Comments on: I really don’t understand what’s so complicated about the whole situation…

By: Lizz

Lizz — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:34:44 +0000

Oh, he sounds like he’s having fun.
“This is serious!*laughs*”

By: Tess

Tess — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:53:59 +0000

Ben Gibbard is such a lyrical fucking genius.

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:14:30 +0000

*song Stupid typos

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:14:12 +0000

I agree, he does sound a little bit bored (but wouldn’t you be, if you were singing this son? Haha.)It’s an interesting take on the song, though.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:15:06 +0000

This was good. I think that it’s light and hilarious. I mean seriously, let’s look at this a little bit deeper than, here’s Ben Gibbard playing something completely on the other side of the Spectrum. It’s funny, it’s light-hearted and done pretty well…The man has an incredible talent that I feel music is lacking. Good on ya, Ben.

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The Professional Line | P-2006 | Fragments — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:29:09 +0000

[...] Gibbard (of Death Cab For Cutie and The Postal Service) covers Avril Lavigne's Complicated. I recommend it largely for his swift dissection of the song afterwards, "I really don't [...]

By: browneheather

browneheather — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:20:21 +0000

I was always oddly, embarrassingly drawn to the original as well.

By: Merrill

Merrill — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:34:19 +0000

I’ll probably be lynched by Fuelfriends readers but I prefer the original. This version lacks energy. it feels like Ben is bored.

By: Lance

Lance — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:38:59 +0000

Aside from talking to the audience, I thought it was a pretty good cover. But, his cover of “Thriller” is killer, a nice interpretation of the song.

By: scott b

scott b — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:03:53 +0000

bad idea