Hey guys, it's Tones And I
and I covered
Gang of Youths ‘Achilles Come Down’
for my Like A Version.
♪ Hear those bells ring deep in the soul
I actually chose to cover this song
before I heard it the whole way through.
I struggled to find many songs that
really resonated and were Aussies.
So I started looking through Gang of Youths’ songs
and after I'd already sent the song off
and decided to cover it
I then saw that it went for 7 minutes
and had more lyrics than probably
any song I’ve ever seen in my life.
But I like a challenge and yeah
I really loved the lyrics
and the way it was composed.
So I picked it.
♪ Humour us Achilles, Achilles come down
I think they have a lot of depth to them.
Lyrical content is really there.
They’ve got a lot of heart
and their music really rises with them.
They know how to write for themselves in a way that
it’s like that sound they do as they start building out a track
and it kind of just keeps growing.
♪ Achilles, Achilles come down
I was in a taxi in London
and we pulled up at a stoplight.
And it's a huge window and the window is down.
And he was like right there, just outside the taxi door
waiting at the stoplight.
And I said to him, “Dave!”
He looked at me and my partner and said
“Are you guys from Australia?”
We were like, “Yeah!”.
He gave us the biggest hug
through the window.
And then as I pulled back, I said, “It’s Tones!”
He was like, “What?”
And then he gave me another hug.
And I just thought, what a weird way to officially
not over social media or whatever, meet someone.
I don't even know if our managers have told each other
that I'm covering this song.
I don't want to say anything, ‘cos I don’t want him to
watch it and be like “ooh”.
I'll let him decide.
♪ Engage with the pain as a motive
The first thing I did was listen to it on repeat
over and over and over again.
And then just started trying to get a bit more
familiar with the melodies.
So it kind of had more of a structure.
It's a really long song.
So to find the structure and know it off by heart
is probably the first step.
And then I had to learn the lyrics
which I was still learning them up until yesterday
because there's so many.
We added some electronic sounds into the back-end.
We wanted to mix the two together.
So we put in some synth basses
and then a few kind of
808’s and sent that to my band.
And then I wrote the choir parts
which was like a
variation of choir harmonies
but overlapping with different parts
with individual choir harmonies in those parts as well.
I love triple j Like A Versions.
I mean, we grew up listening to them
and they were really exciting.
“Who's going to be next week?”
And obviously my own story is, you know
that I've been following Like A Versions since
before I started street performing
and being able to do my first one
‘Forever Young’ was a song
that was very, very familiar to me
that I'd played for a long time.
But coming back and doing this one was
you know, I know a lot of people aren't
going to really know this song
but it was a bit different this time.
I want it to be more about the challenge
and the composition
and doing something a bit different.
Achieving some kind of internal goal.
And you guys have really helped me do this.
After COVID especially
to be able to bring this many people in
and let this amount of musicians
play in this room has been great, really special.
It's always fun to add new components to your sound
so it's really special and thanks.
With covers, especially with Like A Versions
it really just comes down to
how much work you put into it.
I mean, that doesn't mean you have to have extra people
but you know
don't be scared to try something different.
Don't be scared to think outside the box.
That's what this is for.
And I think anyone in their unique self
and true self, is going to be great.
I haven't really heard one I don't like
or at least can’t appreciate.
I really like the last part
which I guess this song was so hard
to kind of put into structure
like chorus, verse, bridge
but it's kind of like an overlapping part with me and the choir.
But not only that
we bring in all the synth sounds
and the sound pads
SPD and the 808’s with the violins
and the piano and the cello and the choir
all together at once.
And I think that the way we built that out
is a really cool part.
♪ ‘Cos Charlie’s on my mind, parties all the time
This is my third live performance of ‘Charlie’
and my first ever Australian-esque
performance of Charlie, I guess.
So I just wanted to keep it true.
♪ Be real and just jump, you dense motherfucker
Yeah I really enjoyed Sly Withers’
they did ‘The Scientist’
which is a very special song to me.
And we were listening to
‘Better in Blak’ by The Beddy Rays
who are actually some of my my very good friends.
So yeah, them as well.
♪ Be done with this now, and jump off the roof
Yeah, it was awesome.
Yeah, it was really great.
Everyone's very professional
behind the camera, in front of the camera.
We're pretty happy with the result.
Everyone's happy and
yeah, we're going to go get some lunch.
Hey guys, it's Tones and I, and I covered
Gang of Youths’ ‘Achilles Come Down’
for my Like A Version.
I actually chose to cover this song
before I heard it the whole way through.
I struggled to find many songs that
really resonated and were Aussies.
So I started looking through Gang of Youths’ songs
and after I'd already sent the song off and decided to cover it
I then saw that it went for 7 minutes
and had more lyrics than probably
any song I’ve ever seen in my life.
But, you know, I like a challenge and yeah
I really love the lyrics and the way it was composed.
So I picked it.
I think they have a lot of depth to them.
Lyrical content is really there.
They’ve got a lot of heart
and their music really rises with them.
They know how to write for themselves in a way that
it’s like that sound they do as they start building out a track
and it kind of just keeps growing.
I was in a taxi in London and we pulled up at a stoplight.
And it's a huge window and the window is down.
And he was like right there, just outside the taxi door
waiting at the stoplight.
And I said to him, “Dave!”
Looked at me and my partner and said
“Are you guys from Australia?”
We were like, “Yeah!”. He gave us the biggest hug.
through the window.
And then as I pulled back, I said, “It’s Tones!”.
He was like, “What?”. And then he gave me another hug.
And I just thought, “What a weird way to officially
not over social media or whatever, meet someone.”
I don't even know if our managers have told each other
that I'm covering this song.
I don't want to say anything, ‘cos I don’t want him to
watch it and be like, “Ooh.” I'll let him decide.
The first thing I did was listen to it on repeat
over and over and over again.
And then just started trying to get a bit more
familiar with the melodies.
So it kind of had more of a structure.
It's a really long song,
So to find the structure and know it of by heart
is probably the first step.
And then I had to learn the lyrics,
which I was still learning them up until yesterday
because there's so many.
We added some electronic sounds into the back-end.
We wanted to mix the two together.
So we put in some synth bases and then a few kind of
808’s and send that to my band.
And then I wrote the choir parts, which was like a
variation of choir harmonies, but overlapping with different parts
with individual choir harmonies in those parts as well.
I love triple j Like A Versions.
I mean, we grew up listening to them
and they were really exciting.
“Who's going to be next week?”
And obviously my own story is, you know
that I've been following Like A Versions since
before I started street performing and being able
to do my first one, ‘Forever Young’ was a song
That was very, very familiar to me that I'd played for a long time.
But coming back and doing this one was
it was really important for me to
you know, I know a lot of people aren't
going to really know this song, but it was a bit different this time.
I want it to be more about the challenge and the composition
and doing something a bit different.
Achieving some kind of internal goal.
And you guys have really helped me do this.
After COVID especially, to be able to bring this many people in
and let this amount of musicians
play in this room has been great, really special.
I think a lot of artists are going to want to do a
Like A Version in here.
It's always fun to add new components to your sound
so it's really special and thanks.
With covers, I think with especially with Like A Versions
it really just comes down to how much work you put into it.
I mean, that doesn't mean you have to have extra people
but you know, don't be scared to try something different.
Don't be scared to, you know, think outside the box.
That's what this is for.
And I think anyone in their unique self
and true self, is going to be great.
I haven't really heard one I don't like
or at least can’t appreciate.
I really like the last part, which I guess this song was so hard
to kind of put into structure, like chorus, verse, bridge
but it's kind of like an overlapping part with me and the choir.
But not only that, we bring in all the synth sounds
and the sound pads, SPD and the 808’s with the violins
and the piano and the cello and the choir, all together at once.
And I think that the way we built that out is a really cool part.
This is my third live performance of ‘Charlie’
so I just wanted to- and it’s my first ever
‘Australian-esque’ performance of Charlie, I guess.
So I just wanted to keep it true. I just had the choir stay in.
Yeah, I really enjoyed Sly Wither’s, they did ‘The Scientist’
which is a very special song to me.
And we were listening to ‘Better in Black’ by The Beddy Rays
who are actually some of my my very good friends
so yeah, them as well.
Yeah, it was awesome.
Yeah, it was really great.
Everyone's very professional
behind the camera in front of the camera.
We're pretty happy with the result.
Everyone's happy and yeah, we're going to go get some lunch.