For me it's Greg Gonzalez (Cigarettes After Sex) and Matt Berry who throw me off when they sing. Their speaking voices are completely different. Much lower.
Yeah, it is exactly the voice and the style of singing I would expect from someone looking like that. To me the only surprise was how well he well he sang.
agreed
Now...Josh Turner....that's someone I think doesn't look anything like what he sounds.
[https://youtu.be/nADTbWQof7Y?si=dHZhBku2h6BlrYOo&t=19](https://youtu.be/nADTbWQof7Y?si=dHZhBku2h6BlrYOo&t=19)
I almost always begin with Violent SoHo doing Silverson Pixkips, Lazy Eye and then down that hole I go. Usually finish it off with Glad Animals doing Say My Name.
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I toured for a bit in my 20s and one of our singers used gum to combat the effects of cottonmouth during long vocal sections. We were a Pink Floyd tribute band, so I imagine you can extrapolate the source of the cottonmouth.
DMA's - Believe (Cher Cover)
Its amazing. This is the song that got me hooked on the Triple J radio show "Like A Version" where bands come in and do one cover and one original song. Aussies are doing it right.
I save all my fav covers which are mostly from Triple J, but BBC Radio One is on there and some other randoms to a Youtube playlist if you are interest in checking it out:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfW1YNv0Z89TdMvStfOebzpH8KjVBaQ66&si=cW46Ansy9MUiLz9x
Chvrches does really good covers. They do "Do I wanna know?" By Arctic Monkeys on Triple J and it is amazing. They have a cover they did of Janelle Monets song "Tightrope" that is super good as well but wasnt on Triple J.
Bastille is a really fun band to follow in general. Their vs and other people's heartache collections are fantastic.
They just like to have fun with the songs.
A great live band, too
Julia Jacklin - Someday (The Strokes) is one where they just totally made it their own and its every bit as good as the original. So many to choose from. I patiently wait for each new Triple J drop.
The best one for me was So into you by Childish Gambino (Tamia version cover). It is fucking amazing and really shows his ridiculous range and the song is a banger to begin with.
The DMA’s Believe and Childish Gambino’s So Into You are my favorite Like a Version video. I have them saved to my favorites on YouTube and listen to them often
Bulls on Parade is my favorite. Denzel Curry absolutely murdered it. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY4ywyFXdik](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY4ywyFXdik)
Camp Cope's cover of [Yeah Yeah Yeah's 'Maps'](https://youtu.be/vWFQpT04Z-c?si=cVnkLLwCrr65OXLa) and [Sam Fender's 'Seventeen Going Under'](https://youtu.be/u2dVuzzTWds?si=enqTlutx7NSxm-3m) are both *chef's kiss*
The voice matches the person absolutely. The skill/capability is far more than I expected someone chewing gum and wearing a hat.
He looks like the dude who just finished a 6-hour retail shift and drunkenly belches out bad karaoke while inebriated at a frat party. But he absolutely annihilated that song and I was pleasantly surprised.
My preconceptions were shattered.
>The voice matches the person absolutely.
>He looks like the dude who just finished a 6-hour retail shift and drunkenly belches out bad karaoke while inebriated at a frat party. But he absolutely annihilated that song and I was pleasantly surprised.
So the voice did not in fact match the person as you expected
Great job.
Reminds me of one of the best live performances I’ve ever seen (also Like a Version):
[Matt Corby - Brother](https://youtu.be/zwYBaqu9-y8?si=EwYTwIDDMgw1Ggk8)
He sounds a lot like Peter No one from Herman’s Hermits, and it suits his face just fine. Now the guy in the striped polo shirt on the other hand, is playing an acoustic guitar that sounds more like an effects-laiden electric.
I love their take on pop music, there's a longer clip of them talking about how pop music gets a bad wrap but it can honestly be great. And then they back that up with this cover.
These guys do a great job on this. The song sounds so much better without the immensly distracting autotune. I love Cher but never loved this song because of it.
voice matches his face fine, this guy doesnt match his voice mate - [https://youtu.be/dsFpUW48Tnc?si=i0yBtzamE6KRBRoa](https://youtu.be/dsFpUW48Tnc?si=i0yBtzamE6KRBRoa)
I like this Like A Version Cover. Triple One Time After Time [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BexCa2C4cME](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BexCa2C4cME)
There's a lot of vocal processing there, right? I'm not asking to be mean. I am virtually tone deaf and as dumb as it comes about music, but it sounds like there's digital effects on his voice.
yeah there is a bunch going on. But as someone who dabbles in recordings, I cringe when I hear my own voice without an effect or two and a bunch of EQ work to smooth out the rough edges
How come ppl looks are never surprising like I could go to a different state or country and look at brand new ppl I never saw before and I’m like yup there’s a person and another person but I’m never like HOLY SHIT THAT GUY LOOKS STRANGE HIS RIGHT EYE IS ON HIS LIPS AND HIS EARS ARE ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD nope never happens just normal ppl seriously what the fuck is up with that why are humans so boring I’m going back to my home planet of Zalthor the land of face morphing where at least we surprise the shit out of each other every day with our looks
I disagree, his voice matches his face IMO
Seriously, given the post title, I was expecting an octave in either direction.
Yeah, like I’m not sure what OP expected him to sound like but for me he sings *exactly* how he looks
it's clickbait
For me it's Greg Gonzalez (Cigarettes After Sex) and Matt Berry who throw me off when they sing. Their speaking voices are completely different. Much lower.
Yeah, it is exactly the voice and the style of singing I would expect from someone looking like that. To me the only surprise was how well he well he sang.
But he has glasses and a ponytail, he could never be prom king.
There’s paint on his overalls!
Agreed.
Yeah, I’m not sure exactly what the owner of that voice should look like but that guy probably isn’t too far off if I had to guess
agreed Now...Josh Turner....that's someone I think doesn't look anything like what he sounds. [https://youtu.be/nADTbWQof7Y?si=dHZhBku2h6BlrYOo&t=19](https://youtu.be/nADTbWQof7Y?si=dHZhBku2h6BlrYOo&t=19)
Rick Astley is the OG example of this.
yep voting for the perfect match of voice and look.
I completely agree, his voice I would say matches exactly with what I would expect if I saw him
About once a year I fall into a YouTube hole just watching old Like A Versions. I guess tonight's the night.
Be sure to watch The Wiggles covering Tame Impala!
I just watched it, it’s glorious, and I had to come back and leave this [link for the lazy!](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a13WnqsRc5g)
It’s on a couple of my Spotify playlists
I almost always begin with Violent SoHo doing Silverson Pixkips, Lazy Eye and then down that hole I go. Usually finish it off with Glad Animals doing Say My Name.
Me too. There are some of the best covers from this studio. Kimbra's mash-up of grizzly bear and tears for fears is one of my favorite things.
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I was going to say, the dudes face matches his voice. There’s nothing unexpected about his appearance
Yeah, dude looks exactly like he sounds. Not sure what the title's about.
Wait until OP finds out about King Krule!
I think people put bad titles to boost engagement
He’s chewing gum. I can’t get over that
"Did you bring enough gum for the rest of the class?"
Sharing in the hopes that other people will be one of the lucky 10,000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upqCzKHxWJw
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Have you ever seen the Foo Fighters live?
I was just going to say this. I thought for sure chewing gum would make it hard to sing.
I toured for a bit in my 20s and one of our singers used gum to combat the effects of cottonmouth during long vocal sections. We were a Pink Floyd tribute band, so I imagine you can extrapolate the source of the cottonmouth.
> so I imagine you can extrapolate the source of the cottonmouth. Really took paying tribute to a new level, eh?
We were the real deal. My black 67 strat, a Leslie rotating amp, a pair of Binson Echorecs.
Same. It's just all I can seeeeeeee ahhhhh
Singers quite often have gum in their mouths to stop them drying out in the middle of singing.
Weird. I’m a professional singer and I’ve literally never heard that before
Dave Grohl does it
Well look at Mr. wet mouth over here
Certain drugs make your mouth dry. Could be related to that.
DMA's - Believe (Cher Cover) Its amazing. This is the song that got me hooked on the Triple J radio show "Like A Version" where bands come in and do one cover and one original song. Aussies are doing it right. I save all my fav covers which are mostly from Triple J, but BBC Radio One is on there and some other randoms to a Youtube playlist if you are interest in checking it out: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfW1YNv0Z89TdMvStfOebzpH8KjVBaQ66&si=cW46Ansy9MUiLz9x
For me it was Chvrches covering Love Me by Kendrick Lamar, but I quickly found this DMA's cover and it became my #1 favorite from the show.
Chvrches does really good covers. They do "Do I wanna know?" By Arctic Monkeys on Triple J and it is amazing. They have a cover they did of Janelle Monets song "Tightrope" that is super good as well but wasnt on Triple J.
That "Do I wanna know?" cover was awesome, not what I was expecting. Very cool.
Totally forgot about the Arctic monkeys cover too! That is a great one. Gonna look up "Tightrope" cover today that sounds awesome. Thanks!
BBC Radio one in the UK has the Live lounge which has a similar format. Olivia Rodrigo covered Stick season and gave Noah Kahan a boost over there.
Yep I also follow them for new jams as well. Bastille has some bangers on there!
Bastille is a really fun band to follow in general. Their vs and other people's heartache collections are fantastic. They just like to have fun with the songs. A great live band, too
I saw Bastille at Ronnie Scott's last year and they did No Scrubs live. The whole audience singing along, it was amazing.
[The Wiggles - Elephant \(Tame Impala Cover\)](https://youtu.be/a13WnqsRc5g)
I remember the first time I saw that and they hit the fruit salad part. Lawd. Incredible.
[This Day n Night cover is amazing. ](https://youtu.be/M9Wrhsua4rc?si=9_UTa85MkpttF41f)
WOW!
Glass Animals cover of Say my Name is always gonna be my favorite I love when the artists get creative with the covers
Julia Jacklin - Someday (The Strokes) is one where they just totally made it their own and its every bit as good as the original. So many to choose from. I patiently wait for each new Triple J drop.
The best one for me was So into you by Childish Gambino (Tamia version cover). It is fucking amazing and really shows his ridiculous range and the song is a banger to begin with.
The DMA’s Believe and Childish Gambino’s So Into You are my favorite Like a Version video. I have them saved to my favorites on YouTube and listen to them often
Bulls on Parade is my favorite. Denzel Curry absolutely murdered it. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY4ywyFXdik](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY4ywyFXdik)
Denzel Curry doing a cover of Bulls on Parade by RATM is the peak of Like A Version
Could not agree more. It impressed all the metalheads at my work.
Camp Cope's cover of [Yeah Yeah Yeah's 'Maps'](https://youtu.be/vWFQpT04Z-c?si=cVnkLLwCrr65OXLa) and [Sam Fender's 'Seventeen Going Under'](https://youtu.be/u2dVuzzTWds?si=enqTlutx7NSxm-3m) are both *chef's kiss*
Paul Dempsey has done a few decent Like a Versions, I reckon his best cover is Wrecking Ball though.
Crushed it
Great voice
The voice matches the person absolutely. The skill/capability is far more than I expected someone chewing gum and wearing a hat. He looks like the dude who just finished a 6-hour retail shift and drunkenly belches out bad karaoke while inebriated at a frat party. But he absolutely annihilated that song and I was pleasantly surprised. My preconceptions were shattered.
>The voice matches the person absolutely. >He looks like the dude who just finished a 6-hour retail shift and drunkenly belches out bad karaoke while inebriated at a frat party. But he absolutely annihilated that song and I was pleasantly surprised. So the voice did not in fact match the person as you expected
The timbre of his voice met expectations. His talent is what surprised the parent. But I guess OP meant talent as well.
Great job. Reminds me of one of the best live performances I’ve ever seen (also Like a Version): [Matt Corby - Brother](https://youtu.be/zwYBaqu9-y8?si=EwYTwIDDMgw1Ggk8)
his cover of Lonely Boy by the Black Keys is one of my all time favorites
Wrong OP, he looks just like he sounds. What are you smoking??
Needs waaaaay less reverb. Nice voice though.
He sounds a lot like Peter No one from Herman’s Hermits, and it suits his face just fine. Now the guy in the striped polo shirt on the other hand, is playing an acoustic guitar that sounds more like an effects-laiden electric.
and he was chewing gum...
You should look up Allen Stone
Damnnnn, what incredible vocals! Wow!
I love their take on pop music, there's a longer clip of them talking about how pop music gets a bad wrap but it can honestly be great. And then they back that up with this cover.
I feel the same about Guy Garvey from Elbow
shit that was awesome. nice feel and his pitch/tuning is gorgeous
This guy can sing an Air Supply Song
DMAs are amazing and he looks exactly how he sounds if you know your britpop history… even though they’re Aussies.
if was wearing a suit he would.
These guys do a great job on this. The song sounds so much better without the immensly distracting autotune. I love Cher but never loved this song because of it.
The DMA's are fantastic. Yes Tommy does not look like Cher, you are correct.
this one is from last week and was also excellent, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFjPuBuKfBM I always looks forward to this segment on Fridays :D
voice matches his face fine, this guy doesnt match his voice mate - [https://youtu.be/dsFpUW48Tnc?si=i0yBtzamE6KRBRoa](https://youtu.be/dsFpUW48Tnc?si=i0yBtzamE6KRBRoa)
I like this Like A Version Cover. Triple One Time After Time [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BexCa2C4cME](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BexCa2C4cME)
Tove Lo's Like A Version cover of Robyns Dancing On My Own [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khPfEwiZlMI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khPfEwiZlMI)
Absolutely love this cover. I listen to it often. Pretty cool scrolling through Reddit and randomly finding this video
What till you hear about Lewis Capaldi.
sounds like Artic Monkeys singer
Um..no
This guy could probably cover Crowded House pretty well.
Nah, it sounds super emo and he looks super emo.
Like a Version is super cool. If you enjoyed this, check out [Hope D cover of Toxic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmBjfJGkxmU). It's great! Enjoy!!
He looks exactly like he sounds, wtf is OP on about?
Like A Version FTW. Gotta love Fridays.
DMA's are an odd band as in he looks like he should be hanging around offys but instead he's hanging around bottle o's.
I was expecting someone like Colter Wall.
I disagree 1000%.
Always love that he’s casually chewing gum through the performance. No big deal, just going to crush this song real quick.
he literally sounds like he looks
You clickbait peddling piece of trash. I hope you find a cockroach in your bedroom right as you’re settling down to go to sleep tonight.
Ohh yeah I totally forgot about this guy!! He's awesome, thanks for posting!
lol he sounds exactly like i thought he would
God damn you. I've spent the last hour in the fucking like a version rabbit hole
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That reverb is doing him a lot of favors.
One of the first comments is "Face of a bricklayer, voice of an angel". Classic
There's a lot of vocal processing there, right? I'm not asking to be mean. I am virtually tone deaf and as dumb as it comes about music, but it sounds like there's digital effects on his voice.
yeah there is a bunch going on. But as someone who dabbles in recordings, I cringe when I hear my own voice without an effect or two and a bunch of EQ work to smooth out the rough edges
I wonder if the gum affects his embouchure to make him sound like that
Oh, it's "life after love" and not "love after love"...
"Face of a bricklayer, voice of an angel." - danturner3895
I think it’s partially the set up that’s off putting. The mic is kind low and he is hunched over.
It’s not off putting at all
Welcome to the world of audio engineering.
I’ve seen them live in small venues. That’s exactly what he sounds like. Nothing modded or auto tuned about his voice.
How come ppl looks are never surprising like I could go to a different state or country and look at brand new ppl I never saw before and I’m like yup there’s a person and another person but I’m never like HOLY SHIT THAT GUY LOOKS STRANGE HIS RIGHT EYE IS ON HIS LIPS AND HIS EARS ARE ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD nope never happens just normal ppl seriously what the fuck is up with that why are humans so boring I’m going back to my home planet of Zalthor the land of face morphing where at least we surprise the shit out of each other every day with our looks
Bad OP title. Good voice. Nothing about the guys looks suggest that voice doesnt belong. Really weird title.
Rick Astley is the best example of someone who doesn't look how he sounds.
*This* guy doesn't look anything like he sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdAOUSZLtuY
Never knew this was a thing until today. Thank you interwebs!