Last Resort - Papa Roach (Janet Devlin Cover)

We all know by now that I’m a little emo girl at heart and nothing says 2000’s angst quite like this song. I had to fight the urge to put my skinny jeans and fingerless gloves on for this! It’s easy to forget how much this song used to hit me as a teen. How every feeling at the time was so heavy. Everything was a first; first heartbreak, first friendship fall out, first time getting bullied. I didn’t know at that age that it would all be alright and that it was just scary because I’d never got through it before. So I wanted to try and channel it in this little stripped back version.

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[rpgodkx]

I'm losing my best friend to cancer, while battling depression and alcoholism.
This video popped into my feed, and then I watched the cover of Times Like These.
These videos may have literally saved my life.
Thank you.

[SoulPhoenix]

This is one of the like, 6 billion reasons I worship at your particular altar, JD, you have an insane gift for taking utterly iconic songs and managing to reinterpret them in such a way that you simultaneously change them entirely, yet keep their core, their musical essence, completely intact, and the end result, no matter how well-known the song, you've made it unmistakeably your own xx

[drewigi]

None of your covers sound like the original and that's a compliment. You bring another level of emotion to the lyrics. Awesome cover

[jdwheeler.]

Once again you've given us a song that I've heard for years, but never listened to until now.
🥺❤️

[kestrelfeather]

Your passion is obvious and touching. Depression and life's difficult challenges are something many of us have to live our daily lives with. Sadly a friend of mine just committed suicide here in the village two days ago. Those tragic events are not common and when they actually happen so many people are affected and feel the pain and sorrow that life can bring us. Thanks for sharing your beautiful music. Cheers!

[StasKap]

I saw the title of the song and though to myself, that how the heck are you going to sing THAT!
But holy f**k! I mean, I love this song. But perhaps English not being my first language or the delivery of the original, it never felt like THIS!
This version as you made it your very own, was a SUCKERPUNCH to the gut! I mean... I'm left speechless after listening to it. I like these kind of melodramatic songs but never in a million years would I have considered "Last Resort" one of them. But here we are... Truly, I applaud you. Thank you for making and sharing this version.

[Wengzie]

I have found a totally new admiration to this song and your crazy ability to make these songs sound so different, yet still recognizable. Keep it up Janet, we love your work. Also the rasp in your voice was a cherry on top. Absolutely mesmerizing.

[unsweetenedit]

I've heard this song a million times on the radio but I never paid attention to the lyrics until just now. I'm floored. I'm not sure how to feel. Your intensity with this song is palpable. On the one hand I'm impressed and proud of you for how well you deliver this song. On the other I'm saddened and a little heart sick that you obviously feel this the way you do. I'm in no position to tell you that you're fine, but I can say you're brilliant and that a lot of us are closer to fine because of you. Love you Janet. Keep fighting!

[hansvanlavieren]

This version with your soulful voice and emotional expression does so much more justice to the lyrics. I can feel every word. 😢❤ I'm in the middle of reading your book and it leaves me speechless at this moment. Thank you and so much respect for sharing your story the way you do!!
Wish you all the best, keep sane and happy lovely Janet

[timpani]

All the thorns have their rose. To me, this version is not little nor stripped back, but what comes to blossom if you manage to make it through the noise, wild despair and aggression of the brilliant original. Loving your way to bring the inner core out of the songs.

[GaryButler-jb]

I was traveling cross country and listening to random radio stations when i found a cool rock radio station in Sioux City Iowa when this amazing song came on. I was blown away on how much more dark emotion came through. What an amazing version. Im sure Papa Roach is proud!

[Avatar]

Janet, you have officially blown my mind with this cover. I could never have imagined this song being interpreted this way but you have taken it and absolutely smashed it out of the park.

[markdoherty]

I remember when this first came out, I had just lost a childhood friend, it's a hard song to like after that. You do a great job of giving this the emotion it deserves. 💔💔

[thomasdaly]

So much spice! Love this! All the emotion and angst Oooh the lyrics hit so much harder than the original! Amazing work Janet!!!! 👏👏👏

[gges]

You never cease to amaze me Janet what a powerful song sung like that. It breaks my heart to think of those that suffer through mental health issues and land up hurting themselves it can be a very dark place to come back from but you can come back from there no matter how bleak things might be.

[TheNemesez]

the intensity, the anger, and the deep sadness all portrayed in your voice and on your face, stunning performance. really does hit me so hard

[yogseventy-nine]

i never knew that song was so sad...only heard it on "dynamic" video because of its tempo...wow...
amazing job

[Dragonford]

Interesting interpretation. The one thing that always gets me JD, is the way you translate the songs feeling through you. It makes me feel the song through you. Pretty amazing.

[robertgoodson]

such passion and emotion. A fantastic rendition and your own unparalleled style and stamp.

[josephhurley]

Your are beautiful and your voice is absolutely amazing!