Like A Version
Watch SOFI TUKKER Perform Chilled-Out Cover of Snow Patrol’s “Chasing Cars”
SOFI TUKKER are excited to finally release their cover of a classic song they bonded over. As the snow has begun to fall around the world, the Grammy-nominated duo found shelter in the triple j studio, where they performed an aching cover of Snow Patrol’s 2006 indie hit, “Chasing Cars.” The cover was created a few months ago for the station’s “Like A Version” program, which challenges artists to cover their favorite songs. “‘Chasing Cars’ is a song we both bonded over,” said SOFI TUKKER’s Sophie Hawley-Weld in a statement. “It depicts that state… of being intimate with someone, of forgetting the whole world exists, when you’re together. The lyrics couldn’t be more perfect. The two opening notes are ic...
Watch RÜFÜS DU SOL Take On Nirvana Classic for First “Like A Version” Cover In Eight Years
Channeling the influences of the legendary Kurt Cobain is a tall task, but RÜFÜS DU SOL took it head-on for “Like A Version.” triple j’s long-running cover series recently invited the Grammy-winning trio back for the first time since 2014, when they mashed up Foals’ “My Number” and “Booka Shade’s “Charlotte.” This time around, they took Nirvana’s 1991 classic “Something in the Way” in for a spin alongside a string quartet—and they nailed it. The original track appeared on the fabled rock band’s second studio album, Nevermind, a record etched in the memories of RÜFÜS DU SOL’s James Hunt. “In my childhood, this band was everywhere,” Hunt, the band’s drummer, told triple J. “[Neve...
The Wiggles Cover Tame Impala’s “Elephant”: Watch
Hey there kids, your favorite band The Wiggles are back with a searing takedown of arrogant assholes! The Australian institution has covered Tame Impala, another artist from Down Under, adding a few new lyrics to make the anti-bully anthem “Elephant” more family friendly. The Wiggles performed Tame Impala’s breakout 2012 hit for Triple J’s cover series Like a Version. To entertain any children who happen to come upon it, bandmember Anthony Fields spent the whole song inside an elephant costume, wobbling his trunk to the rhythm of the beat. The band also added an extended riff on “Fruit salad,” which, they said is, “Yummy yummy!” and for which they embarked upon some tummy-rubbing choreography. Even the most drugged-out Tame Impala fans have never imagined an “Elephant” as bizarre as this. ...
