If Blink 182 Wrote 'A Thousand Miles' by Vanessa Carlton
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Such a classic song! I've been wanting to put the Mark Tom and Travis spin on it for a while, and I got a chance to pay homage to the road/car theme of the original video with my Mini!
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Need an album called "If I Blink" for all these covers, I'd buy in a second. You rock man!
More like "everybody blinks"
Same!
I like how each individual word represents Alex. "If" representing "if Blink covered___", "I" being that it is Alex, not Mark (but just barely), and "Blink" being the obvious. Brilliant album naming.
Sidenote: Spokane was one of my favorite stops when I was touring with RBBB!
Don't forget the long awaited follow up album, "Marcus Hoppus Invictus"!
How about "I, Blink" ?
Lyrics:
If Iyghe could faughel
intue the skyghe,
do yue think toighme
would pass me byghe
Laughed so hard 😂.
I can hear it in tom's voice
Lol
I fukn lost it
Excellent
“If I could just see you….to-noight” brilliant. That’s peak DeLonge right there 😂
“If I could just see you….smile
if could fall? into the SKYEEEEEEEEEEEh
Idk. Sounds like he’s making him sound Scottish or something. It’s weird. This cover is a weird one to me. However, when he did “no scrubs” was good. IMO. I don’t think he can do Tom very well but mark is pretty good.
MOILS
@@inlovewithbusted he's got a good mark for sure. Tom is overexaggerated
I'm getting weird, mixed nostalgia right now.
I felt that too!!! I couldn't figure out how to describe it. But that's it. Weird mixed nostalgia.
Yes!
THIS MUST HAPPEN
Best one yet!! 🔥🔥🤘
Yeah
This man filmed a whole video with himself standing on a pallet, ratchet strapped to his roof rack, and used a drone to film the whole thing.. THIS MAN IS A GENIUS
strapped to his roof rack on a mini lol
Good point! It’s just shot changes every 3 seconds the entire video.
No drumset though for shame
SO glad you made this comment do I didn't have to, lol.
i noticed the drone remote by his feet. I'm impressed. Genius.
I don't think people really understand how much talent this guy has. Not to mention he does it all himself AND does the video AND the audio production is always top notch. Dude has to put in 90 hour weeks.
That's what I'm saying bro! This guys re-writing / arranging and production level of the music alone is absolute madness. It melts my brain.
@@joshuasayler201 That must be why he is Alex Melt-on 🤣
@@ashleyv.c.7290 Haaaaaa! I see what you did there.
❤❤🤘✌️
It's like every song slaps harder when it's in the style of Blink.
it's why power metal and pop-punk are my favorite genres. :D
It's like they should just do cover albums between originals
Right?!!!!! Blink Always and forever
all the fucking time dude
Turns out the junior high version of myself is alive and well, and depressed as ever.
Praying for Mark, forever and always.
If anyone can beat it, it's him!
We love you Mark 😭
Parachute?
@@johnyanosick2085 big C.
@@mattisland Definitely need an album called "I Just Beat It" or something really innuendo after he gets out of it. That'd be so great.
I love how he incorporates actual blink-182 riffs and patterns like the “Down” opener.
Please keep doing more "If Blink wrote.."
You don't understand how much we need more of your brilliant Tom impression.
Every aspect of this is pure genius. From the pallet stages, the sweeping shots, that sunset... the way he said "toime"... flawless execution.
Haha, my punk band did this cover 20 years ago too! Always loved the melody for this jam and thought it would sound dope as punk/pop punk...your version is ridiculously awesome!
Post it on ur channel if u have an audio rip
I really hope someone in the neighborhood below was like "why is there a guy playing guitar on a pallet strapped to his mini? Did he just change his clothes?"
I legit thought this was 2 different dudes! 😅😅
If he goes any direct covers of Enema of the State era, he won't need clothes at all lol
That's your only take away? we're fucked
@@danlebron2610 that’s his opinion my dude, we’re all entitled too one. Without opinion, nothing would ever begin, change or end. You’re entitled to your opinion too but it’s a shame you chose to use it to drag somebody down. Stay safe 🤜🏻🤛
@@danlebron2610 Not his only takeaway, just a single clever joke. Meanwhile, your only contribution is hate and negativity. Fix your outlook
These "If Blink" songs seem to end too soon. I don't want to stop listening. Keep it up!
I feel ya!!!! THEY R EVERYTHING OMG
To be fair, a lot of Blink-182 songs also end really quickly.
This cover just proves that Blink-182 created such a unique sound and that they were pure musical genius. Nothing gets me going like some fast Blink songs. Dude Ranch? Cheshire Cat? Friggin magnificent
Peggy Sue hits on such a deeper level for me now I'm an adult and realise that my parents actually are full of shit.
travis barker create a unique sound
Have you heard one ok rock's version of a thousand miles? It's pretty dope too😊
@@samuelepratesi1116 not only Travis but Tom and Marks vocals too and Toms riffs can be easily recognised, it's all three of them that blink unique.
This is incredible. Just need an "If Blink 182 Wrote..." album. Have to be pretty close.
Please!
@@hsblw_6 omg this x a million
SAME!!!
if this happened... Dude just take my money!
Yes!!!
Guys that’s my real accent, idk what you’re talking about. Who’s Tom? Is he even in Blink 182?
yes
Hey man...what brand and fit are those pants?
@@thomasreitz1419 American Eagle skinny!
@@AlexMeltonholy shit, you responded! Thanks man!
Your song choices for blink covers are always👌
Massively impressed. Honestly when I saw the name of the video I wasn't expecting this. Definitely going to check the rest of your stuff out. Thanks for this.
Tom Delonge's vocal accent plus Mark Hoppus' voice texture is a mixture that I never knew I needed 🔥🎶💯
He mixes both of thier singing styles so well.
It now must be made illegal for the likes on this comment to exceed 182 likes. I just pushed the number up to 182! 😆
@@joelcrooker2907 Dang man! That's so cooool 💯
This is like getting a brand new Blink album. You have captured their sound perfectly. This could've been on take off your pants and jacket
If that intro riff doesnt make your brain add a bass hit to it and then your brain begins reciting the lyrics to "Everytime I Look For You", then i dont know what to tell you.
I swear my heart grows three sizes each time I hear a Blink rendition.
Thats called cardiomyopathy, its very dangerous
Hello, Mr. Grinch!
What if Blink 182 wrote 'Save Tonight' by Eagle-Eye Cherry 🙏🙏🙏
Say T'noi
Yaaas
“Foight the break of dyawwwwn”
Make this happen. Please...
Just commenting so this gets bumped up👍
Today I just found this channel and want to say I’m going through your entire back catalogue and having some serious nostalgia hits, especially with the blink stuff.
My god, you’re talented. 👏👏👏
I’d totally buy a “if blink 182 wrote…” album 💯
You honestly astound me, every single time. You absolutely nail the style down to its smallest nuance.
I'm a multi-instrumentalist, and I don't even know HOW you do what you do, let alone am able to DO it.
Keep doing your thing!
The beginning sounded like mark hoppus... and then the tom impression with the "tonoight"... awesome job I love this!!!
Engagement!
Plus thoughts with Hoppus and his people.
An amazing cover, as always, impossible for you to produce back music.
Never clicked so fast. This was awesome! Also...prayers to Mark Hoppus in his battle with cancer!
I hope he sees this video and know we're all here for him.
Love how the opening chord and strum pattern is so reminiscent of "Down" by Blink-182. Funny little nod.
It’s reminiscent of a few other songs
Its a slower version of "Everytime I Look For You"
@@death-by-ego yes
Congrats on hitting 200k subs great channel!
Thank you for this amazing comment through Our Lord Jesus Christ in His Holy Name Amen.
this man putting out better blink songs than blink does anymore
this is very true
California was great
Not even close.
@@FungiRy91 Blink died when tom left, hard fact , I know, but its true. California had like one or two good songs.
@@macbeth642 I am a huge Tom fan, but I'm sorry, California is by and far Blink 182's best album.
You absolutely nail blinks style and I cant get enough of your versions of these great songs. Dont ever stop. You are amazing bro
Amazing as always! my suggestion - If Blink 182 wrote Iris by the Goo Goo dolls :D
Probably sounds like "I miss you" 😄
There is "Iris" by New Found Glory ❤️
@@tammy-42 yeah I love that cover aswell
Dude, those birds flying by at 3:00 was fucking sickkk
The timing was right 😁
Literally perfect
Looked like bats to me.... he might be batman... batman would love blink 182...
At that time of day and the way they fly, I’d say they were bats too.
flipping between mark and toms voice in this song is soo good xD
There's 4 guarantees in life. Life, death, taxes & Melton releasing banger cover after banger cover
This is everything I didn't know I needed today.
Perfect timing, Alex.
yes. and we all know today!
His version of Tom's vocals sounds like The Proclaimers doing 500 miles! An unintentionally cool mashup! 😅
My other favourite song about someone who would 1000 miles to meet someone else
@@bobmcguffin5706 Definitely top 2!
Speaking of 500 Miles mashups ruclips.net/video/4p7Ox5diilg/видео.html ✌
I'm glad I'm not the only one who hears a bit of Scottish in some words like "pass" in "pass me by"
how you can sound perfectly like both Mark and Tom is amazed me.
@ghost mall Seems to me like you've forgotten he always sounded like a cartoon character.
Your talent is insane man. I grew up in the early 2000s and these covers really hit the spot. Keep on doing your thing, I see great things happening for you.
love the visuals, such a cool video concept, the pallet on the mini, the filming with a drone, the music is good too but seriously impressed with the video! Good job dude!!
Dude, your impressions of Mark and Tom are so dead accurate that it's kinda scary 😂
Excellent cover and performance as usual 🤙
Keep up the good work!
Nailed Tom’s pirate sounding voice
Lmao thats one way to describe his voice
This comment is everything LOL
His Mark is really good too
Lmao pirate😂
0.o never thought about it that way...
These interpretations a so well done! Everything's on point - harmonies, breaks, fills, drums, shred and vocals. Nice.
The best thing that happened to me in 2021 was discovering you!! Every new song/video you post IS THE BEST!
Awesome work!
Holy shit I didn't expect to see you here.
Send me your dog
Making my way downtown
Walking fast, faces pass and I'm homebound
Staring blankly ahead
Just making my way
Making a way through the crowd
And I need you
And I miss you
And now I wonder
If I could fall into the sky
Do you think time would pass me by?
'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
If I could just see you tonight
It's always times like these when I think of you
And wonder if you ever think of me
'Cause everything's so wrong, and I don't belong
Living in your precious memory
'Cause I need you
And I miss you
And now I wonder
If I could fall into the sky
Do you think time would pass me by?
Oh, 'cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
If I could just see you tonight
And I, I don't wanna let you know
I, I drown in your memory
I, I don't wanna let this go
I, I don't
Making my way downtown
Walking fast, faces pass and I'm homebound
Staring blankly ahead, just making my way
Making a way through the crowd
And I still need you
And I still miss you
And now I wonder
If I could fall into the sky
Do you think time would pass us by?
'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
If I could just see you, oh-oh
If I could fall into the sky
Do you think time would pass me by?
'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
If I could just see you
If I could just hold you tonight
Love the song, love the cover, and love the new video style!
For some real commitment I would have like to have seen a full drum set on the mini cooper. I mean she went through the trouble of putting a whole piano on a truck, never mind the fact that she had a production budget or that mini coop is your own personal vehicle. keep up the great work man!
Wow!! I usually hate every one of these types of videos and usually cringe and close them, but this was actually impressive asf. It captured each band member's playstyle and writing style w/ their respective instruments & that is some serious talent. I'm a musician/songwriter myself and I am very impressed. Not only can you create new classic-Blink music for yourself, but this comes a lot closer to capturing all elements of OG Blink than Blink themselves seems capable of in recent times.
The one element farthest from the original is Tom's voice imo, but it was still better than most or likely all impressions i've heard. Most people just pitch-hike vocals or jump several octaves rather than adjust the style of shaping the words. Personally, I would lay a 2nd Tom vocal track behind that that can be used to "harmonize" (so to speak) behind certain little spots where you feel like you're missing something with the impression. it's hard to explain what i mean and tom doesn't do that, so i can see why you wouldn't wanna for realism purposes, but there's certain accented annunciations/slurs (often at the end of a line) where you capture a lot of the impression and obviously tom does it in one track, but i feel like a second track behind it, saying it slightly differently could fill in the really hard parts to perfect. Even if the track is quiet.
ah yes the classic pallet on top of the mini
This is the cover I did not know I needed. It is a great song and I really like your take on it.
I'm freakin blown away today by your music. New favorite! Sending this to everyone i know!
Great work Alex! Keep em coming brother!
i heard blink sounding stuff, saw a mini
thought of all the smal things
then thought of a parody where some dude drives a huge truck and jumps out and he's actually really short, so are all of his friends
this is my brain
Bravo! When VC released this there was no denying the pop hooks and the perfect pop-song structure. While her orchestration was not something that I gravitated to, it was clearly a great pop song. My oldest son was a toddler when VC released it and he gravitated to it (along with NoFX Bob, Flogg’n Molly Drunk’n Lullabies, The Clash Train in Vain) and has grown to share my ear for power pop / pop punk / ska punk. All of those genres sharing a core of song structure. Thank you for doing this. As others have said, a cover album needs to find it’s way to my ears.
I'm slowly replacing all of the songs in my playlists with Alex Melton versions.
Same lmfaoo
This is an impeccable cover of Blink 182 (even for a song they didn't perform). Awesome job, love it!
Wow bro, so this vid came across my feed-love it, fuckin dope-so i went to your channel to check out more…and then i had to come racing back here and do a double take cuz the first time I literally didn’t realize you were both parts, literally thought it was two different people. Dude, that’s fuckin somethin. You’re dope man, glad i found you 🤙
such good musical arrangement, really cool spin on the song.
“Would pass me by” at 0:40 is perfect.
100% agreed. Cracked up laughing at that.
do you mean "wood pas mibay"
i had to replay it instantly it was so good haha
tonaight
The elongated byeeeeee cracked me up but it's so good. Really distinct!
Lol the way he sings the chorus and says “skyyyy” is pure gold xD
I love that the world is full of such talented and passionate people.. awesome work!
Aside from some places where the drums were too complex for their own good, this was pretty much a perfect transposition of this song between artists and genres. Excellently done and clearly with a lot of love and passion
This makes me want to hop into a red convertible with the top down while I do the wave thing with my hand through the wind while wearing DC Shoes and a Famous Stars and Straps shirt.
Dude you are so mad talented!! I feel like the old blink is still alive through your music and I love it!! ❤️
Dude, this is absolutely spot on man! Sick dude
I’m sure there’s a part of Alex that doesn’t want to be “The Blink Guy” but I’m also sure there’s a part of Alex that wants to retire after the sales from his “If Blink Wrote” full length album series 😂😂😂
You've made another BANGER, holy hell--
So refreshing and pleasantly reminded me to the younger version of me..thanks and keep doing it please!
Why is this so fucking good? Holy shit, dude. Great job
This sounds more like a Blink song than actual Blink songs.
Man you dont stop amazing me how good these songs are.
Eff öy cuud faūll entuu the skøii
Deů yew thěnk TØIME wud pāās me boyəë
Congrats on the “Translate to English” option beneath your comment 😂
Underrated comment of the day.
38 likes?
This is gonna be on repeat all summer
These compilations are awesome - we no longer have to worry if Tom leaves again - you're better!
This is AMAZING, as a life-long Blink fan you did a perfect job.
This needs to go on Spotify ASAP so I can add it to my playlist!
Lol! 1:16 That locked knee, feet together pose is too perfect. Spot on!
If this was halo he would be killtacular because he just doesn’t miss
“time” at 00:38 is a perfect Tom impression. Reminds me of Tom in AVA’s song “The War”
Yup
This is amazing!!
How similar you can sound to Mark Hoppus is amazing and also kinda eerie lol but overall I love it and your covers
Also adoring that spot on DeLonge enunciation 😂
No clue why this guy gets thumbs down!!! The mixes he makes is great!!
Well done Alex!
Clicked on your Wonderwall cover the other day. Today this shows up on my feed. Now I’m subscribed. Deadly 🤟🏻
I love it.
‘A Thousand Miles’ brings me back to the year after graduating from college, living with my old boyfriend. And we both liked Blink.
You even nailed the stage mannerisms of both Mark and Tom
Loving the toom style vocals. Very well done
I just had a thought... "Is Alex on Spotify???"
YUP!
Followed on Spotify, now I can enjoy your music on my nice car sound system and not on my crappy computer speakers
buy a nice pc sound system? Amps, bookshelfs, a woofer 😬
0:35 "...into the skuy-yah"
Yep, that's Tom.
I have a memory of this song...sophomore year of college, sitting on a couch in the dorm lounge phasing out from the stress, and two girls I knew sat down at the baby grand and serenaded me. Lifted my spirits greatly. Nothing but good memories.
I’m a millennial with a nostalgia problem. Keep feeding please.
Same here buddy, we need nostalgia to face the grim reality of getting older.
OH
@@MichaelWilliams-ki9kg IO
Thanks for describing my life 😂
Alex's content is like a drug that turns me into a depressed 14 year old again... in a good way.
I hear Biffy Clyro vocals, especially when he sings 'sky.' sounds sooo good.
what a nice combo of amazing rearrangement and beatiful view of sunset.
It's a really good version of the song it actually sounds like Blink 182! Congrats!
When you notice he recorded this himself with a drone.
DJI for the assist.
Right? I was looking at the tablet for far too long trying to figure out what he needed it for.
oh fuuuuuck I see the remote now! That's awesome.
@@megshep does this guy not have any friends or something?
@@codycast Oh he totally does, but I think he's been filming his own videos due to the pandemic.
absolutely love these covers man. you are wicked talented!
This definitely deserves a million views. So good, so catchy.
As as Blink fan from the beginning of time, I 100% approve of this!
Agreed! This is a great cover
I feel like he's making fun of Tom's accent, also not a big fan of he's voice
Every now and then when things get stressful, I remember that this exists and come back to give it a few listens. The world is all the richer for it.