One of the biggest stories of the past fortnight was the unfortunate passing of One Direction member Liam Payne, who passed away aged 31 in Argentina. Among the tributes that have been shared across the music world, Maggie Rogers chose to honour Payne’s memory by performing the One Direction song “Night Changes” at her show at the TD Garden in Boston. Continue reading »
Lunar Noon, the project of San Francisco-based musician Michelle Zheng, have released a mesmerising cover of Massive Attack‘s hit “Teardrop.” Continue reading »
One of my favourite things is seeing bands play tribute to other musicians as a part of their live shows, something Coldplay have a good track record of doing. While performing in Vienna, lead singer Chris Martin made reference to Taylor Swift‘s cancelled shows in the city, and asked Maggie Rogers and two dedicated Swifties from the audience to join him in a cover of Swift’s massive hit “Love Story.” Continue reading »
Performing at the Truck Festival in Oxfordshire, England, post-punk indie darlings Wet Leg performed a surprise cover of the recent Charlie XCX smash hit “Brat.”
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Weird Al Yankovic has been quiet on the new music front for about a decade after Mandatory Fun, his last studio album, was released in 2014. So his newest single “Polkamania!” has smashed together some of the last decade’s biggest hits, all in the style of his signature medley genre, a polka.
But which songs are covered in Weird Al’s “Polkamania”?
- Adele – “Hello”
- Ariana Grande – “Thank U, Next”
- Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy”
- Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
- Cast of Encanto – “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”
- Ed Sheeran – “Shape of You”
- Lil Nas X – “Old Town Road”
- Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee – ‘Despacito’
- Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
- Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
- Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
- Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
There’s not much to say about this song sonically – all the covers are straightforward, but done in a polka style, with the exception of “WAP,” which cleverly utilizes sound effects to get the same message across.
Definitely one the Weird Al fans will love, but there’s enough silliness in here for everyone else as well.
As a part of the soundtrack to the Sumarian Comics American Psycho series, horror-metal band Ice Nine Kills have teamed up with ’90s Ska kings Reel Big Fish to release a version of Katrina and the Waves‘ “Walking on Sunshine.” Continue reading »