The Graduate - Okay I Believe You, But My Tommy Gun Don't

[CamronMcDonald]

Ok I just stumbled across this cover again after a couple years, and I can't believe people are ragging on the quality of the sound. If you have heard the original, then you know the song has a high degree of treble. That's the way Brand New wrote it, and it was lovingly recreated here.

R.I.P Graduate <3

[GodModeGaming]

He definitely tries to make it sound good at the end, instead of putting an emotional touch on it like Jesse, which is really what makes Brand New the band they are.

[zmoney682]

really great voice

timing is kinda all over the place...

very nice for an impromptu thing though!

[theedwardcunningham]

whats this bands best song?

[IamAnoob44]

no distortion for the chorus eh.... but still its a good cover

[saosin330]

Brand new songs are soooo hard to cover. no one can match the amount of emotion jesse puts into each song.

[creepinoutsara]

wtf is the graduate?

not bad cover so far though.

[placeablink]

this guy is a sexy beast! voice is hot too, i loved it!

[OneDrinkForMankind]

this is good, i really really like this.

[twistedoutlawz]

Pretty good. Nice version. Why the electric though? I am pretty sure that he could have got an acoustic from someone at this venue. The electric solo version just doesnt do it for me. All that out the way. descent!

[JoshBooTsHosT]

The point is its a fuckin "cover" not a replica you morons! Its not suppose to sound the same, When The Fray covers Heartless does it sound like Kanye Wests Stupid Original Version?! Hell no it doesnt! so lay off this guy did a great job!

[psychome123]

Not bad...

[manchesterbro7]

this is pretty il im seeing brand new nov

28th

[futoncat]

this is actually really good. Brand New's is better, but this is definitely a good attempt.

[Blondeninja311]

Oh my goshhhh I love brand new Corey this is amaZing!!!!!!! I love my little barefoot buddy isn't he adorable?!

[playashleyplay]

i love him soooooooooo much.

of course jesse lacey is the man when it comes to this song, it's his song... but the graduate is so good.

[Nuuave]

Haha, sad how this has more views than some Brand New songs here

[jrleadsecondthoughts]

wtf this isnt bad why do you hate lol

, how is he gonna use an acoustic when the chorus comes?!

[Steveo1o2]

damm thats pretty dope. a one man instrument :)

[moeller2010]

@Steveo1o2 most instruments are played by one man at a time..

[ore024]

dude this is really good

[Laurennn1202]

no one can sing this as well as Jesse Lacey, but it's a pretty good live cover!

[pageseventyfive]

If this kids gonna play alone he should do one of two things:

1. Play an acoustic guitar

or

2. Adjust the guitar tone. It would sound alright with a band but it's wayyy too naked and treble-y alone. Add some reverb or something. It just needs more depth.

[iheartconan]

k, in defense of corey, if i remember correctly their van/trailer broke down like the day before and the rest of the band and their equipment couldn't make it to this show so this was kind of an impromptu, unrehearsed thing that barely happened.

that said, i agree with your suggestions for improvement.

[pageseventyfive]

haha oh alright. That makes sense.

[MikeJannino]

i think it sounds wonderful this bare, but that's just me

[ttttonytm]

@pageseventyfive this is pretty close to how the guitar sounds in the original song, and this song just sounds weird on acoustic...i've done an acoustic cover of it and it loses a lot when you palm mute on an acoustic

[thecoon666]

he is totally pitchy in spots. i think only jesse lacey can pull off such deep lyrics. corey doesn't seem like someone with much of an ego. i did not like it all

[thehots0up]

very good as a solo cover

[oncesaid]

this is not bad at all :)

[oncesaid]

this kinda makes me want to find out who the Graduate are

[bestkeptsecret1026]

he almost *note: i say ALMOST* is better than jesse lacey

[summerxlovin10]

i love how the first thing you hear is...

"are you serious?!"

"yesssss"

[TheradiomanofYT]

"this is going to be on youtube isn't it?"

how right he was

[disappearingtricks]

i like how someone said brand new did covers of their own song LOL.

they wrote it, so it's definitely not a cover... haha

[ShayxLA]

The Graduate is amazing. I can't imagine people giving them shit for playing Brand New because it's definitely the best I've ever heard this song covered. Corey's voice has to be one of my favorites of all of the bands I've listened to in the last 4 years.

[pezdspncr77]

Awesome job man 5 stars!

[bignick08]

good shit. you really sound like jesse

[ryyanzissou]

It was a nice try, I suppose.

[samiam2488]

Brand New is my favorite band ever, and seriously in my opinion no one can measure up to Jesse but this guy was freaking ridiculous. I loved it, if anybody could do this song justice it was definitely him. impressive.

[jakethesnakethomas]

Whoa man great stuff!! 5 gold stars haha...

[freeyayo16]

This is great. I didnt think he would do this song or Brand new justice but he definitely did. And for the person that said he sang the wrong words, first of all its a cover. He can play it as he wants. Thats why its a cover. Second, have you ever heard brand new do covers of their own songs. They switch up words sometimes too such as in Moshi Moshi. This was just amazing.

[freeyayo16]

Brand new is my fav band ever. I didnt think anyone could play it well but he definitely did it justice. And as for the person who said he sang the wrong words, first of all its a cover. He can play it as he wants. Second, have you ever heard brand new play covers of their own songs? They change up the words in some of them such as Moshi Moshi. This was just amazing.

[322TJB322]

Best Brand New cover I've ever seen on YouTube.

[slowrider91]

Overall good cover, but the build-up at the end was disappointing. No one can match Lacey's emotion.

[crackeryan]

Yeah good cover. Getting the words right is overrated anyway.

[Georgemo]

hecka played the wrong note at 4:42 and wrong words,

it's cute though cause he's using a tele to play it

[brittboo112]

omgggg corey is absolutely amazing! and the graduate is awesome. its my favorite band ever and him signing this song is amazzzing he pulled it off for sure! perfect song; perfect vocalist. hands down

[thexcursexofxcurves]

this is just an awesome cover!

its two great things my fav song with my fav singer!

[haalternative]

Dude that was a great cover. My band is thinking about doing it so I wanted to check out some on youtube, and this one is the best one I've seen.

[xNerdKidx]

I don't remember how I came across this cover, but it is amazing. I've been a Brand New Fan since 2003 and hearing a cover of this song was nice. That guys voice at 4:27-4:43 sounds makes me want to keep rewinding this. I'm gonna check out the graduate now x]

[fgtsra]

good cover

[maxizzlefrizzle92]

wow. that was a great cover. of course its not nearly as good as the original but its still pretty good. i think i'm gonna check out The Graduate now. which record is best?

[iheartconan]

They only have one full-length album out right now, it's called Anhedonia. I'd definitely recommend it!

[taketheveilpluto]

Nice spin to it.

[Klemons12]

This gave me chills almost as much chills as the actual song.

[shaneadoyle]

good cover! i like some of your own songs to, well done

[edge2522]

While he isin't Jesse Lacey, he does add a different feel to the song. I like it, it is a cover after all. Sweet.

[alexisonfirexo]

don't rush it.

[BobbyA25]

Its a pretty good cover, but he is no Jesse Lacey!!! But good try.

[hstutz91]

it was gud over all but he didnt do the vocal scream towards the end! mabey he doesnt have the voice for it! but thats my favorite part of the song!

[danorama]

it's a good cover, but he can't do it like jesse does it.

[ESrule]

nice cover, the graduate are a great band, check out "the formula" by them.

[thestormlscoming]

he's pretty cute

i dont think he has the right voice for this song, but it's still a decent cover

[gorhamics]

He changed some of the lyrics. But still good.

[thestormlscoming]

lol, i dont think it was intentional, i think he just didn't know the right lyrics. but who knows, maybe i'm wrong

[2sasquatch1]

Hey Im from Kansas City... Ive never heard of this guy..... this wasnt a concert was it?? Does he ever perform at the grenada or bomont??

[iheartconan]

yeah it was a concert at grand emporium. he's in the band the graduate and they just played in lawrence at the bottleneck last week... they don't have any more shows scheduled in kansas city right now, though.

[KaramieS]

they played at the granada with the audition in may

[2sasquatch1]

Thats awesome.....if you find out about any other concerts they have in KC would you let me know about it...THANKS

[bassistexpert13]

that is an awesome cover. im seein them at the end of the month. i hope he plays this again. that would be so badass

[HellRazor21]

wow, this is really good, he should start a brand new tribute band, with him as jesse

[saib108]

he does one helluva good job with this song. he's no jesse lacey or anything, but i mean come on guys. give him some love (:

[CoRach12]

He sounds a lot like him though!

[guitarslinger1234]

im pretty sure they got a black washburn hollow body in milwaukee

[bigearlobe]

i really like this cover. a lot

[EForgrove]

in my opinion i love how jesse lacey sings it, but this is a very well done cover

[Tomtaroo]

I like it, in fact for a live performance i like it more than when i saw brand new do it

[iloveandywentz]

coreys perfect =]

[caleyboyer]

you know, at least he got up there and tried and had fun with it. so if you think he sucked, why dont you go try to learn a song by jesse lacey and perform it in front of a crowd.

[ColorsSlowlyBleed]

what did he say in the beginning before he began playing?

[iheartconan]

i'm pretty sure it was "this shit's gonna be on youtube isn't it?"

[unnoticedflare]

He got that guitar in Milwaukee! :P

[KaramieS]

I think they got a Gibson Les Paul in Milwaukee.

[dinosawrx3]

Aww. This was amazing. I love Corey.

[SunshineKinnetic]

Corey is amazing and this cover is awesome. Jesse would be proud and all the rest of you can shut up.

[KaramieS]

yeahhh i have a hard time imagining that jesse would be pissed that someone covered his song, and GASP did it well.

[writethisdown7]

good job coreyyy

[hurleyguy77]

sadly, i dont think corey can do the jesse lacey--in this at least, he didnt have very much expression. when he sings high he has more expression than any other singer, in my opinion, but corey's low voice needs some work, he needs to put some feeling into it, some breathiness, a little bit of raspiness on the more powerful words.

[dizzany]

wheres the effects!

[kathrinebrock]

ok so i HATE when people bash covers, because covers are supposed to be at least a little bit different b/c they're not sung by the originals.

corey did a great job with this song. and the graduate are seriously soooo underrated. i love them!

thanks for the video. its great!

[iheartconan]

thanks, i totally agree!

[RyanNakur]

That doesn't mean a cover can't suck. This one is ok though.

[anaraehaven]

He's nowhere near as good as Jesse Lacey, but then again Jesse wrote the damn song. I like this cover. It's not perfect, but it's still beautiful.

Rock is meant to be a fuckin' mess anyway.

At first I laughed and ridiculed, but then I sighed -- it works.

[gracie317]

NICE! I liked it. Good cover. Mmmmm Corey.