"Toxicity" (System of a Down) Pirate Anthem Cover by Robyn Adele Anderson

[@d1mitrio]

Yes, i love System Of A Jazz.

[@LexusFox]

Dmitry M. Blumer Same, where’s the Album! I honestly can’t wait for their concert in San Bernardino.

[@JoseAlvarez-lu6yl]

System Of A Jazz!! Awesome!!! 😁😁😁

[@ajrg1983]

😁😁😁

[@motomoto6541]

I love SOAJ xD

[@robertkobylka]

System Of A Pop

[@jonbradley4789]

I do not need promotional material to appreciate what you are doing as an artist and collaborator. I am already listening. Well done by the way. As a theater person working behind the scenes, I see the work you all put into this. Robyn, take it easy, this is brilliant. Breathe easy. Well done. Thank you production team. It all works out. More will be appreciated.

[@beazy5121]

If Toxicity was a James Bond soundtrack

[@bangalgar]

You got recommended this too huh lol

[@MacTyriel]

I totally agree!!!

[@cacro]

it's way too classy for

[@llamapajamas4823]

omg yes!

[@hurricaneace143]

You know it would open in an old timey black n white filter

[@mfaizsyahmi]

Conversion Software v7.0 Changelog + Added Jazz mode

[@wermaster1]

@@nds4967 git tag -a v1.0 -m "masterpiece" && git push --tags

[@ironix95]

the drummers trying so hard not to go all out

[@danielrutkowski6636]

totally

[@danielrutkowski6636]

dude loves his gin gin mules

[@Lukelins1]

One of the most epic songs for drums. He is probably crying on the inside.

[@sparky1274]

I saw this comment and ended up focusing on him. He looks like he could break out and play it up if they would have just let him!

[@gusm6220]

omg I cant stop staring at the drummer! the comments here are just too funny! his inner drummer is crying out in desperation! he reminds me of the drummer on the Muppet's Animal?

[@yiannis_p]

I have been raised with System of a Down, but regardless of musical preference, appreciation for such arrangement, making such drastic changes but maintaining the intensity of the song... incredible

[@lilliangrace9505]

SOAD is one of my favorite bands! and this was a BEAUTIFUL cover of it. Your voice is fantastic and I have to give huge compliments to the pianist for conveying the chaotic energy perfectly for this song. All in all an amazing version, definitely adding it to my playlist!

[@akrummenacker]

Awesome as always. And I have to say between you (Robyn) and PMJ I can FINALLY understand the lyrics on a lot of these songs that always seem heavily distorted over the radio. Keep up the great work, love the spin you put on all these songs.

[@blackstar095]

This sounds like a James Bond's movie theme. Imagine this song and a sick J. Bond intro...

[@Taurgar]

Damn thats a good idea!

[@versiop]

James Bond - Between sacred silence and sleep

Piano guy it's enjoying this like if someone ever told him: You can't play System of a Down on the piano! Just enjoyed it how amazing he plays it

[@ojchan4793]

Yup. He's awesome. Musically it's an amazing piece of music with many layers.

[@666LonesomeSailor]

He´s Heavy Mental ehhh ye what ever :D

[@Jxfc17543]

I always come back and listen to this because it is so beautiful. You portray so much emotion on this and the arrangement is spot on. I just love this version of the song so much. Thank you for this. 🖤🖤

[@NeuroticNexus]

Besides the overall genius of this version the background scenery is just epic!

[@ArmagonAuthor]

I love the mood and tempo to this one! I feel like I should be leaning on the bar of a jazz club and drowning my sorrows in a glass of scotch. Amazing, as always!

[@KinkyNothing]

Spot on

[@EverettVinzant]

You spelled bourbon wrong... J/K, as long is it’s whisky I respect it...

[@kahnatohru1906]

does sitting at my desk drowning my sorrows with a bottle of vodka count?

[@JohnPerry-h8c]

​@@EverettVinzantlove whisky I'll say no more😂

[@joshuamulligan4155]

That pitch, when hitting the "I" in "silence," is sonically aesthetic 👌

[@ANK72788]

Recently found these, love the rock songs done jazz. Amazing arrangements. Ever considered doing System of a Down “spiders”?

[@five_bits9377]

That would be awesome

[@justinhaymond969]

I love how you bring modern songs to an older era we don’t hear anymore

[@johncatson6658]

not thaaat modern though

[@TheBlogtroll]

she stole it from a gig she did for post modern jukebox. she isn't original

[@nigelreginaldaugustus-bake1503]

@@TheBlogtroll I don't know what you mean (just discovered this stuff) but it sounds like you said she stole something from herself? Care to elaborate on that? Genuinely curious about your comment.

[@kavynizde]

SOAD and modern. Lol

[@SoukRassek.podcast]

> Toxicity > Modern kek

[@sumguy12345etc]

Anyone else wanna see her do an actual cover of one of these artists? Like, a metal song in the metal style? I'd love to hear it.

[@spencersvenningsen4086]

yes, most definetly!. she's fantastic but i feel like doing it jazz destroys the craziness of the song.

[@gregporter4102]

In a word: cool. In several: this is a beautiful cover, adapting the song for a new genre while preserving its haunting power. I wouldn't have expected the song to work so well at this cadence, but you done did it!

[@yukoon]

i love the attitude of this woman

[@pidabread3461]

I've never heard soad sound so... calm. I'm genuinely impressed!

[@MandatoryHashTags]

I am extremely impressed. I have heard around thirty covers of this song. I love it when a band/musician is bold enough to put their own spin on a song. Great work.

[@Edgar-dp5qu]

Can you do ariels as your next system of a down cover?

[@allenbird]

Edgar Madking I'm really hoping hypnotize will be up soon.

[@livealittleexplorations9328]

Edgar Madking AGREED

[@rafaelserranoc4185]

UP!!!!!!!

[@ZhenyaKR]

+Solder side

[@guilhermecads]

Up!!!!!

[@theoledicktwist6247]

This is so weird and so good, like you can hear toxicity in the song but also it's not actually toxicity and it's so good

[@toecutter789]

I can't stop getting goosebumps. Great live performance.

[@Tyrene]

Toxicity is the first song I've ever downloaded as a kid well it's the first ever coz it's the first song I loved in my entire life, this is so amazing it captures what I fell in love with🥰 thank a everyone involved in the creation of this for making it exist

[@timdedeaux3989]

Wow! This is really amazing. The sound, the lyrics, the setting of the video ... this is absolutely perfect!

[@williampalmer5477]

You made this song seem a lot darker some how. Very great

[@shahafdror4286]

What an amazing band and the lead singer is soooo good!!!!

[@detser92]

Why am I still jamming like this is the original? Smashing the kitchen counter with the drum beat that isn't there, screaming the lyrics... No matter what version of this song I here, I freakin bang it out... YEET

[@azumaneasahi5285]

I like how you made the song very jazzy. I have a friend who’s been complaining about how people don’t really cover System of a Down’s songs right and how the originals are always miles better and I see where she’s coming from - it’s a completely different style to the original. It’s really an acquired taste: she’s been listening to hard rock and metal for so long that when you adapt the song so much, she doesn’t think you’re doing it justice because Jazz really isn’t her style, whilst I really like and can appreciate both.

[@13lexther]

Conversion, software version 7.0 Looking at life through the eyes of a tired hub Eating seeds as a pastime activity The toxicity of our city, our city You, what do you own the world? How do you own disorder, disorder Now somewhere between the sacred silence Sacred silence and sleep Somewhere, between the sacred silence and sleep Disorder, disorder, disorder More wood for the fires, loud neighbors Flashlight reveries caught in the headlights of a truck Eating seeds as a pastime activity The toxicity of our city, of our city Now, what do you own the world? How do you own disorder, disorder Now somewhere between the sacred silence Sacred silence and sleep Somewhere between the sacred silence and sleep Disorder, disorder, disorder Now, what do you own the world? How do you own disorder, disorder Now somewhere between the sacred silence Sacred silence and sleep Somewhere, between the sacred silence and sleep Disorder, disorder, disorder When I became the sun I shone life into the man's hearts When I became the sun I shone life into the man's hearts Autores de la canción: Daron Malakian / Shavo Odadjian / John Dolmayan / Serj Tankian Letra de Toxicity © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

[@cmd2tuts]

You guys go so hard on those SOAD chorus verses! Not just this one. People use to call their lyrics nonsense, but you give them a solid meaning.

[@Hana1LuLu]

I can see this as the live music in some kind of club (retro style) in a cyberpunk world

[@chuckg2016]

This voice simply defies any description ...... so unique. Love it!

[@d3composed626]

Really captures the sorrow in this version...so heart compelling.

[@cyberneticwarmachine]

even without the crazy drums of the original it has so much power and impact

[@sob515]

hmm ... where ?

[@ianrasmussen6705]

Cyberneticwarmachine agree but drums needed a bit more presence

[@aaronreed9870]

no

[@pkmnyellowog]

Agreed! It still has it's power...

[@xtreedD]

emm not really

[@RememberTheDead]

For some reason I picture this playing in the trailer for a Deus Ex movie as we pan slow-mo through the anarchy of its world. Great work.

[@rupen42]

Just the thought of that already gave me chills.

[@3rsaVods]

I felt a more fallout vibe honestly

[@davidkoester258]

Funny, I just picked up deus ex, human revolution for 13$

[@mohitnaidu1998]

With the Grey and Gold color scheme. Adam Jensen using his Shooty McStabby augments in the "When i became the sun" segment

[@poopcatapult2623]

Matheus Arruda dude, are there rumors of a deus ex movie coming out? Don't tease me man. I love deus ex.

[@garagavia]

I'm not sure I'm in love with the arrangement, but It's great that people are doing covers like this ✌

[@cgtaurus]

Agree, It is sucking too much of the dirt and grit out the song. Robyn voice is sweet and a mid alto. The arrangement is works against and not with the lead singstress. A little more creativity needed on the keyboard and the low end base line needs more stuccato snd comes in at the wrong times, also distracting from the rawness of the lyrical melody. Also, I say with admiration of her professional vocal ability, Robyn Adele is giving a too perfect of a vocal performance, that takes the needed tension for a heavy metal bop like Toxicity. If the pead would just let her voice shred off pitch a tad more, it would take this version to another level. I'm a music nerd so this is just my two cents. It was still an enjoyable performance though.

[@OmegaGamingNetwork]

Yea, not loving this at all. Don't get me wrong, she has a fantastic voice. However this just does not convey this song properly.

[@nayf7682]

Yeah , its really not their best!

[@Roland597]

@@OmegaGamingNetwork How so? The song is about the sustainability of modern living IMO. I think the tone fits perfectly.

[@NondescriptMammal]

Pretty nicely done I think, but yeah it obviously isn't going to have the gritty tone of the original... just wish she hadn't changed up the melody so much in some parts, her singing was amazing though

[@TimTaste]

I can't stop looping this. I think I'm addicted. Amazing job, amazing arrangement

[@METAL__MECHANIC]

i love youtube. keep finding covers I never knew I was into. Last week it was medieval covers, this week 20s and jazz covers.

[@sealthefeel4337]

Great interpretation, Robyn lovely as always. This cover shows how great this song is !!

[@jasonsmith-ci3ph]

when i became the sun i shined life into the man's hearts!

[@IrmaU94]

Shone

[@hans-jurgenheiwolf8019]

Nice

[@whispersilk13]

Fantastic! Could make a playlist of just this and your version of Chop Suey on loop.

[@RobynAdeleAndersonOfficial]

Thank you!

[@sywtf4]

Nailed the tempo and syncopation. Same as the musical mastery. Thank you.

[@alexbetrozov8442]

I wish had this instrumental version... So good. Vocal are lign here

[@DonovanPresents]

I don't feel the pirate vibe from this cover, but a nice cover nonetheless.

[@dave29123]

I guess to some the presence of an accordion means 'pirate'.

[@turtleflipper9935]

@@dave29123 If she did it in french though........

[@overflow7276]

Very impressive, but what can you make out of "Before I forget" by Slipknot? ;)

[@yomamma4264]

Amazing take on one of my favorite bands! Please do more!!

[@AngloLee]

I now understand the old tales of the Sirens. A heartbreak voice. Awesome job.

I came from the factory failed, I am able to fall in love with a song just by listening to it once. It is a spectacularly beautiful version. I love them

[@ммоммо]

It's really perfectly! Tell me the truth: it's magic?! I think yes, because your voice makes amazing things.

[@nopenotthatguy8678]

As a system of down fan i do like this

[@iraniche]

Holy shit you really captured the Hauntingness of the Song. Also, this song is about Beirut

[@andrew4029]

My exact thought as well.

[@doug2133]

If anything, its about Armenia. Though I think Daron said it was about attention deficit disorder.

[@lysanamcmillan7972]

Without the meds, my ADHD brain is my own private war zone, so... yeah. Definitely not a tragedy on the level of Beirut, but holy crap the mess.

[@TheoneandonlyDrops]

I don't think most songs have ONE single meaning that is the only true interpretation for that song. Daron did say it was about ADD, but there's a LOT of arguments one could make for the song being about -consumerism, corporate control and apathy conversion software version 7.0: this line could be a reference to AOL 7.0, an update in 2001 (when the song was released) and how everyone was more or less forced to switch to a new software. Looking at life through the eyes of a tire hub, seems to imply a narrow viewpoint that you have no control over. A viewpoint that is also always spinning thus implying chaos. Between the sacred silence and sleep: the people are either not aware about this (asleep) or simply silent about it (which for this system is the same). -ADD The seeds being eating could be metaphorical for for needing to take the medication and the tire hub line might (again) imply a chaotic viewpoint which people with ADD have no control over. Toxicity could refer to the actual toxicity of meds and also their side effects. The disorder here would stand for, well disorder, disorder one feels without the medication. -Armenia This one imho is the most prominent theme and the one that band probably had in mind as well. 2001 L.A. You have the largest Armenian Community outside of Armenia, a country that at the time had just recently become a democratic one and was still facing many hardships. High unemployment, corruption and strong criminal elements for one. Many came to America to find a new life only to discover more of the same there as well. Eating sunflower seeds apparently actually was (or is?) a past-time activity in Armenia. People without a job would just stand around and eat sunflower seeds. The band also has strong Armenian Roots. Personally I think the song is about all of these themes to some degree. However one thing the song is almost certainly NOT about is Beirut. Beirut was a popular tourist destination until 2005. The only thing really out of the ordinary in 2001was that they hosted the 'Miss Europa Pageant'.

[@dommyDOTel]

I thought Daron talking about ADD was about Aerials?

[@bkninja3172]

Pianist is Killin it. Mad props

[@kopptiffany641]

she really masters her vocal chords

[@tunygastudio7726]

Very, very good! ( my from in Russia, I am sorry in my English)

[@maximosca2029]

A little piece of heaven ! of Avenged Sevenfold

[@lolobits159]

oh my! yes pleaseeeee

[@romiachmad5544]

Maxi Mosca lo

[@nickmason2982]

Respect to the dude on the keyboard!

[@nickmason2982]

aka Jacob

[@fdert]

That piano man is going at it!! Well done sir

[@krumplethemal8831]

Pirate: "Arg, these tunes be like a calm storm but what in the seven seas be a truck?"

[@rej6ix7]

when we were metal heads our whole lives but now we're adults. this is absolutely awesome.

[@larrybarba7757]

Was dying for this since your last system cover

[@lasorsgopewpew2869]

I am now a fan of these jazz cover songs

[@znorth2]

Absolutely amazing. Who could dislike this video.

[@onwardtowaffles]

So as much as I like the cover, I feel like it needs to be said that just adding an accordion does not make it a "pirate anthem."

[@cgtaurus]

Yes! Needs a more Anthemic chorus and to bring more raw energy. Most pirates are not pretty vocalist but are singing with tagged abandon about their baldy ventures and of lifes cruel ambiguity. lol

[@opshlds]

If anything, one could attribute it more closely to Polka... Good tune regardless. Bravo!

[@charlesblasini2134]

Definitely. Would've loved to see a 60's Noir style in this one

[@Earthboundmike]

Which I could barely hear most of the time.

[@katlovedart]

Lol fair

[@johng6950]

I loved the tempo of this one :)

[@RobynAdeleAndersonOfficial]

Thanks!!

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

Fun fact the accordion player is actually in the FBI's witness protection program.

[@NitroCorn]

Really?

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

@@NitroCorn No not really lol.

[@VaultCon]

Bonaroo 2011 primus- American life, he's quite clearly a Les Claypool lookalike.

[@AlamShamma]

Not any longer... thanks to you BIG MOUTH... he got whacked!

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

@@AlamShamma Oopsie poopsie!

[@viktorrhee]

Will be in the people's playlist forever. Gj.

[@bjornnorenjobb]

Wonderful music, thank you for sharing it with us

[@SreamoLee]

Looking on all your System of a Down cover, this is the best one in my eyes. The other ones always sound kinda incomplete without harmonic second voices. This one is well working this way. All covers you do are always awesome anyway! But as I said, best SOAD cover in my opinion :)

[@kevinw205]

All I can say is wow, what an amazing job! When I saw this in my list my first thought was “what a joke”... but I was interested. Now I’m thinking that this actually works almost as good as the original. I am definitely subscribing just to keep seeing how good these songs sound. Keep them coming

[@shadowjohn5228]

Nightwish pls!

[@IllustriousCrocoduck]

I need more like buttons for this comment.

[@t.j.eichbruch8890]

This is a combination of some of my absolutely favourite things. The song, the theme, the way they are all dressed. This is delightful!

[@Hi5TOrIC]

Shout out to Hank Green on the piano. Really giving it his all, really feeling it.

[@ArtbyTectonen]

We gonna ignore Bob Ross on the trumpet?

[@dowdee82]

tectonikraven hahahahaha

[@carlsal9968]

@@dowdee82 jajajajajajaja, jajajajajjajajaja

[@timothywilcox1539]

"Today we are gonna play some happy little notes~"

[@nickrocks3407]

I guess he is Nicolae Ceausescu

[@Rocky-boo]

LMFAO!!!! Im dead af from this comment xD

[@canuckistanisg]

Damn lady, you sure can wail! Beautiful voice

[@johnwolf7073]

i fking love soad and your covers are awesome ! keep it up ! :p

[@Seeker_Goa]

Beautiful Version👏🙌Great Singer

[@manuelschroth6135]

Amazing , what a wonderful Version

[@kasumiheyes]

Looking fine (as usual!) and sounding delightful!

[@muringa4827]

Always awesome...

[@blackthorn2200]

eh, gross.

[@ricktricolor6737]

Br vc é

[@sergiolebowski1158]

Скорость на 1.25 не забывайте включать)) 👌 👍 😉

[@osperez]

Picture this: You are sitting on a stool drinking a glass of scotch, while listening to this song. Nothing new, same old faces with the same old stories. Once in a while a little piece of light enters the dark crowed bar... However and sudden (at 2:34)the door opens and let a bunch of city air enters the place, a big shadow is behind the cutted smoke, no one seems to notice or really no one wants to. It starts walking fast towards you. Makes you signs for you to go with it, it looks dangerous, but what the hell, you have noting to lose. And that's where the real story starts. A big car with black windows, a cigarrette with red lipstick throws the ashes to your feet and she dressed with a fine coat gives you a kiss. Tell you she's sorry for putting you in danger, with tears on her cheeks. You don't know her, you don't repair. A strange voice screams your name and then: a hit, a bag, a silence and the black. Your body lies at the end of the river on a city with industrial waste... the Toxic City Where you have never ever been welcomed

[@HrLBolle]

private investigator vs mob around the 1920 from the way of telling the story. or maybe a associate of the boss who fell anyway during the PROHIBITION ERA

[@Nicolaukk]

sry, but maybe you are schizophrenic

[@timfagan816]

I

[@Dorukyy]

@@Nicolaukk lol

[@luisgandarilla3832]

Me encantó. Me identifique con la historia

[@vikrambanerjee7460]

@systemofadown - bet you've never heard a better cover before. @robyn - you've done something almost impossible. you're my new fav postmodern singer

[@d3composed626]

It's like how a love for your outer surroundings finally became a dissapointment, and the love is finally meeting the dissapointment forming a placid acquaintance. Separating the feelings of love and dissapointment, no matter what positivity there is, the positivity is only there because the person is finally seeing that people are recognizing their dissapointment. As the person knows that love in society as a whole is corrupt, and there could be no way to recreate such peace and harmony. So they question society, "how do you own, such a self-owned attribute, such as disorder?" It also reminds you how words should be spoken with love and compassion, instead of something so harsh and dirty, because then the thing that used to be so beautiful can become something so horrifying based off ones own actions..

[@arquitetodiegosouza5444]

Rpz, e eu achando que já tinha ouvido todas as versões possíveis dessa musica haha. Parabéns pela performance!!!

[@unexplained_entity7514]

I didn't at all think "pirate" when I heard this honestly. I like it a lot though. I wanna see more of this stuff.

[@Spencer900]

Robyn always looks like a million bucks!

[@Boogieface11]

This cover was so good, I could not convince myself to click away. Well done! Truly talented group of musicians.

[@powmanmoto]

Props to all of you. Shout out to the pianist shredding those keys 😁😁

[@barrios5caprice]

Brazil Love's You

[@ApoloTavares18]

Oh Yeah! pqp que pedrada bicho... Amei essa versão

[@ZenriqueFS]

Yep! Essa versao fico animal demais

[@felipecordeiro7723]

Ela é demais, canta muito e é lindíssima.

[@CrocodilodoInterior]

nem sabia q tanto br também gostava dela dkhfksjd

[@felipsgami]

Kkk eae men

[@jameshansen1903]

I came for a pirate anthem and got New Orleans instead, but I'm not complaining.

[@BeingInTheMessiah]

Came here from ai Freddie Mercury's cover

[@mightyhova2474]

Much better then AI Freddy (forgive me all mighty AI)

[@davidv.estrada6413]

love you all guys. All are amazing ;)

[@NH-yz7yj]

The piano guy being the most passionate one in this song

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

Some of it sounds kinda funny, but it's really fun at 1.25x

[@0happyhippohat0]

@wayne mcdonald Click on the 3 dots in the top right corner

[@johancahyadi6905]

Close to the original but different arrangement 👍

[@GurtGobain]

Robyn in 4k 🔥🔥🔥

[@RobynAdeleAndersonOfficial]

😉

[@justinsmith5870]

Not what I expected from "pirate anthem" but still good. Not exactly sure what I was expecting knowing the original...

[@michaelhall-oc4nj]

Justin Smith, I was expecting Alestorm

[@ncom7794]

Yeah. I fail to see what exactly makes this pirate-y. Still good tho.

[@HectorSchinelli]

michael hall I don't think Pirates had eletric guitars back then, so I'm pretty sure that an actual "pirate anthem" would probably sound more like this than with Alestorm

[@flashrogue4376]

normally not a ton of brass in pirate music.

[@ppsarrakis]

i didnt know it was supposed to be "pirate anthem" till i saw this comment.

[@stevewiles7132]

Thank the lord for underground music.

[@emmanuelsmontreal6906]

WOW - Someone Call FestivalJazzDeMontreal and book Robyn Adele Anderson - NOW !!! --- what draws me in is the fact she does HardRock Alternative Classics in a JAZZ Flow - This is what we need more of at our JAZZ FESTIVAL - Artists and bands that can take Hard Rock and mellow it out to make for a most Entertaining and Fresh musical experience

[@mayt.f5082]

Lo mejor que he visto❤️