Tame Impala Take On Seal’s ‘Kiss From a Rose’ for Like A Version

Kevin Parker disse que a trilha sonora de ‘Batman Forever’ foi o primeiro CD que ele já comprou; a banda também tocou um “Dracula” mais minimalista.

Tame Impala got into the Halloween spirit a day early, covering Seal’s “Kiss From a Rose” for Australian radio station triple j’s Like A Version series on Friday (Oct.

Nos estúdios de Sydney da triple j, a banda reestruturou a balada de 1994 em uma versão minimalista e movida por sintetizadores, e depois seguiu com uma versão reduzida do próprio sucesso “Dracula.” Relacionado: Morgan Wallen 'Now' tem mais um disco no Billboard's Country Airplay Chart Aaron Frazer aposta na soul com o novo EP 'Corners': 'Simple Things Can Be Elegant' Mizuho Kusanagi's 'Akatsuki no Yona' Vol.

For Kevin Parker, the cover was a trip back to the start. He explained that “Kiss From a Rose” was on the first CD he ever bought, the Batman Forever soundtrack, which also introduced him to acts including U2, the Flaming Lips and Nick Cave.

It’s Tame Impala’s fourth Like A Version cover, following OutKast’s “Prototype” in 2013, Kylie Minogue’s “Confide in Me” in 2015 and Edwyn Collins’ “A Girl Like You” in 2021.

The session caps the biggest year of the project’s career. “Dracula,” first released as a solo single in October 2025, took off after a February remix featuring Jennie, giving Tame Impala their first top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 with a No.

5 peak. The song also reached No. 1 on Pop Airplay and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, and spent more than six months atop Hot Dance/Electronic Songs. Tame Impala have just come off their biggest Australian tour to date, and their album Deadbeat leads next month’s ARIA Awards with eight nominations, tied with Genesis Owusu.

Tame Impala recently wrapped the Australian leg of their Deadbeat Tour, which featured multiple arena shows in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney before finishing with two hometown performances in Perth on Oct.

24 e 25. Parker e sua banda estão prestes a voltar à estrada em maio de 2027 para uma série de datas em arenas do Reino Unido e da Europa, seguida por várias aparições em festivais de verão.

O original de Seal liderou o Billboard Hot 100 por uma semana em agosto de 1995 após sua colocação em Batman Forever e ganhou três Grammys no ano seguinte, incluindo Record e Song of the Year.

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