The Less I Know the Better was nearly a very different song

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Ай бұрын

The Less I Know the Better is the seventh song from Tame Impala's third album, Currents. It is one of Tame Impala's most successful songs, but the story of it's creation is very different to how Kevin Parker usually makes music.
This video contains clips from the following podcasts:
Inspired, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Broken Record, Rick Rubin

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@sophiayryr Ай бұрын

"although from the outside it may seem like it takes months to finish a song, in reality it may just take that long to find the right moment" - that line is crazy

@johnnymac6242 Ай бұрын

Im no singer songwriter, but i do write songs when i get inspiration. Normally, my recording process is 4 to 5 hours until it's ready to mix.

@nathanbutcher7720 27 күн бұрын

Yeah I feel the same way about AI music generation... waiting until it randomly produces a good hook.

@jerbear97 23 күн бұрын

@@johnnymac6242 would you say they are any good?

@UnkleBen 20 күн бұрын

it is always about capturing the songwriters' feelings in a moment, however elusive...

@dannyblau3850 Күн бұрын

As a songwriter this is put incredibly well. I literally had a song Idea i wrote about a minute of beginning of 2020 before lockdown. The computer died and I had somehow backed up all my music folders except that one idea. Knowing it was still on there, that computer literally sat in my doorway for a year and a half. One summer night I finally said screw it and tried to get the computer running. after like 2 attempts, I got it up, sure enough found the idea and backed it up. Same night I was able to write the rest of the song in probably 20-30 minutes.

@zonashi8645 Ай бұрын

It brings me joy knowing that it’s one of Kevin’s favorites. A lot of artist generally hate their most popular stuff.

@seancircosta6286 21 күн бұрын

I think i remember reading an interview of his somewhere where he said he spent so long making “Let It Happen” and didnt even know what it really sounded like / if it was even good by the time it was ready to send off. One of the best songd of all time in my opinion

@zonashi8645 20 күн бұрын

@@seancircosta6286 yeah his catalog is filled with sum of the greatest music I can’t lie. I used to avoid his music because of how his fans praised him but once I listened I understood.

@dontliebeatz Ай бұрын

I feel that so much when he said it has to be your favorite song ever for it to make an album

@MOONARCH420 Ай бұрын

I was triping on shroom when i discovered this song. quality was insane

@jimjamjerry Ай бұрын

Love the bassline in this song sm, iconic

@moonshine7374 Ай бұрын

Recorded with a guitar, ironic

@sirzebra Ай бұрын

@@moonshine7374 who cares honestly, do you think some deep groovy motown basslines are not basslines because they're played on a moog ? It's filling the part destined to the lower register, if you want to be pedant. What's more remarkable is that there's no part that's not a guitar, but the drums.

@disastermidi1990 Ай бұрын

@@sirzebrait doesn’t matter but it is kinda ironic

@sirzebra Ай бұрын

@@disastermidi1990 i mean octaving a guitar to play a bass part is extremely common in a studio environnement, it's not like it's a rare occurence that's why i didnt get his pov

@lgigi3079 Ай бұрын

@@sirzebra why is that? what is the advantage of that? i would guess because it is a little higher than the bass and you can hear it better through radio but idk

@pocketgrim4942 Ай бұрын

Currents floored me the first time i heard the album, every time i listen to any song from the album i can hear summer bonfire conversations i had with friends at the time, i can smell the classrooms in highschool where i listened incessantly.

@CivilServiceMusic Ай бұрын

Great video David - it really is a fabulous song isn't it? Such beauty in simplicity...

@StudioHetKanaal Ай бұрын

Very glad I discovered your channel. Perfect Inspiration lunch break material 🙏

@aenturamoocher Ай бұрын

i heavily relate to how Tame Impala makes his music

@devonsudweeks4199 Ай бұрын

same! - too bad my bank acc doesn’t tho- (no h8, i’m here 4 it) :~)

@user-ko6fm4ck8v Ай бұрын

basically word for word from him is exactly how I make music, glad we're not alone. :)

@yenthari Ай бұрын

Literally I love Kevin as a person so much. He truly is such an inspiring artist to me and his creation comes from the right place and i hope ill get in there too in the right moment.

@mmo5366 Ай бұрын

I bloody love this song. Speaks to something buried deep within, each and every time I hear it

@bemci1975 Ай бұрын

perfectly put together, love this content. ❤

@drawcoder 20 күн бұрын

This is one instance where The More I Know The Better is better. Awesome info and video.

@nicolaspalacios7083 Ай бұрын

Great vid as usual!

@George2647g Ай бұрын

This was great! instant sub.

@kazwilson425 20 күн бұрын

Really enjoying this channel, David. Appreciate the way you tell a story. Subscribed.

@mattiemclean9882 17 күн бұрын

Just discovered this channel. Literally the 2nd video I've seen of yours. Subscribed, obviously!! Keep up the great work!

@cqrter1906 13 күн бұрын

Hey really great vid man! Kevin is an absolute genius

@brendendanieley8114 Ай бұрын

Really great video, definitely subbing

@fratkaraca1567 16 күн бұрын

This is starting to become my fav channel.

@The_Cadaver 2 күн бұрын

I grew up primarily on death metal and thrash, but that "bass" riff is one of the catchiest, simplest, coolest riffs ever written. Vocal melody slaps too.

@SamMudd 19 күн бұрын

10/10 video mate. You've got yourself a sub! I'd love to see some more Tame videos from you

@fet0logy Ай бұрын

Such a peaceful and good video

@in23nert Ай бұрын

Seems like most artists go through this and it's interesting to see behind the scenes of their process.

@RecordTempoSure Ай бұрын

Amazing song!!

@nootall 17 күн бұрын

Loved this. A nice lesson on patience there, it can be easy to want to force the moment and "the zone", but the tough thing is usually you have to wait an uncertain amount of time

@MangoSlayer77 Ай бұрын

Great video!

@Clicker3 Ай бұрын

great content man

@Fenristation Ай бұрын

great video def subbing

@johnkinross9305 Ай бұрын

That favorite song thing is really cool

@JudeBeaven Ай бұрын

incredible content sir.

@sadhill38again Ай бұрын

great video nbro

@EuropesNinja Ай бұрын

Great video, new sub!

@jwal1992 Ай бұрын

It’s one of the, if not the, best use of counterpoint in modern rock history. You can play a simple “part” that fits the “style” of a song, but utilizing counterpoint around a part (drum loop, bass hook, melody, etc.) instantly makes the part more cohesive and more enjoyable to listen to. Humans are social creatures and parts of a song interacting reminds the listener of a “conversation” and triggers the social instinct. I’m surprised more people don’t use that philosophy in song writing

@lucy7574 Ай бұрын

can you please elaborate? I'm just curious because i never thought about it like this. I know about harmonic counterpoint, but how would counterpoint apply to drums?

@jwal1992 Ай бұрын

@@lucy7574 the drums would be more rhythmic counter point (filling in spaces, reverse rhythm, taking a piece of the cadence and expanding on it, etc.) although I have a friend who tuned his toms to E because the singer always sang in Am. E is the V of Am and builds the most tension. Generally he would use Tom fills to build tension, then go back to “disco kit” at the “release” of the tension. Hope it helps.

@darkskinwhite Ай бұрын

you call this rock? that's actually what they consider him? this isn't rock music at all to me. I mean obviously it's pop regardless but I would put it into R&B before I'd call it rock. that's interesting.

@jwal1992 Ай бұрын

@@darkskinwhite I mean 🤷🏼‍♂️

@Fiascopia Ай бұрын

@@lucy7574 As a drummer I find I really play off the singer a lot, you have this loads in music, a flourish on the drums in the gap after a singer sings a line and often the part is playing off the rhythm of the singing or backing up the message or sometimes making a counterpoint to it.

@NathanThomson Ай бұрын

Very cool look into Tame Impala! Thanks!

@nicolasguglielmone3975 Ай бұрын

I am very happy that Conan O'brian's son has finally opened his KZfaq channel and can separate his career from his father as a gentle music critic, good for you!

@fernandoaguilera4418 Ай бұрын

This is a great KZfaq channel

@TwoWrights Ай бұрын

SUBSCRIBED. Bell on. Keep doing these. Great vid. Great channel.

@davidhartley94 Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@TwoWrights Ай бұрын

@@davidhartley94Thank you. It’s great to see someone knowledgeable about music who also knows how to make a good video about specific moments in music history and production and isn’t in your face about. Also, you’ve given a spotlight to Aussie artists a few times, which is appreciated because we’re under appreciated musically on a global scale.

@d.scottjohnstone6813 17 күн бұрын

Great job Mr. Hartley! You DEFINITELY do your homework! Rock on!

@WHOSHOTSCOTT Ай бұрын

Dude your videos are so good. This channel is gonna blow up for sure

@coolboyfire5279 Ай бұрын

THATS AWSOME

@umpoetahenrique Ай бұрын

im obssesed with everything on this video

@gjkoolen 26 күн бұрын

As a song writer, his way of producing is very recognizable for me. Nice to see it!

@kintaro_f Ай бұрын

legend. 🤙

@viscid09 Ай бұрын

I just discovered your channel and like it very much! Great analysis and good presentation... :)

@YamiCami Ай бұрын

My favourite tame impala song hands down

@sharpvidtube 17 күн бұрын

Like KP, my favourite changes all the time.

@PraveenaSarathchandra Ай бұрын

What a genius!

@alisterfolson 22 күн бұрын

The video for the song is another video entirely

@3rdrift 17 күн бұрын

great video. simple as.

@d_ruggs 9 күн бұрын

Currents is one of the greatest album releases of my life time. That shits going to be listened to for as long as people have ears.

@darrenbrown7037 Ай бұрын

Innerspeaker and Lonerism are my two favorite songs I’ve ever heard

@JonDeth 13 күн бұрын

*I know Tame Impala through commercial free radio meaning specifically, "college" radio stations; I'm surprised they made your list.* That was about 17 years ago so it was when they had just started out and college radio is where many bands build their first satellite audience meaning, people that don't discover them through playing live. Music was in such a weird place at the time with the sudden rise in opiate abuse and the "Walmart bands" that had been used to market it. *More specifically, the emo and screamo scene which I've heard other musicians regard as a culture where opiate abuse is rampant.* Though I'm primarily a thrash and death metal guitarist, I also sing 7 octaves, can impersonate most any singer or cartoon character and also love to compose electronic music. *I'm an electrical/electronics engineer and inventor so sometime soon, I will finish my analog guitar synth I created 15 years ago lol.*

@user-tv5dt3nm9y Ай бұрын

Great look at an artist’s insight.

@deanshein8617 Ай бұрын

The more we know the better.

@UNKNOWN-mf1qc Ай бұрын

15 minutes is crazy.

@leecheneler6202 Ай бұрын

does anyone know the make and model of the mixer / multitrack recorder he is using with his foot at 22 seconds into this video? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/et1ijM6X1L_Gon0.html

@Zyswest Ай бұрын

im also interested in this

@davidhartley94 Ай бұрын

looks like a digidesign procontrol

@walkensauce Ай бұрын

how was it nearly a different song though?

@lukeliles3859 Ай бұрын

It was nearly Mark Ronson’s song

@dixitomkar Ай бұрын

Have you ever heard Your Light by Scorpions? The intro part is very similar.

@cthncthn7405 Ай бұрын

I agree, best Tame Impala song ever

@JoshRichmanDesign 27 күн бұрын

Wait he's playing bass?? That is a Höfner bass right there.

@ricardoarrobo9528 Ай бұрын

Where I can find the full interview?

@thysweetlord Ай бұрын

That’s the usual for inspiration

@jaeteejee343 Ай бұрын

❤

@GRJLS. Ай бұрын

I can relate to certain thought processes when it comes to composing and deciding which song I want to produce. Much of the song takes shape in the mind as you mull it over for months before even attempting to record anything.

@ElisaGomezMaldonado Ай бұрын

Esta es la razón por la que creo que algunos artistas cuando estan creando, se conectan con el campo cuantico y simplemente descargan información, creo que fue lo que le pasó al escribir esta canción.

@rhettohlerking2446 Ай бұрын

When’s the next album for craps sake?

@vaportrails7943 Ай бұрын

It is in fact very similar to “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?” by Rod Stewart.

@originaozz Ай бұрын

Tame Impala's song really speaks to one's mood~

@spencerlayne9399 Ай бұрын

how'd you get the isolated vocal? and does anyone hav ethe stems for this song I would DIE!

@JuanPabloVeTV Ай бұрын

Me too!!

@expurple Ай бұрын

Even when the stems aren't available, nowadays you can use Moises and get a (lo-fi) multitrack of any song

@eensanom Ай бұрын

x-minus

@disastermidi1990 Ай бұрын

The new update of logic does some dope AI stem splitting stuff

@andrewdavidson665 20 күн бұрын

I do like this track but of all Tame Impala it's Elephant that just I could listen to on repeat.

@visssbaby Ай бұрын

Damn he just like me fr😂

@ianward3647 Ай бұрын

wonder if he actually likes performing the less I know the better

@willwoolf 29 күн бұрын

you said he asked Mark Ronson for the song back, that's not true! he was going to, but Ronson said he could have it back unprompted.

@mariohornung2417 28 күн бұрын

I don´t know man..."Kevin Parker´s most successful song" has A LOT of similarities with this one: "Cathy Dennis -Touch me (All Night Long) here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/laepe5ih2dexYX0.html I think he took the original rhythm, transposed the chords and changed the tempo a bit then wrote a new melody and lyrics. Then fabricated this cute little story about how he slapped the song together in just 15 minutes. I call BS.

@picazzzoo7190 18 күн бұрын

"Tengen Parlers".... WTF?!

@sharpvidtube 17 күн бұрын

How did The Beatles and many bands form the 60s and 70s, get in the zone so frequently? Doing at least one album a year, seemed normal. Now, one album every 4 or 5 years seems the norm. Maybe there's too many distractions now, but Damon Albarn has proven that an album a year is still possible.

@carnivalcast 2 күн бұрын

Well there are artists that still do that, king gizzard is releasing stuff every few months. But it’s probably a combo of how tech and the music industry in general is so different. Not to mention that the Beatles and other bands were recording and recording and releasing almost everything they had. Not saying either way is right or wrong, just some thoughts

@crocOchoc Ай бұрын

All songs were nearly different songs ya turkey!

@flangelus Ай бұрын

Lol

@lewistyler462 Ай бұрын

Whatever Trevor

@HOLLASOUNDS Ай бұрын

I dont know who He is, but I want My own space like that but dont have the money. I cant make music where I live.

@emory888 Ай бұрын

Corpus Christi loves all artists and is a great place to record high quality for affordable prices.

@gclip9883 Ай бұрын

Tame Impala always recorded in the Wave house, which he later bought. It is located in Australia, and would be admittedly a bit expensive for someone without a big label backing them. But these days, you can even make music from your bedroom. Just look at Billie Eilish, she started in her bedroom with her brother. As long as you have a midi keyboard or an electric guitar, you can easily record music.

@HOLLASOUNDS Ай бұрын

@@emory888 And where are they bassed? Im in the UK.

@HOLLASOUNDS Ай бұрын

@@gclip9883 Definitely make music anywhere but I cant sing and do musoc out loud because of nabors, the walls are paper thin and I feel like there literally ontop of Me. I bought gear and stuff to make music and videos and none of its used because I dont like using it in My home.

@jakeplatt4199 Ай бұрын

“He spent months if not years forgetting what a band is, and honestly he should have changed the band name.” Worst “tame impala album… best Kevin Parker album… maybe but melody’s echo chamber was what he wanted….