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* IAmBecomingSong: The song "Yes I'm Changing" is about Kevin Parker's breakup with Melody Prochet. He feels that he's becoming a different person as a result of his breakup:
-->''Yes, I'm changing, can't stop it now''
-->''And even if I wanted, I wouldn't know how''
-->''Another version of myself I think I've found at last''
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* RelationshipLabelingProblems: The song "Past Life" is about a man remembering an old, distant flame who never quite made it clear how she felt about him:
--> I saw a figure, started to trigger
--> Memories flooded back, stopped in my tracks
--> Who was that? It was my lover
--> A lover from a past life
-->[...]
--> Well, somewhere between a lover and a friend
--> It was different back then
--> Surreal, poetic but uncertain

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-->''She remembers my name''\\
''[[LampshadeHanging Could be blown way out]]''\\
''It's all going to change''



-->''[[LampshadeHanging Could be blown way out]]''
-->''It's all going to change''
-->''She remembers my name''


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* MemoryTrigger: The song "Past Life":
--> I was picking up a suit from the dry cleaners
--> Which is standard for me, Thursday, 12:30
--> I've got a pretty solid routine these days
--> I don't know, it just works for me
--> Anyway, I was leaving, I was getting in my car
--> And I went to adjust the rear-view mirror
--> But, in its reflection, just for a second
--> I saw a figure, started to trigger
--> Memories flooded back, stopped me in my tracks
--> Who was that? It was my lover
--> A lover from a past life
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: Kevin preferred to perform barefoot until 2018, when he began walking to the front of the stage during performances and "had a bit of a scare" that convinced him to start wearing shoes.


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* PrefersGoingBarefoot: Kevin preferred to perform barefoot until 2018, when he began walking to the front of the stage during performances and "had a bit of a scare" that convinced him to start wearing shoes.
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* LongTitle: 'Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control'
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Tame Impala are a five piece Main/PsychedelicRock band from Perth, Western Australia. Originally beginning as Kevin Parker's solo recording project in 2007, Tame Impala signed a deal with Modular Records, with the band now adding Dominic Simper (then) on bass and Jay Watson (then) on drums. The group then expanded, including Nick Allbrook on bass (Simper started playing guitar post-2009) and Julien Barbagallo on drums (Watson started playing synth in 2011). In 2013, Nick Allbrook left the band to pursuit personal endeavours, and was replaced by Cam Avery of Pond.

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Tame Impala are a five piece five-piece Main/PsychedelicRock band from Perth, Western Australia. Originally beginning as Kevin Parker's solo recording project in 2007, Tame Impala signed a deal with Modular Records, with the band now adding Dominic Simper (then) on bass and Jay Watson (then) on drums. The group then expanded, including Nick Allbrook on bass (Simper started playing guitar post-2009) and Julien Barbagallo on drums (Watson started playing synth in 2011). In 2013, Nick Allbrook left the band to pursuit personal endeavours, and was replaced by Cam Avery of Pond.
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* GriefSong: "Posthumous Forgiveness", which is about the death of Kevin's father.
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[[caption-width-right:353:''I wanted her, I wanted her, but she doesn't like the life that I lead''[[labelnote:L-R]]Jay Watson, Cam Avery, Kevin Parker, Dominic Simper, Julien Barbagallo[[/labelnote]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:353:''I wanted her, I wanted her, but she doesn't like the life that I lead''[[labelnote:L-R]]Jay lead...'' [[labelnote:L-R]]Jay Watson, Cam Avery, Kevin Parker, Dominic Simper, Julien Barbagallo[[/labelnote]]]]
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: "The Less I Know The Better" mixes this with a little bit of LoveMartyr; in it, Kevin sings about his love for a girl who is already taken by a guy called Trevor but nonetheless plays with his mind and gives him hope that they could be together. Kevin wises up to her games towards the end but is still too conflicted on whether to let her go for good or just give into his instincts and keep on pining for her.

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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: "The Less I Know The Better" mixes this with a little bit of LoveMartyr; in it, Kevin sings about his love for a girl who is already taken by a guy called Trevor but nonetheless plays with his mind and [[StringingTheHopelessSuitorAlong gives him hope that they could be together. together.]] Kevin wises does make an attempt to get over her, but he ends up to back at square one when he sees her games towards the end but is still too conflicted on whether to let her go for good or just give into his instincts and keep on pining for her.once again.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: "The Less I Know The Better" mixes this with a little bit of LoveMartyr; in it, Kevin sings about his love for a girl who is already taken by a guy called Trevor but nonetheless plays with his mind and gives him hope that they could be together. Kevin wises up to her games towards the end but is still too conflicted on whether to let her go for good or just give into his instincts and keeping on pining for her.

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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: "The Less I Know The Better" mixes this with a little bit of LoveMartyr; in it, Kevin sings about his love for a girl who is already taken by a guy called Trevor but nonetheless plays with his mind and gives him hope that they could be together. Kevin wises up to her games towards the end but is still too conflicted on whether to let her go for good or just give into his instincts and keeping keep on pining for her.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: "The Less I Know The Better" mixes this with a little bit of LoveMartyr; in it, Kevin sings about his love for a girl who is already taken by a guy called Trevor but nonetheless plays with his mind and gives him hope that they could be together. Kevin wises up to her games towards the end but is still too conflicted on whether to let her go or just keep on hoping his feelings will finally be reciprocated.

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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: "The Less I Know The Better" mixes this with a little bit of LoveMartyr; in it, Kevin sings about his love for a girl who is already taken by a guy called Trevor but nonetheless plays with his mind and gives him hope that they could be together. Kevin wises up to her games towards the end but is still too conflicted on whether to let her go for good or just keep on hoping give into his feelings will finally be reciprocated.instincts and keeping on pining for her.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: "The Less I Know The Better" mixes this with a little bit of LoveMartyr; in it, Kevin sings about his love for a girl who is already taken by a guy called Trevor but nonetheless plays with his mind and gives him hope that they could be together. Kevin wises up to her games towards the end but is still too conflicted on whether to let her go or just keep on hoping his feelings will finally be reciprocated.
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!!Tame Impala provide examples of:

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!!Tame Impala provide examples of:!!The Less I Trope the Better:
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* ThirdWheel: "The Less I Know The Better", mixed with JealousRomanticWitness.
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* RecordProducer: Kevin is an example of the DIY Producer, producing, writing, and recording all of Tame Impala's material by himself.

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* LongTitle: 'Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control'



* OneWordTitle: ''Innerspeaker'', ''Lonerism'', "Elephant", "Borderline", "Eventually", "Lucidity", etc...
* OverlyLongName: 'Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control'

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* OneWordTitle: ''Innerspeaker'', ''Lonerism'', "Elephant", "Borderline", "Eventually", "Lucidity", etc...
* OverlyLongName: 'Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control'
Many. Some examples are:
** ''Innerspeaker''
** ''Lonerism''
** "Elephant"
** "Borderline"
** "Eventually"
** "Lucidity"
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** "Past Life" features a monologue from Kevin, with his vocals pitched down, detailing him picking up his dry cleaning when, in the rear-view mirror of his car, he sees the figure of a former lover.
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* SurvivalMantra: 'Be Above It' has "''Gotta be above it''" repeated throughout the whole song

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* SurvivalMantra: 'Be Above It' has "''Gotta be above it''" repeated throughout the whole songsong.
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* SpokenWordInMusic: "Glimmer" opens with [[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiyCcP4qIys&t=1100s a sample]] from the Recording Studio Rockstars podcast, where one of the hosts talks about the tendency for amateur producers to turn the bass up when mixing.

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* SpokenWordInMusic: "Glimmer" opens with [[ https://www.[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiyCcP4qIys&t=1100s a sample]] from the Recording Studio Rockstars podcast, where one of the hosts talks about the tendency for amateur producers to turn the bass up when mixing.
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* SpokenWordInMusic: "Glimmer" opens with [[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiyCcP4qIys&t=1100s a sample]] from the Recording Studio Rockstars podcast, where one of the hosts talks about the tendency for amateur producers to turn the bass up when mixing.
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* OneWordTitle: ''Innerspeaker'', ''Lonerism'', "Elephant", "Borderline", "Eventually", "Lucidity", etc...
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* LongestSongGoesLast: ''The Slow Rush'' closes with "One More Hour", which is 7 minutes and 12 seconds long.



* VocalEvolution: In a matter of two years: listening to ''Innerspeaker'' after listening to 'Half Full Glass Of Wine' can be a bit weird.

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* VocalEvolution: In a matter of two years: listening to ''Innerspeaker'' after listening to 'Half "Half Full Glass Of Wine' Wine" can be a bit weird.weird.
** His vocal evolution continued after ''Innerspeaker''; his vocals on the first two albums were frequently compared by the media to those of Music/JohnLennon: by the time Kevin recorded ''Currents'', Kevin developed his own, distinct singing style, also utilizing his falsetto range more frequently.
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--->''[[YankTheDogsChain But she was only messing around...]]''

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--->''[[YankTheDogsChain -->''[[YankTheDogsChain But she was only messing around...]]''
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* ImAManICantHelpIt: '[='Cause=] I'm A Man'

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* ImAManICantHelpIt: '[='Cause=] I'm A Man'Man' is often interpreted as this, though Kevin stated that it is "meant to be more interpreted more like 'I'm a man' as in 'I'm a human.'".
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* RetroUniverse: Primarily for the TheSixties and abit TheSeventies.

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* RetroUniverse: Primarily for the TheSixties and abit (to a lesser extent) TheSeventies.
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* RearrangeTheSong: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g5xkLqIElU album version of "Borderline"]] differs significantly from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXkZ-eeGs6A the original version]], which was released as a standalone single. Differences include a shorter running time, minor changes in the lyrics, extra backing vocals in the third verse and chorus, and changes to the bass and snare drum. Kevin stated that he was rushed into releasing the original version of the song and that the album version was recorded as he intended it to be heard.
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* SesameStreetCred: Music/TheWiggles covered "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a13WnqsRc5g Elephant]]" in 2021.
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: Kevin preferred to perform barefoot until 2018, when he began walking to the front of the stage during performances and "had a bit of a scare" that convinced him to start wearing shoes.
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After Parker's perfectionism had the album delayed by two months, the group's next album, ''Currents'', was released on July 17, 2015, to a critical acclaim. The electronica-influenced album received a 9.3/10 from Pitchfork, with reviewer Ian Cohen comparing it to ''Music/{{Loveless}}'', ''Music/KidA'' and ''Music/YankeeHotelFoxtrot'' in terms of musical creativity. Fans were initially more divided, but as time went on the album began to receive more praise. Commercially, ''Currents'' quickly became Tame Impala's most successful album by far, debuting at number 1 in Australia, number 3 in the UK and number 4 in the US.

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After Parker's perfectionism had the album delayed by two months, the group's next album, ''Currents'', was released on July 17, 2015, to a critical acclaim. The electronica-influenced album received a 9.3/10 from Pitchfork, with reviewer Ian Cohen comparing it to ''Music/{{Loveless}}'', ''Music/KidA'' ''Music/KidA'', and ''Music/YankeeHotelFoxtrot'' in terms of musical creativity. Fans were initially more divided, but as time went on the album began to receive more praise. Commercially, ''Currents'' quickly became Tame Impala's most successful album by far, debuting at number 1 in Australia, number 3 in the UK and number 4 in the US.

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