Nessa Barrett delivered a beautiful cover of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” during her recent appearance on Triple J’s “Like a Version,” stripping the country classic down to its emotional core. Paired only with an acoustic guitar, Barrett’s husky and sweet vocals are the star of the performance. The self-proclaimed Dolly fan said the decision to cover “Jolene” was in part because it is one of her favorite Parton tracks. Continue reading »
Billie Joe Armstrong joined his son Jakob Armstrong for a cover of David Bowie’s “Heroes” during a special performance celebrating Survivor’s 50th season. While Billie Joe has previously shared the stage with his sons, this performance is likely their most visible collaboration yet. The song is also produced and engineered by Jakob. He posted the cover on Instagram, saying, “It’s the first time my dad and I have done vocals together on a track which is cool. It’s a tough song to do justice – I’m grateful for the opportunity to try.”
The appearance underscored Survivor’s effort to mark its milestone season with high-profile musical moments, while also spotlighting a generational crossover in rock music. You might also have “Heroes” stuck in your head from the December series finale of Stranger Things. The 1977 hit saw a 500 percent streaming increase, as reported by Rolling Stone.
Currently, Jakob leads the trio Ultra Q. As for the Survivor promos, season 50 will premiere in February. As for Billie Joe and Green Day, their latest release is Warning:25.
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.” Continue reading »
St. Vincent, aka Annie Clark, appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert back in December for the show’s Under the Covers segment. Under the Covers is all about, you guessed it, cover songs, and St. Vincent chose to celebrate David Bowie with a cover of “Young Americans.” In the pre-song interview, she mentioned her first cover of this song was back in 2023 during the annual Love Rocks NYC benefit show. Continue reading »
The Wood Brothers created a stripped-back, groove-driven cover of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ 2003 single “Maps.” The band recorded at Ella’s Lounge above the Brooklyn Paramount for The A.V. Club’s YouTube video. Continue reading »
Lizzo sent her congratulations for the four Grammy nominations given to the cast and crew of KPop Demon Hunters with a flute cover. The pop star’s celebration included going back to her flute-playing roots and posting an Instagram video of herself (and her flute) covering the track “Golden” from the Netflix animated film’s soundtrack. A full-bodied, strong accompaniment from the Australian Pop Quartet provided backing on the cover. Continue reading »