Last month Paramore’s lead vocalist Hayley Williams released her debut single “Simmer”. She recently visited the BBC Live Lounge and performed that aswell a funky and soulful rendition of Dua Lipa’s “Don’t Start Now”. You can watch both performances below. Hayley Williams – Don’t Start Now (Dua Lipa cover) .embedtool {position: Continue Reading
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Dan Caplen – Blinded By The Lights (The Streets Cover)
Soundcloud’s repeat function was made especially for songs like this. Dan Caplen’s cover of The Streets’ classic “Blinded By The Lights” is brilliant. It’s so good infact that it’s today’s Song of The Day. Dan’s rendition is alot more soulful than The Streets’ original making the it feel alot more emotive. Continue Reading
Civil Twilight – Dancing With Myself (Billy Idol cover)
Civil Twilight gave Billy Idol’s 1981 hit “Dancing With Myself” an emotional make over. The South African band’s rendition is a more sombre and down tempo affair than Billy’s original. The lyrics and emotion within the song connect alot more here – I wouldn’t be surprised if some who hadn’t heard Billy’s Continue Reading
Tamper – Disparate Youth (Santigold Cover)
Brooklyn electronic duo Tamper have given Santigold’s 2012 single “Disparate Youth” a mellower-dub infused cover. It’s in stark contrast to Santigold’s more uptempo and vibrant original version, but the duo did an awesome job reworking the song. This cover is the first of Tamper’s Summer Cover Series which will span a Continue Reading
Birdy – Firestone (Kygo Acoustic Cover)
Earlier today Hampshire singer-songwriter Birdy covered Kygo’s “Firestone” in the BBC Live Lounge. She gave a stripped back rendition of the song which felt alot more like a ballad than the original, with only a piano to accompany her. The two versions almost sound like separate songs so credit to Continue Reading
Foxes – Photograph (Ed Sheeran Cover)
Foxes dropped by BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge today and performed a cover of Ed Sheeran’s “Photograph”. Besides adding a different instrumental arrangement, Foxes rendition retained the emotion of Ed Sheeran’s original. It’s hard to out do some one as brilliant as Sheeran, but Foxes certainly did the song justice. Continue Reading
Major Lazer – Lost ft MØ (Frank Ocean cover)
Following the success of “Lean On” Major Lazer and MØ linked up once again for a cover of Frank Ocean’s “Lost”. They’ve given the song a Reggae spin which surprisingly works wonderfully. You can download the song for free below. It would be nice if Frank fulfils his promise and Continue Reading
Years & Years – Earned It (The Weeknd Cover)
Years & Years dropped by BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge today and performed a cover of The Weeknd’s 50 Shades of Grey soundtrack “Earned It”. It was interesting to hear the band performing something at a slower tempo than usual and Olly gave the song a touch of soul. Olly even Continue Reading
Lucy Rose – Bad Blood (Taylor Swift Cover)
To mark the release of new album, Work It Out, Lucy visited BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge and performed a cover of Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar’s “Bad Blood”. Lucy’s rendition was a slightly mellower take on the song with an Indie/ Folk twist. As well as singing Taylor Swift’s Continue Reading
Sabrina – Gotta Get Thru This
Daniel Bedingfield’s 2001 old school Garage classic “Gotta Get Thru This” has been given a fresh reworking by 18 year old South Coast singer Sabrina. Her rendition feels more upbeat and hopeful than Bedingfield’s original with it’s beefier beats and more vibrant production. Speaking on why she chose to cover the Continue Reading