Josh Tillman reworks 'Blank Space' in the style of Velvet Underground
Will Butler
10:04 22nd September 2015
  • Florence + The Machine covering Kendrick Lamar's Good Kid M.A.A.D. City: Welch has made no secret of her passion for hip hop in the past. She's covered Drake's 'Take Care', and - though there's sadly no video footage of this - performed Kendrick's 'Backseat Freestyle' on a London tube. The world needs to hear that cover, and she might as well take on the rest of the album while we're at it. Though we'd suggest she puts a melody to the raps, or it might be somewhat painful.

  • Daughter covering Daft Punk's Random Access Memories: The band's cover of 'Get Lucky' was one of the best Live Lounge covers in recent years, and we'd love to see their beautiful acoustic minimalism throughout Daft Punk's entire album.

  • Muse covering Florence + The Machine's Lungs: This would surely be a match made in melodramatic orchestral rock heaven. Matt Bellamy's take on tracks such as 'Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) and 'Dog Days Are Over' would, if humanly possible, probably make the songs even more anthemic.

  • St. Vincent covering Dolly Parton's Jolene: Annie Clark has already covered the album's title track on-stage with Bon Iver, but it's really quite important that we hear her take on 'I Will Always Love You'. Very, very important.

  • Sufjan Stevens covering Miley Cyrus' Bangerz: We know Sufjan is a fan of Miley - he wrote a viral open letter to her about the track '#GetItRight', which included a helpful grammar lesson to boot. Adding his characteristically heartbreaking falsetto to the likes of 'Wrecking Ball' would be, surely, a match made in heaven.

  • Arctic Monkeys covering Girls Aloud's Sound Of The Underground: Alex Turner and his band already covered 'Love Machine' in the Live Lounge a few years back. Now their sound is less 'laddy', more polished and laced with a hint of R&B and hip hop, they could probably tackle pop covers with even more tenacity. Plus, Girls Aloud's debut has some undeniable bangers.

  • Florence + The Machine covering Kendrick Lamar's Good Kid M.A.A.D. City: Welch has made no secret of her passion for hip hop in the past. She's covered Drake's 'Take Care', and - though there's sadly no video footage of this - performed Kendrick's 'Backseat Freestyle' on a London tube. The world needs to hear that cover, and she might as well take on the rest of the album while we're at it. Though we'd suggest she puts a melody to the raps, or it might be somewhat painful.

  • Marilyn Manson covering Lady Gaga's The Fame: Manson has already proven himself a fan of stomping, anthemic pop songs, with covers of 'Tainted Love' and 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)' under his belt. We'd love to see his take on Gaga's debut album - especially given Gaga's own fondness for dark themes and genre-melding.

  • Ezra Furman covering Pink's Missundaztood: There's something about Furman's vocals, which are somehow both brash and vulnerable, and his refusal to adhere to gender norms, that seems perfectly suited to one of the great pop albums of this century.

  • Coldplay covering Avril Lavigne's Let Go: Let Go is one of the seminal albums of the 21st century, and we will fight anyone who disagrees. Or, at least, write them a strongly worded letter. Given that Avril Lavigne has covered 'The Scientist' in the past, it seems prudent that Chris Martin should give 'Complicated' a go.

  • Taylor Swift covering Ryan Adams' Heartbreaker: It seems only right that she should return the favour. Especially given that Swift has cited Adams as a huge influence over her own music.

  • James Blake covering Sia's 1000 Forms Of Fear: With his cover of Joni Mitchell's 'A Case Of You', Blake has proved his ability to take on melodies intended for a female vocalist. With his effortless falsetto, Blake is one of the few people who could tackle the formidable range of Sia's 1000 Forms Of Fear.

  • Little Mix covering Nirvana's Nevermind: They've already covered part of 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', so there's a precedent here. And who's to say it always has to be rock bands covering pop albums, as a way of 'legitimising' them? How about one of the most successful and, yes, talented pop bands around take on one of the most iconic grunge albums of all time?

  • Daughter covering Daft Punk's Random Access Memories: The band's cover of 'Get Lucky' was one of the best Live Lounge covers in recent years, and we'd love to see their beautiful acoustic minimalism throughout Daft Punk's entire album.

  • Muse covering Florence + The Machine's Lungs: This would surely be a match made in melodramatic orchestral rock heaven. Matt Bellamy's take on tracks such as 'Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) and 'Dog Days Are Over' would, if humanly possible, probably make the songs even more anthemic.

Father John Misty has jumped on the 1989 rework hype covering Ryan Adams' version of 'Black Space' in the style of The Velvet Underground.

In the most meta music event of the year, the former Fleet Foxes drummer posted his lengthy and mocking rendition of the Ryan Adams cover track within 24 hours of the album's release.

Less of a straightforward Tay-Tay homage as it is an 'I'm Waiting For Your Man' cover with 'Blank Space' lyrics - Tillman even captures and perfectly imitates all the Lou Reed idiosyncrasies. Once he's done taking the piss out of Ryan Adams, we'd very much love a Father John Mistry/Lou Reed cover album.

Listen to Father John Misty's 'Blank Space' cover below 

Ryan Adams' highly anticipated cover of Taylor Swift's entire 1989 album went live online yesterday. You can listen to the whole covers album here.

And if you like Ryan Adams as much as we do, you should probably check out his brilliant Gigwise takeover right here.


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