Blink’s absolute peak. They would never be quite the same after this. I have been coming back to this song for 15 years.

tom killed it on the guitar

Mark is a huge Cure fan, for him to play this with Robert Smith himself watching must’ve felt like a dream come true

Every time I listen to this and hear Mark sing my name I cry a little

I really wish that they could've done a studio version :(

That riff is catchy as shit..

Marylin Manson, The Cure and Blink 182 in one single video... what more can you ask...

toms best guitar work is in this era, he mixes post punk, hardcore, and his skate punk influences so tastefully

I imagine this is what the album after Untitled would have sounded like if they didnt break up that first time. This was pinnacle Blink 182 imo.

I never realized how much Tom cared; He knew how important this was to Mark!

3:24 Robert approves.

Tom's work on the guitars on this tune were magestic!

This is the direction i wish blink stayed with and evolved into what they're making today. This sound with all the passion here would sound incredible.

When they really tried, Blink could be so good live. Tom really really plays this well.

this was a cover done the right way. blink made it their own. every other band just tried to sound as much like the cure as they could. most bands that play bars every night can sound like someone else, thats not all that impressive. kudos to blink for being blink.

Rob's face is like "Shit, I should tour with this punks" xD

The guitar tone in here is insane and riffs are catchy. Tom is such a genius. Please don't let this video die.

I named my kid Elise because of this cover

This just makes me feel every feeling under the sun. They fucking killed it...

2004. I was 15 and saw this live on German TV. I never thought I would understand this song. 2007 I fell in love and she loved me. Until 2017 when she left me. Now I am 34 and it is 2024. Still love her. Always will do. Missing the early 2000s. Life was hard but true. So was love.

Because of Blink and this cover I fell in love with The Cure and the amazing Robert Smith!

This performance is perfect. It might suck to some people but this is 100% what blink was in 2003/2004. Just high energy blink having fun and making it their own...knowing that a large amount of Cure fans probably won't like it. Robert obviously sees it in the right way and likes it a lot, which is awesome. He did sing an entire song on their self-titled record and he thought that record was really good!

that guitar is literally orgasmic

wow tom such a good guitarist right here, just my opinion

I still get the chills hearing this version all these years later. just whoa.

I've been a fan of Blink since the 90s. Out of all the albums, all the songs - This is my favorite song I've ever heard them do. Best rendition of this Cure song, by far.

Smith looking on like a proud dad 1:28

wish there was an actual recording of this version

I remember watching this entire show and how they showed a clip of Robert Smith telling how he did a song with Blink for their album (All Of This) and how his friends said he was nuts for even thinking about the idea. I guess alot of ppl didn't take Blink seriously back then because of their poop jokes and songs about blowjobs. That self titled album is still their masterpiece. I mean they've matured a little from the poop and blowjob songs, sounded like their favorite 80's bands yet still hadn't lost their energy of previous albums.

im in love with toms style on guitar and movements including at 0:53

Travis Barker man, what an UNDERRATED Drummer... A Legend...

I love Tom's guitar part from 3:08-3:18. I keep playing it over.

Twenty years later, BEST BAND EVER

Absolutely insane guitar work by Tom!

Damn I love this cover.

HOW HAVE I NOT SEEN THIS BEFORE? its amazing!

My heart breaks when the pan to RS sitting in the dark, clapping quietly. He probably feels like a proud dad. I love them all so much.

I wish they release this as a single.

Still remember when I watched it on tv.. Back when mtv was good and we didn't have all this Facebook/phone apps and "everything is accessible" way of life

The guitar riff is awesome, but I really love mark's bass tone.

The best Blink stuff is always the stuff most people haven’t heard. This is perfect.

This is how a cover should be - staying true to the band's style that's playing it, while still playing the recognizable chords and singing the right melody

Props to blink for putting their own spin on this. I felt like this was the only performance during this thing were Robert Smith didn't look completely bored.

No matter how long it’s been, I always come back to this cover. Peak Blink. Punk with a fresh spin on old sentiments.

I've been watching this incredible cover for years and it's about to top 1M views. Good work everyone.

one of the best covers of all time

good music doesn't have to be technically perfect, it's a feeling

I love how raw this version is. The energy is what drives this. It's really cool. The beautiful sadness is what makes the original Cure version so great, and it truly is wonderful as well. I thoroughly enjoy both versions, and will listen to one or the other depending on what kind of mood I'm in. Thank you, Robert Smith, for writing such a wonderful song.

Just found this and haven't stopped listening. I want the original Blink back together

OK so here is the thing, Blinks my favourite band, my name is Elise and I was also born 2004... 😂

I think they did a really good job in my opinion. Sure, it doesn't sound anything like the original but, wouldn't that be kind of boring? like... hey let me cover your song and try my best to sound like you. "Be Who You Are" no? That's what I felt like they did. They obviously put a lot of time, effort and practice for their rendition. It does sound blink-182ish but that doesn't make it a bad cover, it just means you don't like their style of music. I really like the original but, I also blink's version probably just as much. ;D

That guitar's sound, brilliant work from Tom.

Lyrics: Oh Elise it doesn't matter what you say I just can't stay here every yesterday Like keep on acting out the same The way we act out Every way to smile Forget And make-believe we never needed Any more than this Any more than this Oh Elise it doesn't matter what you do I know I'll never really get inside of you To make your eyes catch fire The way they should The way the blue could pull me in If they only would If they only would At least I'd lose this sense of sensing something else That hides away But you and me, we're worlds apart With aching looks and breaking hearts And all the plans your hands can make Oh I just take as much as you can throw And then I throw it all away Oh I throw it all away Like throwing faces at the sky Like throwing arms round Yesterday I stood and stared Wide-eyed in front of you And the face I saw looked back The way I wanted to But I just can't hide my tears away The way you do Elise... believe I never wanted this I thought this time I'd keep all of my promises I thought you were the girl always dreamed about But I let the dream go And the promises broke And the make-believe ran out... Oh Elise It doesn't matter what you say I just can't stay here every yesterday Like keep on acting out the same The way we act out Every way to smile Forget And make-believe we never needed Any more than this Any more than this And every time I try to pick it up Like falling sand As fast as I pick it up It runs away through my clutching hands But there's nothing else I can really do There's nothing else I can really do There's nothing else I can really do At all...

It’s so sad that this was the BEST era of blink, yet there was so much turmoil within the band at that point. I wonder what it would have been like had they not broken up the first time… also this is the era where they’re the BEST LOOKING, Mark is so hot fr 😍💕

This performance is so damn good and underrated!! Blink was never better than this period after they released the self titled album. That album was pure master piece and as a teenager it took me a couple listens to really buy into the new record bc I wanted take off your pants and jacket and enema sounding blink. I quickly got over that and that it became my favorite and it has aged like a fine wine into my early thirties! This cover in front of the cure is just an added bonus to that awesome sound they created for that album along with Not Now!

Robert smiled, nodded and clapped.

Mark sounded really good.

To me, this is Blink-182's best live performance ever. It's slightly better than the Pepsi Smash "I Miss You," which is weird because "A Letter To Elise" isn't even a Blink song. If I remember correctly, the band rehearsed religiously ahead of the performance to give Robert Smith and the gang a good impression, and give justice to the song. Blink-182 rarely rehearsed. After all, they're a punk rock band. It's also great that they decided to give Mark all the vocals here. Tom would've fucked it up with his voice. At least he got to concentrate on his absolutely brilliant guitar work here. And Mark's voice is obviously closer to that of Robert Smith compared to Tom. Absolutely grand tribute and performance by the band.

I've been here before year 2017, coming back here now 2022. Hi, still get goosebumps everytime I listen to this epic cover.

They made the song their own, a true cover!

I fantasize Blink, Robert Smith, and Ludwig Van Beethoven jamming to a Letter to Elise,

Got a phone call telling me my brother died while this song was stuck in my head. Love this song forever

Mark and Tom are huge cure fans and a lot of what started Blink-182 was The Cure's influence. I could see the try-hard in Mark and TONS of energy from Tom. Travis is BEASTING IT as always and those small nods from Robert Smith during the performance must be such a huge honor and bucket list check from each band member. Damn what a great performance and cover. And blink-182 being intro'd by Marilyn Manson himself? shit. wow. Never thought i'd see the day.

Dat guitar tone

Man this performance still gives me chills! SO GOOD.

Robert Smith gave a look of approval

I remember introducing my friends to Dude Ranch in the 90s, we all loved Blink instantly. And here I am, like 30 years later and finding this song, after having a seriously intense love with a girl named Elise. So much feelz rn.

that version kicks ass so much!

The first time i listen to blink 182 is 14 years ago and with them they become my favourite band of all time. I thought i know every song and every cover but this moment i see this video for the first time ^^ Awesome !!!!!!!!!

I never forget about dis song cuz of blink 182 made it darker n so fckn dope.. i feel like it just happened yesterday, i wanna get back in dis era 😢 blink182lifeforlife

15 years later and this performance is still flawless.

they did a great job with this cover!

This is a God tier cover

This is literally the song of my life, and the band I'm proud of being fan. Thank you, Blink-182!

Love Roberts expressions of approval throughout this performance, especially at 3:25

I thought Blink was a talentless garbage band until the first time I heard this and saw how much they could do with this song and I've taken them seriously since.

Fuckkk this whole song and video just pumps me the fuck up !!!! Especially when everything stops and tom just plays that melodic ass guitar riff 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Best version ive ever heard of this song. Way to go!!

They should have made a studio version of this cover!

Mark just posted this on Twitter! Been watching this for years now it’s still so damn good

I always believe blink is at their peak at that moment

Gosto muito desses caras , volta blink 182 ! Brasil !

sometimes guitar bass is the only thing that makes me feel real tom mark and travis felt real af during this whole performance

Always a huge fan of Blink 182. Looked at as pop/punk, but they do have a lot of talent. Travis is an amazing drummer and when they do shit like this, they always make it work so well. Love this rendition.

blink 182 is my hero

That's why Robert Smith did a song with Blink 182 on their self-titled album. You know, because he thinks they're so bad...

La mejor etapa de blink-182 sin duda. Ya tenían una mayor madurez musical y personal. Me imagino cómo habrían sido los álbumes posteriores al Untitled si no se hubiesen separado y pienso que blink pudo haber llegado a ser una banda de culto, algo increíble.

There's a lot of guitarist that have better skill than Tom, but nobody can be cooler than him while playing on guitar. :D

This is great, I'm so stoked I just found about this tribute to the Cure !!!

They’re back!!!

Watched this in 2004, Tom's solo still gives me goosebumps.

la mejor época de la banda, a pesar de que poco se soportaban ya, la era dorada para los fans 💕💕

1:26 got damn that smile is precious, i think he liked.

Is there a better pleasure for a band to hear their music played with passion by other bands? yes there is THE CURE best band on the world

i wish they would have had this passion in the last years

Can we get a 720p version of this video

2021, i'm still listening this song !!

The end of this really rocks and sounds amazing. Turned it into a Blink song. Brilliant

Fuckin Perfect Elise !