One of the most common complaints we hear about triple j (particularly in the Tone Deaf comments section) is that our national youth broadcaster has turned its back on rock and roll and you no longer hear any good, old-fashioned rock bands on its airwaves.
Now, this is certainly up for debate, and we’re sure bands like Violent Soho, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, and Tired Lion might take you to task for that, but if this is a sentiment you’ve found yourself echoing at some point, we’ve got good news for you.
Canadian punk rock outfit PUP hit up the triple j studios this morning to perform a cover of Phantogram’s ‘You Don’t Get Me High Anymore’ and can we just say we’re huge fans of it. First of all, we love seeing cross-genre covers on Like A Version.
Secondly, PUP performed a hella tight rendition of the brooding but poppy Phantogram single, with plenty of gritty, grungy horsepower, giving the triple j airwaves a (some would say much-needed) injection of rock and roll. Enjoy.
We recently ran through a few of our favourite Like A Version covers of the year so far, including Sarah Blasko’s incredible David Bowie cover, Guy Sebastian linking up with Paces, and Hey Geronimo mashing up Courtney Barnett and Regurgitator.
Check out our list of the best triple j Like A Version covers of 2016 so far!
