I never thought about it before, but Elliott Smith is the perfect person to cover a John Lennon song. His voice has a beautiful vulnerability that shines through in performance.

When Elliott Smith sings I will always be shivering inside

Jon Brion loves him so much you can tell by how he looks at him. It’s sweet

IT SOUNDS SO GENUINE IT SEEMS AS IF HE WROTE THE SONG MAN!!!! I CRIED

I wish I could play bass notes with my thumb like Eliott could. His guitar playing was amazing. He is probably the most underrated song writer and musician of the 20th century.

beautiful cover, unlike most on the youtube where singers really overdo the vocals. this song has to stay simple.

thank god for Jon Brion for making this happen and having recorded this so this magic didn't evaporate like a distant memory

Smith's voice sounds like it came from another planet.

The smile after nailing the whistle part <3

The way he says sorry is adorable

There's a part where the other guy almost in a joke, says "I'll count down for you" and Elliot takes a pause and looks at him. Such a small thing but when you're sad, things like that make all the difference. Sometimes it's the difference between a song and sometimes it's the difference between someone even picking up the guitar.

Such a haunting beauty from this cover in the rawness of his voice

Oh man this is one of my favorite songs! I had no idea this existed until today.

List of the top three people I'd most want to see cover Jealous Guy, and similar Lennon songs:

His left foot is like a metronome throughout the entire song. he's mesmerizing such a talent

... that moment at 3:10 when they have little smiles on their faces... :)