Fake Plastic Trees

[izaakbrown]

This is simply brilliant. I hope he releases it one day - way better than the radiohead version!

[onejskaplin]

vocals



[kevagonia]

@atomsuite why are you bothering?

[loofonme]

13 people are miserable beyond repair and don't even know it.

[thebends28037]

Thats cool a Genius' admiration for another Genius...

[AboSaud33]

he has pretty voice!

[apacolipps]

As far as the inevitable Wilco-RH comparisons go, I feel there is much more warmth, joy and humility to Wilco's music; thus, they are more interesting and artistic than RH. The fact that Wilco have both an A Ghost Is Born and a Sky Blue Sky in their canon make them all-the-more human, running the gamut from experimentally paranoid to beautifully simple - albeit layered. Radiohead, on the other hand, is all "other-worldly", far more Britishly cold. Good, if you are a Cure fan, I suppose.

[thebends28037]

@apacolipps Far From a Cure fan and I was around when they were somewhat POP! You Cannot utter Radiohead and The Cure together in the same sentence. That would be like sayin Wilco is good if your a BON JOVI FAN...... Not one of those either Thank You...

[jczother]

@thebends28037 Because you do not like the cure you dog them, Robert Smith is just as original and talented as anyone. I love Wilco, Radiohead, and the Cure. They're a great band in itself, very talented musicians, songwriting come on if you don't like the Cure, opinions are assholes. The fact is they are/were like no other very heavy and original, some of greatest lines . Sorry and thak you, but you can't take the talent out of The Cure, Wish is just an influence in my life as being there.

[TheAdeSings]

Wow man, you have some power in your voice! Check out my cover if you get time :) 

[beatle608]

WIlco>Radiohead

[dpthomas37]

The Bends = favorite Radiohead album

Ok Computer = flawless Radiohead album

Kid A = incredibly personal and a work of Art Radiohead album

Amnesiac = visceral Radiohead album ("punches you in the face")

In Rainbows = sonically beautiful Radiohead album

I see Summerteeth as Wilco's "Bends" album and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot as their "Kid A". That's just me. Both bands rock the shit out of my world in their own ways.

[apacolipps]

@dpthomas37 I've made similar comparisons between WIlco and the Beatles: Wilco's Summerteeth, YHT, and Sky Blue Sky could be said to be their Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, and Abbey Road, respectively.

[Miker2]

awesome. just more proof that Jeff Tweedy knows what is what.

[TheYeoman85]

there is better amateur covers on here

[thedawnhorse23]

@TheYeoman85 it's not about judgement and who is better. Do you think that is what matters? Music is not about competition, it's about expression, it's communication. that goes to all of you on here who compare this band to that band. i salute our differences.

[TheYeoman85]

@thedawnhorse23 fair enough to what your saying. i just think his voice is appalling. like you say just a difference of opinion.

[deathkampdrone]

jeff should play his own songs, they're so much better. having said that, the bends is a pretty great album. wilco is like a radiohead for adults... :D

[EgoTrippin311]

@deathkampdrone

what? Wilco and Radiohead are both as mature as eachother. and OK Computer and Kid A are much better and more "mature" than The Bends, since you're so worried about that.

[deathkampdrone]

@EgoTrippin311 - i know they're both pretty mature :) just kidding around. i grew up with radiohead, and when i turned 18 YHF came out, and then wilco simply replaced radiohead within my own little world. i don't care so much for the more electronic outputs of latter radiohead, that i personally think lacks the warmth of the bends and OKC. then again, kid a is probably my favorite radiohead album. they're both great bands, i was just being sort of autobiographical. which may be stupid on YT ;)

[Sirdydimus]

@deathkampdrone that makes no sense. other than I guess Wilco is "dad rock"?

[guyanaboi122]

radiohead is the next beatles

[laylalaylady]

@guyanaboi122 Radiohead is the next Radiohead IMO.

[hia10]

Jeff Tweedy covering Radiohead! Life's good.

[CHRONBOMBSINURBUTT69]

I just came, everywhere 

[skaterdudes2020]

he's my cousin!

[MrSugarnips]

This is the greatest thing of all time

[DoylesDen]

@MrSugarnips I agree

[sporils7]

One of the highlights from a great show!

[toren737]

tweedster really makes it his own, is the great thing

[SolidSnyder]

It's near impossible to really pull off the Thom Yorke falsetto unless you are Thom Yorke. So I didn't look for how true the cover was; I looked for what it added to the song, the nuances of the differences between Yorke and Tweedy.

[douglschneider]

oh my god he doesnt sing it just like thom yourke, it must be terrible.... If you dont like jeffs voice thats understandable but please dont tell me its terrible just because you dont appreciate it. If I had a dollar for every time some one told me Dylan or

Prine or Tweedy or someone elses voice was terrible.... please....

[rantsbooger]

ONE FUKIN WORD GOOSEBUMPS

[jherr328]

greatest music combination ever

[giantselecta]

I think Jeff knows that this is a bit out of his vocal range, but probably likes the song so much that he gave it a go anyway. So what if it isn't perfect? It's for fun and is an homage to another great artist. People need to relax and just enjoy the beauty of live music.

[rogebnairb]

I'm the biggest Tweedy fan out there, but have to say this is plain awful.

[MrDsmalls]

This has nothing to do with whether he SHOULD cover this song... anyone can sing it, but he CANT... this is a really rough vocal performance and I like jeff

[TheChronicJuice]

If i was Tweedy id evaluate my success and probably feel like the most achieved man in the history of the world. All of his fans are true, not just ignorant followers. Success cannot be evaluated by the money youve made, that only shows how many other people you can fool with meaningless lyrics..which shouldnt be the goal of a real musician.

[hazelbobcat]

@TheChronicJuice i love your post and i love jeff tweedy

[peterharanas]

Ha, Radiohead = best band of all-time?

[VictoryCough]

@peterharanas I'd agree that they are probably the best to come out of that era.

[cryinoutloud]

great cover??anybody have these chords??? preferably with a finger chart accompaniedddddd

[beirutfan]

i loce radiohead, and wilco and i think this is absolutely amazing!

[fuckyinz]

jeff tweedy from wilco covering radiohead? that's pretty much one of the best things ever.

[LILTRUCKER123]

Phew. This is beautiful.

[bryangor]

I don't think it makes a difference what key he does it in, from the sound of the laughing at the begining of the clip it sounds like someone yelled out a request and Jeff was obliging them. Good for Tweedy for having a sense of humor and not being too uptight to play a great song by another great band. It makes me like him even more.

[marcriganoskate]

actually, it wasn't so on-the-spot. he'd been playing this song quite a bit.

[jadster10]

Tweedy should have played it 1 step lower starting with a G. I have a voice more like his and when I cover this song I do it that way and it allows me to hit the high notes properly

[wens12]

congratulations genius

[StTnGoNtHDcKoFtHbAy]

his voice sucks i just dont like it its boring it sucks

[bykliebhan]

his voice sucks? thom yorke would struggle with wilco songs just like tweedy struggled with his

[jjrock76]

Weird. I like periods. But, apparently, you don't.

[lonelyhashbrown]

wow that is bush league

[TheonlyROXDOG]

Why?

[wens12]

you suck

[loldoctor]

anyone know any other videos of jeff covering stuff? I've never heard or seen this! lovely

[andynez1983]

The best cover i've heard is - Fake plastic trees Harry , it also has a v.funy ending.

[mq545]

Wilco=Best American rock band of all time

Radiohead=Best band of all time

[Mr11MUSICMAN]

@mq545 Wilco = Best American Rock band of all time

Radiohead = Best British Rock band of all time

[ok19608]

no i meant what i said but thanks buddy radiohead is my favorite band too and as far as what i was saying is concerned it meant "just watch the fucking video" so i think were saying the same thing if not i dont really care

[ok19608]

hey ive heard about a minute and thirty seconds of this he aint no thom yorke but thoms no jeff tweedy enjoy it hate it get over your egos props to jeff though radiohead fans like myself can be dicks

[dearsarahshu]

you mean pretentious dicks. radiohead is my favorite band but i dont have to act too good for anything else. jeffs just playing dude

[nerdyangel91]

Hits all the right notes = good cover on my book.

[McLarnan]

amazing cover. no need to argue.

[slaptasticdave21]

I don't really get all the hate. If you want to hear Thom Yorke sing it listen to him sing don't listen to Jeff Tweedy and expect it to sound the same. I think Jeff did a great job with it keeping the original emotions intact. Often they are lost in covers, but this is a pretty great performance in my book.

[stevenb130]

This is great to hear because the original was ruined by pointless overproduction with the strings and such.

[colleenmichelle]

im impressed!

[linkerdrich]

Holy CRAP!!!!!! Coolest cover ever!!!!!!

[melissaglima]

Oh, man! He's great.

[MarianneSp]

love it!

[cooperissuper]

i don't think it's bad at all. great song, good choice for a cover. he hits *most* of the notes. plus Jeff is just a badass. so yeah, not bad.

[johnmariovallenari]

I LOVE Jeff Tweedy and Wilco but this version of fake plastic trees is horrible

[AudigierMedia]

this blows

[neddybones]

when they're not that smart, they tend to write things like "this blows". They can't play an instrument or write a beautiful song so they write "this blows"....so sad and simple

[Matphes]

It ain't great but he was also just playing it because someone wouldn't stop shouting it as a request. It isn't like he rehearsed it.

[jrcenina85]

yeah, i don't think he rehearsed it aside from playing it more than once with 7 worlds collide :oP

[jrcenina85]

is that s'posed to be offensive?

to answer your question: no.

a simple "tweedy fake plastic trees" search on youtube can check the accuracy of someone's statement without having to go through all the trouble of stalking someone.

but, either way, gold star to you for such a display of originality with your cut-to-the-bone comment.

[jrcenina85]

dude, this video seriously attracts a lot of motor mouths. blah blah blah.

what you simply said cannot possibly be deciphered in "do you stalk him?"

i should add: i really don't give a fuck

[McLarnan]

get over it. i was being a smartass, it happens.

[jrcenina85]

do you even know what my comment is referring to? why don't you read to see who i'm responding to and why, "dumbass."

also, re-read what i wrote you illiterate fool: i said that jeff tweedy has played it more than once...

[jrcenina85]

this blows

[rnmate]

kind of like your mom

[jrcenina85]

witty, man, witty. jeff tweedy is one my favortie rock singers but this shit fuckin' sucks. you're deceiving yourself if you hear otherwise.

[rnmate]

kind of like your mom likes my pecker

[TotzthePlaid]

Don't try to pass off your poor taste and opinions as fact. I'm a huge fan of Jeff Tweedy and Radiohead, and I loved hearing Jeff do one of their classics. And he did it better than most singers out there could.

[jrcenina85]

blah blah blah blah blah who gives a shit?

[ZwienerZ]

You really can't think this is good? I mean honestly. As a lover of music, this is awful. No disrespect to Jeff either, but this is just terrible. Please someone else tell me this is bad.

[olssywolssy]

i really like this. he sings his heart out.

[ashesofamericanflags]

what i'd give for a recording of this.

[ResurrectionJim]

Great.  Spot-on. FanTAstick!

[mjbarry03]

whoa! such pure beauty of a song. the smirk at the beginning tells you that he knew it was a stretch... i'm glad he did it and i'd like to hear on saturday.

[bohoo2u]

Great cover. I don't know what Radiohead fans get so worked up when someone touches one of Thom Yorke's songs.

Jeff Tweedy and Thom Yorke are both awesome musicians, and I think this cover does this song justice. Tweedy knows he doesn't have the vocal range of Thom, but its still a good cover.

[holzy4565]

with a voice like jeff's, it must've been hard to sing in thom's pitch. not bad though!

[rsadlier]

to those who don't care for this cover, i'm curious why. i mean, i suppose if i heard thom yorke play "via chicago," i might have mixed feelings. but, i think i'd articular them with a bit more thoroughness.

[trogdortheweezer]

way to go jeff. i appreciate your work, and artistic nod at radiohead.

[thicktoes]

i've visited Champaign. nice performance.

[mrhandsmusic]

apparently some other idiots here would prefer Avril or Coldplay or some other crap band to do this song, but I have to say this is about the best cover of this song I've ever seen... amazing.

[Wintaz2k4]

okay so someone answer me honestly, is he making fun of this song? or is he really that bad...? if so he fuckin butchered this song!! like watching a kid with downs sing it, still give him respect for covering it, but damn...

[falstaffswims]

he's dead serious. and not bad... i might have agreed with you if i hadn't grown familiar with jeff tweedy recently... this is his mannerism... if someone handed me a glass of sake for the first time today, i'd choke it down and ask "are you fucking serious?" ...for lack of a more original way to say it: taste is something you have to acquire, a lot of the time. listen to some wilco, then listen to this again. ...and anyway, anybody who loves radiohead enough to cover them's okay in my books

[benwwolf]

Moron, shut the hell up.

[wtfeezey]

honestly just look at his face when he's singing... he means it.

[Wintaz2k4]

thats sad, because if he means it he prolly shouldn't sound like a retard when he sings it...but that's just my opinion

[bkahler419]

hey, when you're a grammy-award winning singer/songwriter, you can sing however you'd like.

[frankie28web]

terrible. what an asshole!

[mhenegh2]

Thanks for posting! Amazing show!

[Nickyeyes1313]

I saw this live and it blew me away if doesn't shake you up your in a coma

[ElGiggles]

OMG...I know all about Tweedy/Wilco but never heard this song originally. INCREDIBLE cover!!! My heart just grew three sizes and even cracked a lil'...

[TruBlondeRocker]

ugh I avn't been able to get this performance out of my head since that night, it was amazing, I cried I swear. Thanks for posting it!

[missionariojose]

He should've played it a whole step lower.

[christianrory1]

Ever notice how sincere Jeff gets? When he just jokes around with a character - it's a rare thing.

[DanCarr1221]

awesome.

[TheSingingNerd]

This is awesome, thanks!