The Pretender - Foo Fighters【Roca Rourin】COVER

[@obkatiekat]

ROCA THE GOATTTTTTTT!!! Amazing cover bb xoxoox

[@superjr64loganrodriguez44]

Wtf is you doing here?

[@superjr64loganrodriguez44]

Get out before I do something sinister than metal

[@AkihikoXPrince]

yoooo you reacted to this incredible cover? @obkatiekat? mustve missed the stream

[@dr.doomcy4612]

Collab when

[@thebranflakeman1291]

Ayooo

[@blackfirehedgehog7725]

Covers of stuff like this are far too rare. Awesome!

[@MetalRodent]

Yeah it's unfortunate how rare Western song covers are from 'EN' vtubers, let alone rock/metal songs

[@Kottery]

@@MetalRodent >EN vtuber >Look inside >It's all Japanese everytime...

[@dylannix4289]

We gotta thank KZbin’s schizophrenic application of copyright laws for that Many corpos saw Hololive’s copyright debacle a few years ago and wanted none of that

[@tysonfontanez]

Getting permissions to do covers of songs in English is much harder and more expensive

[@ninz_0]

dont need perms to cover, only to monetize the cover. @@tysonfontanez

[@AndreaRebek]

woah are you kidding me?

[@jeremiii6523]

She ain't pretending, man

[@10032_dropout]

woah woah woah it's rizzzooossa

[@megiddox]

Roca sure as hell isn't "like the others" and certainly is no "Pretender". She's a bonafide vocal rock star for sure

[@skullcolectolector]

Indeed!! She has the rock in her veins!!

[@paulsd9255]

First exposure to Roca Rourin here and my god it’s a breath of fresh air hearing an English Rock cover out of an ENVtuber for once. As a guy whose only Eastern exposure is to vtubers, this is a surprise, and it’s an awesome cover of something right in my childhood too (GH3 DLC)

[@GTSW1FT]

Considering she sang highway to hell on her debut. A banger of a cover like this was going to happen.

[@ChiggaChiggaBruh]

Apparently it's super hard for vtuber corps to get permissions for English songs (or at least for Hololive), so it's incredible when we get stuff like this.

[@ZephyriannaCh]

Absolutely ADORE that distortion in your voice!! Thank you for covering this classic 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@user-kun2147]

Yoooo I listen to your metal covers on spotify ❤❤ Love to see you here appreciating peak as well

[@InVerSemusic93]

:3

[@viliuskasmocius1962]

Me too! 🔥

[@jax6943]

It takes guts to cover a song as beloved as The Pretender, considering how hard it can be. But you absolutely knocked it out of the park Roxy! You went above and beyond with it and made it your own

[@K_Chaotic]

I just like lyrics all in front of me: Keep you in the dark You know they all pretend Keep you in the dark And so it all began Send in your skeletons Sing as their bones go marching in, again The need you buried deep The secrets that you keep are ever ready Are you ready? I'm finished making sense Done pleading ignorance That whole defense Spinning infinity, boy The wheel is spinning me It's never-ending, never-ending Same old story What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender What if I say I will never surrender? What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender What if I say that I'll never surrender? In time our soul untold I'm just another soul for sale, oh well The page is out of print We are not permanent We're temporary, temporary Same old story What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender What if I say that I'll never surrender? What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender What if I say I will never surrender? I'm the voice inside your head You refuse to hear Yeah, I'm the face that you have to face Mirrored in your stare I'm what's left, I'm what's right I'm the enemy I'm the hand that will take you down Bring you to your knees So who are you? Yeah, who are you? Yeah, who are you? Yeah, who are you? Keep you in the dark You know they all pretend What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender What if I say I will never surrender? What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender What if I say that I'll never surrender? What if I say I'm not like the others? (Keep you in the dark) What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? (You know they all pretend) You're the pretender (who dares) What if I say I will never surrender? What if I say I'm not like the others? (keep you in the dark) What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? (You know they all pretend) You're the pretender (who dares) What if I say I will never surrender? So who are you? Yeah, who are you? Yeah, who are you?

[@princessravendiamond4288]

This makes me really want to hear Roca sing "Smells Like Teen Spirit." It'd be a great way to show off so much of the beautiful texture of her rock style vocal tone

[@Swamp_Fox_]

She covered this in her 90s karaoke!

[@boomshockalocka]

This was so good I had to do something

[@BossDelta38]

Hope this girl never stops singing.

[@sakuraankoku]

Roca indeed is not like the others, and I love it

[@GoGoOtaku]

We should call her Raspberry given how sweet her raspy voice is

[@Nevar0785]

Hey there, thank you for this cover. My late freind, Jasper, considered this his theme and hearing it done so well helps me cope with his passing, so thank you.

[@snobaste]

I'm so glad that-even after being hesitant about this-you still put it out! Dave Grohl's voice is incredibly versatile and definitely a tough one to beat, but yours was absolutely up for the task It's actually insane how you can fit your voice into any genre and make it sound so natural. That perfect growl at the end was just the cherry on top of an amazing cover

[@josepablo011986]

Dave will be proud, i'm sure of that!

[@AkamiChiyoCh]

BROOOOOOOOOOOO ROCA I LOVE YOU ;____; IT'S SO GOOD

[@niallgibbs]

I only watch your stuff every now and then, only when I'm really struggling with mental health and every time without fail this always helps

[@boomshockalocka]

turns out, I still absolutely love and live for this cover.

[@deaks25]

I'm always brought back to Roca's debut when she absolutely stunned everyone with her voice. Still happens every time. Absolutely amazing voice.

[@TheGarretThief]

As soon, as vocal starts, my finger just hit subscribe. As soon, as vocal splitting starts, I hit the bell. As soon, as chorus starts, I realized what I gonna listen for next few days at least. Astonishing performance, stay sane, Roca!

[@DreamChasersInc]

For some reason, the algorithm decided I needed to hear this In this case, the algorithm was correct. About the only thing that could improve this is hearing this live, with real instruments bringing out the best in her performance Now to wait to see the cover that will bring out THE BEST, THE BEST, THE BEST in her

[@7shinta7]

Seeing this girl perform live with a real band is something that needs to happen. She's too good to be limited by a screen.

[@kaeroseon]

@@7shinta7 unfortunately under this identity, shes only limited to speakers and screens, but at least they got more singers to hopefully pair beside her.

[@7shinta7]

@@kaeroseon Speakers and screens is not really a problem in my book. One way could be to perform IRL but with her appearance obscured. Just look how Ado does live concerts without showing her face. And live gigs with her avatar are also possible. I'm fully aware that Idol is by no means a big company like for example Cover. But there surely is a way to project her on a stage (if it's only 2D screen, so be it) and have her perform even in a small venue - preferably with a real band.

[@kaeroseon]

@@7shinta7 I mean they are doing that at OffKai this year. But I really want her to just be in person, and fully interacting with the crowd. She has that star presence for sure.

[@7shinta7]

@kaeroseon Understandable. Yeah, for that you'd probably have to look into cursed knowledge and check if she does performances in another form (like Calli as DDK). I'll stick to her as Roxy for now as I have no interest to research her irl.

[@nanooooooooooo]

This was INCREDIBLE! Way above my expectations that were already sky high! Thank you so, so, so much for doing this amazing song justice!

[@gamerguy425]

A VTUBER COVERING AN AMERICAN ROCK SONG, IN ENGLISH? A language that I can understand without subtitles? in a video that stays up? I didn't know that was physically possible! BRAVO!!!

[@diputston]

It is possible just not alot sing rock

[@skullcolectolector]

It seems you don't follow banzoi hakka from holostars or all hololive en

[@curious.maddie]

​@@skullcolectolectorRAHHH BANZOIN HAKKA MENTION 🗣️🗣️🗣️ WHAT IS A BAD COVER

[@gamerguy425]

​@@skullcolectolector I can't think of a single member of Hololive EN having a permanently posted cover of an American/English language artist's song, feel free to prove me wrong to but they only do that in unarchived karaoke as far as I'm aware because western record companies are copyright vultures. Actually now that I think about vtuber in general, Amano Serafi now has western song karaoke that stays up, I don't know if she or her agency goes through more effort to get permissions from the Copyright holders that HL doesn't or what.

[@saint-juste]

I never thought I'd get chills from a Foo Fighters song, but here I am.

[@mooxart64]

Best cover interpreted by a female artist 110%

[@ThomasPrime15]

You absolutely killed it with this cover Roca! This was fire!🔥This was such a fun and fitting way to end an amazing donothon. Congrats on such an epic sounding cover!

[@xieow_]

It turned out so stunning! I'm so proud of how it turned out, thank you Roca and the team for giving me the opportunity to work on this project.

[@christiaan12321]

Now that's a hell of a way to start the year. Love finally seeing a cover of my kind of music

[@ErimosAster]

This is my introduction to Roxy. Couldn't ask for a better introduction to someone. Not only is this song not covered nearly enough, but you did it in your own style rather than trying to mimick the original. That alone deserves major respect. Looking forward to seeing more like this.

[@AlcachofaQ]

I keep coming back to it, that ending has no right going so hard HOLY

[@albe8479]

damn that is one fine rock female voice. GJ

[@tylerensminger]

It was pretty darn good. Dave Grohl himself might like it if he ever sees it

[@7shinta7]

He's a super chill and awesome dude - he'd surely love Rocas voice and power. I just don't know if he knows what VTubers are... 😅

[@MattEww94]

Will never get tired of hearing that distortion in your voice. The outro? Perfection. Absolutely nailed the same type of energy Dave had in the original but still made it your own.

[@Shockz0rz]

A bit late commenting, but this cover was how I discovered you, Roca. And it really is incredible. I've listened to it so many times that the original doesn't sound quite right without your voice anymore. After this, Backlight, Roki, and Ghost (not to mention all of your karaokes), I can't wait to see what you've got in store next!

[@Intr1kate]

any vtuber that likes rock, is an instant W in my books

[@DeepFriedScream]

Foo Fighters is one of my favorite bands. They were the first band I 'really' got into, and Pretender is one of their tops. I don't think I've ever seen a Foo Fighter cover in the Vtuber scene. This is awesome!

[@MiiMooest]

oh my GOD Roxy. I started shaking seeing the cover count down, this is one of my top 10 favorite songs of all time and you're one of the greatest vtubing singers I've ever heard so I knew it'd be amazing. and you KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK HOME RUN!! not many people can match the power dave has in his voice but you put yourself up to the task and went NUTS seriously. and you said you were unsure about the scream at the end? I got chills. amazing work!

[@RasenCore]

This is probably my favourite The Pretender cover I've heard. Your voice fits so well!

[@Tang-qi6zw]

Man, this was hidden from my feed too long. Roca’s voice kills it for rock! I love that rasp! She’s really great!

[@goukenslay7555]

probably my favourite foo fighters song and you smashed it out of the park with this cover

[@jaimeblair1694]

I never thought listening to covers of vocaloid songs would end up leading me back to my favorite song by my favorite band, but here we are. I dunno who you are, but I really appreciate what you're doing. Actually being able to understand the lyrics is always a plus, and this song in particular has stuck with me ever since I first heard it in 2007. You absolutely killed it, ma'am. That was fucking incredible. Dave would be proud.

[@Excaliwolf2]

A Foo Fighters cover is a hidden gem. Good lord, thanks for this.

[@esfunkytown9926]

It's rare I've yet to see a vtuber cover a foo fighters song. I've been a fan of them since 2011. You rocked this cover you got a subscription right here!!

[@imprudentdev1503]

This is one of the best cover songs I've ever heard, you captured the feel of the original piece so well

[@Zedelicous]

rarely see any vtubers that does rock covers and by far this is one of the best i've heard! absolute banger of a song

[@desertpunkism253]

KZbin recommended something incredible to me today in the form of an awesome cover of one of my favorite bands!

[@MABfan11]

amazing cover

[@JL-uu1id]

This keeps coming up in my feed and I have yet to skip it. You nailed it

[@ohichan_]

I love how Roca always keep nailing everything she sings, like this cover for example, Thank you for this absolute fire cover🔥🔥🔥

[@sobieckil07]

I'm here straight from YT recommendations. Never heard about this particular VTuber. But this cover earned her a new subscriber. Rock on!

[@rakusho1691]

Not often I get the shivers when someone sings, but dang, this is a great cover.

[@ThatGuy5591]

I like it. very nicely done. im sure Dave would be proud. mostly cause he is the nicest guy ever but also cause it was a really good rendition

[@hiphipfrey]

every one of your covers just rocks me to the core, the way you meld your voice to work for anything is INCREDIBLE!!

[@callumboyou]

that is the most metal thing I've heard so far this year, absolutely love it to bits, had to listen to it twice in a row just to appreciate the level of rock in this cover. you did an insanely awesome job, I hope you do more rock covers in the future because you clearly have talent. love you Roca.

[@DyxoXinoro]

I have no clue who this vtuber is but this cover is fire. Not only is there just the right blend of pain and anger in her voice, but shifting the focus instrument to the drums is a bold choice.

[@MrZilvis78]

you killed this, I actually met Dave once briefly shortly after this song came out,I'm sure he'd love this cover

[@siegesquirrel42]

Never would've expected a VTuber to cover this song - but hell, I'm not complaining!

[@riotgnight1394]

Whoa, that was awesome! I never expected to hear a VTuber do a Foo Fighters song, but I'm really glad Roca did! She really nailed it!

[@salokinnoraa]

THIS COVER WAS FKING AMAZING ROXY! So proud of you for all that you've accomplished! We have a hell of a year in front of us! ROCA LOVE!

[@benitodoberman403]

Now this is quality content that brings me back into the rabbit hole

[@BraeburnTheBeef]

MAN I CRAVE For Vtubers doing covers of this genre. Rocas actually the first whom i've seen do thus far after getting recommended by it!

[@thatlonewolfguy2878]

This is my favourite cover of this, cannot resist singing along to this every single time I listen to it

[@SargonsEye]

Spectacular, 11/10, sung along. Keep your good work!

[@ManiX207]

the range of her voice like hearing this right after ghost is just mindblowing xD

[@calebcollins5887]

Best cover I ever heard of anything in a good while. Keep kicking ass and rocking on

[@knives0837]

the scream at the end was pure chef's kiss! subscribed and ring-a-ling'ed the ding-a-ling bell!

[@Fragkeeper]

Absolutely amazing! I love seeing someone do a cover for such a classic song!

[@iamaperson3579]

Happy new year Roca! Starting off with a banger.

[@xpastor]

TSKR. This is amazing. And that growl at the end.... damn. You did amazing, Roca!

[@Patatman44]

That growl actualy gave me chills

[@AndreaRebek]

roca your voice is realy incredible. i realy can't wait to see all of the goal of the donothon coming true we have a bright future as JamStones

[@moe_enjoyer]

It's nice seeing new people discovering this amazing cover!

[@Aeonbarr]

Welp, literally never seen your stuff before but you've earned a fan today

[@steve6888]

vtuber vocal covers are slowly creeping up on my recommendation and I am very happy about it

[@munagixero]

I'm new to your channel but this is one of my favorite songs and I waited days to listen to this. I was not disappointed at all. I love the rock in your voice.

[@Keated]

The only downside to upvoting before listening is now I can't upvote it after. Repeatedly. Awesome cover Roca!

[@josetanon7789]

That was wild 10/10 this came outta left for me

[@jaydenmorris2560]

That scream at the end! GOD DAMN THAT WAS GOOD!!!

[@GamerIp7]

this is just sooo good. goosebumps at the quiet part

[@ashetsunasynergy7120]

Now THATS a cover! Absolutely off the rails! ❤

[@exodus9001]

Aw man been a minute since i got goosebumps. Haven't heard this one in a while, fantastic cover

[@just_noir_ss]

Congratulations for the 100k views, this cover became one of my favorites

[@Ghost-nj7nj]

Kicking the new year off with a bang.

[@zanekudo8677]

Congratulations on your Cover reaching over 100k Roca!! 🎉🎉

[@megaslayer92_]

I'm so glad you did this cover Roca. It's so freaking awesome! 🤘🤩

[@adrian24ug]

To say you nailed it is not enough you gave me chills

[@CK_0verLord1102]

Gonna be honest this is the best cover I've ever heard of this song. You have the perfect voice for this song

[@NewMega252]

Stumbled upon this while looking for other songs and as a long time fan of foo fighters this was absolutely fire to listen to

[@KumoKrieger]

That growl at the end! Chills!

[@caim5681]

I have no words to describe how talented you are and how amazing your voice is, the cover is incredible

[@shun-li8204]

Had goosebumps listening to a cover of this oldie but goldie Foo Fighters song for the first time in a while. New Sub acquired.

[@のると雪だるま]

ひゅー！So cool! 魂に響くカッコよさだ

[@privateer2584]

This is the best Vtuber cover I've seen! Genuinely great music!

[@theheretic6398]

Someone shared this on Discord. THIS IS REALLY FUCKING GOOD!!! Awesome Job Roca keep it up!

[@Sonic-Batman]

That was outstanding Roca you really hit it out of the park with this one and you’re voice and range are so amazingly perfect as well‼️‼️‼️

[@ChrisTownsend98]

That was sooooooo good. That might be one of the best covers I heard in a long time.

[@Tahu33446]

Oh I really like her voice for this cover

[@mikalegault9012]

It's things like these that make me happy to be alive. Thank you Roca for the awesome cover!

[@CatCotCat]

MINDBLOWING very likely my favorite rendition of The Pretender of all time, there's just so much power in your voice...!

[@CatCotCat]

i can't stop listening to this. it is now officially my favorite version of the song, i even like it better than the original

[@strwberylemonade]

OH-KAY WOW i did not expect someone to knock this song out the park so well, earned my sub and i gotta follow along now- you are INCREDIBLE

[@zantetsukengenshin5376]

glad i clicked on this suggestion. like'd and sub'ed. looking forward to more covers!