The National - Lemonworld (cover)

[KupoXD]

For a lady that isn't fond of covers... I have to say, this is pretty spectacular. I enjoy how you made it your own but managed to incorporate some Matt in your voice, Well done.

[TheBridgeDidge]

this is amazing

[PurpleMysticDew]

Holy geesus.

No dislikes. I think this video just won the Internet.

[H311m4n]

@PurpleMysticDew I admit, I divided by 0 :D j/k, thanks for commenting!

[H311m4n]

@socie007 Thanks for watching :)

[Xaeraz]

This is... Wow.

Man, you nailed this. Nice job.

[H311m4n]

@Xaeraz Thank you, means a lot.

[gabbine]

wow, great job!

[WispaMeNOW]

This is a brilliant cover, well done :)

[upanddoingcircles]

this is pretty great, my friend.

[H311m4n]

@upanddoingcircles thanks man!

[ctadam12]

Where can I get this track??

[H311m4n]

@ctadam12

The original song or my cover? The song is on The National's High Violet album, the cover I can upload it somewhere if you like. Thanks for commenting!

[ctadam12]

@H311m4n The cover. I would love to have it!

[H311m4n]

@ctadam12 I put a download link in the description ;)

[ctadam12]

@H311m4n Can't download it.

[H311m4n]

@ctadam12 how come? When I click the link it works just fine...

[jluther988]

Fantastic Cover!!

[H311m4n]

@jluther988

Thank you all for your comments folks.

[colemayl]

nice!

[bubbastard]

Wow very very nice cover

[thegrendel86]

this is a cover you did?

[H311m4n]

@thegrendel86

Yes it is ;)

[maruscia]

You get mistaken for strangers by your own friends...

[robotsteve]

You've got a little bit of Malcolm Middleton hiding in your voice. Solid effort, sir. Well done.

[Eldar88]

nice cover, good job! :)

[H311m4n]

@Eldar88 Thanks a lot!

[jesuscat29]

i like it man it sounds good :)

[H311m4n]

@jesuscat29 Thank you jesuscat

[jesuscat29]

@H311m4n no problem buddy you have a good voice. :)

[AlfredaPrufrock]

Great voice.

[H311m4n]

@AlfredaPrufrock Thank you :)

[jjmac0415]

Beautifully done. Painfully beautiful to hear such a great cover.

[H311m4n]

@jjmac0415 That's one hell of nice compliment, thank you very much sir!

[sortilegus]

for the record, the lyric is:

i'm too tired to drive anywhere anyway right now

great cover, tho.

[H311m4n]

@sortilegus true, I didn't realize I was saying "anyway" twice, my mistake...thanks for commenting though!

[daisenso88]

great voice man! =)

[H311m4n]

@daisenso88 & ersarm & jjswank1 : thank you all for listening in!

[ersarm]

nice version!

[calmcyco]

sounds kinda like lemonworld + slow show but it's not bad keep it up

[H311m4n]

@calmcyco thanks, I will, in time....

[pigamus8]

i really enjoyed this. sounds like the go-betweens covering the national - your voice sounds a lot like grant mclennan

[H311m4n]

@pigamus8 Funny, a friend said the exact same thing to me! I take it as a really good compliment, thank you!

[jjswank1]

great dude

[vipon68]

ive changed my mind on this song....

gonna go out there and say better than the original

[Politik05]

Great cover. I agree that the chords sound a little off, but for figuring it out quickly, you got close enough. You have a fantastic voice, though! Overall, very nice, man. :)

[H311m4n]

@Politik05 yeah I did kind of rush into it, but like you say, it sounded close enough. A cover is not always ment to be perfect anyway. Thanks for your comment!

[vipon68]

this is really good overall, very nice...

[blackfrancis55]

i wish the actual band/or a fan would post a good version of them doing this song live. hmmm. not saying this is bad, just want to hear their live version.

[H311m4n]

@blackfrancis55 They will probably do one. I'm going to see them live in August, can't wait :)

[blackfrancis55]

@H311m4n finally going to get to see them March 17th!

[H311m4n]

@blackfrancis55 You won't regret it, they are as amazing live as they are on the albums!

[blackfrancis55]

@H311m4n well so much for that. the march 17th concert was supposed to be in Shibuya, Tokyo. I am in Tokyo at the moment, but I live in Koriyama, Fukushima Ken. I have evacuated here. If you have not been living under a rock, you know what kind of shit is going down in Fukushima now.

[H311m4n]

@blackfrancis55 I can't even begin to imagine what it must be like :(, the whole world seems to fall into pieces lately (I know, *newsflash*)...

[TheMentalDisorder]

great cover! Thanks!

[H311m4n]

@TheMentalDisorder Thanks for commenting!

[DgreatestJew]

Wow simple amazing! You have such a beautiful voice very clean and soft.

I love it.

[H311m4n]

@DgreatestJew Thank you!

[SharukhFMAlolrandom]

Wondefully done. I didnt think any cover could do matt justice, but you did just that. Very very good.

[H311m4n]

@SharukhFMAlolrandom

Thank you very much! I know that for a lot of people, me included, all the magic is in Matt's voice so it means a lot!

[skubidubiduya]

nice cover, but i prefer the original version. because for me, the magic about this band is in lead singer's voice.

[H311m4n]

@skubidubiduya

Understandable ;)

[Demikain]

chords are wrong mate

[H311m4n]

@Demikain

Don't think so, I just used a capo. But, I never pretended them to be exact, it's just my interpretation!

[Demikain]

@H311m4n

nah I know you used a capo but I mean the entire chord progression isn't quite right. Check out the cover by mkartarik01, his voice isn't as good as yours but I think his chords are accurate

[H311m4n]

@Demikain Oh, that, yeah I know the chord progression isn't 100% right, I guessed it by ear in 5mins and it sounded close enough. I wasn't even planning on recording a cover at first, just fooling around

[Nationalesque]

There's a really nice flow to this. Great vocals  - very smooth - such a contrast to Matt's!

[H311m4n]

@Nationalesque

Thank you very much, from your username I take it you like the national a lot? :)

[H311m4n]

@skubidubiduya

thanks!

[klsike]

Great cover of one of my favorite songs. Kudos, my fellow National fan!

[H311m4n]

@klsike

Thanks my friend, The National ftw!

[bnelley24]

Awesome job mate.

[H311m4n]

@bnelley24

Thanks bud!

[entranadrag]

my favorite song!!!! xD

[H311m4n]

@entranadrag

Mine too :D!

[pedrovelasco85]

Zog, que est ce que tu fou ici. Tu devrais être mercredi soir sur M6

[gimpyeyes]

I love your cover of this track. Its better than the original! Congratulations on a stirring rendition.

[frankysusername]

You are playing it a half step down from the original... but man you play/sing it well. What effects were you using for the reverb? It sounds beautiful.

[H311m4n]

@frankysusername

I forgot to mention I used a capo on the 3rd fret, my voice is too damn deep. The chords play along nicely with a capo on 1st but it's harder to sing it right for me...

To record covers I use a M-audio Nova microphone and a M-audi fast-track pro interface. Software is acoustica mixcraft with a slight reverb applied to the track, not much but usually enough to give a nice effect to the whole thing! For the guitar, a slight reverb was applied on the amp (old roland cube 30)

[HowToShakezzz]

beautiful cover of a magnificent song, thanks for sharing

[H311m4n]

@HowToShakezzz Thanks!!

[Krelianx]

Really nice!

[H311m4n]

@Krelianx

Glad you liked it :)

[Thewondersha]

Great song and a Great Job pal.

[H311m4n]

@Thewondersha

Thanks a lot!!