Gogol Bordello Perform Live Acoustic Cover of “In Dreams”

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Feb 232026
 
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Roy Orbison‘s “In Dreams” is notable for being the rare Top 10 hit single that is through-composed, i.e. no sections of the song repeat. And of course it’s also notable for Orbison’s bravura vocal performance.

Legendary gypsy punks Gogol Bordello encountered the song, like many, through its appearance in David Lynch’s Blue Velvet, a film that reintroduced the public to the power of Orbison’s songs and voice. It was arguably “In Dreams” appearance in that film that helped launch Orbison’s brief career renaissance in the late ’80s before his untimely death at 52. Continue reading »

Middle-Aged Queers Released Hardcover Cover of “Fade Into You”

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Feb 122026
 
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“Fade Into You” is Mazzy Star‘s iconic song and their one hit, though it charted outside of the Top 40 on the Hot 100 (charting better than that on some niche charts). It is the song they are forever associated with and the embodiment of their sound.

I haven’t heard anywhere near a plurality of the 60+ covers of “Fade Into You” that have emerged over the last 30 years but I’m going to guess most of them try, in some way, to capture the dreamy feel of the original – slow, hazy, ethereal. Continue reading »

Jessica Lea Mayfield and Dolour Cover Weezer’s ‘Pinkerton’ as Cabaret

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Feb 092026
 
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The story of Weezer‘s Pinkerton is legend at this point: lead singer and primary songwriter Rivers Cuomo didn’t really know what to do with the success of their debut and tried to write a rock opera. When he gave up on that idea, he went walkabout to Harvard and eventually turned these songs into the very different Pinkerton. It infamously didn’t sell and Weezer returned to their original sound on their third album but then Pinkerton became every Weezer fan’s favourite album. Continue reading »

Smush Release Shoegaze Cover of Norah Jones’ “Don’t Know Why”

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Feb 032026
 
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Though it was her first single, and she later had higher-charting hits, “Don’t Know Why” remains Norah Jones’ signature song. It wasn’t actually written by Jones, but rather by her guitarist Jessie Harris, who had actually recorded it three years earlier. However, it’s Jones’ version that the world knows. Even though it didn’t chart that high, it felt fairly ubiquitous when it came out (and, of course, there was Starbucks, where Jones’s debut Come Away with Me was on sale seemingly forever). It conjures up a certain aesthetic, for sure. Continue reading »

Nessa Barrett Covers Dolly Parton’s “Jolene”

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Jan 282026
 

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 »

Watch Dominic Fike’s Unexpected Cover of the South Park Theme for ‘Like a Version’

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Jan 262026
 
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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 »

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