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  • i dont belive that is cover

  • Fantastic cover! Great job!

  • nice vocal!

  • Powerful song...

  • John Lennon was such an amazing influential man-bringing an end to war and corruption in unique peaceful ways. everyone should watch the move "The U.S. vs. John Lennon"-it shows how influential Lennon was-from interviews,video footage, and even the government and FBI talking about him

  • @QueenBeatlesWings yep thats why hes dead now ,they kill any influencial person who promotes peace (ghandi ,martin luther king jnr, the kennedy brothers, princess di )the list goes on ,now peace through superior fire power thats a different story ,,cheers for the heads up on the movie you mentioned ,i will watch thanks ...stay safe and peace

  • john lennon was probly a mason paul aslo

  • Best cover I heard for ages! Terrific.

    So good we / you have Obama now. Hopefully more truth!

    Astrid

  • great,great,great !!!!

  • omg you are a genious...

    fuck offf bush

  • Great performance.

    5*****

    Eric - Studio ChinChan

  • Bring your children HOME. Defend our United States Borders. State National Guard, State Militia. State Commander and Chief, Governors by the Supreme Law of the Land. Until a Declaration of War by CONGRESS. Hemp is Nature. Hemp is Paper. Hemp is Rope. Hemp is Wood. Hemp is Medicine. Hemp is Laughter. Hemp is Illegal.
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  • Defend Freedom and Justice?

    Cut and Run from Freedom and Justice?

    For Slavery?

  • Find The Truth America!

    Defend The Truth.

    Hate, Death and Destruction is not the Truth, and will never Last.

  • superb, love this song and you've realy nailed it. its not easy to do without getting toung tied and lost but you got that covered!! guitar was cool too. well in guys.

  • ha ha! you're fucking joking right? if not,seek medical attention urgently. Made me laugh anyway

  • yeah,and it's possible that a giant invisible elephant is holding the Earth up with its trunk!!!! what a load of shit-you can read anything into anything if u try hard enough-wake up!

  • nice one.

    I do (must say) miss the anger edge in the original music.

    peace

  • good cover!!

    where did you you get the background music? or you made it by yourself?

  • You have a great voice and obviously some talent. Love the video 2 by the way.

    -Lennon Forever

  • Amazing talent! Took My Breath Away...WELL DONE!

  • dude awsome cover, finally somebody who can do an original vocal and still do it justice..

  • Great cover! really!

  • "...with just a pocket full of HOPE". I'm no fan of bush, but anyone who gets behind obama as the saviour is just falling in line with a new government. we should be against all government. they are all corrupt. fight the power.

  • great voice mate! Keep it one!

  • Excellent! Bye bye Bush, Bring on Obama

  • Amen brother!

  • remember elections have consequences - just as Bush didn't turn out as hoped, dont count on Obama delivering you from evil, fixing your problems or giving you the truth. He's a politician and they are ALL the same.

  • Obama, same as bush.

    false hope... and broken promises.

  • @beatleandy1 i wonder if you still have that opinion or have you got the proper meaning of the message in the song yet

  • All I want is the Truth!

    Just give me some Truth!

    Peace, Love and Joy!

    SusieQ

  • the united states is the corner where god and satan have co-existed for these past years.america is pullin out and that is the fuckn TRUTH. the church of rock n roll shall gather together on the other side.or something like that.

  • please gimme some truth

  • great work man :)

  • There is only one egocentric prima donna in this race. Ill give you a hint, youve got the wrong party. Just a pocketful of hope, Money for dope. Money for rope. Listen man!! Brother John is talking to us. Could it be any clearer?

  • here here!

  • im jealous you little cunt haha you sound just like lennon nice one mate!!!

  • Wars never ending wars, that's where all the money goes, into a bottomless pit, the loss of valuable life that could add to the building of America, not destroying it financially,what a waste, politicians should hang their heads in shame,most crime, not all is caused by being poor, or you get out of prison and no body wants to employ you, so what do you do, back to crime,money should be put into solar energy, that would create employment and save us all vnvhe Osceola.

  • Estonko my brothers and sisters, first you have to look at who politicians really represent it isn't the poor or the bottom of list, it sure isn't Indians, big business, large corporations ,people with money who keep them there, how would a poor man or woman get to become President,so in my eyes things aren't equal, never will be, there shouldn't be people living on street,people should have a pension you can live comfortable on, the pollies do you bet,proper Medicare, all the money goes into

  • This is not Spam! It is a quote from JOHN LENNON!!!!!!!!! Holly crap. Know something for a change before marking it.

  • Good message but who can change the polytical if the war is the answer to the no one atack i`m not good writting in english but i`m tring to express that tha war is a false way of take more money without any mercy

  • Hands Down Keep It Up!

  • The sentiments of this song will always apply, as long as politicians are the funded puppets of global capitalist conglomerates! Could you ever imagine George Dubya telling the truth? Well maybe when he retires, but i doubt it, he relies on the sinister honey pot to acquire even greater wealth for himself! Both he and his corrupt father are lying, thieving murderers!

  • purpletreeband thank you for sending me a like to this great cover I really enjoyed it

  • great job man you sound alot like John Lennon very nice cover

  • Sack the drummer!

  • this video also pays homage to the original John lennon video for the same song -- pretty cool

  • Can you jobless hippy wannabees turn it down some of us have to work. Talk to an Iraqi Kurd or Shi-ite about Saddam and you'll hear the truth. Put the bong or pipe down for a day and clear your mind at least a little bit.

  • well give us some truth

  • Like I said, go talk to any Iraqi Kurd or Shi-ite who were lucky to escape Saddam and come here and you'll get the truth like I did. I didn't give a crap about Iraq and thought the war was dumb. I have a Kurd friend who opened my eyes. If you just listen to the liberal media you won't hear about what Saddam was up to. He was Hitler and Stalin combined!

  • if john lennon was live now ,fighting ,talking against the white house always ,remember richard nixon saying //lennon is dangerous for america,we will have departed//.

  • Yet another excellent music video with a message that's sadly more relevant than ever. I know you probably get this a lot, but at times you do sound uncannily like John Lennon, which is no bad thing. Keep up the great work!

  • Bravo! I loved this, this is an excellent cover I'd say :D

  • The cut sounds good to me. Keep up the chops. Truth: Your mouth to God's ears!

  • Beautiful! Just gimme some truth!

  • Well done, Right On! You just got another subscription. Thank you!

    Let's spread the truth!

  • Hi. I went to the site (music section) and couldn't find the mp3 version of this cover... anyone have the mp3 of this cover? it's really nice.

  • goto purple tree's video page, then click gimme some truth, and the MP3 is on the left side.yea i got this in my ipod, i love it.

  • brilliant cover!

  • Excellent cover video and great talent. Thanks for sharing. All I want is some truth. Amen!

  • You guys down south elected Frank Burns from M.A.S.H for president....then again that final count in Florida was kinda corrupt.

  • I like this cover man...very good job!!!

  • No short haired, yellow bellied son of Georgie Porgie's gonna mother hubbard soft soft me into a pocket full of Hope. Money for Dope, Money for Rope.

  • well done great vid, good cover of the song!!!

  • Nice work. I am a big Lennon fan, and I am also tired of politicians. congrats!

  • They did another Lennon cover: I don't wanna be a soldier'. It's okay.

  • the drums sound computer generated

  • I agree - apart from falling out of tempo a few times, the high-hat is too high in both the mix and on EQ. Bloody good alround though - well done.

  • Not bad, but the drums...mmh

  • good job, love your voice.........

  • that's a very very good cover!

  • Very good cover...i love more this version that John's...but i think that the words are the real force of this song.....

  • Quite fine, my Friend, tho I think the way you sing it is a bit too close to John's -I mean you've got your very own voice, which is unique! Hugs, AD

  • who cares how many views mayo4904.and I differ with you.his vocals ROCK!part of me likes this version better than lennons because its clearer and the drums are loud.but i think the message behind this video is more important than silly shit you mention.

  • This one still makes thetop of my own favorites chart. spot-on :)

  • Love this song, and love the cover, too.

    Well done.

  • nice voice, sung with a lot of force

  • greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!!

  • excellent cover and video!

  • long live the New World Order. God Speed

  • Good song and good playing. By the way, if politician says the truth, who will seat in Congress?

  • this video is so cool you did it so great david,your guitar player is awesome,you've got a great band.

  • i like your shirt!!! and i love this song and everything about it!!!

  • I wonder what John would write about this pathetic situation Bush has gotten this country into..

  • I wonder the same sigler22. We can only "Imagine"...

  • its my last name...german/jewish...long story, I'm from spain, live in the u.s

  • I meant I agree with you my friend about Bush being a stroke... :) Best wishes to you... ~David

  • lol, sorry I misread

  • I believe we passed that about 22 million

    Oh damns ago.

  • A good job.

    Congratulations.

    Out of Irak!!!!!

  • Purple tree keep contacting me. Anyway good song well a bit boring. I no it was a cover

  • Impeach them all!

    Btw, thanks for sending purpletreeband. Great job on the cover! 5/5

  • Well done, a well chosen song and video in Lennon's spirit. Good performance indeed.

  • umm purple treeband its me greendayfreeko agian i was j wonderin if u could amke a vid of yourslef singing instant karma im 13 yrsd old and now im goin thorough a big john lennon stage im form spring vermont im just wonderin where do u come fromand whats your name dude again could u plz make a vid of yourself singing instant karma and nobody told me? i would very much appreciate it thank you

  • Hey greendayfreeko. :) Those are two top-notch songs. In the future I will probably cover more Lennon tunes. Right now I'm quite busy :( ... I like the one you picked from "Milk and Honey". Keep listening to Lennon, his music has changed many lives... Take care, ~David Perry

  • umm do u rember me askin how do u do the back round stufff??? if u know how could u plztell em i eally wanna record some of that

  • Hey greendayfreeko. Well if you mean backround music I have a band "Purple Tree" On this track I used Ben Girnus on guitar , Mike Kasky on Drums, and myself. Hope that helps.

    ~David

  • where do u live cause i live in springfield vt just wonderin cause i found somone that doesnt live that far from me on the onternet soddude if its ok with u could u tell me what state u live in?

  • I'm glad you're listening. I get around. However I don't give out any personal information. I'm sorry.

  • uhrrr its ok dude

  • thanks for sharing this with me David

    Uba cool track, well played and good vocals.

    I remember this track 1st time around, top job fellas. just a shame you guys have a twat as a president.

  • woa wtf that really wasnt u was it?

  • Hey greendayfreeko, yeah that was me. I'm glad you watched, thank you. This is one of my favorite Lennon tunes and it was allot of fun to perform. :)

    ~Peace and Happiness...

    ~David Perry

  • wow well done, sounds so like him...good for you...

  • very cool... i like this cover.

  • sounds great

  • Out of Iraq. John Lennon would have wanted it.

  • Pull OUR Boys OUT!!!

  • "Why does America have such a fasination with a time that everyone else would rather forget (WW2)? Well probbably because that was the last war they did any good. When they had a clear win over an evil villan who posed a genuine threat. Rather than one of this wishy-wasy wars were they just run in. stomp all over a developing nation, and run out declaring victory around the time the population has to start eating it's own dead"

    Yahtzee, game reviwer

  • Peace, Baby!...So Right!

  • you fucking fag. you fucking fag.

    too bad you are too young you missed all the cool hippie shit. people say history repeats its self......youve heard that. so if its true. if we stop tyrants before they are a problm we can save lives

  • hey jimflash19, who are you calling fag to? Bush is a fucking fag? YES HE IS. you worded this like shit. it sounds like your calling the band a fag and i know they are all into pussy, lol.

  • yeah you r right......LOL...LOL

  • wow this sounds so much like lennon its spooky, incredible vid.

  • incredible cover, very very nice

    and very good voice too

    very nice

  • In my ountry we haven't had a war since 1945 - and it's like that for most countries.

    But look at the US - since WWII you haven't stopped fighting wars. And no one believes the american crap any more - that you're fighting for liberty,...

    Give the world a break, America - the world is sick and tired of US imperialism. We don't hate your freedom, we hate your imperialist government.

    It's about time something good came out of America and that can only be Ron Paul.

  • Amen kebon and thanks for the heartfelt comment. Ron Paul all the way!!

  • Ron Paul is such a unique gentleman, I only hope that Americans see the light.

    Excellent version of Gimme the truth, btw - this sends me back to my dad's car's 8-track in the 70s :)

  • Not bad, but no bass? Seems kind of naked without the bass.

  • There's bass in there gtrmu.

    This is the whole band.

  • Well I'll be honest, I can't hear it. Maybe it needs to be turned up a bit louder. But the bottom line is, this is a kick ass cover of a kick ass song, and a VERY powerful video. Sorry about though, I'm a musician too, and I'm a perfectionist with this stuff. But like I said, good job!

  • No problems gtrmu, thanks for the kudos. Try downloading the MP3 of this song from purpletreemusic com. Goto videos section, and choose this video. I engineered it and the bass end is plenty loud. YouTube compression messes up the audio. They mush everything into mono.

  • Yeah I hear it now. Stupid youtube audio compression.

  • No problem buddy :) I love YouTube but I wish they compressed audio in stereo like MySpace video... :(

  • Hey David, this is really fantastic sounding. Excellent job my friend. BeatleSongPlayer

  • where can i get the tabs pweez?

  • Awesome, awesome, awesome cover. Nice work guys!

    Check my profile for videos from John's birthday party at Strawberry Fields in Central park NYC from last week, October 9th.

  • Awesome cover. Cool video too.

  • its awesome man keep it up

  • Very appropriate at this time.

    No war anymore, peace for you, for me , in the world.

  • This is a pretty good cover! And the video is very powerful. The spirit of John lives on!

  • John would be proud.Great band,great vocals!!!

  • This song is one of the best Lennon have made.

    Good work Purpletreeband!

    Fantastic!

  • great thanks

  • uhh singer stop trying to sing like him plz its not bad though

  • Hey BeatlesRock101,that's the singers voice.he sings from the soul!I have two purple tree CD's and that band rocks.blame god for his voice,not the singer.

  • umm he doesnt have 2 put distortion in his voice...

  • There isn't any distortion on his voice zeppelin2224. gimme a break.

  • nice, thanks so much!

  • LOL, I got an idea cazadorxl, Why not change a Picasso painting to reflect todays' troubled society, haha. Too much blue was used... You don't change perfection and Lennon's work IS perfection!

  • well when u redo something, u want it to sound like the original. and if u want it redone to today's events, then do it yourself!

  • why would u want it too sound like the original. its a kickass rendition and i think its perfect but wwhats the point in doing a coover if its exactly the same. and by the way you guys didnt create a copy of the original i like this very much

  • Sorry but I think thats really rude.

  • You know what you have a point and people are just bashing you because they think hes a good singer; so what. I'm tired of people making patriotioc videos about Bush.

  • This is unbelievably authentic ! When I first received this vid I thought it was a slightly washed out version of 'Gimme The Truth' by the real John Lennon...

    You guys are real good !

  • PS. And the message is loud and clear !

  • good message man!! thanks for sending me this vid

  • keep this video up i have this on my fav list great video keep going

  • I'm planning on getting all my friends at school together and wearing white arm bands with the peace sign on them like John did when Vietnam was going on.

  • A man of many words there:'Em em em it's not the time for politics....' Christ! This person is supposed to be the president isn't he?

  • Absoulutely,positively wonderful!

  • awesome

  • I'm sorry I didn't see this early!!!

    I LOVE YOU! :]

  • PS

    GREAT rendition of a great song!!!!!

  • 3:46

    It-is

    3:50

    He-IS

    &

    We-Are-ALL-FUCKED!!!

  • Regardless of people's somewhat negative sentiments of how much you sound like John, this is an amazing cover.

  • Thanks RickiLee :)

  • thanks mate glad you enjoyed...not bad, quite emotional..

  • how come anything Beatles or John Lennon related has an argument underneath it?

    Just shutup.

  • great video guys! Did you like the videos I sent to you?

  • Do you know what I AM SICK OFF??? People who say "bravo, well done because you sound like John Lennon" and people who say to his kids "Oh... you don't sound quite enough like him" or "your work does not correspond to what your father did..."

    Of course it wouldn't! We are all different! So give them a chance to be themselves already!

  • You're an idiot. It's perfectly normal for someone to compliment David on "hitting the Lennon vocals dead on" ... The fact that Lennon's kids get ripped on for not sounding enough like Lennon has nothing to do with anything. Who are you? One of them? Wouldn't surprise me, they tend to whine "whoa is me" a lot. Poor troubled Lennon kids ... must be terrible to be the son of John Lennon.

  • Seems you didn't get anything out of what I said; I said they accuse his own children of sounding like him but tell those who sound like him, "bravo, way to go". And you don't know how much pressure John's kids are going through... You REALLY DON'T KNOW~!

  • And you do?

  • watchin' again.. I love the emotion you convey in Lennons lyrics.. this could have been written today its just way ahead of its time & you do it total justice.

  • Good cover

  • the covers good, but the song no.

  • good cover, for a minute i thought it was Lennon singing.

  • Fabulous stuff - thanks for sending this. I really enjoyed it!

  • Good cover.  Did you use a computer recording system or did you go to a real recording studio?

  • To me it is as simple as our oil supplies vs middle eastern ideology. Apparantly mr bin laden holds the view that america supports tyrants in saudi arabia who keep the oil wealth to themselves and oppress the majority of arabs. I don't know if its true or not.

  • Did I mention left wing propaganda?

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