Brits Covering Brits
February 12, 2008
It seems to be quite the trend among the cool Britpop kids to cover each others songs, and I noticed the other day that I have a rather sizable collection of these UK-covering UK-ers. The rules of this mix is both both the coverer and the coveree have to be British (duh), and they have to be Modern (no Beatles/Stones/Kinks covers).
Particularly, I think the Lily Allen covers are bloody brilliant. It takes some talent to make me fancy a sodding Keane song. Kaiser Chiefs cover of Klaxons is also ace. Download them all below. Cheers! (Sorry, about my daft use of Brit slang, I know it’s a bit dodgy.)
MP3 Kaiser Chiefs – Golden Skans (Klaxons Cover)
MP3 Lily Allen – Oh My God (Kaiser Chiefs Cover)
MP3 Amy Winehouse – Valerie (Zutons Cover)
MP3 Arctic Monkeys – You Know I’m No Good (Amy Winehouse Cover)
MP3 Kate Nash – Fluorescent Adolescent (Arctic Monkeys Cover)
MP3 Lily Allen – Naive (Kooks Cover)
MP3 The Magic Numbers – Take Me Out (Franz Ferdinand Cover)
MP3 The Miserable Rich – Over and Over (Hot Chip Cover)
MP3 Arctic Monkeys – Love Machine (Girls Aloud Cover)
MP3 Lily Allen – Everybody’s Changing (Keane Cover)
Have any more Brit covering Brit suggestions that aren’t complete rubbish? Send them my way!
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I absolutly love it!
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February 12th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Also available ‘out there’:
Magic Numbers – Take Me Out (Franz Ferdinand)
Lily Allen – Mr Blue Sky (ELO)
Tricky – Lovecats (The Cure)
Radiohead – The Headmaster Ritual (The Smiths)
Radiohead – Ceremony (New Order)
Franz Ferdinand – Misshapes (Pulp)
although to be honest, the last one is a bit crap!
February 12th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
I blame Jo Whiley and here live lounge for the massive amount of covers around at the moment.
Don’t get me wrong most of them are really cool but some are just terrible
February 12th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
lily allen…cool…are you kidding me.
her and kate nash should have a apocalyptic bitch fight. maybe then i’ll get some peace from their ’shit for brains’ mockney accentage.
Seriosuly, and im english AND we dont constantly say ‘bloody’. seriosuly.
seriously
February 12th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Nice selection Simon but most don’t fit because they’re not modern. i didn’t include the magic numbers – franz cover because they’re scottish.
February 12th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
definitely a fan of the monkeys cover of “you know i’m no good.”
February 13th, 2008 at 4:39 am
Maybe you should change your post title to English artists covering English artists in that case? I know we voted in a nationalist government, but Scotland was still part of the UK last time I turned on the TV.
Other than that, nice post. Haven’t heard the Lily Allen Keane cover… hopefully it’ll make that song bearable!
February 13th, 2008 at 9:48 am
Indeed, it’s a bit stupid to say that because they’re Scottish they shouldn’t be in this post! Well, really stupid actually but some good covers there anyway.
February 13th, 2008 at 11:47 am
Sorry last year’s girl, I actually didn’t know the term British included Scotland. Now I feel sheepish… I put up that magic numbers / franz cover for you guys!
February 13th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
the artic monkey’s cover of love machine is bloody brilliant
(i say bloody loads and im english)
February 14th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Man, I wish The Magic Numbers went a different direction with the cover & made it their own a little more. I forgot “Take Me Out” had that slow part in the beginning, & I totally would’ve digged that cover more if it had more of that vibe they started with to it. I honestly didn’t even check out the other covers ’cause I’m not too big on any of those artists.
But part I swear I just heart an instrumental part of an Andrew Bird track on the episode of Ace of Cakes that’s on TV?
February 16th, 2008 at 8:42 am
A brilliant selection, I really adore the new noise that Lily Allen brings for songs. Such good, Taylor! (:
February 18th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
I’ve heard an awesome cover by Goldfrapp of “Boys will be Boys” by The Ordinary Boys
February 21st, 2008 at 4:26 pm
there’s an interesting cover of radiohead’s “nice dream” by matthew herbert featuring mara carlyle. i’m not sure exactly matthew herbert’s nationality… i think he’s british (??). it’s sweet.
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:17 am
Wicked blog!!! Have you checked out The Cribs version of Modern Way, by the Kaiser Chiefs? Tis very good
Have to agree with the moaners above, Lily Allen / Kate Nash, they ain’t all that!
Is anymore else fed up with Adele yet either? Arghhh chasing pavements
February 25th, 2008 at 1:47 am
keane covering u2- hxxp://www.mediafire.com/?cjdcb1i9ssu
I know technically u2 are from ireland, but they are from the UK. Blah blah blah.
Also- David Bowie covering Pink Floyd’s See Emily Play.
hxxp://www.mediafire.com/?02e9bmejvxm
March 22nd, 2008 at 6:02 am
Fantastic playlist. BBC Radio 1 wins for forcing covers out of artists.
I like Kate Nash, somewhat more than Lily Allen, but they’re mates and big fans of each other, so what does it matter what I think?
Slightly off-topic in that Michael Jackson’s not a Brit:
I really wish the cover of “Beat It” on Charlotte Church’s show with Amy Winehouse hadn’t been so completely destroyed…because it clearly should’ve been amazing.
May 18th, 2008 at 10:04 am
oasis covered “heroes” by david bowie.
July 7th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
i hate kate nash’s voice. it sounds like vomit. sorry.
lily allen, though, i can definitely stand. that keane cover is my guilty pleasure, ahaha.
November 28th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Would you mind re-posting this? and maybe add on any news while you’re at it?
November 28th, 2008 at 11:50 am
*new songs