Vance Joy covers Radiohead 'Fake Plastic Trees' for Like A Version

Vance Joy covers Radiohead in front of a live audience at triple j's Good Az Friday.
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[@LilyAlice22]

"It wears meowwwww"

[@davifarias192]

+Lily Chellingsworth (thecatzmeeoow) Hahahaha :)

[@imatekjam2005]

LMAO! perfect

[@souradipmaji7938]

hihi😂 👍👍😴

[@RageAwwR]

cat version xD

[@Clodd1]

Cant help laughing!! lol

[@travismatthias4210]

So good this song just takes me away in my own head and then I snap back to reality

[@blumeplants]

"please make very very good noises" ahaha

[@ericbumbera664]

Vance joy has a great voice... But still has a hard time reaching those Thom Yorke high notes haha

[@lazylasagna5596]

true, I used to be able to hit them, but then or course when you get older you lose the ability to hit the high ones. I wish I could sing like Thom.

[@ricardosiahaan5287]

Thom Yorke used a falsetto and falsetto cracked sometimes

[@stevenbard3519]

Eric Bumbera Thom Yorke is one of the best vocalist of our generation. he's hard to live up to.

[@mike-0451]

LazyLasagna his voice is dying too unfortunately. On their latest record you can hear splicing and a general decline in his vibrato.

[@sebastianmatarelli5602]

very few match those 1990s thom yorke highs. unreal falsetto

[@intersweat]

When did Roger Federer start playing drums??

[@janahchadwick4126]

intersweat it's to keep him busy when the tennis circuit is having a break.

[@krissaint5233]

intersweat The bloke actually used to be my physio!! amazing how far he's come now to be the drummer!

[@jerkov420]

i thought that was Alexandre Pato...

[@light106year6]

andre emanuel who ?

[@jerkov420]

nvm. he was a brazilian soccer/football player. was a prodigy but turned out to be a major flop

[@mfrippin2]

Very ballsy to cover an all time classic, and one this difficult. Pretty good I reckon. I had no love for Vancey, but he's up a few points with this effort for mine, kudos.

[@benjamindoggett4570]

+Chris Martinez While it may true that some Radiohead fans hold that sentiment you do have to admit that they make more sense than the Lana Del Rey/21 Pilots fanatics that are out there. smh

[@yncasasue9721]

@@benjamindoggett4570 Lana deal Rey is great prove me wrong

[@hannah5310]

I don't care what anyone says, this is a really good cover, the emotion is conveyed very well

[@SmileyBoySaGaming]

no greenwood solo

[@edlavis]

Thom Yorke's voice is almost impossible to cover. And this was still fantastic. ❤

[@kisskissbeckyd]

Something I didn't know I needed. Very well done.

[@billieforsyth2135]

One of my favouritest song done so beautifully

[@gamjasstory7442]

Billie Forsyth

[@sirikalvik]

Every person on this planet can only dream of such a flawless introduction

[@Solonghoney]

Damn.. I really wanted to hear that sax get lose... They played it safe and did a awesome job on a song that is very near and dear to my heart. Great job.

[@juanjorobleda7921]

Robb Stark singing and Paul Rodriguez playing drums

[@alcmenidesemonide3582]

Juanjo Robleda is federer at drums

[@raditaanjar3904]

Ser Loras I think :-)

[@neonoh4473]

At first, I didn't appreciate the simplicity of Philip selway's drumming but after I listened to this cover, I really do.

[@directdebit6078]

Someone who listens to use Radiohead and Muse (according to your pfp) You're a man of style

[@yammals]

am i the only one who thinks that alex turner could have pulled this off so well. with his raspy voice that always sounds like there's a hint of melancholy to it. not that vance didn't do a good job, cus they did, but you know, just my two cents.

[@canutecrasto]

+Yasmine Lazuli No you are not my friend. The search that got me to this video was Arctic Monkeys Radiohead cover :).

[@yammals]

+Canute Crasto totally. just imagining alex singing this gives me goosebumps. i hope it happens!

[@TheAfrorasta]

Considering how grossly inauthentic and laboured alex turner is these days, it would be such a shit cover

[@patrickswayze2596]

@@canutecrasto hi Canute. Are you agreeing to this comment or disagreeing? I don't fully understand how you mean what you wrote? I'm not trolling or disregarding your comment in any way, just how i'm reading your message is all... Thanks dude :)

[@patrickswayze2596]

@@bromunculus6117 no they don't but I hear what they are saying, and can almost hear it myself. When it comes to covers you;ve either gotta nail it or make it your own. Vance Joy (if you're not Aussie) played this at the Easter Party JJJ (triple J) a national station puts on every year, and he (although I felt if he made it his own he could have nailed it) done a great job at keeping it raw and original.

[@TheMrmarcmarc]

Vance has a great voice but this really lacked emotion. I feel like the gentle attention that Thom gives it was really missing. Sorry, not a candle to the original.

[@gavinmoran6880]

Spot on

[@ppaccola]

+Marc w Funny thing is that Vance tends to get emotions flowing in his own musics, but he have a hard time trying to express this in covers.

[@rozwelljones4976]

Yer he got no grunge in him

[@hinaroh8159]

No vocal note is not on rythm but the voice is good

[@chrike01]

@@hinaroh8159 Voice is decent, delivery isn't there; throws me off

[@MrBoby41]

"Where's meow"

[@nigardaeusaffreitallano7191]

Floyd Wilcox where's meowth? - pokemon ash

[@kuddos]

Wow!, didn't know Danny Rand sing so well. This Iron Fist has it all.

[@Haley7marie]

wow. vance joy doing a cover of a song by my favorite favorite FAVORITE band, radiohead. love this is much, amazing.

[@odinp]

Such a beautiful song.

[@721deco8]

I was not expecting this to be this good. Thumbs up boys.

[@privategun]

Vance : how? Thom yorke : 😽

[@cckcck-ob8qx]

Really good voice and band so good

[@_Harvey_Djent_]

Is it just me or is he getting faster every 10 seconds?

[@marioalejandro7549]

That's what i thought. It takes from the emotion of the song. This song need to be played chilled.

[@MM-vs2et]

It's definitely 20-25 bpm faster in the end than the start. But that's pretty usual for live performances without clicks

[@6cbrig]

Thank you amazing cover

[@toalladepapel]

damn it's bold to cover radiohead in general, and to pull it off is soooooo rare this is cool

[@denisebarber8973]

Love this song 🥹🫶🏻🎶🎶🎶🎶 Kelly Clarkson covers this absolutely amazing 💝🎶🎶

[@mrrooneygeorgee6524]

This come second to the best fake plastic Trees version I have ever heard. 1st was by Radiohead in Glastonbury 2003

[@lachlanyoung1386]

Glastonbury 03 Version is in another universe, its crazy

[@flynnwg7038]

Thats so god dam true

[@dyerxmaker93]

U should listen to this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3fLnpqrmJKaq9E

[@joshuahenline405]

Chase Eagleson is still my absolute favorite cover of this song.

[@AlexVandenBroek]

Not usually one to listen to Vance Joy, but this is pretty damn sweet!

[@hectorjenkins934]

is everyone forgetting a cover its not supposed to sound exactly like the original

[@donnamurray1317]

agreed

[@TheSeancassady]

Yeah, that's why I used to hate covers but now it's the reason I love them, they're different.

[@AreMullets4AustraliansOnly]

HecticBuzzVideo still need to sound good though 😂

[@Amstrdamn]

The original song is the set standard. What is mainly judged is if the cover is good or not, not how same it is to the original. Regardless, this cover met neither. Sorry, expectations are high.

[@sebastianmatarelli5602]

There's a reason radiohead songs are rarely covered and that's because expectations are always high.

[@pabloyanez7256]

Jhon Snow is playing radiohead...awasome! xD

[@joepope5793]

Looks a bit more like loris tyrell to me

[@marlonbrandoseyes1443]

@@joepope5793 a lot more

[@BryceRaffle]

Not all that different from the original, but with this song, that's actually a good thing. Great-sounding cover.

[@ericbumbera664]

God the fucking tempo is all over the place.... Guys have no rythem

[@frooshante]

cant that be good sometimes, though?

[@akonangatalaga]

**rhythm

[@davidrundle1366]

Eric Bumbera It's Vance, his strumming is all over the place. He keeps speeding up. If he didn't have the band he would be in trouble.

[@filifirebeam2087]

still more popular than any of you flogs though

[@estebannualartcuevas7720]

Fili Firebeam that's the main problem.

[@user-fu9sz3dv3f]

This song is just exquisite & this version does it justice. The instrumentation is especially great. Other really good covers of it, though more spare, are phoebe bridgers & arlo park's collaboration and Alexander Mills' cover.

[@psycheSNAKE]

This is definitely my third best version . Original, Kawehi, Vance joy

[@brentmcrae5321]

Very good!!

[@DavidRamos-sr8cx]

Vance Joy fan now. thank you.

[@GAMER10079]

I don't understand why everybody is being so tough on him.... This is a pretty good cover regardless of any changes to the original. Some of you make me disappointed to be part of the Radiohead fanbase with your ignorant, close-minded opinions on how he doesn't compare to the original - one simple tip - DON'T COMPARE A COVER TO THE ORIGINAL. Vance is not Thom, therefore he is not required to sing or plat exactly like Thom would. P.s - I'd love to see all of you haters do a more faithful cover than Vance's.

[@zeroscorpio3692]

well said my man

[@BillyShears230]

Doesnt take a good chef to tell if a meal is shit, so I think the line “is like to see you do better” is invalid. Also I think comparing to the original is fine, everyone’s allowed to give their opinion. That being said I agree that people shouldn’t be so toxic when comparing different versions of the song

[@coachcoopfitness]

Angus Murray im not comparing it to the orignal, its mediocre on its own lol

[@niklaskjerstadius8367]

"Good nothing Or Bad Nothing." - John

[@justanibbatrynahelptoday4694]

he killed it, idk what everyone’s talking about

[@Abhishek-fe3zs]

Yeah he did pretty well ngl

[@snuke37]

I like this version, although I have to say one of my favorite things about the original is Jonny Greenwood shredding towards the end. However the brass was something new, and every cover should try to do something different with the original.

[@zzkiplington]

It’s good. Admire him for it.

[@MsDF936]

The golden rule of covers. If you can't add to it, don't touch it....

[@dissconnect5588]

MsDarcyfan the golden rule of music... it's about doing what you want

[@EthanMoran1999]

+MsDarcyfan says who? I prefer an accurate homage.

[@davidedward2352]

MsDarcyfan I like that.... Too many artists just try to sound the same as the original

[@legovideotv12345678]

David Edward I like to see it like a painting, they made a part to be like one way for a reason, when I try to play a song that is not mine I try to play like it is supposed to be played, and with the original instrumentation

[@legovideotv12345678]

Just an opinion btw

[@willassuncaowaes]

Amazing!

[@mioryaakob5979]

i think.drums must be relax, chill.and give a soul for frontline

[@anne-mareegray8762]

oh... I made myself sad... beautiful song. Beautiful version♥

[@joseph.r1122]

Great job, guys. Nice.

[@orvs08]

This is beautiful :)

[@GavoGK]

Where is the Georgia live performance?

[@charlenevanravenstein7103]

YES NEVER CONSIDERED THIS COMBINATION NOW I CANT UNCONSIDER IT YAY

[@RobertJW]

This is so good. Thankyou JJJ and thankyou Vance Joy!

[@CapoeiraChris]

I wanted to hear more emotion in his voice. Other than that, he did a decent job. On the part when Thom sings " I can't help the feeling", you have to feel what he feels and I didn't get that.

[@jtellag]

Did the High Sparrow allow this?

[@harmonymoxham1719]

absolutely stunning.

[@bimayasya1]

why this song always makin me feel so blue...

[@Punter181]

Wow! The more I hear this cat the more he impresses me. Nailed a classic!

[@wallyworld5107]

Very good noises lol

[@teddsamal3889]

i think slowing down by only 5bpm would make miracles

[@Jimbowholivesinsoup]

This was a nice version, didn’t like the ending (without the silence from rest of band) but was nice ❤

[@mullarky]

it's rubber plans

[@bimshake]

bill mullarky Rubber plants exactly

[@danman6669]

Rubber plant

[@osamabinladen824]

Robert Plants

[@KyleNateas]

thought maybe they would add more and more and end up with opening the curtain behind and orchestra playing together

[@elijahcassidy]

Why is the immortal Iron Fist covering Radiohead?

[@williamTA5]

Very good noises were made

[@SrViniciusMesquita]

Awesome!!

[@Buffthingy1]

Pretty awesome stuff

[@grantmadden6845]

If I could be who you wanted...all the time

[@michaelhoneysett]

Wow.

[@nickurban3831]

He needs to work on Yorke's phrasing style, a few times it sounded awkward

[@lani9161]

okay well this seems like an unpopular opinion but i loved this ❤❤

[@danman6669]

I loved it, too. Vance shouldn't be compared to Thom. Thom is a legend by this point, so it's unfair to Vance to have to live up to those high standards.

[@andreasbaumann6943]

Really nice

[@jonbonbru]

What is loras tyrell doing covering Radiohead?

[@Lmassabroso]

The Horns did a decent job. Decent cover :)

[@kevindamick]

In the immortal words of Chris Tucker, "That mans killin a classic" ! That was painful to watch.

[@stevemccartney8151]

Holy hell its Loras Tyrell!

[@danman6669]

I wish people would stop cutting onions in here.

[@dylbob9000]

whenever a friend tells me they are listening to radiohead i ask them if they are OK

[@igorsaimon]

Very Good

[@kabemaldonado5037]

Nice

[@lipm4407]

best cover ♥

[@agusdikipermana3218]

All the time.... All the time....

[@lukeswan7776]

It's a good cover and I like it but what's the point if you don't put a spin on it in like version?

[@steeplechaser69]

Wait, Iron Fist is in a band?

[@so_trippy]

Nice one 👌💙

[@lisantrent]

Just one word;WOW!

[@frankieblack1969]

Great job

[@francescoalpini1726]

Thom as one of the greatest voice all time and a dirty real soul, no way for the others...I'm Italian, sorry for my english...

[@reaganmin9704]

Vance Joy sounds like grannies trying to sing hymns to their grandchildren.

[@thegreatslothlord7796]

Yoke would be so proud, just sounds exactly like the song.

[@fabiomarcuslove]

i wish i could go driving and driving and dont stop. great felling

[@okan.o]

Great cover!

[@joshuahanson4289]

He dumbed down the acoustic guitar part and lacked thom's emotion while the band just did good impressions of their respective parts. This sounds like something me, my brother and a few friends might play in our garage before lamenting about our collective musical mediocrity. It's not necessarily bad, just it's something that belongs in a school talent show tbh

[@joshuahanson4289]

Also the horns just felt too gimicky and didn't replace the raw intensity of the guitar jangle, while again that removal of the transitional suspended 4th, and 2nd chords kinda just ruins the progression. Just overall dead I guess

[@chitwnhood]

way way better than Adele's Rolling in the Deep he did.

[@recintomayakay1091]

He looks like Danny Rand.

[@hanakuhlmann5932]

Anyone know what guitar he's using?

[@dippypants7651]

its the maton srs70c

[@hanakuhlmann5932]

much thanks!

[@Martin_Gregory]

Damn good job. Dont know what the bitching about his voice is about ... he's about as close as you can get without being Thom, especially for a one-off performance.

[@j4m4rmusic95]

I can hear neil...

[@Master9992]

No se acerca en nada a la versión original, pero aún así muy bien

[@doobydoes4956]

Tu madre es mucho bonito

[@harmlesslycapable]

Anyone else hear neil young when he first started singing?

[@Crypt_AU]

So nice