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Several years ago, a canberra band called Meatbee covered the theme of the Transformers into their own style. They Are Amoung Us got back in contact with them. It appears that the group was up to re-record the song as the official theme to the Michael Bay Transformers Movie, but in the end didn't make it. The group did record a video clip for their new version, which can be viewed below.
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Posted by Windracer on July 7th, 2007 @ 8:49am CDT
I actually like that song. Pretty sweet stuff.
...Why they chose that Mutemath one over the Deceptibot, Black Lab, or Meatbee themes is beyond me...
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Posted by bairdduvessa on July 7th, 2007 @ 9:15am CDT
it was decent
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Posted by First-Aid on July 7th, 2007 @ 9:19am CDT
Don't like the female vocals...bleh
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Posted by Blitzwing the warrior on July 7th, 2007 @ 9:35am CDT
Wow that was terrible
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Posted by Davoux prime on July 7th, 2007 @ 9:40am CDT
That was a great decision on bays part to not use this version. WOW that is the worst thing I have ever heard!!
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Posted by Liege Evilmus on July 7th, 2007 @ 10:26am CDT
Please keep in mind I have no sound on this computer when I ask...
What The Hell Was That?
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Posted by Anonymous on July 7th, 2007 @ 10:30am CDT
I like their first version better.
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Posted by polymorphic on July 7th, 2007 @ 10:50am CDT
At least it ain't rap.
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Posted by Megatron Wolf on July 7th, 2007 @ 11:17am CDT
Not bad. Better than what we got. They need a better singer though. Shes not bad but doesn't have the range they need for the song. And shes kind of annoying. The Guitar solo was good. The only other thing wrong was there wasn't enough lyrics. I give it a 7 out of 10.
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Posted by TheMuffin on July 7th, 2007 @ 11:41am CDT
Wow...That was bad. Besides the roll call, Linkin Parks version is still the best one of those we've heard. Still none of them touch Lion's version.
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Posted by Anonymous on July 7th, 2007 @ 11:49am CDT
TheMuffin wrote:Wow...That was bad. Besides the roll call, Linkin Parks version is still the best one of those we've heard. Still none of them touch Lion's version.
QFT.
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Posted by Blackstreak on July 7th, 2007 @ 11:50am CDT
Wow, that is not what I expected. But I like it, its different. Sends chills up and down my spine hearing it.
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Posted by kirbenvost on July 7th, 2007 @ 12:17pm CDT
Wow, I think it's really good actually. Sounds very different but still familiar enough. It's nice, very dramatic. Too bad they didn't put it in the movie.
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Posted by Barricade on July 7th, 2007 @ 12:41pm CDT
not bad but a little too emo for me =/
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Posted by Ericus Prime on July 7th, 2007 @ 12:41pm CDT
I like it, but, just like the others we heard it can't touch Lion's version.
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Posted by Wolfguard on July 7th, 2007 @ 1:52pm CDT
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Posted by NuclearConvoy on July 7th, 2007 @ 2:20pm CDT
Better than Mutemath, faaaaar worse than Black Lab.
In fact, I'm going to listen to the Black Lab version now.
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Posted by Sideshow Sideswipe on July 7th, 2007 @ 2:21pm CDT
yeah at least it's not rap...
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Posted by frogbat on July 7th, 2007 @ 4:36pm CDT
the kept the lyrics but seems to lose the actual theme tune - sounds too much like a james bond theme in parts
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Posted by skeletal13 on July 7th, 2007 @ 5:37pm CDT
Barricade wrote:not bad but a little too emo for me =/
Heh. Suddenly, if it's not balls-out Slipknot or some guy rapping over it, it's "emo". I don't think it's emo at all... more reminiscent of early 90s alternative rock.
The production and musicianship on this is really nice... very lush, and I like how they didn't put in a bunch of filler lyrics and kept it simple. I'm so tired of that "Yo yo yo... AutoBWOTS! DeceptiCWONS! BumbleBWEE! Optimus PWIME! MegaTWON!!! Hey... yeayahhh!" (Dancing idiots and booty shaking ensues.)
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Posted by pittsburg_22_m on July 7th, 2007 @ 5:46pm CDT
The song blows but the video definitely makes it suck worse. God that is f'n TERRIBLE.
And...that chick is a beast..lol.
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Posted by Blozor on July 7th, 2007 @ 6:08pm CDT
The girl's vocals were a bit weak, and not because she's a girl, but because they were weak. Otherwise it was a good song with an epic feel appropriate for a movie soundtrack. It beats Mutemath and Linkin Park.
Don't even go there. This girl is not even in Alanis Morissette's ballpark.
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Posted by Sonray on July 7th, 2007 @ 6:14pm CDT
better than the crap weve got.
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Posted by caitlindevi on July 7th, 2007 @ 6:52pm CDT
They're BIG EF'IN METAL ROBOTS why would whiny slow emo rock be suitable??? It needed to be big heavy and loud metal, just an updated version of what we had back with the original movie. Everytime I hear the music kicking I still get shivers down my spine.
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Posted by Azimuth on July 7th, 2007 @ 11:00pm CDT
Another beautiful rendition by Meatbee. I enjoy hearing different takes on familiar themes, and would definately not call this "emo".
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Posted by Wolfguard on July 8th, 2007 @ 1:30am CDT
Don't even go there. This girl is not even in Alanis Morissette's ballpark.
Lol, I did go there, mostly because I loath Alanis.
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Posted by Jazz-935 on July 8th, 2007 @ 5:08am CDT
if the singing wasnt so whiney... it would have been good. the music was nice... singing... naw
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Posted by Jazz-935 on July 8th, 2007 @ 5:21am CDT
Azimuth wrote:Another beautiful rendition by Meatbee. I enjoy hearing different takes on familiar themes, and would definately not call this "emo".
lol... i love ur signature btw.. xD!!
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Posted by Black Bumblebee on July 8th, 2007 @ 7:11am CDT
Hmmm... I heard this song about a month back on someone else's youtube video and thought it was pretty cool. Didn't know it was for the movie--but it definately is better than the silly movie themes that were kicked around.
Myself, I'm happy I didn't hear Mutemath (silent nerd?) or Deceptibot (cannon fodder?) in the movie I saw.
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