Fans of the legendary band The Beatles have praised a comedian for their unlikely but brilliant cover of I Am the Walrus.
As part of a covers album made in tribute to the very best of the Fab Four’s music, longtime producer George Martin assembled some of the biggest names for fourteen songs. Each of the songs featured on In My Life had originally been produced by Martin with the band. Features from Céline Dion to Phil Collins gave the album some contemporary features from some of the biggest names around, but there were also some surprising additions made by Hollywood stars Sean Connery and Robin Williams. A comedian who featured on the album is the standout moment for fans, though, with Jim Carrey and his version of I Am the Walrus hailed by listeners as one of the best covers around.
One fan praised The Mask and Sonic the Hedgehog star in a post to the r/Music subreddit, writing: “Wow, he’s good. You can tell he put a ton of work into that, and wanted to do it right.”
Another added: “Holy shit, he actually sings rather well.” A third wrote: “Wow. Mind Blown. I wasn’t expecting that whatsoever.” Other listeners were left enjoying the Carrey cover more than the original version of the song, which went on to be covered by Oasis during several of their tours.
One user praised Carrey, writing: “I can’t listen to The Beatles’ version anymore because I enjoy his [Carrey’s] so much more. It’s so much fun.” Another added: “Wow, that was excellent. I love how he puts his own twists on the vocals. He’s doing a great job of channelling Lennon while still putting his own flair on the song.”
Comments left on a YouTube video of the performance found it quite ironic Carrey would go on to portray Dr. Eggman in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, especially given John Lennon’s lyrics. One user who commented on the video from the studio joked: “He is ACTUALLY the Eggman now. Holy crap.”
Another added: “And he became the Eggman eventually.” Others were full of praise for Carrey, who suggested his version of the song is more “punk” than the original recording. The user wrote: “Who knew Jim was so fucking punk when it came to his vocals. Rock and fucking roll, Jim!”
Another equally impressed listener wrote: “This is absolutely great. You can tell how much he loves the song and he’s put a really quirky take on it. I’m sure John Lennon would have loved it, he always had a penchant for funny voices.”
A third added: “Jim Carrey knows how it works, he uses his voice as an instument. He doesn´t just look at the lyrics and sing them, he creates his own version of the song.” A performance of I Am the Walrus by Carrey can be found below.
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