Dominic Fike has won the title of shortest-ever cover on Triple J’s ‘Like a Version.’ The song in question is Primus’ theme song to South Park and lasted a whopping 26 seconds. The cover remained true to the original, with Fike even putting on a voice for the character of Kenny’s lines in the third verse of the song. The Florida-born singer-songwriter told Triple J he always admired the adventurous aspect of South Park. “It feels optimistic when the episode starts,” Fike said. “And it’s funny throughout, which is how I prefer life, and then it ends abruptly, and Primus starts.”
The theme was originally written and performed by Primus frontman Les Claypool in 1997 at the request of the South Park creators. On occasion, one of these creators will play drums for the theme song at Primus performances for lucky fans. The song itself is known for slap-bass theatrics that lend themselves perfectly to the cartoon menace that is the show South Park. Despite the optimistic tones Fike spoke about, the entire song has a slightly off-kilter feeling that adds to the fast-paced energy.
Fike also covered “Boylife in America” by Cody Chesnutt, which he told Triple J “sounds like a song I would’ve wrote.” Fike’s latest album is called Rocket and was released in August of last year. He also performed “Epilogue” from this album for Triple J, finishing off his trifecta of performances.
