sand As fast as I pick it up It runs away through my clutching hands But there's nothing else I can really do There's nothing else I can really do There's nothing else I can really do At all...

they did a great job with this cover!

Watched this in 2004, Tom's solo still gives me goosebumps.

This is great, I'm so stoked I just found about this tribute to the Cure !!!

They should have made a studio version of this cover!

Robert smiled, nodded and clapped.

Best version ive ever heard of this song. Way to go!!

This is literally the song of my life, and the band I'm proud of being fan. Thank you, Blink-182!

I never forget about dis song cuz of blink 182 made it darker n so fckn dope.. i feel like it just happened yesterday, i wanna get back in dis era 😢 blink182lifeforlife

Gosto muito desses caras , volta blink 182 ! Brasil !

blink 182 is my hero

The end of this really rocks and sounds amazing. Turned it into a Blink song. Brilliant

Dat guitar tone

I fantasize Blink, Robert Smith, and Ludwig Van Beethoven jamming to a Letter to Elise,

one of the best the cure covers... excellent

litrually months before that spilt... amazing performance

La mejor etapa de blink-182 sin duda. Ya tenían una mayor madurez musical y personal. Me imagino cómo habrían sido los álbumes posteriores al Untitled si no se hubiesen separado y pienso que blink pudo haber llegado a ser una banda de culto, algo increíble.

@rockboy360

8 жыл бұрын

y acaso no es una banda de culto ya?

@sebastianmorales9869

7 жыл бұрын

Hey! It's Me! x2

@maximilianotorres9084

7 жыл бұрын

Y ya no es banda de culto? Siendo siempre cabezera en los festivales? Te parece poco casi 25 años de trayectoria?

@rubaneitor

7 жыл бұрын

Siempre he pensado lo mismo, si hubieran continuado el estilo del disco rosa creo que hubieran hecho cosas mas interesantes

@enzofernandez4725

6 жыл бұрын

Anybody Luego Green Day saco american idiot,asi que no tiene mucho sentido lo que dices xd

Always a huge fan of Blink 182. Looked at as pop/punk, but they do have a lot of talent. Travis is an amazing drummer and when they do shit like this, they always make it work so well. Love this rendition.

2021, i'm still listening this song !!

Robert Smith gave a look of approval

Love Roberts expressions of approval throughout this performance, especially at 3:25

sometimes guitar bass is the only thing that makes me feel real tom mark and travis felt real af during this whole performance

They’re back!!!

Wonderful. Production is so good

It's not like they put this song on an album, it's just a cover so chill out. Both versions are great.

i wish they would have had this passion in the last years

End of 2021 and still love this

The build up starting at 2:03 pumps me the fuck up and I feel like jumping and grabbing my guitar at 2:12 with that nice distortion. I’ve been listening to this cover ever since it’s been available on KZread and it never gets old. Masterpiece

la mejor época de la banda, a pesar de que poco se soportaban ya, la era dorada para los fans 💕💕

I thought Blink was a talentless garbage band until the first time I heard this and saw how much they could do with this song and I've taken them seriously since.

HOLY Crap! Awesome! Why is this the first time I'm seeing this?

Goosebumps every time

That's why Robert Smith did a song with Blink 182 on their self-titled album. You know, because he thinks they're so bad...