EVERYTIME time I read the names of his videos I think...”How the fuck is he gonna pull this off...?” Then he proceeds to blow my mind. This man is a genius
Idk how well “we laugh when old people fall,” “maiden and priest were the gods that we praised” and “the doctor said my mom should have had an abortion” would go over in a real country bar
If the joke is "country music is for conservatives" let me point out... "Doctor told my mom to end my life, but she didn't and I get to live!" is actually a pretty compelling pro-life argument.
@@ohifonlyx33 but it’s not like the rest of the song is about proving the doctor wrong. It’s about the singer being an asshole (laugh when old people fall, having fun at other people expense, conscience so small, don’t give a shit about nothing...)
For the record, in the original song it is “the dentist”, not doctor. It makes the line even better, as if he teeth are so fucked, his mom never should have had him.
This is what covers are about to me. Showing a completely new side to known songs by changing something fundamental instead of just repeating the song in ones own voice. Great Job :)
The arrangement and production value of these covers is incredible. This literally sounds as good as anything on mainstream country radio today. I was waiting for slide guitar or fiddle in the breakdown/solo section though. Awesome.
@@peterk7931 I had to try this and my jaw literally dropped at how close it sounds (other than the country vibe lol). So insane, this guy is the embodiment of talent.
"Be-. 'Cause. You. Don't. Know us at all, we always call people "Y'all." But, what would expect from a farm that's so small? Antebellum and Parton, it's how we were raised. Paisley and Cash were the gods that we praised."
I don't think a real country song would break the first commandment "thou shalt have no other Gods before me" maybe something like "country western and mullets is how we were raised. Waylon and Merle, I thank God for them days"
I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic or just very matter of fact...because the Tele is most definitely one of the most staple instruments of country.
Alex is a genius at adding the little subtleties that really sell these and make them work, for example the off beat cut in at 1:30. Its seems small but its so important! Incredible as usual dude
I remember maybe 6 months ago or so you said that the ‘punk goes country’ stuff was fun but you didn’t really want to continue doing it, and wanted to apply your talent in other ways. I’m glad that you kept making the country stuff.
I reached out to my local country station (I love grunge, pop punk, and country) and asked if they could play your music. No response. I asked again and no response. Maybe it's a copyright thing but man you kill it, and I know it's better than half the crap on the radio now.
The fact, that I know Christina Aguilera, but not any note of you since that day, is the proof, that this world is a lost place... You're brilliant, dude!
Damn, Alex Melton is something else, never fail all those pop punk fans including me when make a country song cover of a pop punk song! salute to you! more songs to come!
There were various moments where I just got emotional from the nostalgia. What otherwise normally is a hype up song for me suddenly just became something far more heartfelt - and I don't even like country!!! :') Good job dude, you absolutely smashed it. Just like I smashed that subscribe button!
Lol, pop punk country, this is a fantastic rendition man!! And you know, old-school outlaw country music and anti-establishment punk music actually share so many similarities and themes!
Dude, you are so insanely talented! I work with professional songwriters, performers and producers for a living, but I don't know a lot of guys who are such skilled one-man-song-mashines like you obviously are, just wow.
@Jim McIntosh I said "and", not "or". Unless you mean "why wouldn't they put in Willie and Hank AND Maiden and Priest?". If that's the case, I see what you mean, but the song doesn't have the phrasing for all of that. The song has phrasing for 2 syllable name AND 1 syllable name. Ya know? Or maybe I'm still misunderstanding
I’m not a fan of this song, but the talent and ear this guy has is incredible. I believe it’s God given. Hope to hear a worship song done in a Blink format some day.
This dude takes my favorite bands and makes me actually enjoy country versions. Only this gets me to listen to country lol. Thanks for the good stuff brother!
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This has no right going this hard
Ayyy Ska Tune. 🔥🔥🔥
My two favorite channels in one place.
Real recognized real
what gets me is no lyric alteration was required
@@corypayne32 Right? I need a collab.
EVERYTIME time I read the names of his videos I think...”How the fuck is he gonna pull this off...?” Then he proceeds to blow my mind. This man is a genius
Facts
💯
The fact that this is so good it could be heard playing at a bar in downtown Nashville and nobody would question is amazing. 🤘🏼
I grew up in Nashville. Worked at the country music hall of fame. I can 100% confirm the above claim.
Idk how well “we laugh when old people fall,” “maiden and priest were the gods that we praised” and “the doctor said my mom should have had an abortion” would go over in a real country bar
Awesome!
How good would this sound echoing across the river from a pontoon boat? Amazing!
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Just say they're Canadians.
I hate pop country, but this man is an actual treasure. He must be protected at all costs so we can have more of these mixes we didnt know we needed.
Buying 100% of the stock of Melton Music Inc. 📈📈📈
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I’m long Melton Music Inc.
To the fucking moon!
Apeing in
Yup, 100x leverage on a long position for this guy.
This guy just proves that great songs could be converted to any genre and still be bangers
This comment is spot on, how are there not more likes.
"Heavy metal and mullets is how we were raised." Just hits different this way. 🤣
haha I thought the exact same thing!
The one line that was born for this
So does abortion
@@GrayWoIf same with the el camino!
Hearing this on headphones and realizing it's mixed with some serious genius...
Imagine “The doctor said my mom should've had an abortion” ever being heard on country radio😂
If the joke is "country music is for conservatives" let me point out... "Doctor told my mom to end my life, but she didn't and I get to live!" is actually a pretty compelling pro-life argument.
@@ohifonlyx33 but it’s not like the rest of the song is about proving the doctor wrong. It’s about the singer being an asshole (laugh when old people fall, having fun at other people expense, conscience so small, don’t give a shit about nothing...)
For the record, in the original song it is “the dentist”, not doctor. It makes the line even better, as if he teeth are so fucked, his mom never should have had him.
Clearly never heard any true outlaw country.
@@CasaVipera True outlaw country doesn’t get played on country radio.
This is what covers are about to me. Showing a completely new side to known songs by changing something fundamental instead of just repeating the song in ones own voice. Great Job :)
This has no business being this incredible.
Whatever this song has always been incredible
This has no business making me like country.
@@ChaseMountains I'm likewise not a fan of this existential crisis
Haha
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This is an emoji of the joke going completely over your head
The arrangement and production value of these covers is incredible. This literally sounds as good as anything on mainstream country radio today. I was waiting for slide guitar or fiddle in the breakdown/solo section though. Awesome.
This guy is just going through my old Zune to get song ideas.
Shout out to the Zune!!!! way underappreciated lol
THE ZUNE!
Excellent throwback there sir! I had the brown too, was super cool at the time. A totally bangin iPod 🥸
Damn! Zune? Thats throwback.
Now I'm reminiscing about the days with my zune
Do we all love this because as kids we listened to pop punk endlessly, and now we dabble in country...
🤔
The ad is still playing and I’ve already hit like.
Guy never ceases to impress me with his fluid interpretation of genre staples. Fantastic
This man never misses ✊
Thanks for Dadifying another one of my old jams.
Okay but seriously any chance we could get a whole album of country covers of pop punk songs?? I would no joke buy a vinyl of said album
I second that motion!
He needs to go on tour!
I'm in for this pre-order.
I'd rather have a whole album of covers as if 1999 Blink 182 played them.
@@mc-designhacker why not both?
I love how absolutely natural these sound. I need a Hell Song cover next!
Absolute GOAT of genre crossovers.
This is so amazingly well done!
This is indistinguishable from a country radio hit for a couple of years ago. Perfect.
Fun fact, I accidentally started this song at 1.5 speed and that brings it much closer to the Sum 41 version.
well I'm pretty sure none of those songs contain the word "abortion"
Lyrically it has a few moments that are out of place, but for the most part you’re right lol
What song
@@peterk7931 I had to try this and my jaw literally dropped at how close it sounds (other than the country vibe lol). So insane, this guy is the embodiment of talent.
That 1:06 harmony though... 😍
Peace love and harmonies
His bridge was unfortunately better than yours @RealCivilEngineer haha boosh
peace love and country covers!
I can't believe I found this guy here
"Be-. 'Cause. You. Don't. Know us at all, we always call people "Y'all." But, what would expect from a farm that's so small? Antebellum and Parton, it's how we were raised. Paisley and Cash were the gods that we praised."
I don't think a real country song would break the first commandment "thou shalt have no other Gods before me"
maybe something like "country western and mullets is how we were raised. Waylon and Merle, I thank God for them days"
Boost.
You're a genius
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I’m mourning the passing of twenty years in the blink of an eye.
This is such a great version. You’re so talented!
Ah, yes. The telecaster. One of the staple instruments of country.
The other staple instrument being the pick-up truck
yes, this is true indeed.
he plays a tele in all of these videos
I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic or just very matter of fact...because the Tele is most definitely one of the most staple instruments of country.
Wapaz what kind of pick ups does a pick-up truck have?
I’m a huge sum41 fan and I must say this is absolutely freakin amazing dude!!!
Same here!!
Just taking a second to appreciate the particular way this music is maturing right along side the generation that grew up with it.
Bravo, Alex.
How does he keep getting away with this?!?!! It’s so good
I’ve never clicked a notification faster
Same
Generic comment of the hour.
@@YorkshireD1 right back at ya
I love that you don't just cover a song, you properly re-write the song, this is so damn good!
Alex Melton; your favorite 00's songs turned into perfect road trip songs.
This is amazing. We just dropped a Sum41 music video for a medley did with 11 of their songs combined
Alex is a genius at adding the little subtleties that really sell these and make them work, for example the off beat cut in at 1:30. Its seems small but its so important!
Incredible as usual dude
Facts, you must be musically inclined.
1:06 genius too!
You HAVE to put this on Spotify! This is amazing !!!
Sum 41 is one of my favourite bands so this is absolute perfection. Insta like!
Someone give this guy a record deal!
If this came out first, there would be no reason to think this wasn't the way it was always intended to be.
I genuinely would never expect someone to mash pop-punk and country. Even more impressive is how fucking good it it. Keep it up!
My neighbors hear me listening to this. I've got a lot of explaining to do.
Omg two loves combined. I'm dead. I love thissssssss❤
Who knew Sum41 could write a better country song than most of Nashville... Great job on this video! 💯🎧
This is so solid. 🙌
I remember maybe 6 months ago or so you said that the ‘punk goes country’ stuff was fun but you didn’t really want to continue doing it, and wanted to apply your talent in other ways. I’m glad that you kept making the country stuff.
This song was our anthem growing up! You did it so right and in the words of AC/DC...We Salute You!
Never knew I needed this.
Spotify please.
He’s on Spotify! Just search his name and it’ll come up!
@@nathanyoung3078 I did thank you! I've been binge listening at work. 👌
I reached out to my local country station (I love grunge, pop punk, and country) and asked if they could play your music. No response. I asked again and no response. Maybe it's a copyright thing but man you kill it, and I know it's better than half the crap on the radio now.
Boy howdy. This cover made me swing a dead squirrel 'round my head so dang fast I may as well have just shotgunned a dadgum Busch light!
yee haw to that brother, amen
Probably the most flattering comment on any of his videos I’ve seen lol bravo thanks for the laugh :)
The fact, that I know Christina Aguilera, but not any note of you since that day, is the proof, that this world is a lost place... You're brilliant, dude!
Holy wow I'm just happy to be here as this was posted. Another solid cover Alex! Keep it going brother!
sooooooo jelly of that acoustasonic
Pop Country covers are the best!
Damn, Alex Melton is something else, never fail all those pop punk fans including me when make a country song cover of a pop punk song! salute to you! more songs to come!
Congrats on playing the only country song with the word "abortion" in it.
Was just thinking that. XD
So Southparky
Red ragtop, anyone?
Don't give maren morris any ideas
Seriously my favorite cover of all time
Good shit man
There were various moments where I just got emotional from the nostalgia. What otherwise normally is a hype up song for me suddenly just became something far more heartfelt - and I don't even like country!!! :') Good job dude, you absolutely smashed it. Just like I smashed that subscribe button!
Oh my gosh I haven't even watched this yet and I already love it. The anticipation while watching the two pre-roll ads is killing me.
Lol, pop punk country, this is a fantastic rendition man!! And you know, old-school outlaw country music and anti-establishment punk music actually share so many similarities and themes!
This comment fits your compass position so well. You got the libleft punk and libright outlaw country.
every one of these is absolute GOLD!
I'ma simple man. I see an Alex Melton song is released, I hit that like button.
Dude stop being so good. I have to stop in the middle of my work day, because I have to listen! Keep doing what you do!
There’s something so good about hearing “the doctor said my mom should’ve had an abortion” in a country song.
Best one yet. And I love that you called it pop country because that’s what modern country truly is!
Damn dude...you just kill it every time with these country covers...the MGMT cover..pulls at my heart strings...something bad.
One of my ALL-TIME favorite songs growing up. This cover is.... no words.... just plain amazing! I'm your new biggest fan ;)
I'm no musician but I didn't think it was possible to make that riff sound not obnoxious in a punk rock way
Dude, you are so insanely talented! I work with professional songwriters, performers and producers for a living, but I don't know a lot of guys who are such skilled one-man-song-mashines like you obviously are, just wow.
I like this more than the original, which is really saying something. It sounds so nostalgic and tender this way.
maybe because we just get older (^.^ ) become tender, LoL
Yes we're getting older and tender hearts. Appreciating all the little things. I sorely miss our teenage years though.
TWENTY YEARS OLD?! Good god. Fit me for a walker, please.
Also...of course, Alex does it again. This is stunningly perfect.
I didn't know I could hate and love something at the same time.
I literally squinted while clicking on this. Didn't know if it was gonna be awesome or awful. Completely awesome. Well done Alex!!
When some good ol' boys feel like rebelling.
Fat Lip is one of my favourite songs, and this works so well!
For the love of god put this on Spotify so it can go on my playlists
I have this stuck in my head for days now
Looking forward to the hidden song : Grain for Pleasure.
I’ve been refreshing my news feed for months waiting for this cover 💯♥️
This mashup makes me think that country artists need a thesaurus and punk rock bands have the more expansive vocabulary.
Mash-up??
A point echoed by Bo Burnhams parody of country music; "a rural noun, a simple adjective..."
Christians tend to be pretty unimaginative.
@@shadowfall2011 Yet they are apparently more imaginative than their detractors. 🤔
@@AJHart-eg1ys Is this statement proof of imagination? If so I'm not seeing it. You just said "No you". So.
(Imagine I'm shrugging. If you can)
god dammit, i just started playing country too, but you are so good it's ridiculous
If country sounded more varied like this, I’d be listening to it more.
yeah me too
I like these covers the best! Pop punk into country works so well.
I don't know if I'm the only one but I'd love to see you do a country version of any My Chemical Romance song
Ghost of You would be awesome.
@@floatingdisembodiedhead8975 Helena would be even better!
@@erikdahlpetersen3192 i'll die on this hill, Erik, don't you test me!
@@floatingdisembodiedhead8975 Ghost Of Helena!!!!
@@erikdahlpetersen3192 perfect! Lets just do it ourselves! Go grab your bass, Erik.
that background harmony on “time,” “love,” etc is sooo good. never would’ve thought of holding out a 9th like that
you should do the middle by Jimmy Eat World
Every time you post a country cover, I listen to the whole thing and send it to at least one friend. Solid.
You ever though of releasing these as karaoke versions? This would kill at my high school reunion
This is a great production and o never would have thought Fat Lip to be a country song. You killed it!!
Great cover!
Just had a thought:
If fat lip was a country song, they would've said Willie and Hank instead of Maiden and Priest.
@Jim McIntosh Could you restate that question in the form of a sentence?
@Jim McIntosh I said "and", not "or". Unless you mean "why wouldn't they put in Willie and Hank AND Maiden and Priest?". If that's the case, I see what you mean, but the song doesn't have the phrasing for all of that. The song has phrasing for 2 syllable name AND 1 syllable name. Ya know? Or maybe I'm still misunderstanding
@Jim McIntosh for sure
I wish you could see the giant smile on my face. Well done and thanks for sharing
Have any of the artist you’ve covered ever reached out and thanked you for how masterfully you reimagine their shlt?
Nfg did
Mayday Parade did🤘
Mark Hoppus from Blink-182 did
A day to remember recently did
Bro you knock it out of the park every time I absolutely love it!!
Amazing arrangement. Also, is this the first time we have ever heard “mullets” in a country song?
I believe that, in a country song, mullets are just understood. 😁
Glad I found this guy on youtube. He never fails to amaze me.
I’m not a fan of this song, but the talent and ear this guy has is incredible. I believe it’s God given. Hope to hear a worship song done in a Blink format some day.
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The walk down on the bass at the end of the intro is amazing.
This is a formal request for "Do you want to build a snowman?" as a 90s country song 🤣🤣🤣
You are absolutely incredible buddy, and born to do this. Emo and metal head here, incredible covers my man.
The "non-conformity" element to this song really hits different here. Great adaptation.
hits different... in a spree shooter kinda way.
Hits different. And bwtter5.
This dude takes my favorite bands and makes me actually enjoy country versions. Only this gets me to listen to country lol. Thanks for the good stuff brother!