Elephant (track) by Tame Impala

Elephant by Tame Impala
Year: 2012
From the album Lonerism (track #9)
Average Rating: 
91/100 (from 614 votes)
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Average Rating: 
91/100 (from 614 votes)
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 90.7/100, a mean average of 89.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.1.

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80/100
From 01/01/2022 13:26
I really like this song and it feels a bit of a glam rock feel to it - to add to all the other influences suggested lol. Love the bass riff at the end of it's driving beat (a bit Tubular Bells - lol - another) - must be every beat has an influence here. I would have liked the vocals a touch more forward in the mix however.
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From 01/13/2020 19:24
I am not a big fan of Tame Impala but I really love this song. I would add another influence for this track: Uprising by Muse.
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From 06/22/2019 16:39
Particularly Beatlish sounding song. The song Taxman comes to mind, but it's no rip off, just a clear influence.
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85/100
From 03/11/2018 01:36
I'm apparently the only person on the planet that sees this as a below average song on this album. The hook is lifted almost verbatim from "Money" from Pink Floyd, it doesn't have nearly the infectious melody from the other tracks on this LP and it doesn't have the production wizardry where the track totally envelops you like the others.

It pains me this is what people consider the highlight track from lonerism.

That said it's still KP and still a great track, just it's not the best just because it is the most similar to other indie alternative types of songs written by Kevin's inferior peers.
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80/100
From 08/04/2017 21:37
It's a great song, but the driving rock feel doesn't seem to fit in with the rest of the album for me.
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From 08/06/2015 01:13
What an awesome song. It's similar to Money by Pink Floyd cause it stands out as a more bluesy rock song on a purely psychedelic album, but it's also the best song off the album.
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95/100
From 12/10/2014 19:08
"He pulled his mirrors of his Cadillac 'cause he doesn't like it looking like he looks back".

Kevin Parker is a genius
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From 01/10/2013 23:48
The bass riff and eloquent lyrics make this song epic.
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