Patrick Wolf does The Beach Boys

I’ve always been a fan of a good cover, especially when a band takes an original and twists into something quite different. Patrick Wolf, the factory boy of hipster fashion, has recorded a cover of The Beach Boys’ classic Pet Sounds tune ‘I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times’.  It’s spoken like a poem put to music, with Wolf’s deep voice echoing loudly over a sea of drone.

Patrick Wolf- I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times: MP3

 Franz Ferdinand do Britney Spears

Franz Ferdinand recently covered Britney Spears ‘Womanizer’. It’s filled with Franz’s customary angular guitar hooks and Alex Kapranos has mastered the catchy lyrics. Sing your heart out!

Franz Ferdinand- Womanizer: MP3

 Of Montreal do M.I.A

This one isn’t so new (it first appeared in early 2008) but it’s probably my favourite. Of Montreal turn this song into a crazy pop tune, totally recreating the original. M.I.A’s version (or Parvati Khan’s if you want to be pedantic)  is still amazing in it’s own right, but this has such a smooth laid back psychedelic groove.

Of Montreal- Jimmy: MP3

The Flaming Lips do Queen

A few years ago The Flaming Lips released an album called At War With The Mystics, this song was apparently a bonus track on a limited edition version of the album released in the USA.  It’s The Flaming Lips covering Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and it’s killer; I like it a lot more than the original.

The Flaming Lips- Bohemian Rhapsody: MP3

Posted by Nick Fulton under Scotland, U.S.A