Tame Impala have taken to triple j’s Perth studios to perform a cover of Edwyn Collins’ ’90s hit ‘Girl Like You’ for the Australian radio station’s Like a Version segment.The psych juggernauts were faithful to the original in their rendition, even down to Collins’ vocal filter.
They performed in the same trio configuration of frontman Kevin Parker, Jay Watson (aka GUM) and Dom Simper (aka bambi) playing samplers and sequencers that they debuted for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series in August – a setup Parker dubbed “Tame Impala Soundsystem”.Watch it below.In a post-performance interview, Parker spoke about his love of Collins’ original, saying he’d loved it since he was a teenager.“For me it’s a really emotive song.
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