Faith No More: Niggas in Paris

Faith No More have always been fans of the within-song-cover and have added Niggas in Paris, originally by Jay-Z and Kanye West, to their repertoire for their 2012 European tour.

The cover has now become a staple within Why Do You Bother?, which has been playe 5 times on the current tour.

Here is a standalone clip of Niggas in Paris (I’m presuming this is from Hammersmith but am open to correction):

Here is the song within Why Do You Bother? from Hammersmith (good quality audio):

And the same song combo from Poznan:

Oh, and here’s the original for those – like me – who didn’t know it when they heard it being covered:

July 10th, 2012|Faith No More, News|9 Comments

9 Comments

MrZombieEater July 13, 2012 at 4:16 am

It was so awesome when I heard it in Sopron. I couldn’t believe it, it was like my two favorite things united into one perfect thing. I think I might have been the only one who screamed the lyrics with Mike 😀
BIGROB80305 July 12, 2012 at 6:44 pm

FNM-Mike Patton has more talent than glorified karaoke nursery rhymers Kanye West and crappy Jay Z combined! I have every Mr.Bungle-FNM-Tomahawk- and Peeping Tom cd, and Mike’s Mondo Cane is amazing, but if there’s 2 people I really despise for having no talent and taking themselves seriously as real artist it’s Kanye and Jay Z! Mike can sing, rap, beatbox and do it all, hopefully Mike doesn’t work or do anything with those jerk off! Now the FNM cover of (Reunited)-Peaches and Herb was better than those sorry Karaoke niggas cover!
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Jeff July 11, 2012 at 10:33 pm

Patton really thinks he’s a crowd working rapper these days! Ha!
Watch: Faith No More Cover Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “Niggas in Paris” | mxdwn.com News July 11, 2012 at 12:07 am

[…] Watch: Faith No More Cover Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “Niggas in Paris” July 10th, 2012 Goto comments Leave a comment ShareFaith No More is known for incorporating cover songs in between their original tunes during their live sets. Their latest selection that has found its way into their set list is “Niggas in Paris,” by Jay-Z and Kanye West. They have been performing this on their 2012 European tour. […]
Sonny B July 10, 2012 at 9:17 pm

Ugh, can’t stand that crap music. This isn’t one of those fool around with covers, Patton’s actually a fan of those overrated clowns, or at least one of them. Oh well.
admin July 10, 2012 at 3:43 pm

Cheers mate – thanks for making
Meatpan July 10, 2012 at 3:19 pm

The first clip is from Volt Festival. I made it yesterday from the existing video of WDYB on YouTube. I couldn’t find a stand alone version of “Niggas” so I made one myself 🙂
Firsa July 10, 2012 at 2:05 pm

^ I love this :)… Didn’t think I would, but yes: big, loud, crunchy, and even kind of sexy. I cringed a bit when I first saw what they were covering but Patton has definitely mastered that flow that JayZ is famous for, and the cover fits perfectly. It’s my favorite video to watch from this leg of the tour so far.

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