![]() In which Kele Okereke manages to make a chart hit sound exactly like Bloc Party. They recorded the song for their second album The King – which was released on Creation Records in 1991 and we would have loved to have seen Alan McGee’s initial reaction…Ħ Bloc Party – ‘Say It Right’ (Nelly Furtado) ![]() Scotland’s answer to Big Star, purveyors of perfect power-pop Teenage Fanclub, thrashed out a version of Madonna’s 1984 classic and turned it into an instant festival-ready anthem. Maybe they do want to have fun after all.ħ Teenage Fanclub – ‘Like A Virgin’ (Madonna) Apparently Cyndi Lauper is one of their all-time favourite artists. Sensible-seeming Arcade Fire may not necessarily be the first band you’d choose to hit the town with but this unbuckling of chaos was recorded live at New Orleans Jazz Fest and shows the band having a good laugh with the track. Gnarls’ simple but ear-worm-y bass line of 2006 – which stayed at the UK No 1 spot for 9 weeks – has been taken on by a whole host of indie bands, including Mates of States and the Kooks, but this one – despite the shaky live video – rivals the original.Ĩ Arcade Fire – ‘Girls Just Want To Have Fun’ (Cyndi Lauper) They have a song called ‘Lysergic Bliss’ on an album called ‘Satanic Panic in the Attic’, so it seems only right that Of Montreal should cover ‘Crazy’. Packaged up with The Flaming Lip’s inimitable brand of husky, psychedelic melancholia, it comes complete with sad piano, strings and atmospheric drum rolls. What with the recent Miley collab, it’s almost like Wayne Coyne was readying his adventures in pop with this version of Kylie’s glittery dancefoor filler. It’s shambolic, the handclaps almost eclipse the actual singing, and we have no idea where it came from, but we would have loved to have been there.ġ0 The Flaming Lips – ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’ (Kylie Minogue) Gotta love it.ġ1 Belle & Sebastian – ‘Dancing Queen’ (ABBA)Įven though this video sounds like the band have assembled their best mates round the pub piano for a drunken sing-a-long, it’s still a chance to hear the Scots doing what they do best: anthemic, soaring and sugary thrills. All we have as consolation is this – in which Alex Turner manages to make this cheeky chart-topper sound like The Fall doing country doing Steptoe & Son. One of the greatest stories in contemporary pop ‘n’ roll mythology is the collaboration between Matt Helders and Sarah Harding that sadly never happened, despite strong rumours to the contrary for months and months in Girls Aloud’s hey day. Whether or not it’s a bit of tongue-in-cheek tomfoolery is up to you to decide, but the Manc group’s collision of their synth broodiness with the bubblegum fun of the original is pretty great to behold.ġ2 Arctic Monkeys – ‘Love Machine’ (Girls Aloud) – ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ (One Direction)Īnother Live Lounge favourite, The 1975’s Matthew Healey sang this like he really bloody meant it. If this is punk sacrilege then we’re going straight to hell. A supersonic rollercoaster ride of riffs and jokes, The Offspring make Ken sound like he’s had a really heavy night and should probably think about laying off the fags pretty soon. If you’ve been denied the existence of this lol-a-thon up until now then we are sorry for your loss but believe us – you’re in for a real treat. ![]() Squeaky clean boy band Backstreet Boys probably would have balked at some of the singer’s subject matter on that record, but surely must have approved of this errant, smoky synth reworking of their late 1990s biggest hit – a total banger. #God gave rock and roll to you guitar cover full‘Sucker’, the most recent album from riot grrrl-loving Charli XCX, was full of edgy tales of getting wrecked and into all manner of shenanigans. Electrelane were made to cover this song.ġ5 Charli XCX – ‘I Want It That Way’ (Backstreet Boys) Seeing Susman totally lose her shit as the song climaxes only confirms this. ![]() It’s as far from novelty as you can get –a prime example of a band paying tribute to a song they revere. ![]() Electrelane’s Verity Susman gives it a good bash here though, taking Bronski Beat’s canonical synth-pop smash of 1984 and owning it. It’s a universal truth that few vocalists can outdo Jimmy Somerville’s heart-stopping wail. ![]()
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