Friday, 29 August 2025

Cover Charge #56 - Arctic Monkeys to Girls Aloud

Cover Charge is simple: A covers B, B covers C, C covers D and so on, until I loop back to where I started, Ouroboros-style.

Last time: Tony Christie to Arctic Monkeys

In recent(ish) years, Radio 1's Live Lounge feature has been a rich source of interesting covers. Today's track is a great example, as Alex and his Arctic Monkeys co-conspirators provide a brisk rattle through of Love Machine. They did this on 19th January 2006, can you believe, and by the sound of it had a right laugh in the process.

Never let it be said that New Amusements does not adequately embrace manufactured girl bands; here's the Girls Aloud original, from their second album, 2004's What Will The Neighbours Say?

Next time: girls become women...

The Cover Charge "chain" to date.

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