Today in ironic covers: Boy George does Lana Del Rey and the Darkness take on Radiohead

Boy George hasn’t done much lately, but his cover of Lana Del Rey’s “Video Games” is stellar, replacing the original track’s blasé delivery with his usual flair for keeping its hazy pace. What would it take for him to do more of these? And if he did, could we maybe just do away with Lana Del Rey all together?

In other news, The Darkness have covered Radiohead’s “Street Spirit (Fade Out)”, taking The Bends stand-out’s slow crawl, throwing it out the window and subbing in a rollicking gallop and piercing falsetto. You know you’re curious, but since we can’t embed the cover you’re going to have to head to Pitchfork to hear it. Trust us, it’s worth the extra clicks.

Today in ironic covers: Boy George does Lana Del Rey and the Darkness take on Radiohead

Boy George hasn’t done much lately, but his cover of Lana Del Rey’s “Video Games” is stellar, replacing the original track’s blasé delivery with his usual flair for keeping its hazy pace. What would it take for him to do more of these? And if he did, could we maybe just do away with Lana Del Rey all together?

In other news, The Darkness have covered Radiohead’s “Street Spirit (Fade Out)”, taking The Bends stand-out’s slow crawl, throwing it out the window and subbing in a rollicking gallop and piercing falsetto. You know you’re curious, but since we can’t embed the cover you’re going to have to head to Pitchfork to hear it. Trust us, it’s worth the extra clicks.

Radiohead’s OK Computer released 15 years ago today

Today marks the 15th anniversary of Radiohead’s third album OK Computer.

Released in the UK on June 16th 1997, the record soon became a classic album in music history and reached the number one position in the UK album charts. OK Computer has sold 4.5 million copies worldwide so far.

I remember buying the album on friday june 13th – albums in the Netherlands are released 3 days before the official release date – at my local record store. And yes, people actually went to record stores to get new music. I think there weren’t that many albums I played so many times, over and over again. Also in anticipation of Radiohead’s live show in Utrecht, only a week later. 15 years later, OK Computer is still one of my favourite albums of all time. Today is OK Computer Day!

When did you first hear OK Computer? Did it kick in right away? Do you still give it a spin now and then? Love to know. Please share.

17 days ago by Adriaan Pels in Radiohead News | You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.