Alex Lahey covers My Chemical Romance 'Welcome to the Black Parade' for Like A Version

Alex Lahey covers 'Welcome to the Black Parade' by My Chemical Romance for triple j's Like A Version.
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Like A Version is a segment on Australian radio station triple j. Every week a musician or band comes into the studio to play one of their own songs and cover a song they love.
Since 2004, many artists have participated, including Childish Gambino, Lorde, CHVRCHES, Tame Impala, Tash Sultana, HAIM, Gang of Youths, Halsey, DMA'S, Aurora, Arctic Monkeys. You can watch past sessions here: bit.ly/like_a_version
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[@triplej]

You can stream Alex Lahey 'Welcome to the Black Parade' on Spotify spoti.fi/2UpMDcU and Apple Music apple.co/2NMJ7Y4

[@SimpPro101]

Why no Google music?

[@danielcavanagh85]

@@SimpPro101 it's on google play music as well

[@douglasmacdougal5477]

It's also available on Amazon Music Unlimited.

[@meazle]

Not anymore. Edit: It's back! Thank you

[@tyblazitar]

i don't suppose it's possible to own it in any legal way?

[@tylerreed2409]

Weird opinion, this song is the Bohemian Rhapsody of the emo generation.

[@joshfullstop920]

Not weird. Fitting. That whole album was Queen, reimagined dressed all in black.

[@jorgek92]

of the 90s alternative kids generation

[@thecharlieramirez]

I... agree.

[@apocalypseburger3298]

This and Muse (either United States of Eurasia or Knights of Cydonia)

[@andyk4676]

Huh... You're right

[@jordanrafferty2301]

This cover was so good it made myspace a usable platform again

[@87atheart]

dead rn. ty.

[@coleton7048]

So fucking funny. Holy shit.

[@GoatyHerps]

Lmfao

[@andrewbabington]

This comment getting read on air today absolutely did me

[@trueseeker25]

Bwahahaha 🤣🤣🤣

[@DanteYewToob]

I adore the girl with the cymbals. She's absolutely loving it and I'm loving her enthusiasm! You're making me love life, girl... and I'm here for it.

[@sarahhill2114]

Her name is G Flip. She’s a muso in her own right.

[@woodynozz]

happiest operator of a symbol on this planet, her happiness is infectious.

[@Thediamondduck11]

@@sarahhill2114 and a bloody good one at that.

[@ruthbeedle2221]

Adore G!! Their happiness is infectious xx

[@worldssmallestfan]

Maybe that’s what drew in the LA based real estate agent.

[@agienugroho3471]

Congrats, Lord Gerard has spoken

[@fadilahmohd8903]

Yes he did

[@quatreryukami]

When your cover is so good it makes the original artist nostalgic for it. Big ups. This cover turned me on to this artist as a bonus.

[@okayokaynowkids7673]

@@quatreryukamime too, turned me hard enough to break ma pants and underwear

[@danijelad2932]

LMAO

[@deadpegasus4635]

@@quatreryukami MEEEEE AS FUK!!!

[@thomasstevens6640]

love how G flip is having the time of her life

[@aly53484]

She is ALWAYS having the time of her life, whenever I see her do anything. It is so infectious

[@christophersoprano-sculptor]

I want that job. :^)

[@JDUANE81]

I was coming down to write exactly that, she is loving life!

[@mona-vo4tq]

Don’t know who that is but I know exactly who you’re talking about

[@ATLTraveler]

Who the fuck is G-Flip and how do u actually know these unknown people. Horrible name by the way.

[@joshkleine21]

G Flip is the worlds happiest person throughout this performance

[@joshkleine21]

Jason Stein That’s her mate 👍

[@JSON1C]

i'm gonna go ahead and assume that's the one with the crash cymbals because holy shit that grin

[@bleepdupdupbloop6777]

She always seems stoked as fuck. It’s bloody great

[@jesserodriguez8046]

YeaaaH she's definitely rolling. Look at the size of her pupils

[@RyanLerch]

Almost as happy as when on stage with Kram at the one night stand.

[@ethanrummel7638]

0:56 the sheer joy on the percussionists face is just wonderful

[@Thediamondduck11]

That’s G Flip! They’re a muso in their own right. They’re non binary.

[@meganedwards147]

Gotta love G Flip

[@angelahull9064]

Crash cymbals will do that to you

[@cdack1]

i know people are talking abour Alex and G flip, but how good is the piano chick?! man she has pipes!! SO GOOD!

[@liamhardie1460]

I'm pretty sure Gflip just lives in the triple j studios

[@jameshallmusic44]

Slap me with black eyeliner & call me Gerard, that is a tune 🤯

[@md11x6]

Gerard, you are correct ;)

[@medalia7622]

Scott Harmes indeed

[@lucyhardy-styles-shield2728]

Mate, that was my CHILDHOOD! I absolutely loved and still love MY Chem

[@jrelius]

HELL YEAH!!!!

[@effie1349]

I've been following Alex Lahey for a while, and I remember this happening and screaming! I recommend checking her other music out, she's amazing :)

[@RonFStampler]

I was upset that G-Flip wasnt on the drums, but I am no longer upset after seeing her play the cymbals and peanut butter jar

[@LunaticLexie]

Don't forget the shoo bop shoo bops

[@emmyashbaugh]

🙌 🔥

[@Soundless]

She’s playing timpani, every single drummer or percussionist will be freaking about playing timpani.

[@aliahf6918]

Covering such an iconic song is quite a brave choice, but they did a great job. LOVE IT.

[@Timboolin]

Iconic ? Bit of a stretch lol

[@glacierfruits5350]

@@Timboolin how isn't it iconic? It became the song of basically an entire generation. Who even after growing out of most other emo stuff still have unconditional love for it

[@Timboolin]

Just because some tight Jean wearing kids still like the song years later dont make it iconic lol just makes it a good song

[@Timboolin]

Iconic songs insist of songs like thriller and bohemian rhapsody. This is nowhere close to anything like that. Sorry

[@glacierfruits5350]

@@Timboolin yeah because Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury are known for how baggy their jeans are. Frankly I don't see what makes them different except that when they came out there was less music to choose from, and that they've had longer to establish themselves.

[@aly53484]

This version was so good, it brought My Chemical Romance out of retirement

[@ginormousbones]

andy valente is this The Andy Valente from St Cloud MN ? KVSC Fetus etc. ???

[@aly53484]

@@ginormousbones nope, must be another of me out there

[@andrewmcelligott1438]

Now triple J has completely collapsed.... Everyones leaving

[@MrKyleprather]

Awesome

[@qloofs]

i hate that ur right

[@dylanhess791]

God I still get chills Everytime I hear this song. What a masterpiece that whole concept album was.

[@eclipse12121]

Yep. Still a great listen from start to finish. Classic.

[@samgaal3412]

BUMPING HARD!

[@MartyxWL]

"Famous last words" is such a good album finisher.

[@joshfullstop920]

Every minute. Down to the hidden track 'Blood' True Masterpiece that transcends genres. Fuck it, I'm off to blast it now.

[@eclipse12121]

I was never a fan before TBP, but I saw them when they toured the album and it totally rocked.

[@mikelong8038]

Clio Renner's backup vocals are pure gold.

[@jasonanno3881]

She’s very talented

[@kobrapoison8440]

Gerard posted this on insta. That’s why I’m here :,)

[@bacongaming5447]

A month later THEY BACK

[@rezaperdanaputra]

Me too

[@parisamustdie]

Samee!! Btw love ur pfp

[@shaynebarrett9071]

Ayy gerrard insta club :D

[@DangardsBrain]

I'm pleasantly surprised by how many good covers of this song exist! I just found this after hearing Postmodern Jukebox do it, and that was after hearing Melodicka Bros 😁

[@roguejacket]

I get a garage band vibe from this in the best way, MCR would be proud

[@andreasm.2777]

Yep even gerard posted it on insta 🖤

[@joelw4715]

The smile at the end is just pure ‘yeah, we owned that’.

[@alvaromora3981]

3:35 isn’t anyone going to mention this magic “doowap doowap” piece? And that sensual ‘take a look at me ‘ 🙌

[@Phantomwaxx]

Nice move. This is most played part of the video 😂

[@joelmonteiro1419]

What a great cover. It takes guts to cover such an iconic track. Truly the anthem of an entire generation.

[@HannahLily27x]

G’s face every time she uses the cymbals 😂😂

[@williamhoch3977]

I know 😂😂😂😂

[@laserbeamlightning]

I wish I could meet a girl that’s as excited about me as she is about those cymbals

[@Alistair]

@@laserbeamlightning just have to let her clap your hands together every so often

[@imalloutofgin]

Love the percussionist in the back ground just having the time of her life smashing those cymbals together haha. Great cover! And I'm a big My Chem fan so I wasn't expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. :)

[@KellyWatts1302]

Check out the works of G Flip 💗💖💝

[@zacdonald2795]

Insanely brave to cover this song, makes how they nailed it even more of an achievement. One of my favourite LAV's

[@nilsknapp2638]

I know I'm late for the party but I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes. Not only because the nostalgia of this song hits hard but also because this is a very passionate and beautiful cover. Thank you for that!

[@dttguess]

I came here to say the same thing but you said it better. Hard to type with these blurry eyes

[@amylaker8812]

G Flip's expressions are just priceless 👌🏼🤣

[@tomparker8282]

one day I hope to be as happy as G Flip playing the cymbals

[@GrifKilla97]

This cover is so good it brought MCR Back together

[@bacongaming5447]

True that

[@Packer1500]

G-flip looks like she walked into Disney, heard the Beatles, tasted bacon, and played with 100 puppies for the first time all at the same time.

[@georgelinford5576]

wow

[@TiredHeathen101]

That is the most beautiful description I've ever heard

[@andrewhussey4538]

Some artists always do that lol, check out the video for Falkor by Covet and watch the drummer, half the comments on the video are about how happy the guy seems

[@zedlinden8938]

This was a spiritual experience for a not-quite-ex-emo not gonna lie

[@Hrafnsongr]

Salesman:*slaps parade* This comes in Black.

[@RCbeastly]

None blacker

[@pronumeral1446]

That's not how that meme goes, but good try 6/10.

[@kode-man23]

I'll take two!!!

[@alejofinten5615]

aw yeah, a man of culture

[@FriendOfTrashPandas]

@@pronumeral1446 if you don't understand that memes evolve this way, then you have no business talking about memes in the first place.

[@DeadInTheFace]

I got chills towards the end... this went HARD

[@aphex82]

I will never tire of G-Flip's never-ending excitement and happiness

[@Kramburger]

G Flip's living her best life

[@giselevanhounten8366]

I think this is the first MCR cover I actually liked

[@steviwoodberry6433]

Gisele Van Hounten I like that they didn’t change the melody or much at all. I think some people try and jazz covers up and ruin it!!

[@D.c4no]

the TØP cover for Cancer wasn't bad. It wasn't nearly as good as the orignial version by MCR, but it ok.

[@andrewtrac7223]

@@steviwoodberry6433 I thought they added a nice ska touch in the bridge section. And while I like Ray Toro, this version definitely had better backing vocals.

[@caifabe8050]

Caleb Hyles and Jonathan Young did a pretty epic cover of Famous Last Words about a year ago. Check it out. You might like it I dunno.

[@MrScaramanga16]

I think joey Cooke with pmj nailed it with the new Orleans funeral styling of it

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Seriously, my favourite song, and still gettin bumps after all these years especially when covered so damn well!!!

[@hanaciel]

same hereee

[@WordUnheard]

This is so good! I especially love it when an artist covers a song that was originally sung by someone of a different gender from theirs, yet still keep the gender of the original artist the same when mentioned in the song. That shows a lot of respect to the original artist.

[@ariamckenna2483]

my faith in humanity has officially been restored

[@mayerf7994]

Aria McKenna amen!

[@samwoodson9603]

I didn’t know how much I needed those “shoo-bop shoo-bops” until I heard them.

[@jvega6651]

The fact that these human beigns probably grew up listening to MCR during High School and now are giving a top notch cover is very wholesome.

[@weesh567]

I can feel in my soul the number of times this was belted out in a car by every one of these people

[@theatrain5388]

This is such an underrated song, should be mentioned alongside the all time great songs. I love how she stayed true to the melody and just let her voice be the point of difference, one of the best like a versions I have heard.

[@masyn5819]

The A Train you know this isn’t her song... right??

[@theatrain5388]

@@masyn5819 no shit sherlock.

[@JUNKO____]

Alex Lahey is my favorite member of Children of Bodom.

[@fedvoxavoxa]

Lol very few people will get this joke mate, it's hilarious btw

[@sosman1973]

That right there is brilliant

[@DoomSayer2113]

God damnit. 😂

[@NigelGrab]

Underrated comment.

[@TriceraCop14]

Was looking for this

[@Vcraigv318]

Damn, the drumming & the whole band together were magnificent & the backup singer on the keyboard, wow, Wow, WOW, absolutely FANTASTIC. Who is she, such a great voice??

[@purplepanda1287]

This is the single best cover of Welcome To The Black Parade I have ever heard! Bravo, I will always remember this!

[@adambudds7906]

I like how faithful to the original this is, while still being it’s own version somehow. Fantastic cover.

[@racheykitty]

That was so fucking epic! Alex Lahey is a queen! I love that G Flipp looks so happy to be there 😄

[@sevpha1259]

This cover makes me so happy I want to put on eyeliner and cry. >:(

[@richvaillencourt6597]

I literally have no clue who this band is and I was not expecting this. Just absolutely outstanding. She knocked it out of the park.

[@aussietaipan8700]

I love to see the bands play the music live or at least live on video. The effort and energy put into this song is mind blowing. Excellent work.

[@Kromedome21]

brb editing this into my Myspace page

[@jaxonellbelurin472]

MySpace didn’t hear that in a while

[@revanap5819]

Before watch : that's okay usually the cover of triple j different than the original After watch: damn i've been g noted again.....

[@Rox9ne]

At 3:50 her voice is full of emotion, gives me goosebumps, great cover 🥰

[@stratogabo]

Gerard Way just sent me here and I'm crying. Thanks.

[@lilyl.6715]

I’ve been freaking out about this on ig before I even watched it; Alex!!! G flip!!! Like is this a crossover episode! also I hope this cover blows up, Alex and everyone deserves it

[@alexbrown6667]

That was emotional, amazing, and unbelievably real. What a "Like A Version" !!

[@JackNapier-pl2hv]

I love her music so much i was so excited to find this cover

[@wellfoxs]

the girl on keyboard stole my heart

[@SuperBobiss]

Absolutely nuts! Will be checking Spotify every single day til this shows up there.

[@meganpolmear5695]

It's up on spotify now!!!!

[@ellagalle]

When I heard this on the radio I thought they were kidding about the rice in the peanut butter jar.

[@bevinroue5788]

Well, that was good. Always nice to see a background singer (the keyboardist) who could hold their own as a soloist.

[@emmettdivendal2736]

This is the first time I've heard this song since my partner passed (it was his favourite song) and this was the best way to come back to MCR.

[@connieharper5730]

This is mad, she’s so talented! Meanwhile g flip living her best life over there 😂

[@just_joshing]

About time someone did MCR lol

[@bacongaming5447]

About time MCR did themselves

[@nicknick6380]

This might be my favorite Like a Version of all time. God I miss that band.

[@mikaelmandart4182]

Jesus. Guys you are so talented. What energy. I am impressed! We want some more Alex Lahey. From France

[@boonnathan9827]

Love the totally rad bill and teds ‘ wyld stallions ‘ guitar moment around the 4:20 mark! Most excellent 🤟

[@davidbrooks8218]

The girl in the black and white striped long sleeve knows what's up.

[@dakdakgoos]

I got the same chills I get from the original, damn this is great-I've gotta check out Alex's music now

[@faseslap3806]

G minor plays Me: Ah shit here we go again

[@constancehalstead8457]

thats a g major

[@faseslap3806]

@@constancehalstead8457 sorry whahahah I just needed to Release

[@alexmott507]

@@faseslap3806 I mean, it's not major or minor, it's a single note, not a chord

[@stratogabo]

@@constancehalstead8457 came to say this.

[@tatemcilwain1775]

It's not a g minor. It's not even a chords it's just g.

[@johnsanderlin7931]

Every time I watch this video it gives me chills and makes me smile, This is The BEST!!

[@karenferguson9506]

Epic. Epic. Epic. Such an important song. So brilliantly performed. ❤❤❤

[@gustavoesmunoz]

I love this version so much!!!

[@carleymccallum6915]

Alex did the song so much justice but G-Flip absolutely loving life and bringing ENERGY to the cover on the cymbals. Seriously iconic.

[@honkykong13]

Fortune favours the brave - and you have to be brave to do a cover of this! You guys did an amazing job. So much raw emotion.

[@SeanGriffen]

Gerard Way posted this in his Instagram 🔥

[@martinweaver9373]

I saw Alex Lahey at Osheaga 2018 and have been a fan ever since. She was so good live!

[@moritz4206]

I never really like this song or gave it much of a chance until I heard this cover, i love this cover and it definitely let me hear the song in a new light

[@hellmasker1]

This was outstanding. Some people talk about things they never knew they needed, but... I've always known I needed this.

[@nitrocx3121]

Everything about that was epic! One of my favorite all time LAV's

[@tstanford1974]

I've watched everyday for a month or more now. Just wow!! I would fly to Australia to see her live and perform it.

[@robmonson8721]

Love it! Saw them in Minneapolis last month and can't wait for them to come back.

[@vivmcdaugherty5692]

g-flip is fucken loving, life! such great energy that lady!!

[@md11x6]

Epic cover. Great job Alex and crew!

[@mereskimade]

Wow wow wow! Absolutely crushed it. Totally doing the song justice and then some.

[@lodeddiperfan635]

THIS SLAPS i already loved alex and now i love her even more

[@lukethomas9597]

My tragic little emo heart is exploding. This is everything

[@rileyb12344456667]

They weren’t even emo shut up 😂

[@sobbe07]

Absolutely killed it! Never heard of Alex but I'm an OG MCR fan a la 2001. What a smashing cover!!!

[@brendanmcadam8200]

Such a great cover. She, along with the whole band are very unassuming. Pure talent on display. Love it.

[@paDdywitha]

Holy shatt. This is incredible

[@HenriqueValcanaia]

KZbin this is amazing, why am I seeing this only now?!

[@aly53484]

Hi Triple J. How about if G-Flip ever does something like this in support of another band, can we have a video released just of a camera watching her the entire time? She just fills a room with joy

[@jessicatwining9367]

This.

[@abdulrazak-ei2ju]

Gay

[@dmxj1586]

Hella

[@anitadecosa5203]

Alex’s smile at the end is worth living for.

[@Dreadwroth]

Alex Lahey is so amazing

[@lawrencemincey8822]

This song is a classic !!!! She was amazing….. Carry on!!!!!!

[@Oodgerooian]

Alex Lahey, Clio Renner and G-Flip covering MCR? Be still my former emo heart

[@barrelroll1919]

Oodgerooian former?

[@storytellingsnek5255]

I legit cried. Awesome cover!! Congrats and best of luck.

[@scottbever2057]

That was dope!!! Loved it!!!

[@weetsgoh2207]

man the girl doing the cymbals looks like shes having so much fun

[@JeddaB]

G-Flip look her up. She's great too!

[@jurerajh1424]

Great cover, fantastic voice, well done!

[@JF-kc3yt]

So glad to see our childhood and teenage youths come back time travelers where you at takes me back to 2006 where I'm still 18 and still in band playing trumpet