Alex - I had the same experience when I discovered Tame! I think he covered the song really well but doesn’t sound a ton like John here. However, on his studio LPs Innerspeaker and some of Lonerism, he sounds VERY much like John Lennon. Sean Lennon has gone on record saying so as well
Me too! I was flipping thru the channels one night and ran across later with Jools Holland, right when Tame Impala did Feels Like We only Go Backwards - I was mesmerized. Thought I was listening to John Lennon! That was 2012 and I've been a hardcore tame impala fan ever since. Kevin Parker never disappoints . He totally satisfies my Beatles fix. Love him.
Ooooh gosh, I mean I love Kevin Parker but that's a massive one to take on. Expectation would be fever pitch. Near impossible to meet it. A day in the life the greatest song of all time.
to be honest, I never really understood when all the people were comparing Kevin's voice to John Lennon's on Innerspeaker and Lonerism, but now it's painfully obvious !
Alter Ego makes me think of John the most. I can't believe how similar his voice is!! It's uncanny, like if John was born again in Australia and pursued a solo electronic-psychedelic music career lmao
I heard one of his songs in a movie and thought it was John Lennon... I was so shocked there was a Lennon song I didn't know about, so I googled it and found out about this guy. Now I'm not shocked because of the unknown Lennon song but because there is someone with the exact same voice as John. Amazing.
Same here. I first heard Tame Impala on a commercial, it was Elephant and I instantly thought “That’s John!” Another crazy thing is, on Desire Be Desire Go, he harmonizes with himself near the end of the song and he sounds like John and Paul harmonizing together!!!
You know that stupid Liam Gallagher thinks he sounds like John Lennon but he doesn't have any of those beautifull nuances that John had but Kevin Parker of Tame Impala has the Lennon feel on every song he sings!!!
Just goes to show how talented Kevin is. Even though he mixes his vocals with effects, its just to make a distinct sound, not to improve upon his voice. This vid shows that without the effects his voice is pitch perfect, WITHOUT Auto-tune! But hey, he comes from Perth, the best place on Earth!
Gonna let you in on a secret: almost every singer in popular music uses autotune to some degree, even if they’re naturally talented. The only exceptions are maybe like extremely lofi or punk artists.
@@scottishcheese13 KInda came out wrong, what I meant is that he uses a heap of effects but its a sound he created to go with his style of music. Unlike a lot of mainstream pop artists who use autotune to hide the imperfections in their voice. Actually, I should be pointing the finger at the record companies, who just want somebody pretty, regardless of talent, autotune can fix the latter lol
On Elephant he sounds like John on Strawberry Fields. Just switching back and fourth on those two songs sounds extremely similar, to the point where it almost sounds as if it could have been recorded for the same album.
My heart! I heard this song growing up my mom loved it. I lost her ten years ago. I'm so nuts about Kevin Parker and to hear his angel voice singing this song.... It's divine. So much painful beauty in life.
This is the best version of this cover I have seen. Beautiful.. You played it and sang it perfectly. This is my favorite John Lennon song besides Imagine.
Ever since i heard Tame Impala in first time, i noticed how similar to Lennon was his voice. Always when i'm suggesting Tame for a friend that doesn't know them, i say "sounds like John Lennon has brought back to life and learn how to use new techno/digital instrumental/high music production technique and stuff". But now i'm shocked, because i thought the voice was digitaly mixed with auto tune or something to look like John's voice. He does it, all natural, rawly, too, almost sobrenatural.
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He sounds so much like John! I remember thinking the first Tame Impala album was lost Beatles recordings or remixes
Nice cover but he doesn't really sound that similar to Lennon lets be fair
@@swill689 Early Tame Impala sounds like Lennon a lot, and this song sounds specifically similar to the original.
@@swill689 and i think this sounds almost exactly to Lennon.
Alex - I had the same experience when I discovered Tame! I think he covered the song really well but doesn’t sound a ton like John here. However, on his studio LPs Innerspeaker and some of Lonerism, he sounds VERY much like John Lennon. Sean Lennon has gone on record saying so as well
Me too! I was flipping thru the channels one night and ran across later with Jools Holland, right when Tame Impala did Feels Like We only Go Backwards - I was mesmerized. Thought I was listening to John Lennon! That was 2012 and I've been a hardcore tame impala fan ever since. Kevin Parker never disappoints . He totally satisfies my Beatles fix. Love him.
I'm 67...I grew up with John Lennon and the Beatles.
This dude brought tears...Haunting...sounds so much like John!
Awesome!!
u should check out his music too man. ❤️
JOHN LENNON HITED HIS WIFE AND WAS A HORRIBLE FATHER
He needs to cover “Day in the Life” ASAP
YES!!!
Ooooh gosh, I mean I love Kevin Parker but that's a massive one to take on. Expectation would be fever pitch. Near impossible to meet it. A day in the life the greatest song of all time.
His voice sounds so similar to Johns it’s freaky
Exactly dude I went back to innerspeaker and I thought the same thing
I thought exactly the same.
like freeky
John Lennon son told him on a concert that his voice reminded to his dad
If you're ever feeling down, remember that this video exists.
Amen.
Used to think he only sounds like John Lennon because of the fuzzy effects in their songs. This is amazing, sounds so much like John's home demos🤗
Perth in 2020 or The Dakota in 1978? You decide. ;)
🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤭🤭🙊🙈🙈🙈🙊
My man was born with huge reverb..
What a beautiful vocal!
2004 Kev: I don’t sound like John Lennon!!
2020 Kev: okay yeah I sound like John Lennon fuck it
I'm pretty sure 2004 Kev was just a jit, 2009 is when he got attention I think
@@sherwintavarez8539 he was 18 and was doing band competitions. there’s an interview out there.
to be honest, I never really understood when all the people were comparing Kevin's voice to John Lennon's on Innerspeaker and Lonerism, but now it's painfully obvious !
he sounds like john but less nasally its actually crazy.
I always think he should sing John Lennon,
"Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" is like a Beatles song sang by john
I AGREEE
Also Elephant sounds like a song of the magical mystery tour. Be above it sounds like revolution or power to the people pt2
Exactly!
Alter Ego makes me think of John the most. I can't believe how similar his voice is!! It's uncanny, like if John was born again in Australia and pursued a solo electronic-psychedelic music career lmao
I heard one of his songs in a movie and thought it was John Lennon... I was so shocked there was a Lennon song I didn't know about, so I googled it and found out about this guy. Now I'm not shocked because of the unknown Lennon song but because there is someone with the exact same voice as John. Amazing.
Im very late but what movie and what song was it?
Personally I think Julian and Sean also share his voice, they sound pretty similar to me
Same here. I first heard Tame Impala on a commercial, it was Elephant and I instantly thought “That’s John!”
Another crazy thing is, on Desire Be Desire Go, he harmonizes with himself near the end of the song and he sounds like John and Paul harmonizing together!!!
You know that stupid Liam Gallagher thinks he sounds like John Lennon but he doesn't have any of those beautifull nuances that John had but Kevin Parker of Tame Impala has the Lennon feel on every song he sings!!!
Liam Gallagher only sounds like psychedelic Tomorrow Never Knows John when John had so much range and styles of singing which Kevin captures more.
he doesn’t and I don’t think he’s ever claimed to sound like him
Just goes to show how talented Kevin is. Even though he mixes his vocals with effects, its just to make a distinct sound, not to improve upon his voice. This vid shows that without the effects his voice is pitch perfect, WITHOUT Auto-tune! But hey, he comes from Perth, the best place on Earth!
Gonna let you in on a secret: almost every singer in popular music uses autotune to some degree, even if they’re naturally talented. The only exceptions are maybe like extremely lofi or punk artists.
@@scottishcheese13 Are you saying he post-mixed this accoustic session?
@@DJ.LakeSea lol nah, just replying to the part where you said he doesn’t use effects to improve his voice.
@@scottishcheese13 KInda came out wrong, what I meant is that he uses a heap of effects but its a sound he created to go with his style of music. Unlike a lot of mainstream pop artists who use autotune to hide the imperfections in their voice. Actually, I should be pointing the finger at the record companies, who just want somebody pretty, regardless of talent, autotune can fix the latter lol
@@DJ.LakeSeayeah there’s a lot of artist that use auto tune but it’s really nice when they use it as an instrument
Beautiful. He sounds so much like him.
On Elephant he sounds like John on Strawberry Fields. Just switching back and fourth on those two songs sounds extremely similar, to the point where it almost sounds as if it could have been recorded for the same album.
His voice is amazing.
that song used for a mobile phone commercial resonated Lennonisque sound and later on known was Tame Impala...
Oh my gosh, I feel like I just heard John Lennon himself - literally have chills! John Lennon reincarnated.
Bro this is my all time favorite John Lennon song and one of my all time favorite artists covered it??? Heaven.
Wow, John Lennon has risen. Your sounds are incredible.
My heart! I heard this song growing up my mom loved it. I lost her ten years ago. I'm so nuts about Kevin Parker and to hear his angel voice singing this song.... It's divine. So much painful beauty in life.
If the Beatles were a 90’s band, tame impala is probably what they’d have been playing round about now
YESSSSS
Beatles did release two new songs in 1995 that John didn’t finish before he died
Tame Impala is like the psychedelic "90's Beatles" phase (Peppers, MMT)
Even the laying down on the bed w/a guitar reminds me of John and Yoko singing “Oh Yoko” in the Bahamas. Awesome
he has a stellar voice
THANK YOU for not putting ads in this.
so this is what Jesus sounds like
lmao
Even more awesome that Sean Lennon hit him up for a song
I'm crying 😭
This vocal is absolutely top class gravy
Wow its right what people say you sound just like John Lennon.. Great Cover I'm a fan already.
Woahhh his tone and resonance in his voice is so close to John’s 😊👍🏼
Wow! I have tried to cover this song on acoustic before and now I'm going to try it again. He absolutely nailed it.
Even his bedroom is his aesthetic, he lives in a mid-century fantasy. I love it.
wtf r u talking bout, thats clearly a modern bedroom
Looks like a hotel room to me!
This is obviously a hotel room.
holding my breath this is everything
What a hidden gem ✌🏻
I wonder if this has ever crossed Paul McCartney's desk.
Great. He didn't mess with it. Lovely vocal and guitar. 6 people didn't like this?
I love this man so much
This is the best version of this cover I have seen. Beautiful.. You played it and sang it perfectly. This is my favorite John Lennon song besides Imagine.
Lovely cover
I love this song and love him.
Beautiful voice… Bravo!
the acoustics are crazy good
Que hermoso ! ❤
I just can't believe it happened. Thank you.
Nice!!!
Pretty.
Hasta que se animó a cantar una rola de John Lennon se escuchan iguales
I saw the Beatles documentary and a spiritual guru said to John Lennon that you will have a rebirth!
This is beyond amazing.
Ever since i heard Tame Impala in first time, i noticed how similar to Lennon was his voice.
Always when i'm suggesting Tame for a friend that doesn't know them, i say "sounds like John Lennon has brought back to life and learn how to use new techno/digital instrumental/high music production technique and stuff".
But now i'm shocked, because i thought the voice was digitaly mixed with auto tune or something to look like John's voice. He does it, all natural, rawly, too, almost sobrenatural.
In my house it's forbidden to badmouth Kevin Parker.
Kevin kills it
The best cover out there
Yoooooo how did I barely find this?!
ok cool, I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who first thought Tame Impala was John Lennon being sampled LMAO
Amazing. And thanks for the tab, Kevin.
Guitar sounds beautiful
Que genio sos loco!!! 🤩
Holy Shit! They sound the same.
Tame Impala - Elephant sounds exactly like a John Lennon song in 1968
John Lennon wouldve been definitely down to get on stage with KP for a singalong. Too bad we won’t see that magic happen
Casi lloro maldito Kevin Parker.
X2
X3
Casi? yo ya me sequé las lágrimas :)
Just beautiful 👏👍🏽🙏
Who votes for more covers like this one??!!!! Pleaseee Kevin 🙏🙏🙏🙏 this was amazing love it.
Jonh Lennon there will only be one
Wow 🤩
Amazing 💘💘
Lovely! One of my fav songs :))
amo su arte!
Merci. Thank you. Danke .
amazing acoustic
ILY jesus christ
Kevin nailed this one
love it
Hair peace!!!!! Bed peace!!!!
See Kevin, keep it simple.
Most of his songs he sings got that echoe effect John Lennon used sounds like it modern day John lennon
what you mean a Cover? that's John Lennon right there.
also I think the most John Lennon-y Kevin has ever sounded was Expectation from Innerspeaker.
Wow!
their voices are very similar
Grande 💕
Up there with the Danny Carey drumming video as things I've watched 50 times plus
we need that mcartney feature
❤️👏😍
He should really collaborate with Paul Mccartney and Ringo Starr
Kevin played it well
Que perro 👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️🫶🏻
If someone could tab this I will love you forever
Este men es John Lennon reencarnado.
why am i crying in the club rn?
no wayyyyy
Que champú y/o acondicionador usará?
Su mamá si que se lo cuida
Sounds like Lennon
Dad!
This is what happens when you make it
Kevin parece un hijo perdido de Lennon…
That guy could join to beatlemania band 😂
Anyone got this tabbed out?